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Recession avoided, inflation down as economy defies dark expectations  The Washington Post

Congressional Hispanic Caucus airs frustrations on border deal in meeting with White House  NBC News

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill criminalizing illegal border crossings at the state level. Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples. (Image credit: ©Peanuts Worldwide LLC)

Afghanistan is one of the countries most affected by climate change. But it was not invited to COP28. A young Afghan student came and advocated for his homeland. Did he make any progress? (Image credit: Christopher Pike for NPR)

Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi refused to appear on Tuesday at her first trial hearing since the award ceremony, describing the court as a “slaughterhouse”, her family said. Mohammadi, whose family accepted the 2023 prize in Oslo on

Trump tops Biden by 2 points among registered voters in new survey  The Hill

Could Donald Trump make a comeback? Will anyone in Russia challenge another six years for Vladimir Putin? With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to

Turin’s famed gianduiotto, a small, creamy chocolate that melts on the tongue, is at the center of a battle for European recognition pitting Italian artisans against Swiss giant Lindt. In his workshop outside the northwestern Italian city, Luca Ballesio kneads

Colbert Goes Off on Trump’s Hitler-Esque Immigration Comments  The Daily Beast The most profound question raised by Trump’s extreme rhetoric  CNN Senate Republicans recoil at Trump ‘poisoning the blood of our country’ remarks  The Hill Trump’s immigrant comments are borrowed from Hitler’s own

Sen. Ben Cardin says Capitol Police investigating former staffer’s alleged sex tape  CBS News Sen. Cardin furious that aide recorded sex tape in Senate room  Business Insider Playbook: Senate staffer out after sex tape scandal  POLITICO Democrat aide sacked for filming himself having