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NewsDesk, 3 days ago to news

Centrist Benny Gantz resigns from Israel’s war Cabinet over lack of postwar Gaza plans. Read more from the Associated Press.
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NewsDesk, 3 days ago to news

As the war in Ukraine, migration and climate policy weigh on the minds of Europeans, tens of millions across the continent voted Sunday in the EU's parliamentary elections. AP has more, including the voting bloc’s expected shift to the right. https://flip.it/nzSqb5
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NewsDesk, 4 days ago to news

Israeli forces rescue four hostages amid heavy fighting in central Gaza. Scores of Palestinians reportedly killed. BBC News has more: https://flip.it/TGKbRC
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NewsDesk, 5 days ago to random

Eleven United Nations employees in Yemen have been detained by Houthi rebels, authorities say, and workers for other aid groups have also likely been taken. The detentions come as U.S.-led airstrikes on Houthi rebels after they started targeting shipping vessels in the Red Sea corridor in response to the war in Gaza. The Associated Press has more.

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NewsDesk, 5 days ago to Ethics

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas formally disclosed two trips he took with Republican donor Harlan Crow in 2019, one to Bali and one to Monte Rio, California. The annual disclosure form noted that the trips were “inadvertently omitted at the time of filing” in 2019. The only other justice to report receiving gifts in new filing was Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was gifted four concert tickets from singer Beyoncé in 2023, valued at $3,711. Read more from CBS News.

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NewsDesk, 5 days ago to geopolitics

The U.S. economy added a booming 272,000 jobs in May, with unemployment at 4%.

USA Today reports: "Wage growth generally has downshifted as COVID-related labor shortages have eased, but it’s still above the 3.5% clip that’s consistent with the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation goal."

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NewsDesk, 5 days ago to Ukraine

"U.S. President Joe Biden was due to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Friday as Kyiv’s army endures its hardest days of fighting since the early weeks of the war with Russia and prepares for what officials say could be a tough summer ahead."

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For ongoing coverage, follow @ukraine

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NewsDesk, 6 days ago to india

Political analysts are still dissecting India's election results. Yes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a historic third term. But his BJP party lost a significant number of seats.

What does it all mean for the world's largest democracy? Business Insider has a great selection of stories covering all the angles. Dive deep here: https://flip.it/ctg0ik

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NewsDesk, 6 days ago to USpolitics

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., orders former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 for defying Jan. 6 subpoenas.

CBS News reports: "A jury found Bannon guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress in 2022 after he refused to comply with a subpoena from the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack."

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NewsDesk, 6 days ago to Israel

Children are among the dozens killed in strike on Gaza school that Israeli military says was being used by Hamas.

NBC News reports: "Local health officials said at least 30 people had been killed, including 23 women and children, and dozens injured."

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NewsDesk, 6 days ago to Bulgaria

President Joe Biden and key U.S. allies were in Normandy Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S.-led allied forces' D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France.

CBS News reports "Biden is in France through the weekend for D-Day anniversary commemorations, planning to meet with key allies during his visit."

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NewsDesk, 7 days ago to USpolitics

"Georgia's Court of Appeals paused court proceedings Wednesday in former President Trump's state 2020 election subversion case while it reviews appeals, including whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can stay on the case."

@AxiosNews reports: "The pause in proceedings makes it unlikely that the Georgia case goes to trial before the November election."

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For U.S. presidential election coverage, follow @2024

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NewsDesk, 7 days ago to delhi

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delays traffic congestion pricing plan for New York City.

The Hill quotes the governor: “Let’s be real: a $15 charge may not mean a lot to someone who has the means, but it can break the budget of a working- or middle-class household. It puts the squeeze on the very people who make this City go: the teachers, first responders, small business workers, bodega owners."

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#Traffic #CongestionPricing #NYC #USPolitics #Hochul #Commuter

NewsDesk, 7 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to USpolitics

Will President Joe Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?

AP reports: "Polls have found immigration and border security to be a top issue this election year and one that has been seized on by former President Donald Trump and his campaign."

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Do you support Biden's move to restrict asylum seekers at the U.S. border?

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NewsDesk, 7 days ago to india

Indian voters reject Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a one-party state in win for competitive democracy.

CNN reports: "In what opposition parties have declared as a victory for pluralism, voters in the world’s largest democracy partially rejected Modi’s populist vision for a Hindu-first nation, reducing the BJP’s share of the vote by 63 seats – bringing its total down to 240, far below the 272 required for a parliamentary majority."

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NewsDesk, 8 days ago to california

It’s not summer yet, but more than 17 million people in the western United States are already under excessive heat warnings as temperatures climb 10 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit above average, with large swaths of California expecting to see thermometers hit 108F (42.2C). Meteorologists are saying the scorching weather is caused by a heat dome, when high pressure traps heat over an area, making it hotter the longer it lasts. The BBC has more.

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NewsDesk, 8 days ago to india

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was dealt a surprising setback as the country counts its ballots. While Modi is on track to win a rare third term, his majority in parliament has shrunk as the opposition outperformed expectations.

NBC News has the latest: https://flip.it/pfixYP

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NewsDesk, 9 days ago to USpolitics

The upside-down American flag goes mainstream as a form of right-wing protest.

NPR reports on the trend after an inverted American flag flew outside the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021. Many conservatives displayed the flag in a similar fashion to protest Donald Trump's conviction in the hush-money case.

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NewsDesk, 9 days ago to USpolitics

President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order that would shut down asylum requests to the U.S.-Mexico border once the number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, according to sources.

AP reports the order could be issued Tuesday: https://flip.it/i5nQfQ

#Biden #Migration #Immigration #Border #USPolitics #News

NewsDesk, 9 days ago to Mexico

A woman will be president of Mexico for the first time in the country’s history.

ABC News reports on the historic election of Claudia Sheinbaum:vhttps://flip.it/rETLR5

#Mexico #Election #Politics #Sheinbaum

NewsDesk, 10 days ago to news

North Korea will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea after Seoul threatens “unbearable” retaliatory steps over its balloon activities and other recent provocations. Read more from AP: https://flip.it/cLU5-x
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NewsDesk, 10 days ago to news

Mexico is expected to elect its first female president in Sunday’s election between a former academic who vows to continue Mexico’s current populist policies and a tech entrepreneur pledging to fight against deadly drug cartels. AP reports: https://flip.it/xZ8EK_
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NewsDesk, 12 days ago to india

India is in the middle of its sprawling 6-week election season, where nearly a billion eligible voters will take part in the world’s largest democracy. Some of them will give their vote for a price. While bribing people to vote for candidates is illegal, India’s election commission says it has seized more than a billion dollars in cash, food, jewelry and other “freebie” inducements this year. NPR has more.

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NewsDesk, 12 days ago to France

After organizers of an event honoring the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings said last month they were planning for some official Russian representation during the ceremony, the United States and United Kingdom were caught off-guard. Officials have now reversed that decision, saying “these are not the right conditions for [Russia] to be included,” citing the intensification of its war in Ukraine. Politico has more.

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NewsDesk, 12 days ago to USpolitics

We've gotten feedback that many of you don't like political polling stories. So here's a headline you may like: "Will Trump’s guilty verdict hurt him? Read this story (not the polls)."

Politico presents five takeaways from Donald Trump's conviction: https://flip.it/ytIcGK

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