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Jun 17, 2020, 6:22 AM
The US to become first nation to fully shun a UN Human Rights Council review
GENEVA (AP) — The United States is set Tuesday to become the first country to fully shun a regular review of its human rights record at the U.N.’s top rights body since it was created two decades ago. The Trump administration last year pulled the U.S. out of the Human Rights Council, accusing it of […]
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Seattle School Board authorizes potential legal action over transgender girls’ sports ban
The Seattle School Board authorized potential legal action over Initiative 638, which will bar transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports.
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Hegseth is set for his first Pentagon news briefing since May as he faces possible impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give his first news conference from the Pentagon in six months on Tuesday, just a day after a Republican lawmaker launched an effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions. The briefing will be Hegseth’s first since […]
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Here are some of the House seats that Democrats didn’t expect to win this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina was in charge of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the organization dedicated to supporting his party’s House campaigns. But the seven-term congressman wasn’t able to save his own seat this year. Republicans floundered in the state after party organizations pulled support from Michael Whatley, their U.S. […]
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Democrats have gained control in more states. That could change the way the US elects its president
WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections already upended national politics. Due to the number of state governments that have flipped to Democratic control, they also could change the way the U.S. elects a president. The sudden blue tint to so many more statehouses opens the door to enough states joining 18 other Democratic-run states in […]
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Asian stocks rise after technology shares advance on Wall Street ahead of US inflation data
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were higher Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied and recovered most of their big losses from last week, while investors awaited U.S. inflation data for October. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices fell. Global demand for AI chips remains robust as AI chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., or TSMC, […]
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