Scott criticizes DeSantis over his support for Florida's slavery curriculum as they stump in Iowa
U_S_ Sen_ Tim Scott is criticizing fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis for supporting standards requiring teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
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McConnell's office says he will serve out this Congress as leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, the Kentucky Republican's office said in a statement Friday.
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Man who drove through a Black Lives Matter protest and killed a demonstrator agrees to plea deal
Three years after a protester was fatally hit by a car during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle, the person responsible agreed to a plea deal on Thursday.
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No G20 consensus on emissions mitigation targets at talks -source
CHENNAI Climate talks between representatives of the group of 20 countries (G20) failed to reach a consensus on
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Inside efforts to avert environmental 'catastrophe' in the Red Sea
Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying supertanker carrying a million barrels of oil is finally being offloaded by a United Nations-led mission, hoping to avert what threatened to be one of the world's worst ecological disasters in decades.
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Poland's lawmakers approve a divisive law on Russian influence
Poland's lawmakers have voted to approve an amended but divisive law on Russian influences believed to be targeting the opposition and criticized by the U.S. and the European Union
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Putin woos African leaders at a summit in Russia with promises of expanding trade and other ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin is courting leaders from Africa at a summit, hailing the continent’s growing role in global affairs and offering to expand political and business ties
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Mega Millions jackpot at $910 million for Friday night's drawing
The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $910 million for Friday night's drawing, which would be the fifth-largest jackpot in the game's history if one person matches all six numbers.
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Ford recalls 870K F-150 pickups in US because parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly
Ford is recalling more than 870,000 F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electric parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly
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What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1
Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry
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Divided Cyprus' rival leaders appeal for information on the missing as eyewitnesses die
The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus have made a joint appeal for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, as more eyewitnesses die
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American families of IS victims sue cement maker Lafarge over Syria payments
ZURICH The families of U.S. aid workers and soldiers killed or injured by Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front
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