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Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency
The Washington Times stories: World Feb 3, 2023 | 00:25 amA Brazilian magazine on Thursday released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power.
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House Republicans launch probe into former FBI official Charles McGonigal
The Washington Times stories: Politics Feb 2, 2023 | 23:58 pmHouse Judiciary Republicans Thursday launched an investigation into Charles McGonigal, the former FBI official in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York Field Office who was arrested in January over ties to a Russian billionaire.
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Decisions loom for pandemic-era Medicaid enrollees
The Washington Times stories: National Feb 2, 2023 | 23:00 pmSome Kentuckians who signed up for Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have to shop around to maintain health insurance coverage, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday.
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Black lawmakers prod Biden to demand new policing laws during State of the Union
The Washington Times stories: Politics Feb 2, 2023 | 22:38 pmPresident Biden is facing intense pressure from fellow Democrats to overhaul the nation's police laws after Tyre Nichols' death at the hands of five Memphis police officers.
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Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over U.S. homeland
The Washington Times stories: World Feb 2, 2023 | 22:34 pmThe Pentagon revealed Thursday that it was tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that crossed into U.S. airspace days ago.
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Hunter Biden laptop lawsuit risks putting Biden family deals, finances under intense legal scrutiny
The Washington Times stories: Politics Feb 2, 2023 | 22:27 pmHunter Biden's threat of a lawsuit over news reports based on the contents of his leaked laptop computer would expose President Biden's son to depositions and other legal discovery about his family's far-flung business deals.
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Republicans blast Smithsonian for kicking out Catholic students over 'pro-life' beanies
The Washington Times stories: National Feb 2, 2023 | 22:14 pmSouth Carolina Republicans led lawmakers blasting the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for kicking out a group of Catholic high school students because they wore matching beanies inscribed with the words "pro-life."
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Pentagon expected to ship more long-range rockets to Ukraine
The Washington Times stories: World Feb 2, 2023 | 21:53 pmThe Biden administration is expected to send Ukraine a sophisticated new weapon, the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb, as part of a new $2 billion security assistance package to be announced shortly.
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U.S. reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump
The Washington Times stories: World Feb 2, 2023 | 21:45 pmA Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump's presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday.
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U.S. reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump
The Washington Times stories: White House Feb 2, 2023 | 21:45 pmA Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump's presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday.
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Reps. Buck, Cicilline form new antitrust caucus to ensure Big Tech crackdown effort survives
The Washington Times stories: Politics Feb 2, 2023 | 21:36 pmThe outgoing leadership of the House's top antitrust panel is regrouping and making a new push to battle Big Tech amid lingering questions over their successors' plans.
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New Jersey man arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktail at New Jersey synagogue
The Washington Times stories: National Feb 2, 2023 | 21:10 pmAn arrest has been made in the attempted firebombing Sunday of a New Jersey synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.
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U.S. releases Guantanamo prisoner once tortured at CIA sites
The Washington Times stories: World Feb 2, 2023 | 19:17 pmU.S. military officials said Thursday they have freed and sent to Central America a onetime al-Qaida money courier who had completed his sentence, ending an imprisonment that included torture at clandestine CIA sites and 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
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Biden's economic adviser to resign, adding to White House staff shake-up
The Washington Times stories: White House Feb 2, 2023 | 16:23 pmPresident Biden's economic adviser Brian Deese is stepping down after two years in the administration marked by stiff economic headwinds, the White House said Thursday.
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Biden prays for unity, pledges to reach across aisle at National Prayer Breakfast
The Washington Times stories: White House Feb 2, 2023 | 14:24 pmPresident Biden on Thursday promised to work closely with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a pledge of bipartisanship at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
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Biden confronted with big risk of ditching Harris for the 2024 ticket
The Washington Times stories: White House Feb 2, 2023 | 14:22 pmPresident Biden will ignore Democratic scuttlebutt about replacing Kamala Harris as his 2024 running mate, say party strategists who argue dumping her would alienate key voters and risk creating an image of instability in the administration.
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Biden will complete his physical on Feb. 16, White House says
The Washington Times stories: White House Feb 2, 2023 | 13:47 pmPresident Biden will complete his annual physical on Feb. 16 and make the results available to the public, the White House has confirmed, setting a date after previously suggesting it would be completed weeks earlier.
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Benedict remembered as humble scholar, not 'God's Rottweiler'
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 31, 2022 | 18:44 pmCritics of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who in 2005 became Pope Benedict XVI and who shocked the Catholic Church by resigning eight years later, called him the "Panzer Cardinal" or "God's Rottweiler" after the pugnacious dog breed.
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Molten lava on Hawaii's Big Island could block main highway
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 3, 2022 | 07:34 amMany people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island.
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Tough talk: China tells U.S. to take a hike when it comes to Taiwan
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 20, 2022 | 12:58 pmChinese leader Xi Jinping bluntly warned the United States that resolving differences about Taiwan remains a flashpoint for a potential conflict as U.S. scrambles to avert a "new cold war."
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Biden pushes engagement as Xi hails 'new era' of Chinese power
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 14, 2022 | 22:53 pmANALYSIS: President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping presented sharply diverging views on the future of U.S.-China relations during three hours of closed-door talks Monday.
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Six lessons learned after six months of war
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Aug 23, 2022 | 21:44 pmRussian President Vladimir Putin's momentous decision to invade Ukraine has taken turns that few predicted, from Moscow's stunning military missteps in the early days of the conflict to the rapid expansion of NATO and the massive disruptions to global food and fuel supplies.
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