Washington & Politics

Gary airport gets $3.5 million to finish improvements

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GARY, Ind. — The Gary/Chicago International Airport is receiving a $3.5 million federal grant to finish improvements to a key approach to its main...

National Enquirer owner fined for illegal Trump campaign aid

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A federal election watchdog fined the publisher of the National Enquirer $187,500 for squelching the story of a former Playboy model who claimed she'd...

Arizona GOP election audit draws Republican politicians

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PHOENIX — Three Pennsylvania lawmakers will be in Arizona Wednesday to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election. ...

Federal judge declines to order fireworks at Mount Rushmore

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A federal judge on Wednesday rebuffed South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's efforts to force the National Park Service to grant...

Russian opposition activists set for court amid crackdown

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MOSCOW — Two opposition activists in Russia prepared for court hearings Wednesday as authorities continue to crack down on dissent ahead of the country's...

Harvard researchers recommend Census not use privacy tool

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A group of Harvard researchers has come out against the U.S. Census Bureau's use of a controversial method to protect privacy with the numbers...

Lebanese leaders exchange barbs as country sinks into crisis

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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president and prime minister-designate traded barbs Wednesday, accusing one another of obstruction, negligence and insolence in a war or words that...

US blacklists six Bulgarian public officials, businessmen

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SOFIA, Bulgaria — The U.S. government on Wednesday sanctioned six Bulgarian public officials and businessmen, as well as their networks encompassing 64 entities, for...

Motive unclear as firefighter kills colleague at station

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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A firefighter killed a co-worker and wounded another at their small fire station before setting his own home ablaze and...

Texas push to close shelters for migrant kids alarms groups

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AUSTIN, Texas — A move by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to shutter more than 50 shelters housing about 4,000 migrant children could seriously disrupt...