Tag: politics
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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
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Michigan State starts sending convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar documents to attorney general
Michigan State University has begun sending documents from its investigation into convicted sexual abuser Larry Nassar to state Attorney General Dana Nessel
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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
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US to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza — how it can help and why it’s so complicated
President Joe Biden has announced that the U.S. will begin airdropping sorely needed humanitarian assistance into Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war
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Texas continues battling second-largest wildfire in U.S. history
PAMPA, Texas • Wildfires continued to engulf the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma on Friday as officials were concerned higher temperatures and growing winds may elevate fire conditions going into the weekend. The Smokehouse Creek fire, which ignited Monday, has burned through more than 1 million acres becoming the largest wildfire in state history.…
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New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case
A New Jersey businessman has pleaded guilty to trying to bribe U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez admitting that he gave a car to the senator’s wife to influence the lawmaker
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Pentagon to lift ban on V-22 Osprey flights, 3 months after fatal crash in Japan
U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that the Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week
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Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern England following a contest that has been mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the war in Gaza
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Iranian parliament vote, first since 2022 mass protests, sees a low turnout despite government push
Iran has held its first parliamentary election since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott
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Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter’s sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases
A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack