Tag: politics
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Americans sour on both Israel and Palestinian Authority in poll
WASHINGTON — Americans across the political spectrum have less favorable opinions of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority after the onset of the Israeli-Hamas war last year, a Gallup survey found. Overall, 58% of Americans have a positive view of Israel, down 10 percentage points since last year and the lowest favorable rating in more…
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Biden rejects US troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals
The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of gang leaders has led attacks on the country’s main seaport, airports and prisons, a White House official told McClatchy. Their decision comes after a frantic 72 hours of…
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks Texas law that allows police to arrest migrants
Texas’ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally and order them to leave the country is headed to the Supreme Court in a legal showdown over the federal government’s authority over immigration
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Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly
A union of immigration judges has been ordered to get supervisor approval to speak to anyone outside the Justice Department, potentially quieting a frequent critic of heavily backlogged immigration courts in an election year
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Chinese premier says country will seek to provide stable, transparent and predictable policies
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese premier says country will seek to provide stable, transparent and predictable policies.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Super Tuesday’s presidential nominating contests
With contests in 16 states and American Samoa, the Super Tuesday primaries will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election
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Thousands of Belarusians convicted on politically driven charges in sweeping crackdown on dissent
Thousands of Belarusians have been convicted on politically driven charges over the last three years as part of a relentless crackdown on dissent
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Kate Middleton spotted after rampant speculation about her post-op whereabouts
Catherine has been spotted for the first time since December, months after her January hospitalization, which spawned rampant conspiracy theories and viral suppositions about her alleged “disappearance.” The Princess of Wales, formerly Kate Middleton, was photographed Monday by Backgrid, a photo-hosting agency, near Windsor Castle in the U.K. sitting in the passenger seat of an…
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Israel escalates its criticism of a UN agency in Gaza. It says 450 of its workers are militants
Israel has ramped up its criticism of the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees
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As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access
France has become the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution and other Europeans wonder whether a rollback of rights like the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision could happen in their countries