The meeting with Donald Trump is the second this month for Teamsters President Sean O’Brien.
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White House calls Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution ‘troubling’
Kenneth Eugene Smith, a death row prisoner at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama was executed Thursday night using nitrogen gas, the first known instance in the world.
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Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
The execution took about 22 minutes between the opening and closing of the curtains to the viewing room.
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Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at U.S. warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades
The attack on the destroyer USS Carney marks a further escalation in the biggest confrontation at sea the U.S. Navy has seen in the Middle East in decades.
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Here’s a look at 6 things the UN is ordering Israel to do about its operation in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — In one of its most closely-watched rulings since its creation in 1948, the United Nations’ top court issued a series of orders to Israel to protect Palestinians in Gaza to prevent genocide there. Here is a look at the six so-called provisional measures, issued Friday by a panel of 17 judges […]
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Republican National Committee pulls resolution declaring Trump as ‘presumptive 2024 nominee’
The measure would have further solidified Trump’s control of the party and its operation at a time when Nikki Haley is still competing for the GOP nomination.
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Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamatory comments
The anonymous jury began its work after closing arguments punctuated by Donald Trump’s dramatic exit from the courtroom as one of Carroll’s lawyers spoke.
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Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire
Friday’s decision is only an interim one; it could take years for the full case brought by South Africa to be considered.
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Meet Efruz, the Jack Russell terrier that loves to surf
Little Efruz balances himself on the front of the surfboard as waves foam around him and his companion.
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Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas, the first time the method has been used
Three states – Alabama, Mississippi and Oklahoma – have authorized nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, but no state has attempted to use the untested method until now.