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US sanctions former Haitian president over drug trafficking
Then-Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly speaks during an interview at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 21, 2015. The U.S. Treasury Department on Aug. 20, 2024, imposed sanctions on Martelly over drug trafficking.…
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US says classified nuclear strategy not response to single country, threat
This image taken with a slow shutter speed on Oct. 2, 2019, and provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.…
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Political criticism and controversy swirls ahead of China video game release
A young man plays Chinese action role-playing game “Black Myth: Wukong,” developed by Chinese video game company Game Science, during its launch day in Shanghai washington — The release of a Chinese video game touted as the…
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Deciphering Kamala Harris’ Price Gouging Gambit
There’s no meat on the bones of Harris’ policy proposal to keep food prices down. If you were wondering how Vice President Kamala Harris would differentiate herself from the administration she has served in for…
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The 2024 Race Is Policy-Heavy, Actually.
Sure, there’s Kamala’s ‘brat summer’ and Trump talking to Taylor. But this White House contest is about much more than vibes. Unless you live in a cave without television or internet, you have by now…
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Gold Bars and Angry Autonomous Cars. Plus, a Weighty Water Accord.
It’s Friday. Let’s take a look at some closer-to-home political stories. Imagine being awakened in the wee hours by self-driving taxis honking at each other. Don’t sink your life savings into a golden fraud. Abortion…
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Israel-Hamas War Latest: Blinken Pushes for Cease-Fire in His 9th Trip to Mideast Since War Began
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has…
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Fed’s pandemic-era vow to prioritize employment may soon be tested
An American flag flies over the Federal Reserve building in Washington, May 4, 2021. High interest rates may be on the way out, with the U.S. central bank expected to deliver a first cut at…
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Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host, dies at 88
Phil Donahue hosts his television show in New York, on Jan. 27, 1993. Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen…
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Washington, DC, councilmember arrested on bribery charge
Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr., right, and others pose for a photo after a ceremony to open the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., Sept. 7, 2021. Washington — A Washington, D.C.,…