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The Gerrymander Battles Loom, as G.O.P. Looks to Press Its Advantage

With new census results coming, Republicans control redistricting in key states, while Democrats prepare for legal challenges and look to redraw some maps of their own.

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Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘detained by military’, NLD party says – BBC News

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi ‘detained by military’, NLD party says  BBC News Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Detained in Myanmar Amid Coup Fears  The New York Times Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Detained in Early-Morning Raid, Reuters Says  Bloomberg Myanmar Lawmakers Undaunted as Parliament

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‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle – POLITICO

‘She is weighing us down’: Georgia GOP cringes at Marjorie Taylor Greene spectacle  POLITICO GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments  CNN Parkland victim’s mother says she spoke with Marjorie Taylor Greene about school

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Poll shows 10% of voters supporting parties that fall below electoral threshold

9 factions expected to fail to enter Knesset, highlighting need for mergers ahead of Thursday deadline for submitting election slates

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N.J. school closings, delayed openings, schedule changes due snow Monday (02/01/2021) – NJ.com

N.J. school closings, delayed openings, schedule changes due snow Monday (02/01/2021)  NJ.com Major winter storm to bring snow to Midwest, Northeast  ABC News Live updates: Snow blankets D.C. area in 2 to 4 inches, with an icy night ahead  The Washington Post Powerful

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The Latest: Israel extends its lockdown for at least 5 days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced early Monday that the restrictions, which have forced nonessential businesses and most schools to remain closed for the past month, will remain in effect until at least Friday. A ban on nearly all incoming

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The Latest: Israel extends its lockdown for at least 5 days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced early Monday that the restrictions, which have forced nonessential businesses and most schools to remain closed for the past month, will remain in effect until at least Friday. A ban on nearly all incoming

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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi ‘detained in military raid’

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is among the politicians to have been detained by the military in an early morning raid, according to her party.

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Vaccination Delays Put Global Rebound at Risk

Timetables for vaccinating enough people to effectively curb Covid-19 are slipping in many countries, raising fears that a large portion of the world will still be battling the pandemic and its economic effects well into 2022 or beyond.

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Hundreds of Palestinians cross into Israel to work despite border closure

Footage, photos show West Bank residents streaming unhindered into Israel through holes in security barrier near Hebron

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