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Catholics' support swings for Trump over Biden by significant margin: poll

  • News source: FOX News
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Catholics in the United States have swung dramatically against President Biden in recent years, now boasting a significant statistical break towards his GOP challenger.

Pew Research released on Apr. 30 a report exploring support for presidential candidates sorted by religious affiliation.

The poll found that 55% of Catholics support or lean towards supporting former President Donald Trump in a head-to-head against Biden.

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Conversely, only 45%...
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Alabama Gov. Ivey signs bill to ensure President Biden appears on November ballot

  • News source: FOX News
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Alabama officials on Thursday approved legislation to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state’s November ballot, mirroring accommodations the state made four years ago for then-President Donald Trump.

The House of Representatives voted 93-0 for the legislation. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law the same day, a spokeswoman said.

"This is a great day in Alabama when in a bipartisan manner, we passed this legislation to ensure that President Joe Biden gains access to the ballot in Alabama," Democratic state Sen. Merika...
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Liberia to set up first war crimes court

  • News source: BBC News - World
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An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.
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Former UK PM Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was turned away from a polling station after forgetting to bring ID to vote in the U.K.’s local elections
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Some 100,000 "dreamers" likely to get Obamacare under new rule, White House says

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a new directive the Biden administration released Friday.

The move took longer than promised to finalize and fell short of President Biden's initial proposal to allow those migrants to sign up for Medicaid, the health insurance program that provides nearly free coverage for the nation's poorest people.

But it will allow thousands of migrants to access lucrative tax breaks when they...
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Russian forces sharing base with US troops in Niger

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The move comes as the US negotiates pulling out its troops after Niger's junta ordered their expulsion.
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Apple iPhone sales fall in nearly all countries

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The tech giant says demand for its smartphones fell more than 10% in the first three months of the year.
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Americans' views divided on US policy toward Israel-Hamas war: POLL

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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More Americans trust former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden to handle the Israel-Hamas war, though few call it critical in their choice of a candidate.
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Biden to give Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pelosi, Gore, Bloomberg, Yeoh and more

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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President Joe Biden will honor 19 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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Trump trial sees investigator return to the stand as 3rd week nears close

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A forensic analyst who works for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will resume testimony Friday in the trial of former President Donald Trump.

On Thursday, Douglas Daus introduced a recording of Michael Cohen speaking to Trump, which he said he located on Cohen's phone.

"I need to open up a company for the transfer of all of that info regarding our friend, David," said Cohen, referring to former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who helped suppress a model's claim of an affair with Trump.

"So, what do we got to pay for this? 150?"...
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Biden brings up Islamophobia amid the worst antisemitism outbreak in decades

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President Biden broke his silence and condemned violent protests shaking college campuses across the U.S. amid the worst antisemitism outbreak in decades and added that Islamophobia has no place in America.

"There should be no place on any campus, no place in America for antisemitism or threats of violence against Jewish students," Biden said. "There is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind, whether it’s antisemitism, Islamophobia or discrimination against Arab-Americans or Palestinian-Americans. It’s simply wrong. There’s no place for...
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Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and more

  • News source: Darlene Superville | Associated Press
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Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they were calling from the White House.

“I said, ‘Is this a joke or is this serious?’" Jones recalled. The caller swore they were serious and was calling with the news that President Joe Biden wanted to recognize Jones with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

Jones, 93, will be honored for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement. He's a lawyer who provided legal counsel to...
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Michael Cohen hasn't taken the stand in Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are hearing his words

  • News source: Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo
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The prosecution's star witness has yet to take the stand in Donald Trump's hush money trial. But jurors are already hearing Michael Cohen's words as prosecutors work to directly tie Trump to payments to silence women with damaging claims about him before the 2016 election.

The second week of testimony in the case will wrap up Friday after jurors heard a potentially crucial piece of evidence: a recording of Trump and Cohen, then his attorney, discussing a plan to pay off an ex-Playboy model who claimed to have an affair with Trump. The former...
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Here's how hot it will get in the South next week

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Southern Texas is expected to feel the most severe heat threat next week, according to the National Weather Service.
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The quiet, feared strategist behind Modi’s rise

  • News source: BBC News - World
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India’s PM is eyeing a record third term - his home minister is the brains behind his election wins.
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