Author: The Gazette
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Old and new friendships, special bond fuel 18-3 Palmer Ridge softball to success this season
As the Palmer Ridge softball team shot confetti cannons on their home field Wednesday night, they weren’t just celebrating a 12-2 win over Cheyenne Mountain; they were celebrating each other. Wednesday was Senior Night for the Bears, who recognized five seniors in their last home game of the season. After Palmer Ridge created a 6-2…
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Explainer-What do we know about Trump’s Gaza deal?
By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, a ceasefire and hostage deal that could be a first step toward ending a two-year-old war that has roiled the Middle East. Here are some details of what is known…
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Three people killed in Houston-area shooting spree, suspect dead
Three people have been killed in related shootings committed by a now-deceased suspect in the Houston area, police said on Wednesday. The Houston Police Department is trying to determine a motive for the shooting spree as the investigation remains ongoing. The suspect, while driving in a Houston suburb, fired multiple shots at a female driver…
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Joe Rogan says Harris was ‘probably hammered,’ claiming she had closest 21st-century election
Podcast host Joe Rogan rebuffed former Vice President Kamala Harris’s “crazy talk” on Wednesday, saying she is “probably hammered” in falsely claiming she had the closest election in recent history. Harris has claimed at least twice since leaving the White House that she had the “closest” presidential election of the 21st century when she lost…
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Press groups condemn US Defense Department rules governing media access
By Helen Coster (Reuters) -The association representing journalists who cover the U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday condemned a new press access policy that could see reporters lose their access as early as next week, a development that would constrain the media’s ability to cover the world’s most powerful military. The Pentagon Press Association’s statement…
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US Senate blocks debate on ending military action against Venezuelan vessels
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a preliminary move to terminate President Donald Trump’s use of the military to destroy boats carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers, unless he gets authorization from Congress. The effort, spearheaded by Democratic Senators Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia – and with…
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House Democrats intensify Homan bribery investigation after Bondi sidesteps questions
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, led by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), are intensifying their investigation into bribery allegations involving White House border czar Tom Homan after Attorney General Pam Bondi dodged Senate Democrats’ questions on the matter during an oversight hearing. Raskin, the committee’s ranking member, first wrote to Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel last…
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Trump to Reuters on the Gaza deal: “This is a great day for the world”
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday that a Gaza hostages-for-ceasefire deal hammered out in Egypt represented “a great day for the world.” “The whole world has come together on this one, Israel, every country has come together. This has been a fantastic day,” Trump told Reuters in a brief telephone interview.…
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Leaders react to agreement on Gaza ceasefire
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel and Hamas had reached a deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release under the first phase of his plan for ending the two-year-old war in the Palestinian enclave. Following are comments on the agreement from leaders and officials around the world: U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP “This means…
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Hamas says deal reached to end Gaza war, calls for ensuring Israel implements it
(Reuters) -Hamas said on Thursday it had reached an agreement to end the war in Gaza following talks on a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the deal includes an Israeli withdrawal from the enclave and a hostage-prisoner exchange. Hamas called on Trump and guarantor states to ensure Israel fully implements the ceasefire, it…