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In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
BEIRUT — Middle East observers would be forgiven for thinking they were in a time machine when Syria’s rebels blitzed last week through…
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Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to prepare for the best negotiated peace
Before leaving office in January, President Biden can still do much to bolster Ukraine’s security, and our own. The need for greater U.S.…
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Column: Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence czar? The Trump Cabinet pick most likely to fail
WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, is a woman of strong…
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More than 50 flights canceled and 1,400 delayed as winter storms hit U.S.
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! More than 1,400 fights were delayed in the U.S., while at least 56 were canceled as Thanksgiving weekend…
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3 Americans imprisoned for years in China arrive in U.S., as U.S. returns 4 people to China
WASHINGTON — Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China arrived back in the United States late Wednesday. Their release,…
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Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the…
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With Trump as president, can TikTok in the U.S. survive?
The fate of TikTok in the U.S. has been up in the air since 2020, when President Donald Trump moved to ban the popular video app because…
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Trump’s promises to conservatives raise fears of more book bans in U.S.
The national furor in recent years around banning books on race and gender in public schools is intensifying as President-elect Donald…
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Will Israel use window before Trump takes office and ramp up Gaza, Hezbollah conflicts?
WASHINGTON — The foreign leader who has most engaged President-elect Donald Trump is undoubtedly Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime…
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Will Biden's approval of Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike Russia matter?
WASHINGTON — Two months before President-elect Trump moves into the White House again, President Biden has reportedly made a major change…
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Trump confirms deportation strategy will include national emergency and military
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to execute mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally will involve the…
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Has nuclear power entered a new era of acceptance amid global warming?
When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy — so much so that she resolved to…
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The Frenemies Who Fought to Bring Birth Control to the U.S.
Judging by how commonly birth control is practiced in the United States, it ought to rank among the least controversial of subjects. In…
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U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico's security efforts. Mexico's president pushes back
MEXICO CITY — In a blistering critique, the top U.S. diplomat in Mexico said the country is not safe and that its leaders should stop…
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California immigrants prepare for a second Trump administration
WASHINGTON — The morning after former President Trump won a second term on a promise to deport millions of immigrants, a line formed…
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Trump signals he will deliver on promise to clamp down on illegal immigration
Four months ago, Thomas Homan, a former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Donald Trump, took to the stage at the…
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Trump win fuels campaign for nuclear arms in South Korea
SEOUL — Hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, a South Korean political analyst named Cheong Seong-chang sent an…
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U.S. stocks soar as Trump's victory is met with early investor enthusiasm
U.S. stocks soared Wednesday in the wake of Donald Trump’s sweeping election victory as investors priced in potential gains for a wide…
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Quiet dismay, open glee: U.S. adversaries, allies around world react to historic Trump win
A thunderstruck world took in Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S presidential election, with ordinary people and political titans voicing…
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FBI, swing-state officials allege Russians behind bomb threats at U.S. polling stations
Federal law enforcement and swing-state election officials reported bomb threats to polling stations on Tuesday, saying they believed the…
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Fed up with U.S. politics, some Californians are making plans to move abroad
WASHINGTON — Mykel Dicus, 54, is finished with the United States. In September, the Hayward, Calif., resident toured Spain with a company…
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The Electoral College Makes the U.S. a Laughingstock
Many Americans don't want to hear it, but the Electoral College is a uniquely damaging system that wildly distorts the will of the voter,…
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In attacking Iran, Israel finally listened to the U.S. Why?
WASHINGTON — For 13 months of ghastly war in the Gaza Strip, the U.S. has repeatedly pressed Israel to limit civilian casualties and let…
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Undocumented migrants have no safety net for retirement. Many have no choice but to keep toiling
If Maria del Carmen Díaz, 69, and Jose Carlos Silva, 67, had the retirement of their dreams, they’d own a house somewhere in the…