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Biden dogged by Democrats' anger over Israel, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

A majority of Democrats prefer a presidential candidate who does not back U.S. military aid for Israel, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that showed

Biden dogged by Democrats' anger over Israel, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Analysis-McConnell departure could signal a more Trumpian turn for US Senate

Mitch McConnell's decision to step aside as U.S.

Analysis-McConnell departure could signal a more Trumpian turn for US Senate
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Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement

Israel appropriated on Thursday several tracts of land near a major Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, but a source briefed on the decision told Reuters that there was

Israel appropriates 650 acres of West Bank land near big settlement
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EU to begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over previous government policies

The European Union’s powerful Commission says it will begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over the previous government’s policies that the bloc said amounted to widespread backsliding on fundamental democratic principles

EU to begin releasing billions of euros to Poland that were frozen over previous government policies
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Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 2 warplanes

Kyiv officials say Russian forces are pushing hard against more Ukrainian towns and villages in eastern and southeastern Ukraine as Moscow tries to press its current advantage in weapons and troops

Russian onslaught targets more Ukrainian towns and villages as Ukraine says it shot down 2 warplanes
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Factbox-Key facts about Iran's elections on Friday

Iranians will vote in a parliamentary election on March 1 seen as a litmus test of the clerical establishment's popularity amid growing discontent over economic, political and social

Factbox-Key facts about Iran's elections on Friday
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A California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election

Voters in a rural Northern California county will decide whether to recall a local elected official in a race that centers on hand-counting of ballots

A California county ditched its vote counting machines. Now a supporter faces a recall election
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Nikki Haley can't win the Republican primary with 40%. But she can expose some of Trump's weaknesses

Donald Trump’s campaign has vowed not to talk about her anymore, but Nikki Haley is still campaigning across the country — and plenty of Republican voters are coming to hear what she has to say

Nikki Haley can't win the Republican primary with 40%. But she can expose some of Trump's weaknesses
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Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate

Texas Sen. John Cornyn has informed his colleagues that he intends to run for Senate Republican leader

Texas Sen. Cornyn announces run for GOP leader as scramble to succeed McConnell begins in the Senate
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US judge blocks Texas law cracking down on illegal border crossings

A federal judge in Texas on Thursday blocked the Republican-led state's new law giving officials broad powers to arrest, prosecute and order the removal of people who

US judge blocks Texas law cracking down on illegal border crossings
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Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court

The ousted leader of the Michigan Republican Party has lost a key court ruling in her effort to regain the top post

Ousted Michigan Republican Party chair loses key ruling at appeals court
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US Senate defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, voting continues

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US Senate defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, voting continues
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South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a video

South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature has approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene

South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a video
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Republicans criticize California's new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor

Republican leaders in California are criticizing a minimum wage increase for fast food workers

Republicans criticize California's new fast food law that appears to benefit a Newsom campaign donor
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Biden nominates two Democrats, one Republican to federal energy regulator

President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated two Democrats and one Republican to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an independent panel that rules on energy

Biden nominates two Democrats, one Republican to federal energy regulator
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Senators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement. 'A deal's a deal'

U.S. senators have declined to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey

Senators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement. 'A deal's a deal'
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Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination

Georgia Republicans are voting to protect religious rights from state and local governments

Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination
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Hardliners set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustration mounts

Iran elects a new parliament on Friday in a vote that will test the popularity of the country's hardline clerical rulers, with mounting public dissent over economic woes and

Hardliners set to tighten grip in Iran vote as frustration mounts
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Taiwan faces steady 'drip' of pressure as China tightens pre-inauguration squeeze

Taiwan is facing a steady "drip, drip" of Chinese pressure ahead of the inauguration of its next president in May, with officials in Taipei fearing

Taiwan faces steady 'drip' of pressure as China tightens pre-inauguration squeeze
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Iran begins voting in first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom

Iran has begun voting in its first parliamentary elections since the mass 2022 protests over its mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran begins voting in first parliament election since 2022 protests as questions over turnout loom
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South Korea's Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called its repressive rule and vowed to achieve a free, unified Korean Peninsula

South Korea's Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan
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Britain Election Explainer

The United Kingdom is poised to hold its first election in five years in a country battered by the cost-of-living crisis, the fallout from Israel-Hamas conflict and deep divisions over how to deal with migrants and asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from Europe on small inflatable boats

Britain Election Explainer
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Progressive US Democrats defend Cuba trip, will seek changes

Two Democratic U.S. lawmakers who just returned from Cuba pushed back against Republicans' criticism of the trip, calling on President Joe Biden's

Progressive US Democrats defend Cuba trip, will seek changes
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
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Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says

Black Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality throughout U.S. history

Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says

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