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In Chicago mayoral runoff, Latinos urged to flex their ‘political muscle’
Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson are in a tight race for Tuesday’s runoff. Latinos, who make up one in five voters, could play a key role in choosing the next mayor.
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He wrote the book on crushing ‘wokeism.’ Now he’s running for president.
Vivek Ramaswamy, a Trump ally running against Trump, made a fortune in biotech and skewers climate-concerned capitalism. So why is he eyeing the White House?
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On foreign policy, Biden’s gut is his guide
From Ukraine to Afghanistan, President Biden often rejects the views of aides and experts in favor of long-honed instincts on foreign policy.
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A Front Company and a Fake Identity: How the U.S. Came to Use Spyware It Was Trying to Kill.
The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.
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In Days Before Trump Appears in Court, Few Signs Point to a Jan. 6 Repeat
Even as Donald Trump’s arraignment differs from the Capitol riot, law enforcement’s response is informed by lessons learned from that day and the nationwide protests against police violence.
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Vladlen Tatarsky, Russian Military Blogger, Is Killed in St. Petersburg Bombing
Vladlen Tatarsky represented a radical wing of pro-invasion bloggers and activists who backed Moscow’s war but also criticized what they saw as the flaws in the Russian Army.
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Blinken Demands Release of Evan Gershkovich in Call With Lavrov
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with his Russian counterpart after the American basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained for almost 10 months by Russia, urged the U.S. government to use “every tool possible” to secure Evan Gershkovich’s release.
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Pope Francis, Back From the Hospital, Thanks Palm Sunday Crowds
Francis arrived in St. Peter’s Square in an open-topped jeep on Palm Sunday, the beginning of a week of major ceremonies before Easter.
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Trump Revival Is Ever-Present Possibility for World Leaders
The indictment last week of Donald J. Trump has not changed the calculations of many world leaders who view his political resilience as inevitable.
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Maria Lvova-Belova, the Children’s Rights Advocate Accused of Russian War Crimes
Maria Lvova-Belova says she is running a humanitarian evacuation of abandoned Ukrainian children. The International Criminal Court accuses her of abducting them wholesale.