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ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa's government
The party of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reversed a controversial proposed value-added-tax (VAT) rise that had threatened…
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“Drop Dead City” Spotlights a Lost Era of Liberal Government
At a time when the very function of government is being destroyed from within, an extraordinary historical documentary, “Drop Dead City,”…
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Judge rules federal government owes nearly $28 million to North Dakota for pipeline protests
A federal judge on Wednesday found the state of North Dakota entitled to nearly $28 million for responding to protests of the Dakota…
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Colombian government reveals questions it plans to pose to voters in referendum on labor reform
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government Tuesday published the contents of a proposed referendum on reform of the nation’s labor…
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Mexico's president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday that her government has asked television stations to pull a commercial produced by the Trump…
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Commentary: Alaska Republican speaks truth about Trump: 'Retaliation is real. And that’s not right.'
Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s longtime U.S. senator, was home from Washington this week, touching base. As part of her rounds, the Republican…
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Bulgarian government survives a no-confidence vote over corruption
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government on Thursday survived a second no-confidence motion in parliament in as many weeks. The motion…
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Paramilitaries declare rival government in Sudan
Sudan's paramilitaries have declared the formation of a rival government to the country's armed forces, two years into a war that has…
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Trump signs executive orders to overhaul government procurement, office space
President Trump on Tuesday signed a slew of executive orders overhauling how and where the federal government spends taxpayer money,…
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British Government Takes Control of Country’s Last Major Steel Mill
The British government moved swiftly on Saturday to take control of operations at the country’s last large crude steel producing facility,…
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IRS plan to give data to ICE could wallop California, where many immigrants pay taxes
One after another in recent weeks, Maria’s accounting clients raised the same fear: immigration agents finding and detaining them using…
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What happens if illegal immigrants don't register with the government?
Immigrants without legal status now must register with the United States federal government and carry papers with them at all times after…
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Investors Seeking Safety Look to German Government Bonds
Germany has long taken flack from Wall Street and financial capitals around Europe for the extreme fiscal conservatism that has kept the…
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Supreme Court says government should seek return of wrongly deported Maryland man
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday the Trump administration should seek the return of the Maryland man who was wrongly deported…
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'From dictatorship to occupation': Syrian civilians caught in Israeli advance
RASM Al-RAWADHY, Syria — The Israeli tanks — 15 of them, along with two armored bulldozers — growled as they advanced, their treads…
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Mexico warns against potential U.S. drone strikes on cartels
MEXICO CITY — Amid reports that the Trump administration is considering drone strikes against cartels, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum…
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Supreme Court OKs Trump's mass firing of new federal workers, blocking S.F. judge's rehire order
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected challenges to the Trump administration‘s mass firing of new federal workers. By a 7-2…
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Catholic bishops end refugee aid partnerships with U.S. government, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to…
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Supreme Court upholds Trump's war power to deport Venezuelan gang members
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday the Trump administration may use a wartime law to deport alleged members of a foreign crime…
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The Government May Deport Alien Hamas Supporters If It Affords Them Due Process of Law
Yes, the government has the power to do this, but it must be done in the right way. Source link
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With hopes for asylum in U.S. dashed, migrants in Tijuana ponder next moves
TIJUANA — When the Russian man arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border on March 1, he knew he was too late. Still, he held on to hope that even…
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A rebel group begins handing weapons over to the Colombian government as peace talks advance
PASTO, Colombia (AP) — A rebel group called the Commoners of the South has begun handing its weapons over to Colombia’s government, the…
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US Court Orders Trump to Bring Back the Maryland Man Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador, Says Government Acted 'Illegally'
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government must bring back a man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month. Kilmar…
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'There was blood everywhere.' Sectarian killings ravage Syrian villages
AL-SANOBAR, Syria — Mayada pointed to a divot picked out of the pavement in front of her parents’ house — the hole left by the bullet when…