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January 12, 2023

Headlines for January 12, 2023

  • Russia Appoints New Military Commander in Ukraine as Battlefield Toll Mounts
  • Protesters Demand Closure of Guantánamo Prison on 21st Anniversary 
  • "We Need Negotiations, Not More War": CodePink Disrupts Defense Policy Talk 
  • Alabama's AG Warns People Taking Abortion Pills Could Be Prosecuted
  • GOP Congressmembers Pass Anti-Abortion Measures Days After Taking Control of House
  • Dozens of NY Republicans Call for Rep. George Santos to Resign
  • GOP Speaker McCarthy Defends George Santos, Sanctions Prominent Democrats
  • Illinois Bans Assault Weapons; SCOTUS Allows NY Gun Limits to Remain for Now
  • Kabul Blast Near Foreign Ministry Kills at Least 5 People
  • Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man Standing on His Own Roof
  • Peru Protest Death Toll Reaches 48 After Ouster of President Castillo
  • Three Mexican Journalists Kidnapped in Guerrero State
  • UAE Appoints CEO of Oil Giant to Preside Over U.N. Climate Summit
  • Biden Aides Find Second Batch of Classified Documents from Vice Presidency 
  • Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Discharged from Hospital 9 Days After Mid-Game Cardiac Arrest
  • 7,000 New York Nurses End Strike After Hospitals Agree to Increase Staffing

This post was originally published on Democracy Now!.

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