For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
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For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief

Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say. Source link

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Senate Passes Funding Bill After Trump, Musk Tanked Earlier Negotiations
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Senate Passes Funding Bill After Trump, Musk Tanked Earlier Negotiations

What’s New The U.S. Senate passed an eleventh-hour funding bill to keep the government operating shortly before a midnight deadline on Friday. The vote was 85 to 11.…

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Snow Forecast Map Shows Chances of White Christmas in Your State
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Snow Forecast Map Shows Chances of White Christmas in Your State

What’s New December 25 is just around the corner, and many are hoping to see some snow on the ground that day—making it a magical white Christmas. An…

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Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His
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Trump Wanted Shutdown to Happen on Biden’s Watch, Not His

The president-elect was eager to evade responsibility for the consequences of a potential shutdown even as he blew up a bipartisan deal that would have kept the government…

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Former NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch ‘Still Feels The Lingering Effects’ Of Career-Ending Crash
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Former NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch ‘Still Feels The Lingering Effects’ Of Career-Ending Crash

Former NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has opened up about the lingering effects of the crash that ultimately ended his racing career. Busch, a former Cup Series champion, retired…

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Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
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Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis

The Senate passed the measure, sending it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse. Source link

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Liz Cheney Breaks Silence on X With First Post Since the Election
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Liz Cheney Breaks Silence on X With First Post Since the Election

What’s New Former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney broke her weeks-long silence on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday with a post about Christmas. “Putting the finishing touches on this…

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Troy Masters, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Journalist, Dies at 63
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Troy Masters, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Journalist, Dies at 63

He was at the helm of several influential publications, notably Gay City News in New York City and, since 2017, The Los Angeles Blade. Source link

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College Football Playoff: Notre Dame Dominates Indiana, Will Face Georgia in Sugar Bowl
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College Football Playoff: Notre Dame Dominates Indiana, Will Face Georgia in Sugar Bowl

The first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff is now underway with the first game in the books. The Indiana Hoosiers took on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on what…

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Pakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism
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Pakistan Faces Resurgance of Terrorism

Political instability, dwindling public support and economic constraints are eroding the costly gains that the country made in combating militancy after a ghastly school attack in 2014. Source…

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