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Today: September 23, 2024

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Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House has spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to study or dispense money for reparations for slavery

Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations
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China should have confidence to talk to us, Taiwan's president-elect says

China should have the confidence to talk to Taiwan's legally elected government, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday as he appointed his new

China should have confidence to talk to us, Taiwan's president-elect says
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Blinken, in Shanghai, begins expected contentious talks with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has opened his first full day of meetings in China by talking with local government officials in Shanghai

Blinken, in Shanghai, begins expected contentious talks with Chinese officials
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Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy

Military vehicles and red carnations return to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacts dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy 50 years ago

Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy
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French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to outline his vision for Europe to become a more assertive global power at the backdrop of war in Ukraine and other security and economic challenges in a speech on Thursday, ahead of pivotal European Parliament elections in June

French president will outline his vision for Europe as an assertive global power amid war in Ukraine
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As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start

President Joe Biden has a great economic story to tell voters a decade from now — less so in 2024

As Biden celebrates computer chip factories, voters wait for the promised production to start
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Controversy over spiked antifascist speech dominates Italy's Liberation Day anniversary

Italy is marking its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimes

Controversy over spiked antifascist speech dominates Italy's Liberation Day anniversary
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Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy sex stories

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified at Donald Trump's criminal trial on Thursday that he wrangled with Trump and

Tabloid publisher says he wrangled with Trump over who should buy sex stories
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Russia fines actress who hosted 'almost naked' party over her calls for peace

A Moscow court has imposed a 50,000-ruble ($560) fine on a TV presenter and actress who gained notoriety for hosting an “almost naked” party, saying her social media posts calling for peace discredited the military

Russia fines actress who hosted 'almost naked' party over her calls for peace
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India dismisses US human rights report as 'deeply biased'

New Delhi said on Thursday it does not attach any value to a U.S. State Department report critical of human rights in India, and called it deeply biased.

India dismisses US human rights report as 'deeply biased'
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Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event

Hungary’s nationalist prime minister has called for right-wing forces to take power in upcoming European and U.S. elections, and expressed support for former President Donald Trump in his ongoing criminal trial

Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
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Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Ariel Henry has resigned as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, paving the way for a new government to take power
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Here's why Spain's leader is mulling his future while denouncing a 'smear campaign' against his wife

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has left Spain in suspense after announcing he may step down because of what he called an “unprecedented” smear campaign against his wife

Here's why Spain's leader is mulling his future while denouncing a 'smear campaign' against his wife
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Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture

Lukashenko talks up threats to Belarus to justify 'nuclear deterrence'
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Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says

The Biden administration is not taking any options off the table to respond to China's excess industrial capacity, which is a top concern

Nothing off the table in US response to China overcapacity, Yellen says
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U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws meant to inhibit organized labor

U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions
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Zelenskiy thanks Johnson, Schumer for helping get US aid bill passed

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed his gratitude on Thursday for the U.S. aid bill for Ukraine during calls with U.S.

Zelenskiy thanks Johnson, Schumer for helping get US aid bill passed
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Support gathers for controversial New York bill on sovereign debt ahead of legislature return

A number of former heads of state and policy makers have urged New York State lawmakers to push ahead with a bill that would alter the legal landscape governing

Support gathers for controversial New York bill on sovereign debt ahead of legislature return
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Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election

Planned Parenthood affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election

Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election
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Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily

The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move that comes just days after Washington was forced to

Some US troops set to depart Chad, at least temporarily
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Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years

There are many outdated laws that states keep on the books, even if they aren’t used. If the Supreme Court overturns legal precedents on rights like same-sex and interracial marriage, that can change.

Other states, like Arizona, could resurrect laws on abortion, LGBTQ+ issues and more that have been lying dormant for more than 100 years
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US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy

The Arabic language spokesperson of the U.S.

US State Department Arabic spokesperson resigns in opposition to Gaza policy
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Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren't convinced

The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one

Hamas again raises the possibility of a 2-state compromise. Israel and its allies aren't convinced
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17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion

Seventeen states are challenging new federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions

17 states challenge federal rules entitling workers to accommodations for abortion
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Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media

Both scholars stressed they are working very hard to be ‘vigorously neutral’ about Trump himself, while noting that the trial is drawing attention to a broader subject: his approach to the media.

Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media

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