A temporary cease-fire in the Israel–Hamas war has been extended another day, according to mediator Qatar. The announcement Thursday came minutes before the cease-fire was set to expire. Israel had agreed to extend the truce by one day for every 10 militant-held hostages who are […]

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Henry Kissinger — a Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany who was the public face of U.S. diplomacy under two U.S. presidents, defused tensions with the Soviet Union, opened up China and negotiated an end to the Vietnam War — died Wednesday evening. He was 100. […]

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SEOUL, South Korea — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans. During a U.N. Security […]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his […]

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MINNEAPOLIS — The proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota suffered a fresh setback this week when an administrative law judge recommended that state regulators should not reissue a crucial permit for the long-delayed project. Administrative Law Judge James LaFave said in a ruling […]

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement between Wayne […]

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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday labeled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis an “absentee governor” for spending so much time campaigning for president in Iowa. “Ron DeSanctimonious has become an Absentee Governor of Florida, never there, not working,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social about his […]

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Watch out, Hallmark Channel. ‘Tis the season of Christmas-themed, made-for-TV movies, but your annual offerings face strong competition from a year-old, family-focused network. Great American Family, with a slate of 21 original Christmas movies this year, is laying claim as the fastest-growing cable channel for […]

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International supermodel Gigi Hadid has walked back a recent anti-Israel post after being accused of spreading disinformation, admitting that she didn’t fact-check an account about a Palestinian teen jailed for a stabbing spree against Israelis. Ms. Hadid, the daughter of Israel-born Palestinian real-estate developer Mohamed […]

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is working on a deal to sell a majority stake in the NBA franchise to the family that runs the Las Vegas Sands casino company, a person with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday night. The agreement would be in […]

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Lawmakers advanced a pair of bills to reaffirm Israel’s right to exist in the wake of rising antisemitism and to demand that Palestinian terrorist group Hamas release the remaining hostages it took during its deadly attack on Israeli civilians last month. The House overwhelmingly advanced […]

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A Montana state judge threw out a complaint filed by a transgender state legislator who was expelled from the House floor, ruling that the legislature has the right to discipline its members as it sees fit. Montana District Court Judge Mike Menahan granted Tuesday the […]

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President Biden will visit a Pueblo, Colorado, wind turbine tower manufacturing plant on Wednesday to promote generous federal subsidies that have enabled the facility to expand and double production. He wants to aggressively accelerate the nation’s wind energy despite increasing public opposition to onshore and […]

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House lawmakers are poised to boot embattled GOP Rep. George Santos later this week, but doing so will come at a cost to Republicans, gouging away at an already thin majority.  The Republican majority, which began in January with a five-vote margin, has not been […]

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Orthodox Christian leaders in the town where Jesus was born have called for a silent night this Christmas, as the Israel-Hamas war appears likely to drag on into the holiday season. Church leaders in the Palestinian territory town of Bethlehem and in the Israeli cities […]

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A crew digging a hole for an electrical conduit in Waltham, Massachusetts, Monday unearthed 13 cannonballs. After concerned workers notified authorities about possible unexploded ordnance, the Waltham Fire Department responded to the scene before calling in the Waltham Police Department, the State Police Bomb Squad […]

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s independent bid for president is exposing the electorate’s deep-rooted desire to have someone not named Joe Biden or Donald Trump on the ballot. The sentiment has shined through in numerous polls that show Mr. Kennedy siphoning away a solid chunk of […]

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DENVER — A woman who was shocked in the back with a Taser while lying on the ground in Pueblo, Colorado, last year is suing the police officer who stunned her and the city’s police chief, accusing the police department of failing to report excessive […]

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Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire until Wednesday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven Israeli women and children freed by Hamas entered […]

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MINNEAPOLIS — Cairo Santos made a 30-yard field goal for Chicago with 10 seconds left, his fourth of the game after a miss on the opening drive, and the Bears had four interceptions of Joshua Dobbs in a defense-dominated 12-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings […]

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