Washington & Politics

USDA sending $1B in funding to country’s food bank networks

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WASHINGTON — The Department of Agriculture is sending $1 billion to the country's food bank networks, seeking to expand the reach of the system...

UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...

Texas GOP’s Allen West resigns after combative run as chair

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas GOP Chairman Allen West said Friday he is stepping down after a short but combative run of using the job...

Serbian president says EU-brokered Kosovo talks to resume

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s president on Friday said that European Union-mediated negotiations on normalizing relations with Kosovo, which stalled last year, will resume within...

US taps groups to pick asylum-seekers to allow into country

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SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has quietly tasked six humanitarian groups with recommending which migrants should be allowed to stay in the U.S....

US sued over road project in Mojave desert tortoise habitat

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SALT LAKE CITY — A coalition of conservation groups on Friday sued the U.S. government over the Trump administration’s decision to allow construction of...

Non-EU member Norway reaches post-Brexit trade deal with UK

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Non-European Union member Norway said Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain, which left...

Fort Worth picking new mayor for first time in a decade

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Fort Worth is electing a new mayor Saturday in a race that resembles a Texas battleground and could lead to key decisions over policing...

Trump’s grip on GOP sparks fears about democratic process

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Seven months after Election Day, former President Donald Trump's supporters are still auditing ballots in Arizona's largest county and may revive legislation that would...

Haaland sends recommendation on Utah monuments to President

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SALT LAKE CITY — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has made her recommendation about whether to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to downsize two sprawling...