Tag: politics
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member has pleaded guilty in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about Russia’s war in Ukraine and other national security secrets
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Responding to US, France enshrines abortion access in constitution
VERSAILLES, France — French lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to codify abortion access in their constitution Monday — a move directly inspired by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “I was inspired by the fact that in the U.S. abortion rights were not in the Constitution,” French Senator Mélanie Vogel, the progressive politician…
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Puerto Rico’s power company holds a massive debt. A key hearing to restructure it has started
A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt has begun following years of acrimonious talks between the U.S. territory’s government and creditors seeking to recover their investments
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Germany and Russia spar over a leaked audio on missiles for Ukraine. Berlin promises to investigate
The German government has vehemently rejected allegations that Russia’s leak of a conversation by high-ranking German military officers was an indication Berlin was preparing for war against Russia
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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
Donald Trump says the Supreme Court opinion unanimously restoring him to 2024 presidential primary ballots is a “BIG WIN” for America
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Gaza cease-fire talks bogged down as hunger, pressure grow
Israel delayed sending a high-level delegation to Cairo for talks on a cease-fire in the war against Hamas for a second day, putting a damper on hopes for an imminent deal. The U.S., Egypt and Qatar — the main mediators — are trying to persuade Israel to pause fighting in Gaza and release Palestinian prisoners…
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Search for missing girl in South Africa ramps up as news of bloodied items found heightens emotions
The South African navy has been brought in to help with a search for a 6-year-old girl who has been missing for two weeks in a case that has captured national attention
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Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation
The former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company has pleaded guilty in New York to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s civil fraud case
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A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions
On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine
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U.N. envoy says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas raped women during Oct. 7 attacks on Israel
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. envoy says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas raped women during Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.