Nation and World Politics
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Pro-Palestinian banners. Blazing Olympic rings. Workers' May Day rallies confront turbulent timesMay 01, 2024 10:53 am - ISTANBUL — Workers and activists around the world marked May Day with protests Wednesday over the pressure of rising prices and calls for greater labor rights. Pro- Pales...
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UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts on campus over the war in GazaMay 01, 2024 12:31 pm - LOS ANGELES — Dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight at the University of California, Los Angeles, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks after pro-I...
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What marijuana reclassification means for the United StatesMay 01, 2024 9:59 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize t...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene vows to force a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike JohnsonMay 01, 2024 9:08 am - WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Wednesday she would call a vote next week on ousting House Speaker Mike Johnson, forcing her colleagues to choose...
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Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further coolsMay 01, 2024 1:15 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until...
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Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at ColumbiaMay 01, 2024 7:13 am - LOS ANGELES — Dueling groups of protesters clashed Wednesday at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks t...
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Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust himApr 30, 2024 2:54 pm - WASHINGTON — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, ...
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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources sayApr 30, 2024 12:11 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to ge...
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Judge raises threat of jail as he holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 at hush money trialApr 30, 2024 2:49 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about wi...
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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancerApr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...