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Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin

Mexico’s presidential campaigns have officially begun with underdog opposition coalition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez leveraging the country’s ongoing security problems to differentiate herself from Claudia Sheinbaum, the choice of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Mexico's presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
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Yellen says U.S. committed to G20 finance work despite divisions over war language

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Yellen says U.S. committed to G20 finance work despite divisions over war language
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Indiana University officials ditch plan to split off Kinsey Institute known for its sex research

Indiana University's board of trustees has abandoned a plan that would have split the university from the Kinsey Institute, which is widely recognized for decades of research on sex and gender

Indiana University officials ditch plan to split off Kinsey Institute known for its sex research
World

U.S. Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions

Heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions were seen on Friday in some areas of Haiti's capital, the local U.S. embassy said on Friday, a day after other violent events left four

U.S. Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions
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More than 100 US Capitol rioters' sentences could be shortened, under court ruling

More than 100 people convicted of joining the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S.

More than 100 US Capitol rioters' sentences could be shortened, under court ruling
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Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a Democratic lawsuit seeking to throw out the battleground state’s congressional maps

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Democrats’ congressional redistricting challenge
Business

Rocky start set WTO talks up for minimal results

It was billed as the "reform ministerial" that could lay a platform for updated global trading rules fit for modern challenges, from climate change

Rocky start set WTO talks up for minimal results
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Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be a state funeral for former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, though no date has been set yet

Canada plans state funeral for late Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Business

Fitch affirms United States' ratings at 'AA+', outlook 'stable'

Credit ratings agency Fitch on Friday affirmed United States' long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating at "AA+" with a "stable" outlook.

Fitch affirms United States' ratings at 'AA+', outlook 'stable'
World

US says it takes seriously reports of misbehavior by its envoy to Singapore

The White House on Friday said the U.S. government was taking seriously an internal watchdog report that the U.S. ambassador to Singapore threatened his staff and failed to

US says it takes seriously reports of misbehavior by its envoy to Singapore
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Michigan GOP expected to unite behind Trump despite internal strife at nominating convention

Michigan Republicans are set to hold a nominating convention Saturday in Grand Rapids where they will allocate 39 of the state's 55 GOP presidential delegates

Michigan GOP expected to unite behind Trump despite internal strife at nominating convention
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment, and now he wants political revenge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton beat impeachment. Now he wants Super Tuesday revenge on his foes
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Hard-liners are leading in Iran’s parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout

A day after parliamentary election concluded in Iran, hard-liners are leading in initial vote counting in the capital of Tehran, state media reported

Hard-liners are leading in Iran’s parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout
World

Moscow says Russia, China agree that Russia must be present in Ukraine talks

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin and China's special representative for Eurasian affairs, Li Hui, said it is impossible to discuss a Ukraine settlement without Moscow's

Moscow says Russia, China agree that Russia must be present in Ukraine talks
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Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US

Former President Donald Trump has further escalated his immigration rhetoric, baselessly accusing President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America” at the border as he campaigned ahead of next week’s Super Tuesday contests

Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US
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Chicago 'mansion' tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot

An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end properties sales to pay for services for homeless people

Chicago 'mansion' tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot
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An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she'll stay

A county in Indiana has lost its top election official nearly every other month since its longtime supervisor resigned over a vote-counting mistake in the 2022 election

An Indiana county hires yet another election supervisor, hoping she'll stay
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Iowa Democrats were forced to toss the caucus. They'll quietly pick a 2024 nominee by mail instead

There has been a lot less fanfare for Democrats in Iowa picking their presidential nominee this year

Iowa Democrats were forced to toss the caucus. They'll quietly pick a 2024 nominee by mail instead
World

Iran's president discusses Gaza with Algerian counterpart - Algeria's presidency

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday discussed bilateral relations, energy cooperation, trade and Gaza with Algeria's leader Abdelmadjid Tebboune in a one-day state visit,

Iran's president discusses Gaza with Algerian counterpart - Algeria's presidency
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How speechwriters delve into a president's mind: Lots of listening, studying and becoming a mirror

There are few times in a American presidency that the art of speechwriting is more on display than during a State of the Union

How speechwriters delve into a president's mind: Lots of listening, studying and becoming a mirror
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Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in a drive to avoid a partial shutdown

Congressional leaders have come out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies

Congressional leaders come out with 6 spending bills in a drive to avoid a partial shutdown
Business

US funding bill blocks China from buying oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve

A measure in the U.S. funding legislation unveiled by congressional leaders on Sunday would block China from buying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

US funding bill blocks China from buying oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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As Biden prepares to address the nation, more than 6 in 10 US adults doubt his mental capability

A poll finds that a growing share of U.S. adults doubt that 81-year-old President Joe Biden has the memory and acuity for the job

As Biden prepares to address the nation, more than 6 in 10 US adults doubt his mental capability
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Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town

The proposed move of the Capitals and Wizards sports teams to nearby Virginia has stoked concern in a pair of fragile Washington neighborhoods

Two fragile DC neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town
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Trump keeps making incendiary statements. His campaign says that won't change.

Candidates on the verge of winning their parties’ nominations generally change their messaging as part of a so-called pivot

Trump keeps making incendiary statements. His campaign says that won't change.

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