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Gaetz's withdrawal highlights how incoming presidents often lose Cabinet nominees
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn't unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time. Matt Gaetz's decision to pull his name Thursday from consideration for attorney general — amid...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 17 The Washington Post on a way forward for student loan relief Many Democrats thought President Joe Biden’s efforts to forgive vast swaths of student debt would...
Gabbard's sympathetic views toward Russia cause alarm as Trump's pick to lead intelligence services
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia's main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the world's nastiest pathogens. ...
Turkey's Erdogan says he remains hopeful about reconciliation with Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad can be achieved to end more than a decade of tensions between their two neighboring countries, state-run media reported on Wednesday. ...
While Syrian refugees don't want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Many who fled to Lebanon after the war in Syria started in 2011 did not want to go back. But for...
Violence spikes in Syria's opposition-held northwest, killing civilians and striking infrastructure
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A U.N. official said Thursday that he is “alarmed” by escalating violence in Syria’s opposition-held northwest in recent days, including airstrikes that hit near a food distribution site for displaced families and others that struck a power station and disabled water...
What to know about Hezbollah's capabilities after its recent losses
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah has suffered some of the heaviest losses in its history over the past two weeks, chief among them the killing of its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike. Two weeks ago, thousands of communications devices used by Hezbollah members...
Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?
BEIRUT (AP) — In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The move left Lebanon and much of the Mideast in shock as Israeli...
Who was longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades, transforming it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East. Hezbollah confirmed Saturday that he was killed in an Israeli air raid that levelled six...
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said. He was 64. Nasrallah, who spearheaded Hezbollah's war against Israel...
