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Appeals court reinstates gag order barring Trump from maligning New York court staff
The initial order was instated after Trump posted a derogatory comment about the judge’s law clerk to social media.
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Posted inNation / World, Religion & Values
In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’
The call with President Isaac Herzog was felt to have gone so badly Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Republicans consider vote to authorize Biden impeachment as White House questions legitimacy
Republican leaders have long said a vote on the impeachment investigation was unnecessary but are reconsidering.
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More Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as truce in Gaza lasts another day
As word of the extension came Thursday morning, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses in Jerusalem. It was unclear if the attack would have any impact on the truce.
Posted inNation / World, News
Henry Kissinger, the secretary of state who dominated foreign policy under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Decades later, his name still provoked impassioned debate over foreign policy landmarks long past.
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It’s furry, it’s fierce – and in much of the U.S., it’s now protected
Wolverines in the Lower 48 are set to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday.
Posted inNation / World, News, Politics
Antagonisms flare as red states try to dictate how blue cities are run
State lawmakers proposed nearly 700 bills this year to circumscribe what cities and counties can do, according to a national organization focused in part on ending what it calls ‘abusive state preemption.’
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Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on U.S. government for help
Hamas militants who attacked southern Israel kidnapped some 240 people, including babies, children, women, soldiers, older adults, and Thai farm laborers.
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Sen. Schumer warns ‘antisemites are taking advantage’ of pro-Palestinian effort
The Senate majority leader said antisemitism is coming from ‘people that most liberal Jewish Americans felt previously were their ideological fellow travelers.’