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A source says that the NY grand jury will be on break for most of April
A grand jury is investigating US President Donald Trump for his alleged attempt to pay an adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had an affair with him, to remain silent before the 2020 election, reports said. “The new weapon being used by out of control, unhinged Democrats to cheat on elections is criminally investigating…
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The Senate is about to repeal Iraq War power authorizations
The US Senate has voted to repeal the war authorisations that supported the 1991 Gulf War and 2003 Iraq War. “There’s no justification anymore for allowing these authorisations to stay on the books,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. However, he added, “I am opposed to Congress sunsetting any military force authorisations in the Middle…
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Lloyd Austin is the defense secretary and he defends abortion policies
US Army Major General Lloyd Austin, in an interview with Tommy Tuberville, said that women in the military don’t choose where to serve. Austin added, “In five of our troops are women.” This comes after Tuberville said he would hold up Defense Department nominations for flag and general officers until Austin reversed his policies supporting…
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The New York grand jury won’t hear the Trump case again this week
US President Donald Trump’s ex-Vice President Mike Pence, in his book, had said that Trump told him in a December 5 telephone call that he wanted to challenge the election results in House of Representatives. “He said it was the first time he’d ever done that,” Pence added. The former Vice President declined to testify…
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GOP leaders are not in favor of an assault weapons ban
US Senator John Cornyn, who was the lead negotiator on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act that passed last year, has said he’s not sure how it will be implemented in the aftermath of the Nashville shooting. “We still have to understand what happened,” Cornyn said. However, he added that the administration argued for a ban on…
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Democrats are in control of Michigan for the first time in 40 years
Gun control groups said the US Supreme Court ruling in New York which left it to states to enforce their own gun laws isn’t a “silver bullet” to tackle gun violence in the country. They added, “The cost of political inaction…on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear.” The court ruled that New York’s ban…
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Biden wants McCarthy to show him his plan for the White House meeting
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that Social Security should be treated as a discretionary spending, which Congress has to approve every year rather than as permanent entitlements. “It’s what I want to see. Raising the cap, raising the retirement age for people who are now 30 years old, raising the tax on Social…
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The bill in Florida would give the governor power over state universities and ban gender studies
Hundreds of students, activists and political leaders marched on the state Capitol in Florida on Wednesday to protest against the government’s rejection of a new African-American studies Advanced Placement (AP) course. The marching was led by the Rev Al Sharpton, who held a rally outside the state Capitol. Earlier, Florida’s Department of Education had informed…
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Legal experts said that Dominion had unearthed’smoking gun’ evidence in case against Fox News
During an interview with the owner of Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch, he was asked if he could have told Fox News’ CEO and its stars to stop giving airtime to Rudy Giuliani, a key Trump campaign lawyer peddling election lies, an ex-Fox producer has claimed. “Hannity is getting awfully close to the line with his…
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The House GOP uses its new power to keep Trump from being indicted
US President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he didn’t tell her to investigate former President Donald Trump, a report said. Trump reportedly told Pelosi that she should focus on the impeachment probe against her husband, former President Joe Biden. Trump also told Pelosi that she should focus on Democrats’ investigation into…
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In the new book, there is a detail about Trump and his refusal to overturn the 2020 election
In his memoir, former US Vice President Mike Pence revealed that ex-President Donald Trump warned him days before the January 6 US Capitol riots that he would inspire the hatred of hundreds of thousands of people. Pence added that Trump warned him that he was “too honest to attempt to overturn the results of the…
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Russia is preparing for an increase in hostilities, according to Ukraine
Ukrainian troops are set to begin training in the UK to use the country’s Challenger-2 tanks, following the British government’s pledge to send a squadron of the tanks to Ukraine. The UK had pledged to send a squadron of the tanks to Ukraine after a Ukrainian official said that the country was bracing for a…
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Strikes in France bring the country to a standstill
Ten days of protests against the French government’s plan to raise the retirement age for most workers from 62 to 64-year-old have impacted schools and airports. On Tuesday, French civil aviation authority asked Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports to reduce flights by 20% and 30%. This comes after protesters blocked Biarritz Airport and forced…
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Biden thinks China is America’s most consequential geopolitical challenge
US President Donald Trump said that the Republican Party has moved “towards a much more pinched or less American relationship with the world”. He further said that the party has moved towards “a much more pinched or less American relationship with the world” with “not a lot of interest in contributing to global responses to…
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China is where Apple made the majority of its iPhone assembly
Chinese PM Li Keqiang said that the country will take steps to bring about a rebound after stalling last year, adding that it’s aiming for 5% GDP growth this year. He further said that the country will prioritize the expansion of domestic demand, something economists say is necessary to push China’s economy beyond its reliance…
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Israel’s New Kingmaker is a dangerous Extremist that is here to stay
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after he refused to back a bill that seeks to reduce the autonomy of Israel’s armed forces. Gallant said that the bill is endangering Israel’s security and creating a “rift within our society (that)” is ” widening and penetrating” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).…
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Russia has turned Eastern Ukraine into a large minefield
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman said on Monday that Russia could face “very heavy losses” in Crimea if it does not leave the region. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country had no intention of pulling its forces out of Ukraine’s annexed Kherson region. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman said that Russia is…
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Vice President Harris is going to give aid to the country
Ahead of the first White House summit on Africa, US Vice President Kamala Harris said the Ukrainian conflict has “boosted Africa’s importance in international politics and increased geopolitical jostlingamong global powers for the support of its governments and nations”. She also vowed to support Ghana, a democratic pillar in the region that is being squeezed…
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Elian Gonzalez wants to visit Cuba
Elin Gonzlez, a 29-year-old Cuban who was detained in the US as a teenager, has been elected to the National Assembly of Cuba. The National Election Council said Gonzlez and 470 others were approved by voters. Gonzlez was seized by the US federal agents at the age of 17.
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Opinion: Netanyahu’s reforms threaten the very foundations of Israel’s democracy
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would ask the country’s highest court to declare as unconstitutional his government’s decision to change the country’s judicial system. The Supreme Court is set to consider the matter on December 14. Netanyahu’s move came after Israel’s Attorney General asked the country’s top judge to disqualify Netanyahu from…
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The court reform brought Israel to the brink
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a bill that will prevent the Supreme Court from declaring him unfit for office. Under the bill, Israel’s Parliament will have jurisdiction over the decisions of the Supreme Court, which is currently considering a petition to prevent Netanyahu from becoming prime minister. Netanyahu had agreed to become the Prime…
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Is there a reason why Prince Harry cannot stop oversharing?
A group of British lawmakers have called for action to be taken against columnist Jeremy Clarkson after he wrote a “violent misogynist” opinion piece about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex in the Sun newspaper, which was later retracted. The lawmakers have called for action against Clarkson after he wrote the opinion piece about Meghan, which…
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We can’t ignore the threat of domestic terrorism
The US is facing a political environment that is “ripe for violence”, former Secretary of State Janet Yellen said. “These are states where there’s senior leaders, specifically in the Republican Party, that are already calling into question the results of the election or have a history of advocating for violence or condoning violence around it,”…
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Donald Trump thinks an indictment would have a lot of political and national implications
US House Republicans have said that New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg was politically motivated in his probe of former US President Donald Trump over payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday termed the probe “the weakest case out there”. Bragg is probing whether Trump paid Daniels to hide her allegations…
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Atlanta’s proposedCop City training center was partially closed after deadly traps were found
Activists protesting against a police and fire training facility at Atlanta’s South River Forest are demanding the release of their fellow demonstrators who have been in jail since the protests began. They also called for an end to the domestic terrorism charges against “Defend the Atlanta Forest” activists. Police have accused protesters of using violent…