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The interim prime minister of Haiti has declared a state of siege and imposed martial law following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, who died in an armed attack on his home.
Taliban fighters are escalating their offensive across much of Afghanistan, attacking major cities and seizing more territory as the U.S. military withdrawal from the country nears completion after nearly 20 years of war.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: Progressives May Sink Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Reconciliation Deal
Democratic Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks about efforts to pass major infrastructure funding that could address child care, climate change, education and poverty.
Texas Democratic lawmakers fled to Washington, D.C., to block suppressive new voting laws in their home state.
Cuba is facing its harshest phase of the pandemic as people are scrambling to cope amid shortages of medicine, food and other resources due to catastrophic U.S. sanctions.
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Hurricane Ida has completely knocked out power to the city of New Orleans and reversed the flow of the Mississippi River after it hit southern Louisiana and Mississippi, flooding the area with storm surges.
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President Joe Biden has forcefully defended his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, describing the removal of U.S. forces as an "extraordinary success."
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Elijah McClain, not suspected of any crime, was tackled by police, placed in a chokehold and later injected with a large amount of the powerful sedative ketamine. He died several days later.
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"Democracy Now!" hosts a wide-ranging discussion of the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, how we got here, and what comes next, with award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa and author and Harvard professor Cornel West.
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"Democracy Now!" hosts a wide-ranging discussion of the historic inauguration of President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, how we got here, and what comes next, with award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa and author and Harvard professor Cornel West.
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Joe Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ending the Trump era with a call for national unity and urging Americans to come together during a period of turbulence.
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Joe Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States Wednesday, ending the Trump era with a call for national unity and urging Americans to come together during a period of turbulence.
