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Jordan FM: Regional talks with Syria step toward solution

Jordan FM: Regional talks with Syria step toward solution

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's top diplomat said on Monday that regional talks with Syria are a step in the right direction to end a decade of the war-torn country’s political isolation and bring Damascus back into the Arab fold.
UN agency suspends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray amid theft

UN agency suspends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray amid theft

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations food relief agency has suspended aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers.
Supreme Court to decide important case on government power

Supreme Court to decide important case on government power

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether to jettison a decades-old decision that has been a frequent target of conservatives and, if overruled, could make it harder to sustain governmental regulations.
Fed is set to raise rates yet again. After that, then what?

Fed is set to raise rates yet again. After that, then what?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is on track to raise its benchmark interest rate for the 10th time on Wednesday, the latest step in its yearlong effort to curb inflation with the fastest pace of hikes in four decades.
Biden's diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024

Biden's diverse coalition of support risks fraying in 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman , the Connecticut Democrat-turned-Independent long known for his centrist views, voted for Joe Biden in 2020.
Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives

Political prisoners share how Jimmy Carter saved their lives

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter tried like no president ever had to put human rights at the center of American foreign policy. It was a turnabout dictators and dissidents alike found hard to believe as he took office in 1977. The U.S.
Should school use 'Warrior' nickname? Tribe to have last say

Should school use 'Warrior' nickname? Tribe to have last say

SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) — The profile of a Native American man, a braid trailing down and feather jutting up, is tiled into a high school hallway, dyed into the weight room carpet and laid into the turf of the football field at Salamanca city schools.
Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses

Zooey Zephyr row spotlights rise of GOP far-right caucuses

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Paraguay's long-ruling Colorado Party has easy election win

Paraguay's long-ruling Colorado Party has easy election win

ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguayans voted overwhelmingly to keep the long-ruling Colorado Party in power for five more years, backing its presidential candidate and giving it majorities in both houses of Congress.
Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket

Millions snap up new Germany-wide public transit ticket

BERLIN (AP) — Public transit companies in Germany say more than 3 million people have already snapped up a new ticket being launched Monday that allows them to use all local and regional trains, buses and metros across the country for 49 euros ($53.