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Today's Top News Compilation - Thursday, May 14, 2020

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Judge blocks Musk team access to Treasury Department records

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nineteen state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) was given access.
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Judge blocks Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A last-minute lawsuit means Trump's efforts to dismantle the overseas aid agency have been put on hold.
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Watch: How triple Israeli hostage release unfolded

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi are returning home after being released in Gaza on Saturday.
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Judge blocks Trump from placing 2,200 USAID workers on leave

  • News source: FOX News
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Republicans in House, Senate on collision course over sweeping Trump budget bill

  • News source: FOX News
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House Republicans are racing to get ahead of their Senate counterparts on plans to pass sweeping conservative policy legislation and advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Plans to take the first step in the budget reconciliation process this week were scuttled in the House, with fiscal hawks pushing GOP leaders to raise their proposed floor for spending cuts after balking at an initial rough proposal presented last month at the House Republican issues retreat in Miami.

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Here's what happened during Trump's 3rd week in office

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benajamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday, marking the first visit from a foreign leader during Trump's second term.

During Netanyahu's visit, Trump also unveiled massive plans suggesting that the U.S. would "take over" the Gaza Strip in a "long-term ownership position" to deliver stability to the region.

"The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," Trump said Tuesday evening in a joint press conference with Netanyahu. "We'll own it and be responsible for...
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Modi's BJP wins big in high-stakes Delhi election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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PM Modi's party is set to form a government in the Indian capital after 27 years.
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Stranded astronaut says being stuck in space ‘an opportunity’

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Suni Williams said she still pinches herself seeing the view from the International Space Station.
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Hamas set to release 3 more Israeli hostages

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Hamas militants have gathered in Deir Al-Balah ahead of the expected release of three more Israeli hostages -- Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami.
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Federal judge rules not to immediately block DOGE access to Labor Department systems

  • News source: FOX News
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A federal judge on Friday said he would not immediately block the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, from accessing systems at the Labor Department.

U.S. District Judge John Bates said he had concerns about DOGE but that the labor unions who sued to block their access to the systems have not yet provided evidence of any legal injury.

"Although the court harbors concerns about defendants’ alleged conduct, it must deny plaintiffs’ motion at this time," Bates wrote.

The Labor Department has investigated companies like SpaceX and Tesla that...
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Trudeau reportedly says Trump's talk of making Canada a US state is ‘a real thing'

  • News source: Jim Morris | The Associated Press
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources, local media reported.

Trudeau’s comments to business and labor leaders in a closed-door session were mistakenly carried by a loudspeaker, Canada’s public broadcaster CBC reported.

“Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on…,” Trudeau said of making Canada a U.S. state before...
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Modi's BJP ahead in tightly-fought Delhi election race

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Early trends show Modi's party is ahead of the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party as votes are counted in India's capital.
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Trudeau says Trump threat to annex Canada 'is a real thing'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The prime minister told an economic summit in Toronto he believes Trump is eyeing Canada's critical minerals.
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China lashes out at US ‘coercion' after Panama declines to renew infrastructure agreement

  • News source: The Associated Press
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China on Friday lashed out at what it called U.S. “coercion” after Panama declined to renew a key infrastructure agreement with Beijing following Washington’s threat to take back the Panama Canal.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a briefing that China “firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and Road cooperation through means of pressure and coercion.”

Assistant Foreign Minister Zhao Zhiyuan also met Panama’s ambassador to China and lodged solemn representations on Friday, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

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Hegseth to look into 'what went wrong' in Afghanistan and pledges accountability, slams diversity motto

  • News source: FOX News
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday addressed events in Afghanistan, saying they created the perception of "American weakness."

While speaking to the Department of Defense and Pentagon workforce during a town hall on Friday, Hegseth said America "deserves to take accountability for" events in Afghanistan, the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and the war that was unleashed in Ukraine.

"Chaos happens when the perception of American strength is not complete," Hegseth said. "We aim to re-establish that deterrence."

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