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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, Apr. 2, 2020

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UK sanctions 'godmother' of Israel's settler movement Daniella Weiss

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The foreign secretary said the move "demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account".
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Elon Musk says he's going to do ‘a lot less' political spending

  • News source: Allan Smith, Matt Dixon and Steve Kopack | NBC
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Elon Musk, the world's richest man and a major benefactor to President Donald Trump in last year's presidential election, said Tuesday that he will do "a lot less" political spending moving forward.

Speaking with Bloomberg at the Qatar Economic Forum, Musk, who spent more than a quarter billion on a super PAC set up last year to primarily help Trump, sounded ambivalent about making such commitments in the cycles to come.

"I think in terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future," Musk said, adding, "I think I've done...
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DOJ cites bodycam footage in charging document for House Dem McIver

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Justice has accused Rep. LaMonica McIver of assaulting two federal agents at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in New Jersey last month, according to a new charging document.

The document cites bodycam footage from law enforcement officers who recorded events as McIver and two other New Jersey lawmakers stormed the ICE facility. Prosecutors say the first officer McIver allegedly assaulted was a Homeland Security Investigations agent and the second was an ICE agent.

The DOJ accuses McIver of having "slammed her forearm into the...
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Navy Secretary John Phelan's D.C. Kalorama home damaged in fire

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The home of U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan in Washington, D.C., was damaged in a fire on Monday, according to multiple U.S. officials.

Phelan and his wife, Amy, were preparing to move into the Kalorama mansion that public records show was purchased last month for about $8.6 million, but it was unoccupied during renovations, sources told CBS News.

Firefighters were called to the three-story English manor-style mansion in the 2400 block of Kalorama Road Monday night.

A Navy spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that the residence is the...
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Elon Musk says he'll scale back political spending

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Elon Musk said Monday that he plans to significantly scale back his political spending, adding that he does "not currently see a reason" to invest his money in politics.

In a video appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum, the world's richest man was asked if he'd continue to spend at such a high level in future elections, after contributing at least $277 million to Republican candidates and causes in the 2024 cycle.

"I think in terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future," Elon Musk responded.

"And why is...
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Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" hit by cuts to research funding

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Steep cuts to federal medical research grants this year have now disrupted millions in awards once backed by former President Joe Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative, after the Trump administration froze funding to Columbia University and Harvard University over their handling of campus protests about the war in Gaza.

Biden revealed Sunday he has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer. His "Moonshot" initiative was already personal because his son Beau died of brain cancer.

Multiple cancer scientists at Harvard University say...
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FEMA responds to deadly Kentucky tornadoes amid layoffs, looming cuts

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As potentially severe storms threaten parts of the Midwest and the South — which comes after a string of tornadoes have already left over two dozen dead — residents will likely have to turn to a weakened Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid recovery.

In London, Kentucky, Michael Carnes clung to his family as they heard the walls crumbling around them when a tornado hit on Friday.

"We ran into the closet under the stairs, which we thought was the safest place, which it was cuz it's basically the only place it wasn't damaged at all," he...
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Maryland's first Black governor blocks reparations bill, disappointing fellow Democrats

  • News source: FOX News
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The nation’s only sitting Black governor vetoed reparations legislation, dealing a blow to fellow Democrats and emphasizing his preference to "focus on the work itself" rather than form commissions.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore vetoed SB 587, legislation sponsored by state Sen. C. Anthony Muse, D-Forest Heights, that would have established the Maryland Reparations Commission.

The commission would have been tasked with providing recommendations by 2027 "relating to appropriate benefits to be offered to African Americans impacted by slavery and historic...
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Sparks expected to fly at high-stakes House hearing on threats against ICE

  • News source: FOX News
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Partisan sparks are expected to fly on Tuesday as lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee face off over President Donald Trump's strict crackdown on illegal immigration.

The panel's subcommittee on oversight is holding a hearing Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m. on threats to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

It comes as tensions still run high over the incident at Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, New Jersey, last month, when three House Democrats and the city's progressive mayor were accused of "storming" the facility in...
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Texas lawmakers seek to get federal reimbursement for Biden-era border control expenses

  • News source: FOX News
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Two U.S. Texas senators and a prominent conservative congressman are pushing the federal government to reimburse the state for billions spent securing the southern border under the Biden administration.

The State Border Security Assistance Act would create Justice Department and Homeland Security Department funding sources to reimburse states for actions taken on the border security front after Jan. 20, 2021 – the day of former President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Those funds would then reimburse costs for border wall construction, state law...
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Biden's cancer diagnosis raises fresh questions about his health in White House

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The news that he has "aggressive" prostate cancer has some medics asking why it was not detected sooner.
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French police launch prison hunt for mini Chinese-made phones

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The phones, no bigger than a cigarette-lighter, were being used to mastermind crimes from inside jail.
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Spain clamps down on Airbnb as tourism backlash returns for summer

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Spanish government calls for the removal of almost 66,000 property listings saying they breach tourism rules.
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Seven Mexican youths shot dead at church festivity

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The young men were shot dead as they lingered in a village square after a church festivity.
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India's 'Silicon Valley' flooded after heavy rains

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Three people have been killed in Bengaluru after the city received heavy rainfall from Sunday night.
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