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Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks offered their reactions to President Obama State of the Union address and the GOP response, delivered by Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell, at the conclusion of the NewsHour special State of the Union coverage.Change has not come fast enough, the president said during the address in a nod
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GENEVA 鈥?Kofi Annan, one of the world most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.His foundation announced his death in Switzerland capital, Bern, on Saturday in a tweet, saying he died after a short unspecified illness. It did not give details and remembered the Nobel Peace Prize winner as radiating genuine kindness, warmth and brilliance in all he did.The president of Ghana, where Annan was born, said in a tweet that I am 8230; comforted by the information, after speaking to Annan wife Nane
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting the Democrats ; push for fresh impeachment testimony against President Donald Trump and making a last-ditch plea for them to turn back from the cliff of Wednesday expected vote to send the case to the Senate for trial.McConnell remarks Tuesday effectively slapped the door shut on negotiations for a deal proposed by the Democratic leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer, who wants to call top White House officials for the Senate trial, which is set to start next year if
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DAVOS, Switzerland AP 鈥?U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel cannot achieve genuine security without a聽pathway to a Palestinian state, insisting such a move could help unify the Middle East and isolate Israels top rival: Iran.Speaking at World Economic Forums annual meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, Blinken said the view of leaders in the Arab and Muslim world have changed on聽Israel and the creation of a Palestinian state聽would hel
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With only 26 days left in the 90-day legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers have finally passed a single bill. Now they have
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WASHINGTON Republicans are sprinting to shape up Donald Trump presidential campaign before the party national convention in three weeks, even as leading members of the party carry a deep antipathy or outright opposition to his claim on the GOP nomination.His campaign chairman said Sunday there a hiring spree in 16 states and the campaign is working with the Republican National Committee to solidify
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HONG KONG 鈥?Protesters and authorities clashed in Hong Kong again on Saturday, as demonstrators removed a Chinese national flag from its pole and flung it into the city iconic Victoria Harbour and police fired tear gas after some protesters vandalized a police station.The scene was all too familiar in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, which has been wracked by pro-democracy protests for nearly two months. Since the rallies began, protesters have vandalized buildings and thrown bricks, while police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets.On Saturday afternoon, tens of thousands of black-clad protesters filled a major road in a usually bustling market district where shop owners had shuttered their storefronts in anticipation of a prolonged demonstration. They also blocked a tunnel and surrounded police stations where non-emergency services were suspended.Police had warned earlier in the day that those who continued past the pre-app
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as
stanley cup layoffs continue to fall amid a strong job market rebound.Jobless claims fell by 15,000 to 214,000 for the week ending March 12, down from the previous week 229,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time applications for jobless aid generally track the pace of layoffs.The four-week average for claims, which compensates for weekly volatility, fell to 223,000 from the previous week 231,750.In total, 1,419,000 Americans 鈥?a 50-year low 鈥?were collecting jobless aid the week that ended M
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to roll back clean energy regulations with an executive order that aims to boost energy independence and the economy.It was also, in part, an effort to revive the coal industry, he said. Over the past two years, Ive spent time with the miners all over America. They told me about the efforts to shut down their mines, their communities and their very way of life, Trump said at a signing ceremony, hosted at the Environmental Protection Agency h
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PRAGUE AP 鈥?European Union leaders struggled Friday to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia war in Ukraine fuels a major energy crisis, driving up pr
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?More than 3.8 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. economy slid further into a crisis that is becoming the most devastating since the 1930s.Roughly 30.3 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the six weeks since the coronavirus outbreak began forcing millions of employers to close their doors and slash their workforces. That is more people than live in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas combined, and it
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