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US, Filipino forces start war drills in region facing Taiwan

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of American and Filipino forces began on Monday one of their largest combat exercises in years that will include live-fire maneuvers, aircraft assaults, urban warfare and beach landings in a showcase of U.S. firepow...

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Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll reflecting a level of anxiety that has echoes of t...

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Jan. 6 committee votes to hold Scavino, Navarro in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol voted unanimously to hold former Trump advisers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino in contempt of Congress for their monthslong refusal to comply with subpoenas. ...

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Solomons PM says no regional risk in China security deal

CANBERRA, Australa (AP) — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on Tuesday rejected concerns that regional saftey would be jeopardized by a security treaty between the South Pacific island nation and China. The United States, A...

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At Oscars, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill target of joke

At the Oscars, they said gay. The first political salvo of Sunday night’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles came in the opening monologue, when Wanda Sykes — one of the trio of hosts for the show — took a thinly veiled jab at Florida’s so-cal...

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Biden spokesperson tests positive for COVID-19 after trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said she tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after returning from Europe with President Joe Biden, in the latest infiltration of the coronavirus into the West Wing's protective bubble arou...