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Far-right legal group sues Washington officials over new runaway youth…
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Far-right legal group sues Washington officials over new runaway youth…

A far-right legal group is suing top Washington state officials in federal court over a new health care law for runaway youth. The legal challenge claims the new law violates parents’ religious freedoms and custody rights. A lawsuit filed by a far-right legal group against top Washington state officials will be heard in federal court, […]

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Humanitarian aid on agenda as Taliban officials land in Geneva | News
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Humanitarian aid on agenda as Taliban officials land in Geneva | News

The delegation from Afghanistan’s new rulers is due to hold talks with the Red Cross and other non-governmental organisations. A Taliban delegation is in Geneva for talks with Swiss officials and NGOs on humanitarian access and human rights, Switzerland’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The delegation from Afghanistan’s new rulers is due to hold talks […]

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Markets fall on Omicron fears as officials offer vaccine reassurance
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Markets fall on Omicron fears as officials offer vaccine reassurance

Drugmaker’s CEO warns of ‘material drop’ in effectiveness Markets fall on fears of prolonged pandemic, but partly recover Time needed to see if vaccines work against Omicron Variant first detected in Netherlands on Nov. 19 Japan reports first case as new variant spreads FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Financial markets fell sharply on Tuesday after […]

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GOP Officials Are Urging Republican Voters to Back Democrats in 2022
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GOP Officials Are Urging Republican Voters to Back Democrats in 2022

Two Republicans are urging voters to ensure “rational Republicans” don’t lose the “GOP civil war.” They are the Trump official turned critic Miles Taylor and former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. In a Monday op-ed article they said electing “moderate Democrats” was necessary in the short term. Loading Something is loading. Two GOP officials have urged […]

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U.S. officials think massive surge at southern border possible if Covid restriction is lifted Thursday
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U.S. officials think massive surge at southern border possible if Covid restriction is lifted Thursday

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are quietly preparing for what they think could be the biggest surge in traffic at the southern border in decades if a Covid restriction that has blocked most migrants for almost two years is lifted Thursday. On a call this week with senior Department of Homeland Security officials, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas […]

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