Articles filed under Politics
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Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king was not a crookOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J.P. Morgan. Now, he has to convince a jury that he wasn't, i...
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Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors' races by invoking BidenOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - President Joe Biden's name won't appear on the ballot anywhere in 2023, but you wouldn't know it from the campaigns that Republican candidates for gove...
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Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh ebbs as Azerbaijan moves to reaffirm controlOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - The last bus carrying ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh left the region Monday, completing a grueling weeklong exodus of over 100,000 people - more than 80% of its ...
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New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrativeOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA - The new head of the U.N.'s migration agency said Monday that the private sector is "desperate" for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages...
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California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to Feinstein Senate seatOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris' 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U....
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Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won't be easyOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - "How would you be different as speaker, compared to Mr. Boehner?" a reporter asked then-House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy in September 2015 as the C...
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The Supreme Court opens its new term with a case about prison terms for drug dealersOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a case about prison terms for drug dealers and rejections of hundreds of appeals, including one from an at...
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Registration open for firearms covered under state's assault weapons banOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois residents who own high-powered rifles and other items covered by the state's ban on the sale of those weapons can now register them online, as required under th...
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Europe Union's top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc's long-term support for UkraineOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The European Union's foreign policy chief on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an unannounced visit to Kyiv and dismissed concerns about politi...
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Few Americans say conservatives can speak freely on college campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago poll showsOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum ...