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Today in History: December 1, Ukraine chooses independence from Soviet Union
Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2023. There are 30 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 1, 1991, Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly for independence from the Soviet Union. On this date:...
DeSantis and Newsom lob insults and talk some policy in a faceoff between two White House aspirants
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Instead, it was a hard-to-explain 90-minute clash...
Argentina won't join BRICS as scheduled, says member of Milei's transition team
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina will not be joining the BRICS bloc of developing economies next year as scheduled, a senior official in President-elect Javier Milei’s team said Thursday. “We will not join the BRICS,” Diana Mondino, who Milei picked as foreign...
An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial. The one-sentence decision from a four-judge panel...
The RNC's rules for the 2024 convention don't address what would happen if Donald Trump is convicted
NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican National Committee's rules for next year's nominating contest and convention were released this week without addressing a question the GOP could well face next summer: Can the party's delegates vote for a different candidate if the presumptive nominee is convicted...
Trump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week's Republican presidential debate
NEW YORK (AP) — As his Republican primary rivals return to the debate stage next week, former President Donald Trump will be headlining a closed-door fundraiser in Florida. Trump's campaign has been advertising a chance to win tickets to the “end-of-year reception” in...
Adelson adding NBA team to resume of casino mogul, GOP power broker, US and Israel newspaper owner
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miriam Adelson is one of the richest women in the world, a U.S. and Israel newspaper publisher and political powerbroker who, after selling $2 billion in stock to buy the Dallas Mavericks, will still be the majority shareholder of Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino company her...
Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Someone in China created thousands of fake social media accounts designed to appear to be from Americans and used them to spread polarizing political content in an apparent effort to divide the U.S. ahead of next year's elections, Meta said Thursday. The network...
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100. ...
Haley and DeSantis are relying more on outside campaign groups with time running out to stop Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley are increasingly outsourcing central parts of their campaigns, drawing on the growing urgency of Donald Trump opponents to find a single alternative to the former president. ...
