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China's Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
China's Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly.
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Trump's talk of 51st U.S. state met with near-silence in Venezuela
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Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America's 250th
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US filings for jobless benefits hits 211,000 as the war in Iran drags on, clouding economic forecast
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Harvey Weinstein back in court after feeling ill as jury deliberates in his rape retrial
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Immigration
East Hampton Town bans police from ICE cooperation deals
The measure prohibits town police officers from helping federal agents with civil immigration raids.
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LI dad in ICE jail has attempted suicide 3 times while his family struggles with his absence
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Hochul: ICE's practices are 'just wrong' and New York won't take part
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Trump border czar: ICE to 'flood' New York if state won't help on deportations
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Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court flees from Senate
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Latvian prime minister resigns after controversy over stray Ukrainian drones
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Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska's 'blue dot' 2nd District
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What to know about contenders who could replace Keir Starmer as Britain's Labour leader
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Man faces attempted murder charge after driving car into elderly man during Belgrade protest
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This court became a symbol of Trump's immigration crackdown. Now it's at the center of a House race
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Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
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Judge blocks Trump administration's demand for Rhode Island hospital's records of transgender kids
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Supreme Court says man who lost leg can sue major logistics company over trucker crash
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Activist flotilla leaves Turkey for Gaza weeks after Israel intercepted a previous convoy
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In new lawsuit, Justice Department challenges efforts to sanction Trump administration lawyers
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Greece says new biometric checks are active for non-EU travelers, but some could pass without scans
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What to know about Xi's warning to Trump over the 'Taiwan Question'
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Jerusalem braces for annual ultranationalist Jewish march through Old City
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Polish capital registers its first same-sex marriage
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Israeli officials say Hezbollah drone wounds 3 civilians
Princess of Wales' Italy visit highlights progressive preschool approach that shuns standardization
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Pope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation
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Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism
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NASA's Psyche spacecraft buzzing Mars on its way to a rare metal asteroid
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Neo-Nazi leader gets 15 years for recruiting violent attacks, including a Santa poison plot
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The world's reaction to hantavirus is tinged by echoes of something else: COVID
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France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak
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Small cities in big Texas metro areas lead as the fastest growing municipalities in the US
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