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Four big battles facing Congress in 2023

Four big battles facing Congress in 2023

WASHINGTON — The US is heading into another era of divided government in the new year, as Republicans are poised to reclaim control of the House of Representatives on January 3. Democrats will wield an expanded majority of 51 seats in the Senate and control the presidency.As recent decades have shown, divided control of Congress can become complicated in an era of growing partisanship and political acrimony. And the dynamics at the two ends of Pennsylvania Avenue will set the backdrop for the 2024 presidential election.Here are four battles coming up on Capitol Hill this year.A fight for the leadership…
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14 dead when gunmen in armored vehicles attack Mexican prison

14 dead when gunmen in armored vehicles attack Mexican prison

MEXICO CITY — Ten guards and four inmates were killed Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials.The Chihuahua state attorney's office said in a statement that around 7 am (8 am ET) several armored vehicles arrived at the prison and gunmen opened fire on the guards. In addition to the dead, 13 people were injured and at least 24 inmates escaped.Mexican soldiers and state police regained control of the prison later on Sunday. The state attorney's office said its staff was investigating.In August,…
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Michigan’s Roman Wilson upset over ‘bulls—‘ overturned touchdown call against TCU

Michigan’s Roman Wilson upset over ‘bulls—‘ overturned touchdown call against TCU

A controversial call during Michigan's loss to TCU in the college football playoff semifinal had the wide receiver participate in the play even after the game had ended.In the second quarter, it looked like the Wolverines had a touchdown in the bag with a pass from quarterback JJ McCarthy to wide receiver Roman Wilson, who caught the ball and appeared to fall towards the end zone. However, officials determined that when Wilson went down, the ball had not yet crossed the plane and ended up 1 yard from the goal line.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Michigan Wolverines…
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Russia says “significant number” of its soldiers were killed in attack

Russia says “significant number” of its soldiers were killed in attack

Ukraine killed dozens of Russian servicemen using US-supplied artillery to attack a base in an occupied part of the country on New Year's Eve, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday. Sixty-three servicemen were killed after 4 HIMARS artillery shells hit a "provisional base," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a Telegram on Monday. to post. Two shells were shot down, the statement added. Earlier, a senior Russian-backed official in occupied Donetsk said the "vocational school" in the city of Makiivka had been attacked by US-supplied HIMARS. “A significant number of dead and injured,” Daniil Bezsonov said on Telegram on Sunday…
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“They have shown absolutely no desire for reconciliation”

“They have shown absolutely no desire for reconciliation”

Prince Harry is defending his decision to speak publicly about the royal family and the British press, saying there has been "absolutely no willingness to reconcile.""Every time I've tried to do it in private, there have been briefings, leaks and seeding of stories against me and my wife," he says in a preview of his interview with Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes”, airs Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.and in a 20 second trailer for his interview with British broadcaster Tom Bradby, he says, "it never had to be this way." That interview will air on UK broadcast station ITV1 and…
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Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with two forms of cancer: “I hope for a favorable outcome”

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova diagnosed with two forms of cancer: “I hope for a favorable outcome”

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova revealed on Monday that she was diagnosed with throat and breast cancer after discovering a lump in her neck two months ago.Navratilova, 66, told The Times she discovered an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November and tests also found that the cancer had returned in her breast. She expressed optimism about her future state of health.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM November 7, 2022; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Martina Navratilova, Elise Mertens (BEL) and Veronika Kudermetova pose with the trophy after winning the doubles final against Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) and Katerina Siniakova…
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Why are we so attracted to red?

Why are we so attracted to red?

10 September 2014We will never know what our ancestors thought thousands of years ago, when we first picked up natural crayons and started painting their bodies.But perhaps what is significant is that they chose a deep red ocher: the color of our blood and a vivid reminder of life and death.Today, scarlet hues are associated with power, aggression and sex: from the vermilion of the royal symbols of the Queen of England to the flashy neon lights of Amsterdam's red light district.And those associations may not be a coincidence. A new branch of science called "color psychology" has found that…
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Sandra Bullock plastic surgery rumors highlight the scourge of Hollywood

Sandra Bullock plastic surgery rumors highlight the scourge of Hollywood

Towards the end of "The Lost City," a surprise 2022 blockbuster based on the charms of its two stars, Channing Tatum looks deep into the eyes of Sandra Bullock. "This is the first time I've seen you without fear," she says, "and alive." It's supposed to be a life-changing moment for Loretta Sage, Bullock's romance novelist, who has finally embraced into her own life the sense of adventure she had long written for her characters. But she doesn't land, largely because Bullock's face doesn't change much. And that, for the 58-year-old star, may well be by design. It is a…
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