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The Forgotten Story of One of the First U.S. Soldiers Killed Overseas After Pearl Harbor

Eighty-one years ago, on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed U.S. Pacific fleet and Army and Navy aircraft at Pearl Harbor on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, killing some 2,400 military personnel and civilians. The attack marked the beginning of

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E.U. Agrees Deal to Ban Products Which Fuel Deforestation

(BRUSSELS, Belgium) — European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal Tuesday that would ban the import of products which contribute to deforestation around the world. The preliminary agreement, which still needs to be formally adopted by the EU parliament,

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High Debt Levels Could Pressure Developing Countries, World Bank Says

Developing countries have amassed high levels of debt that could be difficult to repay as the global economy slows and interest rates rise, the bank said.

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5 Key Factors That Will Decide the Georgia Senate Runoff – The New York Times

5 Key Factors That Will Decide the Georgia Senate Runoff  The New York Times Rep. Williams: Warnock Is Only Candidate With ‘Competence’ To Lead Georgia  MSNBC The 7 things you need to know for Tuesday, December 6  The Washington Post Opinion | Everything

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WATCH LIVE: Congressional Gold Medal honors Jan. 6 Capitol defenders

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, awarding them Congress’s highest honor nearly two years after they fought with

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WATCH LIVE: Lisa Desjardins hosts the Bipartisan Policy Center’s 2022 Elections Summit

Event description: “Never before in modern history have election leaders faced so many simultaneous crises, from national figures propagating conspiracy theories to divisive new laws and court rulings to cyber threats from foreign adversaries.”

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Prince Harry and UK newspaper publisher agree pause of libel case

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry and Associated Newspapers, one of Britain’s biggest media publishers, have agreed a temporary pause in his libel claim to try to settle the case, London’s High Court heard on Tuesday. The Duke

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Indonesia Bans Sex Outside Marriage

Lawmakers appproved an overhaul of the criminal code empowering the state to punish people for offenses such as blasphemy and extramarital sex.

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Tampa police chief resigns after she flashed her badge to escape a traffic stop

Body camera footage showed Police Chief Mary O’Connor saying “I’m hoping you’ll just let us go tonight” after a deputy pulled her and her husband over for driving an unregistered golf cart. (Image credit: Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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Swedish man found guilty of murder, planning to kill politician

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A Swedish court on Tuesday found a man guilty of murdering a woman and of planning to kill a senior politician at a festival in July, and ordered that he be taken into psychiatric care. The 33-year-old Swede

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