In less than 2 weeks, at least 1,400 Lebanese have been killed and 1.2 million driven from their homes as a result of Israel’s attacks.
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Biden talks election, economy and Middle East in surprise news briefing
Biden has tried to rebut a political movement that has at times openly trafficked in conspiracy theories, with the latest revolving around the government reporting Friday that employers added 254,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.
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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No
As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile.
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What’s next for oil and gas prices as Middle East tensions heat up?
The global supply of oil has been altered radically since the 1970s, with the U.S. becoming the world’s largest oil producer.
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When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene’s fury
Nearly 700,000 homes and businesses in the Southeast are still without power more than a week after Hurricane Helene blew through the region.
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Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings
Hasidic Jews join an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian town of Uman, despite the war against Russia.
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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
Israel has carried out a series of punishing airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Makers of Civilization 7 work with Shawnee to bring sincere representation of the tribe
The chief of the Shawnee Tribe grew up playing video games, including hundreds of hours colonizing a distant planet in the 1999 title Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.
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How Biden helped end strike that threatened Democrats in November
The agreement provides collective if temporary relief to skittish Democrats from the White House to Capitol Hill, while buoying Vice President Kamala Harris, along with Friday’s strong jobs report.
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White House calls Trump’s false claims on disaster relief ‘poison’
A White House memo said Republicans’ claims that hurricane money was spent to house illegal immigrants was ‘bald-faced lies.’