Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster

A Greek opposition party has submitted a motion of no-confidence in the government over its handling of a deadly railway disaster last year

Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster
World

US assessments on Israel's war conduct still ongoing, says State Dept

The Biden administration has so far not reached a conclusion that Israel has violated the international laws of war but the processes to assess

US assessments on Israel's war conduct still ongoing, says State Dept
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Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages

Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults

Kansas moves to join Texas and other states in requiring porn sites to verify people's ages
World

US national security adviser Sullivan met Israel's Gallant again, White House says

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan held a second day of talks on Tuesday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant as the U.S

US national security adviser Sullivan met Israel's Gallant again, White House says
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Exclusive-Biden approval ticks up, extremism still top worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

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Exclusive-Biden approval ticks up, extremism still top worry, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Health|News

Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims

The Iowa attorney general’s office said it is still working on an audit of its victim services that has held up emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault despite having a completed draft in hand

Iowa attorney general not finished with audit that's holding up contraception money for rape victims
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More handshakes, fewer rallies as Biden 2024 campaign takes shape

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More handshakes, fewer rallies as Biden 2024 campaign takes shape
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Former state senator Tom Campbell drops bid for North Dakota's single U.S. House seat

A former North Dakota Republican state senator has ended his campaign for the state’s only U.S. House seat

Former state senator Tom Campbell drops bid for North Dakota's single U.S. House seat
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AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans

Many Americans are unenthusiastic about a November rematch of the 2020 presidential election

AP-NORC Poll: Trump evokes more anger and fear from Democrats than Biden does from Republicans
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Indonesia's top court begins hearing election appeals of 2 losing candidates alleging fraud

Indonesia’s top court is hearing appeals against the presidential election results lodged by two losing candidates who are alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls and demanding a revote

Indonesia's top court begins hearing election appeals of 2 losing candidates alleging fraud
Economy

Racial tensions cost Germany Inc. skilled foreign labour

Manager Joerg Engelmann says he has pulled out all the stops to attract skilled foreign workers to his chemical engineering company in

Racial tensions cost Germany Inc. skilled foreign labour
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Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China

Taiwan has commissioned two new navy ships as a safeguard against the rising threat from China, which has been ratcheting up its naval and air force missions around the island that it claims as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary

Taiwan commissions 2 new navy ships as safeguards against rising threat from China
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Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House

A Democrat who made reproductive rights a centerpiece of her campaign in deeply conservative Alabama has won a special election to the Alabama Legislature

Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips seat in Alabama House
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Hunter Biden's tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out

Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court in Los Angeles, where he's accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle

Hunter Biden's tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out
World

Russia says it's hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that it was "extremely hard to believe" that Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on

Russia says it's hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack
World

Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel will not work

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his cancellation of a planned visit to Washington by top aides this week was meant to show Hamas that Israel would not

Netanyahu says Hamas should understand international pressure on Israel will not work
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Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney

Allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney reached a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district

Settlement reached in lawsuit between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney
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US sanctions online site 'Gaza Now' and its founder for allegedly supporting Hamas

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on an online media site called Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash, for allegedly supporting Hamas

US sanctions online site 'Gaza Now' and its founder for allegedly supporting Hamas
World

Israel tells US it wants to reschedule scrapped Rafah meeting, NBC reports

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has told the White House it wants to reschedule a canceled meeting on a planned Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of

Israel tells US it wants to reschedule scrapped Rafah meeting, NBC reports
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Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'

Republican legislators in Kansas have advanced proposals to limit the state's involvement with individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries

Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'
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People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over

Protesters in Slovakia have formed a human chain around the country’s public television and radio building in anger over a takeover plan by the government whose populist, pro-Russia prime minister recently labeled several private media outlets his enemies

People form a human chain around Slovakia's public broadcaster that government wants to take over
News|Sports

Talks on luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says

The city of Alexandria says negotiations to lure the NHL’s Washington Capitals and NBA’s Washington Wizards to northern Virginia have “ended” and the proposal to create a development district with a new arena for the teams “will not move forward.”

Talks on luring NHL’s Capitals and NBA’s Wizards to Virginia are over, city of Alexandria says
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Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete

Members of a transitional presidential council who will be responsible for selecting a new prime minister for Haiti have issued their first official statement

Haiti's transitional council issues its first statement, signaling its creation is nearly complete
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Opposition figure who became Senegal's president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show

Results from Senegal’s tightly contested presidential election show a previously little-known opposition figure won over 54% of the votes

Opposition figure who became Senegal's president-elect won over 54% of the vote, results show
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Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign

Rep. Ken Buck's early departure from the U.S. House prompted a special election to fill the remainder of his term

Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign

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