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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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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, 6 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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