The meeting in Cairo had been aimed at showing the two sides remain committed to arms control and keeping open lines of communication despite other differences.
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Senate set to vote on bill protecting same-sex marriages
Sen. Susan Collins is among 12 Republicans who supported the Respect for Marriage Act bill early on and lobbied her colleagues to support it.
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Jury deliberates for 2nd day in Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and 4 associates are accused of a weekslong plot to stop the transfer of power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts, and officials warn people to prepare
The U.S. Geological Survey warned the roughly 200,000 people on the Big Island that ‘lava flows can change rapidly.’
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Biden calls on Congress to head off potential rail strike
Commuter railroads and Amtrak would also be affected by a strike because many of them use tracks owned by the freight railroads.
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Cyber Monday deals lure in consumers amid high inflation
Shoppers spent a record $9.12 billion online on Black Friday, up 2.3% from last year, according to Adobe. E-commerce activity continued to be strong over the weekend, with $9.55 billion in online sales.
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Uvalde mom sues police, maker of gun the shooter used in school massacre
The lawsuit also accuses the city, the school district and several police departments of a “complete failure” to follow active shooter protocols and violations of the victims’ constitutional rights.
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Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist supermarket massacre
Payton Gendron massacred 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket and has pleaded guilty to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges.
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Republican-controlled Arizona county refuses to certify 2022 election
Arizona was a focal point for efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election and push false narratives of fraud.
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‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022
The dictionary defines the word as: ‘The act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.’