Today: September 22, 2024
Today: September 22, 2024

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An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos

U.K. lawmakers have called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war

An attempt by UK lawmakers to vote on a cease-fire in Gaza descended into chaos
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Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it's politically motivated

An attorney for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s widow, who was indicted in his assassination, says he believes the accusations against her are politically motivated

Attorney for widow of slain Haitian president rejects indictment and says it's politically motivated
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Republican prosecutor in Arizona takes swipe at New York district attorney prosecuting Trump

The Republican prosecutor of Arizona’s most populous county says she opposes the extradition of a suspect in the death of a woman who was fatally bludgeoned in a New York City hotel room

Republican prosecutor in Arizona takes swipe at New York district attorney prosecuting Trump
World

Yellen to visit Brazil for G20 meeting, Chile for bilateral talks

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Yellen to visit Brazil for G20 meeting, Chile for bilateral talks
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Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers

The Kentucky Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional change to limit a governor’s end-of-term pardon powers

Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers
World

US lawmaker who chairs China committee arrives in Taiwan

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US lawmaker who chairs China committee arrives in Taiwan
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Congress' top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that's sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing

Some of the U.S. Congress' staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that's certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island

Congress' top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that's sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing
World

Taiwan president to visiting U.S. delegation: hope to see more Taiwan-U.S. exchanges this year

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told a visiting U.S. delegation of lawmakers on Thursday the island hoped to see more Taiwan-U.S. exchanges this year and Taiwan will continue to

Taiwan president to visiting U.S. delegation: hope to see more Taiwan-U.S. exchanges this year
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Yulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she's Russia’s newest opposition leader

Yulia Navalnaya used to avoid the cameras, staying in the background while her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, rose to become President Vladimir Putin’s greatest foe

Yulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she's Russia’s newest opposition leader
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Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody

Candidates for Iran’s parliament began campaigning for the country’s first election since the crackdown on the nationwide protests in 2022 that followed the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody

Iran begins first election campaign since the 2022 mass protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody
Education|Health

Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group

An animated fetus that develops over the course of a three-minute video has become a new front in state-level abortion politics

Sex ed classes in some states may soon watch a fetal development video from an anti-abortion group
World

Russia to bite off much more of Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says

Russian troops will go much further into Ukraine, taking the southern city of Odesa and may even one day push on to the capital Kyiv, a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir

Russia to bite off much more of Ukraine, Putin ally Medvedev says
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Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown

Pakistan’s media regulators have blocked the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, with users across the country enduring the sixth day of sweeping disruptions, partial and complete shutdowns

Pakistan blocks X for the sixth day as activists criticize the social media platform's shutdown
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A fight between pro-Trump factions in Michigan undercuts Republicans in a key 2024 state

The Michigan Republican Party is facing a cash crunch and there's a power struggle within its ranks

A fight between pro-Trump factions in Michigan undercuts Republicans in a key 2024 state
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Putin takes a flight in nuclear-capable bomber in a tough message to the West ahead of election

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has taken a co-pilot's seat in a nuclear-capable strategic bomber, a flight that appeared aimed at bolstering his image ahead of next month’s election he’s all but certain to win

Putin takes a flight in nuclear-capable bomber in a tough message to the West ahead of election
World

Putin on Biden's 'crazy SOB' remark: shows why he is preferable as U.S president

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Joe Biden's "crazy SOB" remark showed why the Kremlin felt that for Russia, Biden would be a preferable future U.S. president

Putin on Biden's 'crazy SOB' remark: shows why he is preferable as U.S president
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Man who assaulted four officers during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison

A Minnesota man who repeatedly attacked police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, wielded a police baton as a weapon and stole two riot shields has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison

Man who assaulted four officers during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison
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DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation

Almost a year after Florida lawmakers passed a law giving Florida’s governor control over Walt Disney World’s governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling the takeover a success

DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his former top aides have met with police as part of an investigation into allegations they plotted a coup to remove Bolsonaro’s successor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Brazil’s Bolsonaro stays silent in meeting with police as part of coup investigation
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China demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit

China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the U.S. stop any official contact with the self-governing island

China demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit
World

US to hit Russia with 'hundreds and hundreds' of new sanctions, senior US diplomat says

A senior U.S. diplomat said on Thursday the United States will impose "hundreds and hundreds and hundreds" of sanctions against Russia

US to hit Russia with 'hundreds and hundreds' of new sanctions, senior US diplomat says
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Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers

The Washington state Senate has voted overwhelmingly to make harassing election workers a felony

Washington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
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Senegal's president says he'll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections

Senegal’s President Macky Sall says that he will end his term in April as expected, but he has not given a new date for the presidential election originally scheduled for Sunday

Senegal's president says he'll leave office in April, but gives no date for elections
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Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity.

Democrats and reproductive rights groups are seizing on a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that plunges the future of access to in vitro fertilization, commonly known as IVF, into uncertainty

Some Republicans are voicing doubt over Alabama IVF ruling. Democrats see an opportunity.
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Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

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