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How to watch the next Jan. 6 hearing

The House Jan. 6 committee is returning to its public-facing work this week, building on the hearings that were held over the summer.

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Italy far-right leader once hailed Hezbollah, Iran as defenders of Syrian Christians

2018 video shows Giorgia Meloni, who has now vowed to support Israel, offering praise of Syria’s Assad and his backers

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Shakira to face trial over alleged £13m tax fraud

Shakira is set to go on trial for tax fraud after a Spanish judge approved proceedings against the pop megastar.

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The protests won’t lead to regime change, Iran’s foreign minister tells NPR

As protests intensify in Iran over the arrest and death in custody of a 22-year-old woman, the country’s top diplomat promises an investigation into what happened but downplays the demonstrations. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images)

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Thousands march to demand justice for Mexico’s missing students

Thousands of Mexicans marched on Monday demanding justice on the eighth anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students, after investigators branded the atrocity a “state crime” involving the military and other institutions. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged protesters to

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Chess champ Carlsen accuses Niemann of recent cheating

Chess superstar Magnus Carlsen for the first time openly accused American Hans Niemann of cheating Monday, saying the rising star had done so more recently and more often than he previously admitted. The chess world has been shaken for three

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Russia shuns Oscars as Ukraine standoff hits arts

Russia has decided not to put forward a film to compete in the Oscars this year, as Moscow’s deteriorating ties with the West over Ukraine have hit arts and culture. “The presidium of the Film Academy of Russia has decided

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The Ukrainian Women Farmers Fighting to Keep the World Fed

Published in partnership with The Fuller Project, a global nonprofit newsroom dedicated to groundbreaking reporting on women It’s a late July morning, high summer in southern Ukraine, and Nadiia Ivanova’s farm blooms with waist-high sunflowers, golden stalks of flax and

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5 Ways to Fix America Today

My first book, The Four, started out as a love letter to Big Tech. I was enamored of their products, their innovation, their financial success, and the future they promised. But as I got further into the research, I saw

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None of These Major Midterm Campaign Websites Are Fully Accessible to Disabled Voters

At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, many states and politicians focused on how to help voters with disabilities safely cast ballots. But two years later, focus on supporting disabled voters is fading, and a new review found that none

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