Nation and World Politics
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A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 14 Israeli soldiers in a sign of Hamas' entrenchmentDec 24, 2023 8:09 am - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fourteen Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, in some of the bloodiest day...
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U.S. tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?Dec 24, 2023 7:39 am - WASHINGTON — In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a ...
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With the Supreme Court on sideline for now, Trump's lawyers press immunity claims before lower courtDec 24, 2023 7:38 am - WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was acting within his role as president when he pressed claims about “alleged fraud and irregularity” in the 2020 election, his lawyers told a f...
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As conflicts rage abroad, a fractured Congress tries to rally support for historic global challengesDec 24, 2023 7:35 am - WASHINGTON — As the Senate wrapped up its work for the year, Sen. Michael Bennet took to the floor of the nearly empty chamber and made a late-night plea for Congress to ...
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The Supreme Court says no, for now, to plea to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecutedDec 22, 2023 6:52 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Friday it will not immediately take up a plea by special counsel Jack Smith to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be pr...
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UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilitiesDec 22, 2023 4:19 pm - UNITED NATIONS — After many delays, the U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding up aid deliveries to desperate civ...
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Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 as Israel expands ground war against HamasDec 22, 2023 9:33 pm - RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel's war to destroy Hamas has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said Friday, as Israel expanded its offensive and ord...
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These numbers show the staggering losses in the Israel-Hamas war as Gaza deaths surpass 20,000Dec 22, 2023 1:59 pm - JERUSALEM — The latest conflict between Israel and Hamas is by far the deadliest and most destructive of their five wars since the militant group seized the Gaza Strip in...
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Tape reveals Donald Trump pressured Michigan officials not to certify 2020 vote, a new report saysDec 22, 2023 7:35 pm - Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed i...
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Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in WashingtonDec 22, 2023 5:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columb...