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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, May 18, 2021

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Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion. Guns. Religion. A Trump-fortified conservative majority is making its presence felt at the Supreme Court by quickly wading into high-profile social issues that have been a goal of the right for decades.


New York AG's office opens criminal probe into Trump Organization - NBC

McCarthy's bid to quash January 6 commission underscores GOP split on Trump - CNN

McConnell hits ‘pause’ on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel - AP

Firm behind Arizona audit says no data was destroyed, contradicting GOP allegations - The Hill

America's Satanic Panic Returns — This Time Through QAnon - NPR

Cruz faces backlash on social media after joking about flights resuming to Cancun - CNN

Obama on UFO videos: 'We don't know exactly what they are' - NBC

Biden waiving sanctions on company in charge of Nord Stream 2 pipeline - Wash. Examiner

Taliban ramped up attacks against Afghans as peace talks faltered, Pentagon watchdog says - NBC

Fox News Moves To Have Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit Dismissed - NPR

GOP splits open over Jan. 6 commission vote - The Hill

Biden keeps to 'quiet diplomacy' as calls for Israel-Hamas cease-fire ramp up - ABC

House Democrats block consideration of bill sanctioning Hamas financial supporters - FOX

In Biden White House, the Celebrity Staff Is a Thing of the Past - NY Times

House passes bill to curb hate crimes against Asian Americans, sends it to Biden - CNBC

Lawmakers frustrated over White House's ‘total lack’ of urgency in helping Afghan interpreters - Politico

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Appeals court upholds retired NYPD officer's 10-year sentence for Capitol riot attack

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A federal appeals court has upheld a retired New York Police Department officer’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol
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Robert De Niro, former police officers slam Trump outside New York hush money trial

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Actor Robert De Niro and former Capitol police officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn slammed former President Donald Trump outside of Trump's criminal hush money trial.
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Federal appeals court rebuffs claims of D.C. jury bias in Jan. 6 case

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Washington — A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction of a former New York City Police Department officer who was charged for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021, after he claimed that he couldn't get an impartial jury in Washington, D.C.

The unanimous three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a ruling Tuesday that defendant Thomas Webster was wrong when he argued that the jury pool in the District of Columbia was too Democratic, too tied to the federal government and too surrounded by...
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John Fetterman to receive top Jewish college's highest award for his stance on Israel

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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman will receive the highest honor awarded by the top U.S. Jewish university this week, the New York City school confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

While Yeshiva University celebrates the graduation of more than 1,700 students on Wednesday, the Washington Heights institution will award Fetterman its Presidential Medallion.

In a statement, the school called Fetterman an "American patriot and hero of Israel," adding he has been engaged just as the student body has in battling antisemitism and seeking the return of hostages since Hamas' Oct. 7 invasion of the Jewish nation.

Rabbi Ari Berman, Yeshiva's president, said the junior senator from the Keystone State has shown an "unwavering and courageous commitment to moral clarity," calling him one of the "true heroes" of the present day.
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Supreme Court rejects Michael Avenatti appeal as Nike extortion conviction stands

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Michael Avenatti's appeal request, upholding a conviction for plotting to
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Israeli tanks reach central Rafah as strikes continue

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Troops reportedly also seize a hill on the Egyptian border as air and artillery strikes continue.
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Georgia parliament overturns veto on foreign agents law

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The contentious law which sparked mass protests will come into effect in two months.
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Singapore Airlines: 'Turbulence landed five of my family in ICU'

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A week on, passengers and family reveal to the BBC what happened on flight SQ321.
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If Trump Is Convicted, How Will Biden’s Team Go on the Attack?

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Normally, seeing your presidential opponent convicted of a felony would be a cause for celebration.

But here we are in 2024. As President Biden’s campaign and its closest allies wait for a potential verdict in Donald J. Trump’s criminal case in New York, they have come to a collective decision that even a conviction should not alter their plan to frame the election around their North Star issues of abortion rights and democracy.

At the same time, many Democrats are aghast at the idea that Mr. Trump could become a felon and the Biden campaign would...
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Robert De Niro and Biden Campaign Troll Trump Outside Courthouse

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After first ignoring former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, then beginning to make sly insinuations about how he was “free on Wednesdays,” the court’s day off, President Biden’s campaign has jumped in with a stunt designed to emphasize the unprecedented situation of a major party’s presidential candidate awaiting a felony verdict.

The Biden campaign on Tuesday held a news conference outside the Manhattan courthouse with Robert De Niro, the actor whose voice narrates the campaign’s latest ad, as well as Harry Dunn and Michael Fanone, two...
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Hunter Biden loses last-minute appeal to dismiss gun charges

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Robert De Niro claims Trump 'could destroy the world' outside Manhattan court

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Actor Robert De Niro slammed former President Donald Trump as a "danger" to Americans in comments during a Biden-Harris press conference in New York City Tuesday outside the Manhattan courtroom where the 45th president is facing trial.

"I hope this new ad campaign reaches outside the bubble to remind supporters of what a danger he is to our lives. This is not a threat. This is our reality. And that's why I've joined the Biden-Harris campaign, because the only way to preserve our freedoms and hold on to our humanity is to vote for Joe Biden for...
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Texas tornadoes leave 760,000 without power

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The latest round of severe weather comes after deadly Memorial Day holiday weekend storms in the US.
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'Son of Sam' killer Berkowitz denied parole in 12th attempt

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David Berkowitz terrorized New York City with a series of 1970s shootings.
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Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill

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The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks
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