Washington & Politics

Former NFL player announces bid for Senate seat in Arkansas

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Former NFL player Jake Bequette on Monday announced he's challenging Arkansas Sen. John Boozman in next year's Republican primary. ...

Man tied to violent prison gang pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot

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A Florida man who was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he served time for attempted murder pleaded guilty Monday to joining...

Biden to talk crime with city, police leaders nationwide

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will host New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate and other city and law enforcement leaders from around the country...

Guatemalan president threatens to crack down on protests

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The president of Guatemala vowed Monday to crack down on demonstrators complaining of mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic and protesting delays in shipments of...

Condo collapse victim fought at failed Bay of Pigs invasion

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Sixty years before Juan Mora’s Florida condo building came crashing down, killing him and at least 89 others, he was among hundreds of Cuban...

US-Russia say climate talks a springboard to ease tensions

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MOSCOW — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope on Monday that climate change talks could act as...

Biden calls Cuba ‘remarkable’ protests a ‘call for freedom’

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable" and a “clarion call for freedom,” praising thousands of Cubans who took...

Over 100 men jump fences into Spanish city in North Africa

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MADRID — Authorities in Melilla said on Monday that 119 African men have entered the autonomous city from a group of over 200 who...

The cost of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollars

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The nearly 20-year American combat mission in Afghanistan was the United States' longest war. Ordinary Americans tended to forget about it, and it received...

Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T

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WASHINGTON — Emerging from a private meeting at the White House, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that he and President Joe Biden are on...