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Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza More »
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago More »
Thousands flee as Russia presses a border assault near Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv
Thousands more civilians have fled Russia’s renewed ground offensive in Ukraine’s northeast that has targeted towns and villages with a barrage of artillery and mortar shelling More »
More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't
More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns More »
Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns More »
Flash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing More »
Caitlin Clark, much like Larry Bird, the focus of talks about race and double standards in sports
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, like NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird was 45 years ago, is involuntarily the focus of discussions about race and her transition to professional basketball More »
Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election More »
Catalans vote in election to gauge force of separatist movement, degree of reconciliation with Spain
Catalonia is holding a regional election whose outcome will reverberate in Spain’s national politics More »
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes wakes people on the Mexico-Guatemala border
A strong earthquake has shaken the border of Mexico and Guatemala driving frightened residents into the streets More »
