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Members of the House will try again to elect a new speaker

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan to be speaker. Jordan is popular with the Republican base, and has Donald Trump's endorsement for the job.

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Putin arrives in Beijing to celebrate 10th anniversary of infrastructure initiative

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in China to mark the 10th anniversary of its Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. But there's a lot more going on behind the visit than just that.

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Poland's populist, right-wing government appears to be on its way out after 8 years

Monday, October 16, 2023

Exit polling shows the ruling Law and Justice party, which has steadily chipped away at democratic institutions, is suffering a dramatic upset.

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Morning news brief

Monday, October 16, 2023

Humanitarian crisis deepens as Israel-Hamas war continues. President Biden will ask Congress for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Poland's right-wing government appears to be on its way out.

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Scalise quits House speaker race. Failed to get needed support for a floor vote

Friday, October 13, 2023

Republican Rep. Steve Scalise dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House, leaving the party without a clear candidate for the job and the House without a leader.

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EU official warns social media firms to monitor for false Israel-Hamas information

Friday, October 13, 2023

Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.

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Morning news brief

Friday, October 13, 2023

Israel's ground invasion of Gaza may begin soon. Steve Scalise drops out of race for House speaker. Colorado jury convicts a white police officer in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man.

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An overdue reunion became a nightmare for this American family now trapped in Gaza

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Wafaa Abuzayda, her husband and baby were visiting family in Gaza when the fighting broke out. Now they're trapped and running low on diapers and milk. She says the U.S. embassy isn't helping.

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The cost of living is still going up, but not as fast as it had been

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Social Security beneficiaries can expect a 3.2% cost-of-living increase next year. It's a smaller increase than the 8.7% bump recipients got this year, which was the largest in decades.

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Morning news brief

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Days into the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza is in a deep humanitarian crisis. Republicans chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise to be their nominee for House speaker. Scientists use AI to speed up discoveries.

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House Republicans pick Scalise as speaker — full chamber has yet to vote

Thursday, October 12, 2023

House Republicans have nominated Louisiana Republican Steve Scalise as House speaker, but he still doesn't have enough votes to be elected.

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Gazans are under siege as Israel retaliates for the massive Hamas attack

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Gaza is cut off from food, water and fuel. Israel is raining down destruction on the Palestinian enclave as its residents try to survive.

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Can we combat our sedentary lives? New podcast series 'Body Electric' investigates

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Our bodies aren't designed for spending hours in a chair. Body Electric examines how we can change the relationship between technology and our bodies to sit less, get off our screens and feel better.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger has one main guiding principle: 'Be Useful'

Friday, October 06, 2023

Champion bodybuilder, Hollywood superstar, Governor of California — Arnold Schwarzenegger offers a few pieces of advice about living a successful life in his new book Be Useful.

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Morning news brief

Friday, October 06, 2023

GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz made history by engineering House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster. The gash across Ukraine's farmland can be seen from space. Guatemala enters a fifth day of a national strike.

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Candidates for speaker of the House are beginning to emerge

Thursday, October 05, 2023

The race is on to find a new speaker of the House. So far, there are two candidates: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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Vatican meeting considers topics from women in ministry to LGBTQ+ Catholics

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Catholic leaders are beginning a month-long meeting to discuss the church's relationship to laity. Among the topics: women in ministry and being more welcoming of divorced and LGBTQ+ Catholics.

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Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Some "climate jobs" are obvious. Others, not so much. So we talked to three people whose jobs address climate change in unexpected ways.

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Morning news brief

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

A House vote strips Kevin McCarthy of his speakership. Catholic leaders meet at the Vatican to discuss the future of the church. China's autumn festival gives clues about the country's economy.

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Ukrainian troops have made limited progress retaking Russian-occupied land

Tuesday, October 03, 2023

As winter approaches, Ukraine's military takes stock of the limited gains of its counteroffensive. As the war goes on, support for Ukraine seems to waver — especially among Republicans in Congress.

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