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Blinken in Ukraine to assure US support amid new Russian offensive 2024-05-14
Naharnet

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks. The visit comes less than a month after Congress approved a long-delayed...

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Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes 2024-05-14
Newsday

LEUPP, Ariz. — A proposed water rights settlement for three Native American tribes that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress took a significant step forward late Monday with introduction in the Navajo Nation Council. The Navajo Nation has one of the largest single...

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Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen expected to testify in hush-money trial 2024-05-13
AOL

Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial enters its 16th day on Monday in New York with the potential for bombshell testimony as his former fixer turned prosecution witness, Michael Cohen, is expected to take the stand. Cohen is core to the case against Trump, as he is accused of shuttling $130,000...

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Trump’s former ‘thug’ Michael Cohen set for trial-defining testimony in hush money case 2024-05-13
CNN

Michael Cohen once described himself as Donald Trump’s “spokesman, thug, pit bull and lawless lawyer.” But this week, he has a new role. He will be the star witness for prosecutors trying to prove Trump illegally falsified business records after paying off adult film actress Stormy Daniels as part...

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Biden slaps tariffs on nonexistent Chinese EV imports 2024-05-13
Asiatimes

The Biden administration reportedly will slap a 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) imports, except that no Chinese cars presently are offered for sale in the United States. If they were, they would crush the American competition, even with the present 25% tariff. Chevy’s Bolt, a starter EV...

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US says Israel's use of weapons may have violated international law 2024-05-11
RTE

The Biden administration has said that Israel's use of US-supplied weapons may have violated international humanitarian law during its military operation in Gaza, in its strongest criticism to date of Israel. But the administration stopped short of a definitive assessment, saying that due to the...

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The secret to Trump’s success is America’s distress 2024-05-10
The Hill

Donald Trump’s staying power despite scandal, corruption and malfeasance is truly remarkable. By all rights, his presidential campaign should be deader than South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s (R) dog. But he easily won his party’s presidential nod and is running about even with President Biden in the...

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California needs constitutional change to get serious about homelessness 2024-05-10
The Mercury News

I’m fortunate I wasn’t sexually assaulted while living on the streets of Los Angeles County. Many unhoused women are, and some repeatedly — though being attacked three times helped me qualify for a shelter bed. On any given night in Los Angeles County, more than 22,300 women are homeless. When...

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Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 civilians fleeing 2024-05-10
Wtop

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north, a United Nations official said Friday. Israel’s plans...

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Police disband pro-Palestinian student encampments across the US 2024-05-10
AOL

Police moved in to disband several pro-Palestinian student encampments on US campuses on Friday morning as the foment over protests against academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza continued to roil academia. Tent encampments at the University of Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of...

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