China is eroding Russia's influence over old allies as the alliance it leads crumbles over Ukraine, expert says

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chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shake hands in front of the two countries' flags
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right) and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shake hands during a signing ceremony, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China in May 2023.

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Meet the pro-housing agitators who are fighting to bring down home prices — and winning

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A large house being surrounded by smaller homes
YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

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Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

Hunter Biden expected to receive indictment related to gun charges his attorneys hoped to resolve in now scorched-earth plea deal

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Hunter Biden in 2022.
WASHINGTON, DC April 18, 2022: Hunter Biden during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn on April 18, 2022. This years event theme, EGGucation, will transform the South Lawn into a school community, full of fun educational activities for children to enjoy in addition to the traditional rolling and hunting eggs.

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Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says

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Cuba Russian ship
A Cuban sailor walks past the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

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John Fetterman says JD Vance is more focused on 'silly performance art' than trying to pass the railway safety bill they've introduced together

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Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.
Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania.

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Ron DeSantis just put the co-founder of a book ban advocacy group on Florida's state ethics commission

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Tina Descovich, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Chinese Government Officials Banned From Using iPhones at Work

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Central Chinese government officials are banned from using iPhones in the workplace, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Sen. John Fetterman says Biden impeachment is a 'big circlejerk on the fringe right' and that Republicans have a 'fetish for Hunter Biden'

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Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in his Senate office in June.
Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania in his Senate office in June.

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The Pentagon Might Be Launching a Hypersonic Missile from Cape Canaveral This Week

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A secretive launch planned for this week from Florida’s Cape Canaveral could be a test of a hypersonic weapon as the U.S. tries to catch up with the speedy missiles of Russia and China.

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Trump keeps asking to move his March hush-money trial date because he's overbooked with criminal trials

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A view of the courtroom where Donald Trump appeared an arraignment on charges stemming from his indictment by a Manhattan grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels
Former President Donald Trump has two trials in the same month.

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