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The 2024 elections were defined for many by damning allegations that then-President Joe Biden was not only experiencing mental and physical decline but that his inner circle was obfuscating the true severity of his health challenges. As Democrats eye a return to the White House in 2028, those allega...
Israeli opposition party leader Yair Golan on Israel "becoming a pariah state" over Gaza, in an interview on public radio. Canada, France and the U.K. condemned Israel's military offensive in a joint statement today and threatened "further concrete action" unless it stops.
NFL owners are holding a two-day meeting beginning today to discuss the ins and outs of professional football, and one of the most well-known plays will be on the agenda: the "tush push." The play, in which several offensive players line up behind the quarterback to shove him forward and gain yardag...
$451 million: The price of a new supermax prison being built by France in the Amazon rainforest. The penitentiary will be located in the country's territory of French Guiana and house 500 drug traffickers and terrorists. Due to organized crime, French Guiana has a high homicide rate of 18.4 per 100,...
President Donald Trump has been at the center of ethics concerns since his 2016 candidacy, largely as a result of his strong business ties that critics say could represent significant conflicts of interest. These issues have continued to cast a shadow over his second term in the White House.Middle E...
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The Explainer A recent investigation has put the spotlight on Kroger, but it is not the only chain being pinpointed
The Explainer The bloody and intractable issue of Kashmir has flared up once again
Talking Points Separation of powers at stake in Library of Congress fight
Talking Point Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the country's main opposition party a right-wing extremist group
Talking Points Businesses' planning ahead helped. But uncertainty still looms.
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Under the Radar President Javier Milei publishes documents detailing country's role as post-WW2 'haven' for Nazis, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann
speed read The US will pay a hefty sum to the family of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot on January 6
speed read Following a phone call with Russia's president, Trump backed off an earlier demand that Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine
speed read Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault over a clash outside an immigration detention facility in Newark
speed read A car bombing injured four people and damaged a fertility clinic and nearby buildings in Palm Springs, California
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Feature House Republicans have proposed a plan to cut Medicaid coverage for millions to help fund the GOP's tax cuts
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Feature The Pentagon is ordering military academies to purge their libraries of books on race, gender, and discrimination
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In Depth A potential Qatari plane is the latest in a series of problematic connections
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Feature Chicago-born Bob Prevost makes history by becoming the first American pope
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