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Month: January 2024

Taiwan says Chinese balloons are harassment and a threat to air safety

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has accused China of harassment and trying to affect public morale by repeatedly sending balloons over the self-governing island. Taiwan’s official Military News Agency said Saturday that a Defense Ministry analysis had found that the paths of the balloons posed a serious threat to international passenger flights. The

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A push to expand Medicaid has Kansas governor embracing politics and cutting against her brand

By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is more aggressive and openly political in pushing to expand Medicaid in Kansas as the Republican-controlled Legislature prepares to open its annual session Monday following five years of failed efforts to provide state health coverage to another 150,000 people. Kelly faces

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On Jan. 6 many Republicans blamed Trump for the Capitol riot. Now they endorse his presidential bid

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — In the follow-up to their 2018 bestseller “How Democracies Die,” authors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky write about three rules that political parties must follow: accept the results of fair elections, reject the use of violence to gain power and break ties to extremists. In the

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WWII-era munitions found under water in survey of Southern California industrial waste dump site

By ROBERT JABLON The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday. A survey of the known offshore sites in April managed to identify munitions by using high-definition video that covered a limited portion

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WWII-era munitions found under water in survey of Southern California industrial waste dump site

By ROBERT JABLON The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underwater dump sites off the Los Angeles coast contain World War II-era munitions including anti-submarine weapons and smoke devices, marine researchers announced Friday. A survey of the known offshore sites in April managed to identify munitions by using high-definition video that covered a limited portion

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