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6 votes
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Having doubled the amount of zones under their control in the last two months, even the Taliban are surprised at how fast they're advancing
6 votes -
New vote totals show tighter Democratic race for New York City mayor
5 votes -
Donald Rumsfeld, influential but controversial George W Bush defense secretary, dies at 88
12 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 28
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7 votes -
Mike Gravel, former Alaska Senator and anti-war advocate dies at age 91
10 votes -
US tycoon John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
44 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 21
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8 votes -
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen lose out as French voters shun local elections: Abstention rate estimated at 68%, and exit polls suggest Le Pen’s National Rally failed to get expected support
13 votes -
As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president
9 votes -
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 14
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7 votes -
Hong Kong's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law
11 votes -
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties
7 votes -
As Pedro Castillo nears victory, Peru prepares for what comes next
6 votes -
President of Nigeria bans Twitter as retaliation for deleted Tweet, human rights groups condemn this as restriction on free speech
9 votes -
Five things the media does to manufacture outrage
14 votes -
Slow news is good news
10 votes -
An0m: Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting using messaging app
19 votes -
Keiko Fujimori’s fraud claims criticised as rival’s narrow lead widens: Pedro Castillo holds 0.4% lead with more than 97% of votes counted
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of June 7
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7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 31
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9 votes -
Tiananmen square: Hong Kong vigil organiser arrested on 32nd anniversary
12 votes -
Ottawa says it's not liable for cultural damage caused by Kamloops residential school: court documents
9 votes -
The state of Arizona is preparing to kill death row inmates using hydrogen cyanide, the same lethal gas that was deployed at Auschwitz
22 votes -
Tens of thousands of Brazilians march in upwards of 200 cities to demand Jair Bolsonaro’s impeachment
19 votes -
China allows couples to have three children
15 votes -
Denmark's secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014
5 votes -
Joe Biden's budget proposal: President sets for out $6tn spending plan
13 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 24
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10 votes -
'Find this fuck:' Inside Citizen’s dangerous effort to cash in on vigilantism
12 votes -
California mass shooting: Rail employee ‘shoots dead eight and himself’ as suspect’s house found on fire
15 votes -
Royal Navy appoints Jersey woman as first female admiral
8 votes -
Did Jordan’s closest allies plot to unseat its king? Alleged sedition and a royal family feud may have been driven by a broader plan to reshape the Middle East.
4 votes -
Samoa elected its first female leader. Parliament locked her out.
9 votes -
He thought he was helping North Koreans escape. Now he might end up in jail.
12 votes -
US White House offers GOP reduced $1.7 trillion dollars infrastructure plan in attempt to compromise
10 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 17
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7 votes -
Chileans head to polls to pick architects of new constitution
7 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 10
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10 votes -
A spokesman led the international media to believe that Israeli forces had entered Gaza. They hadn’t. But the army wanted Hamas to think they had.
7 votes -
US judge tosses NRA bankruptcy bid, letting New York seek dissolution
20 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of May 3
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9 votes -
The reporters covering COVID are not okay: An underprepared industry is losing a generation of journalists to despair, trauma, and moral injury as they cover the story of a lifetime
10 votes -
Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are splitting up after twenty-seven years
40 votes -
UK and Norway have failed to reach a fishing deal for this year, with the industry warning that hundreds of crew members will be left out of work
8 votes -
Human Rights Watch: Israel commits crime of apartheid, UN must apply sanctions
5 votes -
With a budget cut of 95%, the already-delayed 2021 Census in Brazil is being canceled entirely
8 votes -
Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd
73 votes -
Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 26
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9 votes