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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Friday, May 21, 2021

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Union: Dozens of U.S. Capitol Police have left since Jan. 6 attack - Politico


In Virginia, Trump’s election lies look like a GOP liability - AP

Republican rep. who voted to impeach Trump, warns of a GOP 'recipe for disaster' - NBC

AP-NORC poll: Police violence remains high concern in U.S. - AP

Biden claims progressives don't like him because he doesn't embrace 'a socialist agenda' - FOX

Trump and his allies seize on small NH. town's vote discrepancies to push lies about election outcome - CNN

White House proposes lower $1.7T infrastructure in GOP talks - AP

Democrats, GOP face crowded primaries as party leaders lose control - The Hill

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas - AP

Border Patrol has released more than 60,000 migrants into US under Biden - FOX

Duckworth, veterans fire back at Cruz after 'emasculated military' comments - The Hill

Progressives insist that ending qualified immunity must be part of police reform legislation - CBS

New York AG has 2 lawyers working with DA on Trump probe - AP

Judge agrees to unseal Fulton absentee ballots - ABC

Indiana AG says critical race theory is 'exact opposite' of MLK's vision - FOX

Cutting unemployment benefits won't bring back workers - but will hurt millions of families... - NBC

Business leaders take their election law fights behind the scenes after attacks from Republicans - CNBC

Hour-by-hour: Biden’s behind-the-scenes push for cease-fire - AP

Media mogul Barry Diller says cryptocurrencies are a ‘con’ - CNBC...

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3 big takeaways from Day 8 of Trump's hush money trial

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The first week of arguments in Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial concluded Friday with testimony from Trump's longtime assistant and Michael Cohen's former banker.
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Baby orca free after month trapped in Canadian lagoon

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Orphaned calf swims from British Columbia after several rescue attempts by First Nations community.
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Fire guts homeless shelter in Brazil killing 10

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The blaze erupted in the middle of the night at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil.
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Tate sexual assault trial to go ahead in Romania

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother deny allegations of rape and human trafficking.
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First woman to receive a pig organ recovering well

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Lisa Pisano, once near death, is recovering well after receiving a new kidney from a genetically modified pig.
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Peter Meijer, Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Withdraws From G.O.P. Senate Primary

  • News source: Neil Vigdor
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Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump when he was a member of the House, has withdrawn from the Republican primary race for U.S. Senate in Michigan, according to the Secretary of State’s office.

The move comes five days before Mr. Trump, who endorsed Mike Rogers for the seat, returns to the battleground state for a rally in Freeland, Mich. Mr. Rogers, who served seven terms in the House and rose to become the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is the most prominent Republican in the race.

The seat is...
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Pentagon Announces Additional $6 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine

  • News source: John Ismay
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The United States will give Ukraine $6 billion to purchase military hardware directly from American defense companies, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced on Friday, expressing confidence that many of the weapons and munitions the country most needs will soon arrive.

“This is the largest security assistance package that we’ve committed to date,” Mr. Austin told reporters at the Pentagon. It will include air-defense missiles and artillery ammunition among other offensive and defensive weaponry, he said.

Mr. Austin and Gen. Charles Q...
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Leader of Federal Student Aid Office Steps Down After FAFSA Crisis

  • News source: Zach Montague
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The nation’s top student aid official is stepping down, the Education Department said Friday, after the disastrous rollout of a new financial aid form that upended the college admissions process for millions of students this year.

Richard Cordray, who took over as the leader of the Federal Student Aid office in 2021, will hand over his duties in June, Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona said in a statement.

Mr. Cordray’s departure coincides with a fraught admissions season. College administrators, students and members of Congress across the...
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GOP blasts Dems' 'out-of-touch' warning of no more White House Correspondents' Dinners if Trump wins election

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The GOP is blasting President Biden’s campaign over an "out-of-touch" memo warning that former President Trump’s re-election could mean the end of one of Washington’s most glamorous traditions.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner and the days leading up to it are an annual social event, frequently invitation-only, where D.C.’s elite in media, journalism and politics gather for a celebration of the press.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) warned Thursday evening that Trump returning to the White House could put a stop to the...
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Trump suggests White House as venue for debate with Biden: 'Would be very comfortable'

  • News source: FOX News
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Former President Trump suggested the White House as the venue for a debate against President Biden, saying he "would be very comfortable."

The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, after hours in a Manhattan courtroom for the eighth day of his criminal trial, has repeatedly said he will debate Biden "anywhere, anytime, anyplace."

Biden broke his silence on debating his 2024 opponent on Friday during an interview with radio host Howard Stern. Biden said he would be "happy" to debate Trump.

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Woman pleads guilty to being accessory in fatal freeway shooting of 6-year-old boy

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A woman has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact for being the driver of the car from which her boyfriend fatally shot a 6-year-old boy riding in another car on a busy Southern California highway
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Tourist hospitalized after shark attack. Tobago closes several beaches

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A shark attack on a British tourist in the southeastern Caribbean prompted the government of Trinidad and Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park
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Vomiting bug infects 800 at German spring festival

  • News source: BBC News - World
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They are thought to have caught the norovirus at a festival marquee in Stuttgart last weekend.
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Republicans Target Migrants at the Border as an ‘Invasion’

  • News source: NYT > Politics
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Republicans have been increasingly using the word “invasion” in their ads and speeches to describe migrants on the southern border solidifying the word into party’s overall message on immigration.
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