Tag: politics
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Barack Obama joins fight for US House control, urges vote for California districts to counter Trump
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama is entering the fight for U.S. House control by appearing in a 30-second ad urging California voters to approve a November ballot proposal that could add as many as five Democrat-held House seats in California. Proposition 50 would dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts with the intent of adding Democratic…
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LETTERS: Meals can make a difference; deceitful conservatives
A meal can make a differenceI want the kids in our community to thrive. As a board member at Citizens Project, proud auntie, and a once free and reduced lunch recipient, I know a meal can make a world of difference.Being raised by a single mom who worked as a hairstylist in Colorado Springs, I…
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Trump uses Knesset speech to urge Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges
JERUSALEM (AP) — Trump uses Knesset speech to urge Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu on corruption charges.
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Trump to tell Knesset that ‘Israel has won all that can be won by force of arms’ and offer ‘hand of friendship’ to Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — Trump to tell Knesset that ‘Israel has won all that can be won by force of arms’ and offer ‘hand of friendship’ to Iran.
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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is attending the Gaza summit in Egypt, according to the Egyptian presidency
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is attending the Gaza summit in Egypt, according to the Egyptian presidency.
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Heavy rain in Mexico sets off floods and landslides, killing at least 41
Authorities say the death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico has increased to 41 people
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize
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Israel pulls back Gaza troops as clock starts on hostage release
Israel began the process of withdrawing troops from Gaza while the U.S. started the clock on a 72-hour window for Hamas to release all remaining hostages, as the complex process of ending the two-year war got underway. Israeli forces retreated on Friday to a so-called yellow line as laid out in a plan unveiled by…
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China hits US ships with retaliatory port fees before trade talks
China has hit American-owned vessels docking in the country with tit-for-tat port fees
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India to upgrade Kabul mission to full embassy, signaling deeper ties with Taliban
India is upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy, according to India’s foreign minister