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Republicans Appear on Track to Take the House

Democrats are falling short of their targets in key races in California and Arizona.

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Two killed in collision with car-transporter on deadly southern highway

Victims, in their 60s, trapped in crushed car; truck driver and driver of another car lightly injured; accident brings total number of road deaths this year to 300

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U.S. and China Restart Climate Talks

Discussions about combating climate change between the world’s two largest economies — and two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases — had been frozen since August.

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Biden meets with China’s Xi to discuss Taiwan, Ukraine and ‘red lines’

The White House says President Joe Biden has objected to what it says is China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan.

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Court releases prime suspects in hit on Israeli crime boss Benny Shlomo

Police to appeal the decision; move comes after two other suspects believed to have been involved in the murder were released last week

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3 People Killed in Shooting at University of Virginia

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting at a parking garage at the University of Virginia, according to the school’s president, and police searched Monday for a student who was a

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Russia and U.S. reported to be talking as Zelenskiy celebrates big victory in Ukraine

By Jonathan Landay and Jonathan Spicer KHERSON, Ukraine/ANKARA (Reuters) -Russian and U.S. officials were reported on Monday to be holding talks in Turkey, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have won so far, and

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Russia Tried to Absorb Ukraine’s Kherson City. It Didn’t Work.

In Kherson, national songs were banned, speaking Ukrainian could lead to arrest, and students were told they were Russian. Cue the resistance.

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Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says

John F. Kelly, who was White House chief of staff, said that as president, Donald J. Trump wanted investigations into perceived enemies like James Comey, the former F.B.I. director.

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Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China – The White House

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China  The White House

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