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The conversation was the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations
Elections would pose a major risk for Abbas' Fatah party and for the Islamic militant group Hamas, which won a landslide victory in 2006
What sets these assaults in South Sudan apart from many other rapes by soldiers in the troubled country is this: The women brought the men to court and won
When she reads next Wednesday, 22-year-old will be continuing tradition — for Democratic presidents — that includes such celebrated poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou
Experts suspect the pigeon that has been named Joe, after the US president-elect, hitched a ride on a cargo ship to cross the Pacific
This year, the government is implementing a deep financial reform that reduces subsidies, eliminates a dual currency that was key to the old system and raises salaries
Earlier this month, lawyers appointed by parliament said there was a legal basis to charge Inger Stoejberg
Announcement of their participation comes one day after word that Tom Hanks will host a 90-minute primetime TV special
Police said most of violence took place after a largely peaceful demonstration of about 500 protesters — some holding Black Lives Matter signs — ended in downtown Brussels
Flint had lead-tainted water and a deadly regional outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease
Environmentalists immediately accused President Donald Trump of taking a parting shot at protections designed to help restore the species in favor of the timber industry
A bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday in the Georgia House seeks to replace a statue of a slave owner with one of the late congressman and civil rights leader
If confirmed by the Senate, former UN envoy will head US Agency for International Development, which has an annual budget of about $20 billion
A Portuguese colony until 1961, this western Indian state usually comes alive in December and January
The three executions were to be the last before President-elect Joe Biden, an opponent of the federal death penalty, is sworn in next week
The right to free speech gives no one the right to commit violence, according to a memo signed by all members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The majority Black city was devastated by lead-contaminated water that was also blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2014-15
A growing number of Iraqi women are using pandemic restrictions to establish home-based businesses
The six-time Super Bowl-winning coach said "the decision has been made not to move forward with the award" in the wake of last week's deadly siege on the US Capitol
'Pausing' of donations announced by many companies was unlikely to deliver a serious blow to Republicans in Congress who voted to overturn Biden's win
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