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A Truce Falters, and a Plan to Raise Congress’s Pay Falls Apart

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A Truce Falters, and a Plan to Raise Congress’s Pay Falls Apart

WASHINGTON — Last week, a group of freshman Democrats — primarily from districts long held by Republicans ...

WASHINGTON — Last week, a group of freshman Democrats — primarily from districts long held by Republicans — approached the House majority leader with a seemingly odd demand: Block our pay raises.It ha ...

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Sudan’s Protesters Call Off Strike and Agree to Resume Talks With Military

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Sudan’s Protesters Call Off Strike and Agree to Resume Talks With Military

Leaders of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the main protest group, said they were encouraging wor ...

Leaders of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the main protest group, said they were encouraging workers to return to work on Wednesday to allow low-wage workers to earn a living again.They cauti ...

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North Carolina Officials Want Citizens To Be Aware Of ‘Zombie Snakes’

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North Carolina Officials Want Citizens To Be Aware Of ‘Zombie Snakes’

You’ve heard of the Walking Dead, but North Carolina officials are warning locals about the crawling unde ...

You’ve heard of the Walking Dead, but North Carolina officials are warning locals about the crawling undead. The state’s Department of Parks and Recreation has posted a photo on its Facebook page of a ...

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John Gunther Dean, U.S. Ambassador as Cambodia Fell, Dies at 93

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John Gunther Dean, U.S. Ambassador as Cambodia Fell, Dies at 93

As ambassador to Cambodia from 1974-75, Mr. Dean sought to bring about a negotiated “controlled” solution ...

As ambassador to Cambodia from 1974-75, Mr. Dean sought to bring about a negotiated “controlled” solution to the Cambodian war, much as he had in Laos. But this put him openly at odds with Secretary o ...

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Lucifer season 5 spoilers: ‘Unite once more’ Petition calls on fans to rescue show | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

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Lucifer season 5 spoilers: ‘Unite once more’ Petition calls on fans to rescue show | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Lucifer’s fifth and final season was confirmed by executive producers Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich on ...

Lucifer’s fifth and final season was confirmed by executive producers Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich on Twitter and confirmed by Netflix.Despite huge ratings, the show will once again be cancelled a ...

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Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

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Climate Change Poses Major Risks to Financial Markets, Regulator Warns

A White House spokesman, Judd Deere, did not respond to emailed questions about Mr. Behnam’s plans.Mr. Be ...

A White House spokesman, Judd Deere, did not respond to emailed questions about Mr. Behnam’s plans.Mr. Behnam is not the first financial regulator to call attention to the market risks posed by climat ...

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Buttigieg Outlines Foreign Policy Views, Urging End to ‘Endless War’

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Buttigieg Outlines Foreign Policy Views, Urging End to ‘Endless War’

Pete Buttigieg lashed into President Trump on Tuesday for conducting foreign policy by tantrum and by twe ...

Pete Buttigieg lashed into President Trump on Tuesday for conducting foreign policy by tantrum and by tweet, as he called for the United States to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, cease the “endless war” ...

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‘We can’t become the wall’: Rights groups decry US-Mexico deal | USA News

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‘We can’t become the wall’: Rights groups decry US-Mexico deal | USA News

Tapachula, Mexico - Elmer Wilmer Pineda was right across the river from Mexico this weekend when he heard ...

Tapachula, Mexico - Elmer Wilmer Pineda was right across the river from Mexico this weekend when he heard the border was going to be militarised. Honduran migrants and asylum seekers at a shelter on t ...

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The man who helped feed the world

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The man who helped feed the world

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Norman Borlaug is credited with saving millions of people from ...

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Norman Borlaug is credited with saving millions of people from starvation In the early 1900s, newlyweds Cathy and Cappy Jones left Connecticut in the US to s ...

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Baby long-eared owl Rusty learns to fly at botanic garden

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Baby long-eared owl Rusty learns to fly at botanic garden

A five-week-old long-eared owl has had a hoot learning to fly.Rusty was born in captivity so needed a lit ...

A five-week-old long-eared owl has had a hoot learning to fly.Rusty was born in captivity so needed a little human help to spread his wings.Emma Hill, who co-owns the British Bird of Prey Centre at th ...

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