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Today's Top News Compilation - Wednesday Apr. 8, 2020

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House Democrat stable after 'emergency medical event'

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Donald Norcross, D-N.J., "suffered an emergency medical event likely related to his gallbladder" over the weekend while traveling, his office said in a statement on Monday.

Norcross "was admitted to UNC Rex Hospital in North Carolina on Sunday and is in stable condition, where he is receiving exceptional medical treatment" while traveling over the weekend.

His office says he "is currently in good spirits and wants to thank the doctors, nurses, and support staff at UNC Rex Hospital for all their work on his behalf during his stay."

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Protecting the playing field: GOP urges governors to take action on women’s sports

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sens. Jim Risch and Tommy Tuberville are urging governors across the country to adhere to President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep men out of women’s sports while also demanding state-level action to ensure female athletes "receive the same assurance of fairness nationwide."

In February, Trump issued an executive order titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports and affirmed the position that the U.S. "must preserve fairness, safety, and equal opportunity for female athletes."

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Beijing calls Vance 'ignorant' over 'Chinese peasants' remark

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The sharp rhetoric comes as Donald Trump's tariffs fuel trade tensions between the US and China.
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Dem governors revolt against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump’s "Liberation Day" tariffs imposed a 10% baseline on all imports — with steeper rates for countries with trade deficits — sparking pushback from Democratic governors trying to shield their states from any fallout.

While the Trump administration has maintained that the aggressive new tariffs will ultimately strengthen the U.S. economy and protect American workers, Trump's new tariff orders have impacted global markets as Democratic governors unite in opposition.

Govs. Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker, Josh Shapiro, Jared Polis, Tim...
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China is not backing down from Trump's tariff war. What next?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US-China trade war shows no signs of slowing down, leaving the world unsure of what to expect.
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Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.
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Menendez brothers feel 'hope' for parole after decades in jail

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The pair tell TMZ they are optimistic about their latest appeals over their parents' killing in 1996.
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Congressional Democrats targeting dozens of House Republican-held seats in 2026 midterm battle for majority

  • News source: FOX News
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The House Democrats' campaign arm is taking aim at nearly three dozen Republican-held seats in the chamber as they aim to win back the majority in next year's midterm elections.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on Tuesday released its initial 2026 target list, which included 35 GOP-controlled seats, and launched an effort to fundraise for the party's eventual nominees in each of the districts.

The DCCC emphasized that their moves signal that "Democrats are on offense and poised to win the majority in 2026."

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South Sudan says US visa ban caused by mistaken nationality

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The government says the man it refused entry to was Congolese, not South Sudanese as the US had said.
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Inquiry after Indian man filmed giving water to cheetahs

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The footage shows a female cheetah and her four cubs walk up to the pan and start drinking from it.
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Belgian prince loses bid for benefits on top of £300k royal allowance

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Court rejects claim by Prince Laurent, who said he was acting out of "principle" rather than for money.
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Texas lawmakers consider bipartisan bill aimed at clarifying exceptions to state's abortion restrictions

  • News source: FOX News
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Texas lawmakers are considering a bipartisan bill to clarify the state's abortion ban, as many doctors have expressed concerns that the law is not clear about when they may step in to protect the life of the mother without committing a crime.

The state has a near-total abortion ban, but doctors, using reasonable medical judgment, are permitted to take action in cases where a pregnant woman faces a life-threatening physical condition or substantial impairment of major bodily function.

Now, the state legislature is seeking to pass a measure to...
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South Korea to hold presidential election on 3 June

  • News source: BBC News - World
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This comes after the constitutional court removed Yoon Suk Yeol as president and upheld his impeachment.
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Is the US heading for a recession? Three warning signs to watch

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Michelle Fleury explains the factors to watch in the economy after President Trump’s tariff announcements.
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Big-name anchors going independent, making money in the Substack era

  • News source: FOX News
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Hamish McKenzie, the co-founder of Substack, is suddenly speaking out.

"We are living through the most significant media disruption since the printing press, and it explains everything from why you can’t stand your neighbor to our current political tumult."

Today, he says on his site, "we live in a more chaotic environment, where the narrative frenzy of social media has given rise to political movements that gain power through exploiting attention of any kind, positive or negative, from moral panics to fulminating podium-thumpers. We’ve gone from...
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