As Civil Rights Era Fades From Memory, Generation Gap Divides Black Voters
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As Civil Rights Era Fades From Memory, Generation Gap Divides Black Voters

For years, Loretta Green has voted at her Southwest Atlanta precinct wearing the same custom T-shirt emblazoned with a photo of her first voter registration card, dated to 1960. The front of it reads: “This is why I vote.” Since gaining the legal right, Ms. Green, 88, has participated in…

Arizona Republicans Again Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban
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Arizona Republicans Again Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

House Republicans in Arizona on Wednesday scuttled another effort to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion, defying pressure from prominent Republicans, including former President Donald J. Trump, who had urged them to toss the ban that many voters viewed as extreme and archaic. “The last thing we should be…

Mount Ruang Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Lava Thousands of Feet Into the Sky
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Mount Ruang Erupts in Indonesia, Spewing Lava Thousands of Feet Into the Sky

Mount Ruang, a volcano in Indonesia, erupted on Tuesday, spewing fiery lava and ash thousands of feet into the night sky and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people in the North Sulawesi province, according to the authorities and local news reports. The volcano erupted at about 7:19 p.m. local…

Johnson Needs Democrats on Ukraine, Handing Them Power to Shape Aid Plan
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Johnson Needs Democrats on Ukraine, Handing Them Power to Shape Aid Plan

Speaker Mike Johnson’s elaborate plan for pushing aid to Ukraine through the House over his own party’s objections relies on an unusual strategy: He is counting on House Democrats and their leader, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, to provide the votes necessary to clear the way for it to…

Attack by Hezbollah Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers in Border Village
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Attack by Hezbollah Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers in Border Village

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a cross-border drone and missile attack in northern Israel on Wednesday that the Israeli military said had injured 14 soldiers, six of them severely. It was one of the most damaging attacks in recent months by Hezbollah, Iran’s most powerful regional proxy,…