While governors don’t vote on U.S. military aid to Ukraine, Zelensky’s appearance showed his willingness to connect with other leaders in the U.S. to plead his country’s case.
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These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
The paintings prompted international headlines when the gallery re-hung them in a women’s restroom to sidestep a legal ruling that said men could not be barred from viewing them.
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An Israeli attack targeting Hamas military commander kills at least 71 in southern Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold a press conference Saturday evening, while Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told the military to increase ‘operational readiness on all fronts.’
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer, America’s diminutive and pioneering sex therapist, dies
Her extensive knowledge and training, coupled with her humorous, nonjudgmental manner, catapulted her into the national spotlight.
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Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Trump in 2024
The Republican senator said Friday that she is sticking with her endorsement of Nikki Haley, despite the fact Haley will not be on the ballot.
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Pelosi and Democratic leaders try to guide their party through Biden uproar
The chaos, which has shaken the 2024 election and siphoned attention away from Donald Trump, is leaving Democrats at a painful standstill.
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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in Gaza City after Israeli assault
The grisly scenes of the dead underscored the horrifying cycle 9 months into the war.
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Late-night comics have long been relentless in skewering Donald Trump. Now it’s Joe Biden’s turn
Late-night comics may not have the television audience that they used to, but they arguably still have a disproportionate influence in the public discourse, Syracuse’s Robert Thompson, a scholar of TV and its history, says.
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Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states
Twenty-six states with Republican attorneys general, gun owner groups and individual gun collectors filed three federal lawsuits in May against the Biden administration.
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Actor Matthew McConaughey tells governors he is still mulling future run for political office
McConaughey took part in a panel discussion with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, about how to promote civility in politics.