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G-7 Nations Agree to Cap Russian Oil at $60 a Barrel

The move came just hours after the European Union united behind the figure, as Western nations try to curb Moscow’s ability to wage war in Ukraine by squeezing Russia’s oil revenues while keeping global supplies steady.

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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’

More than a year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, journalist Maria Ressa still faces a series of criminal charges in her native country of the Philippines. She spent much of her time reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s

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Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa on ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’

More than a year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, journalist Maria Ressa still faces a series of criminal charges in her native country of the Philippines. She spent much of her time reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s

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How Muslim American candidates made history in the midterms

The 2022 midterms saw the greatest number of Muslim Americans elected to office. According to a report from Jetpac Resource Center and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, 153 Muslim Americans ran for office across all levels of government. Ruwa Roman

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Brooks and Capehart on the Democrats’ plan to shake up the presidential primary calendar

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Democrats’ plan to shakeup the road to the White House, President Biden and Congress halt a

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Prince William’s Earthshot Prize Winners Include a Seaweed-Based Plastic Startup and Cleaner Cookstoves

There is no shortage of environmental problems that need to be solved. And today in Boston, Mass.—at a ceremony marked by celebrity appearances and calls to action from around the world—Prince William through his Earthshot Prize handed out over $6

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WATCH: Biden speaks to Boston IBEW union members at phone bank for Sen. Warnock campaign in Georgia

Biden hit the phones with fellow Democrats Friday for Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock’s runoff election. He fetched hot coffee for volunteers, too, and thanked them for their work. But this busy phone bank was nowhere near Georgia.

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Donald Trump Just Weighed In on “#Twittergate”—and I Really Wish He Hadn’t – Mother Jones – Mother Jones

Donald Trump Just Weighed In on “#Twittergate”—and I Really Wish He Hadn’t – Mother Jones  Mother Jones

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Macron caps US state visit with New Orleans trip

French President Emmanuel Macron greets people in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 2, 2022 New Orleans (AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Friday in New Orleans, a city emblematic of historic Franco-American ties, to

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Ukraine Clamps Down on Orthodox Church Linked to Moscow

Ukraine’s government moved to curb the activities of the Orthodox Christian denomination historically linked to Moscow, aiming to cut off the most important remaining source of Russian cultural and religious influence in the country.

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