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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Tuesday, June 14, 2021

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Emails show Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the last weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud that even his former attorney general declared without evidence, newly released emails show.

READ: Emails showing Trump allies pressuring Justice Department on election results

New emails from Justice Department and White House officials show how President Donald Trump's allies pressured then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to consider false and outlandish allegations that the 2020 election had been stolen.

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4 takeaways from the latest batch of Trump's election-related emails

A previously secret trove of emails released Tuesday by the House Oversight Committee sheds new light on how former President Donald Trump pressured the Justice Department on multiple fronts to do his bidding in his quest to overturn the 2020 election results.

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Biden-Putin summit live updates: High-stakes meeting underway

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.

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Pelosi says House will move forward with January 6 investigations

Pelosi did not say whether she would appoint a select committee specifically to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Manhattan DA gains access to Trump executive's tax returns: Report

Prosecutors in New York City have reportedly obtained the personal tax returns of a top Trump Organization executive.

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Researchers say they have unmasked a major QAnon influencer

Researchers at the intelligence firm Logically said Tuesday that they have identified an influential figure in the QAnon conspiracy community who pushed dangerous narratives about coronavirus and child trafficking.

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Congressional Gold Medal vote passes House as 21 Republicans vote no

Five months after the January 6 insurrection, the House and Senate have come to an agreement that will award the Congressional Gold Medal to the officers who defended the Capitol.

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Federal judge blocks Biden's ban on leases for drilling on public lands

The Interior Department said it would “comply with the decision,” signaling that lease sales to drill in Alaska and in the Gulf of Mexico will likely resume — at least for now.

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Schumer to trigger reconciliation process on Wednesday

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) says he will convene a meeting with all 11 Democratic members of the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday to begin the process for passing a budget resolution, paving the way for Democrats to pass a

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Attorney general unveils Biden strategy to counter domestic terrorism

Attorney General Merrick Garland, unveiling a new national strategy to counter domestic terrorism, said Tuesday investigations have "increased significantly."

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FBI says followers of QAnon conspiracy theory could engage in "violent action"

The June 4 bulletin from the FBI warned some QAnon adherents could harm Democrats and political opponents they believe are part of a corrupt cabal.

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Biden continues attacks on GOP-led voter restrictions from overseas

President Biden took a moment to attack efforts by GOP-led states to restrict voting as he arrived in Geneva, Switzerland on the eve of his highly anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Biden announces slate of ambassador nominees

President Biden's nominees include ambassadors to the key countries of Israel and Mexico, among other countries.

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Past criticism of Trump becomes potent weapon in GOP primaries

As Republican candidates jockey for position in contests for open U.S.

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Navy's highest-ranking officer confronts Republican critics and stresses importance of combating racism and misinformation

The US Navy's highest-ranking officer pushed back strongly against what he called efforts by two Republican congressmen to portray the US military as "weak" and "woke" in a hearing on Tuesday.

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Texas Democrats who staged walkout pressure U.S. Senate to pass voting bills

"These Texas Democrats bravely fought against voter suppression," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday.

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New emails show how Trump and his allies pressured Justice Department to try to challenge 2020 election results

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Attorney General Merrick Garland unveils plan to combat domestic terrorism

As the administration unveiled its domestic terrorism strategy, the FBI warned that disgruntled QAnon believers might progress from "digital soldiers" to creating real-world violence.

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Proud Boys descended into dysfunction after US Capitol riot, new messages show

A private Proud Boys audio chat that was made public Tuesday shows how the right-wing group fell into dysfunction and finger-pointing as its members got arrested after the US Capitol riot.

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21 Republicans vote against awarding medals to police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6

The House passed legislation on Tuesday to award Congressional Gold Medals — one of the highest civilian honors — to police officers who defended the Capitol during the violent Jan. 6 insurrection.

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Black NYC Dems want more uniformed police in subways, poll finds

Safety on the subway is on the minds of likely New York City Democratic primary voters as they prepare to head to the ballot boxes and according to recent polling, Black voters are the most concerned.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Holocaust museum visit was 'my decision'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Tuesday it was her decision to visit the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, adding that "this was just something that I had thought about over time."

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Southern Baptist Convention elects new president, fends off far-right takeover

Southern Baptists elected a new president on Tuesday, narrowly fending off a challenge from the right-wing.

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Biden's border wall funding freeze was legal, congressional investigators rule

On his first day in office, Biden issued a proclamation halting border wall projects and curtailing the flow of funds allocated for new border wall construction.

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Cuomo nursing home order did cause more deaths, should’ve been reversed sooner: task force

The controversial directive for New York nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients increased the death toll among residents — and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s claims otherwise have been disproven, according to a New York State Bar Association report exclusively obtained by The Post.

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Analysis: The most insane 2020 conspiracy theory in the new DOJ emails

"Pure insanity." That's how Richard Donoghue, the principal associate deputy attorney general, reacted to an email forwarded to him from Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that contained a YouTube link alleging broad-scale election tampering via Italian satellites.

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Israeli military says it fired rockets at Gaza over incendiary balloons

It is the first violence since a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinians last month ended 11 days of fighting.

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5 officers fired after man dies by suicide alone in interview room: Savannah police

Five officers with the Savannah Police Department have been fired after a man died by suicide while alone in an interview room, the department said.

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Democrat says he won't introduce resolution to censure Greene after her apology

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) said Tuesday that he is scrapping plans to introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) after she apologized for comparing mask and vaccine rules during the COVID-19 pandemic to the Holocaust.

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President Biden arrives in Geneva for Putin showdown after shoring up western support

President Joe Biden arrived in Geneva on Tuesday ahead of lengthy and contentious talks with Vladimir Putin, the capstone on a European tour designed to show western solidarity ahead of the momentous summit.

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Will Biden raise microwave directed-energy attacks on US spies and diplomats with Putin?

As President Biden heads into the summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers is calling on the president to raise the issue of directed-energy microwave incidents targeting U.S. diplomats and top national security and CIA officials.

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‘Pure insanity’: Emails show DOJ response to Trump election fraud claims

The former president’s aides and emissaries pressed Justice Department leaders to join legal challenges to the vote.

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Wray suggests limits on FBI social media tracking a 'lesson learned' after Jan. 6

FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday suggested possibly revisiting limits on the agency’s ability to monitor social media for potential threats.

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Trump to visit 'decimated' Mexico border with Texas Gov. Abbott on June 30

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the month, which he described on Tuesday as an “unmitigated disaster zone.”

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China set to send first crew to new space station Thursday

China is set to send the first three crew members to its new space station on Thursday morning

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Biden names liberal Big Tech enemy Lina Khan chairwoman of FTC

President Joe Biden has put anti-monopoly activist Lina Khan in charge of the Federal Trade Commission just hours after she was confirmed in a bipartisan vote.

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The Biden-Putin summit features high stakes, low expectations

The lack of results expected from the Geneva meeting is in sharp contrast to the long list of U.S. complaints about recent Russian behavior.

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U.S. to allow more parents to petition for their children to immigrate legally from Central America

Officials have portrayed the program as an alternative to the often dangerous trek migrant children take to reach the U.S. southern border.

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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, June 14, 2021

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. (Stephanie Lecocq, Pool via AP)

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders targeted China in a strongly worded warning Monday, declaring the nation poses a constant security challenge, is trying to undermine world order and is working on nuclear missile development at a worrisome pace.

Justice official resigning amid uproar over Dems' subpoena

The Justice Department’s top national security official is resigning from his position after revelations the department under President Donald Trump secretly seized records from Democrats and members of the media

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Ahead of Biden-Putin summit, Ukraine leader tells Americans war with Russia could "be tomorrow in their houses"

Ahead of President Biden's landmark summit with Vladimir Putin, Ukraine's president invites CBS News to the front line to explain why his country's war with Russia matters to the world.

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McConnell says he'll block Biden's Supreme Court nominee in 2024 if GOP controls Senate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he would block a Supreme Court nominee from President Biden in 2024 if Republicans are in the Senate majority – just as he did in 2016 after the death of late Justice Antonin Scalia.

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Attorney general vows to "move swiftly" amid uproar over seizure of lawmakers' data

Garland said there are "important questions that must be resolved in connection" to the Justice Department's seizure of records.

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All eyes on Biden-Putin summit after 'incredibly productive' day at NATO

President Joe Biden had a busy Monday with allies at NATO headquarters, but the focus was on his upcoming summit in Geneva with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Nato warns of military challenge posed by China

A summit of alliance leaders in Brussels describes China's behaviour as a "systemic challenge".

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NATO leaders at summit back Biden's decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan

NATO leaders meeting in Brussels on Monday largely backed President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, according to a senior administration official present for the talks, as the US President made his first trip to the alliance's headquarters since taking office.

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In the Democratic Senate, the path to making law still goes through Mitch McConnell

The top Republican is wielding the 60-vote filibuster rule to stymie Biden's biggest ambitions.

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Putin calls accusation of cyberattacks against US 'farcical'

Russian President Vladimir Putin pushed back against claims that his government is behind cyberattacks against the U.S. or election interference efforts, claiming that the allegations against Russia are “farcical” and lack evidentiary support.

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Biden seeks working-class support for foreign policy: The Note

President Joe Biden will be hard-pressed to deliver on some of the major goals he pushed the G-7 leaders to agree to.

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Supreme Court asks Biden administration to weigh in on Harvard affirmative action case

The showdown between Harvard and Asian-American applicants is the latest effort before the high court that seeks to end affirmative action in college admissions.

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How our tax codes let the rich get richer: 'We need better tax laws'

How our tax codes are favor the wealthy over workers.

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Justice Department to 'strengthen' rules regarding seeking congressional records, Garland says

The Justice Department will "strengthen" rules regarding seeking congressional records, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement Monday, following reports that the previous administration seized the records of journalists, members of Congress and their families.

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Omar, Greene face dueling censure resolutions in House for recent remarks

One resolution would censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her remarks last month when she compared mask-wearing in the House to the Holocaust.

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George P. Bush's 'risky' move: Challenging Texas' pro-Trump attorney general

The Republican primary for Texas AG will be a race for Trump's blessing as Bush seeks to dislodge incumbent Ken Paxton, who is facing trial for securities fraud.

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Supreme Court won't extend reduced charges to low-level crack cocaine offenders

Justice Sonia Sotomayor agreed with the decision but wrote separately suggesting that Congress should fix the problem.

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Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany says she ‘never lied’ as Trump press secretary

Ex-White House official complains about press calling her a liarPolitifact rates denial Trump played down Covid ‘pants on fire’ Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP The White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor...

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Harris kicks off tour of Southern states to boost vaccination rates

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made a first stop in South Carolina on her vaccination tour of Southern states to boost rates by July Fourth.

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PA Gov. Wolf calls GOP-backed election bill 'extremist proposal' to 'take away' voting rights

A spokesperson for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Sunday slammed an elections bill proposed by Republican state lawmakers, calling it “an extremist proposal" that will “silence the voices of Pennsylvanians.”

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Exclusive: US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility

The US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and helps operate it warned of an "imminent radiological threat," according to US officials and documents reviewed by CNN.

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'Wait and see': A GOP-controlled Senate might not fill a 2023 Supreme Court vacancy<br/>

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he may not allow the Senate to vote on a Supreme Court nominee a full 18 months before the 2024 election if he is the majority leader and a high court vacancy occurs.

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China Taishan plant: 'Performance issue' reported at nuclear facility

Plant owners say there was no leak at the Taishan facility - but gases were released on purpose.

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Democrats battle Republican-led voting curbs in Georgia

Democrats and their allies are mounting a major effort to educate Georgia voters on sweeping new voting restrictions passed by the state’s Republican-led legislature ahead of next year’s crucial U.S. Senate and congressional races.

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Biden assures allies at NATO summit after Trump mocked alliance as 'obsolete'

Biden building bridges at his first NATO summit as president, after Trump belittled alliance. He follows the event with a meeting with Russia's Putin.

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An SUV rammed into protesters in Minneapolis, killing one and injuring another. Then protesters yanked the driver out.

The demonstrators in Minneapolis then yanked the driver out. The protesters were in the Uptown area, where a Black man was shot dead by law enforcement earlier this month.

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Sotomayor tells Congress it can fix First Step Act after court rules against defendant

The Obama-appointed justice sided with a unanimous Supreme Court based on the text of the law.

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'Her instinct is to dig in': Kamala Harris' struggles to answer border question seen as part of a pattern

Several allies and former aides to Vice President Kamala Harris had "flashbacks" last week as they watched her fumble a politically sensitive question during her first foreign trip, seeing the misstep as part of a broader pattern of messaging challenges that have dogged her since her...

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Canada truck attack suspect charged with terrorism

Police allege the attack that killed four members of a Muslim family in Ontario was "premeditated".

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Reality Winner, NSA contractor in leak case, out of prison

A former government contractor who was given the longest federal prison sentence imposed for leaks to the news media has been released from prison to home confinement, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.

www.foxnews.com

Latino Republican elected mayor in South Texas says Latino voters are 'opening their eyes' after years of voting blue

A newly elected Latino Republican mayor set to represent an 85% Latino town in Texas believes many Latinos are “opening their eyes” after years of supporting Democratic candidates.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Fire at Illinois chemical plant could cause 'environmental nightmare,' fire chief says

Evacuations were ordered near the plant, owned by Chemtool Inc., a company that produces greases, lubricants, metal working fluids and cleaners.

www.nbcnews.com

Dangerous heat wave threatens drought-stricken West

Scorching temperatures come on top of the worst drought in the region modern history.

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Comer, Jordan send letter demanding more sunlight on Kerry's role in Biden admin

House Republicans Jim Jordan and James Comer are demanding answers from U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry about his role.

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Putin dismisses criticism of hacking and internal crackdowns ahead of Biden summit

In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Putin claimed nearly all condemnations of Russia should apply equally to the U.S. and the West.

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Kamala Harris becomes first sitting Vice President to march in LGBTQ+ Pride parade

Vice President Kamala Harris walked in the Capital Pride Walk and Rally in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, making history as the first sitting vice president to march in a Pride event.

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New evidence sparks call to reopen JFK assassination inquiry

The author of a new investigative book about the killings of former President John F. Kennedy and actress Marilyn Monroe said the evidence he’s uncovered demand that Congress reopen its investigation into the slayings.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Biden preparing intensely for Putin's tactics with aides and allies

President Joe Biden is using time away from summit meetings on his European tour this week for intense preparations ahead of his talks with Vladimir Putin, according to officials, as he works to avoid the pitfalls his predecessors faced in showdowns with the Russian leader.

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US documents solve mystery of war criminal Tojo's remains

Until recently, the location of executed wartime Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo’s remains was one of World War II’s biggest mysteries in the nation he once led

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Sessions, Rosenstein unaware of McGahn subpoena: source

Neither former Attorney General Jeff Sessions nor former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein were aware of any Justice Department subpoena for records of Trump administration White House counsel Don McGahn while they were in office, a source close to Sessions and Rosenstein told Fox News.

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North Korea's Kim Vows To Be Ready For Confrontation With The U.S.

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation, state media reported Friday. The move came just days after the United States and others urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks.

Kim's statement indicates he'll likely push to strength his nuclear arsenal and increase pressure on Washington to give up what North Korea considers a hostile U.S. policy, though he'll also prepare for talks to...

Ethiopia election: A sham or democratic rebirth?

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Why the stakes are so high in the nation's first attempt at free and fair elections.

Gaza fire balloons draw renewed Israel air strikes

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Arson attacks and retaliatory air strikes put further strain on a fragile ceasefire.

Sandra Day O'Connor omission noted as North Carolina Board of Ed OKs controversial teaching documents

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Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman ever appointed to the nation's highest court, was unjustly omitted from a list of remarkable women in American history, critics of new grade-school teaching guidance in North Carolina claimed this week.

The North Carolina State Board of Education approved the controversial new "unpacking documents" for social studies teaching standards Thursday, reports said.

"I know we cannot think of every person in history, every event in history, every major theme in history, but I cannot...

Ghislaine Maxwell wins $13.70 award from accuser for legal costs

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Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite and close confidant of Jeffrey Epstein who is accused of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse underage girls, won $13.70 on Wednesday, after a judge ordered one of her accusers to cover Maxwell's legal expenses.

A woman under the pseudonym “Jane Doe” filed a lawsuit last year accusing the socialite of acting like “an older sister” when Doe was 13 years old. She accused Maxwell of grooming her to be sexually abused by Epstein, and raped by him at age 17, Bloomberg reported.

Doe dropped the case last...

Record number of displaced people despite Covid: UN refugee agency

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Some 82 million people have been forcibly displaced, more than 1% of the world's population.

TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020

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China's biggest technology companies have been coming under increasing scrutiny both at home and abroad.

Black Americans Laud Juneteenth Holiday, Say More Work Ahead

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Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of racial reckoning in America, more is needed to change policies that disadvantage too many of their brethren.

“It’s great, but it’s not enough,” said Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Kansas City. Grant said she was delighted by the quick vote this week by Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday because “it's been a long time coming.”

But she added that “we...

Family of woman decapitated by gate in Utah sues Park Service, claiming negligence

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The family of a Ugandan human rights activist filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service this month after she was decapitated by a gate at the Arches National Park last year.

Esther “Essie” Nakajjigo, a 25-year old newlywed, was visiting the Utah park with her husband last year to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their first date.

The couple was driving to get ice cream when a gate blew closed from wind and sliced through their car, striking Nakajjigo in the head and neck.

Nakajjigo’s family claimed in a lawsuit filed in Denver on June...

Hawaii soldier pleads not guilty to murder in wife's death

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A Hawaii-based soldier is pleading not guilty in military court to first-degree premeditated murder in the January beating and stabbing death of his wife

US Catholic Bishops Have Heated Debate Before End-Of-Week Vote On Communion

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In impassioned debate Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue to receive Communion despite supporting abortion rights.

Some bishops said a strong rebuke of Biden is needed because of his recent actions protecting and expanding abortion access. Others warned that such action would portray the bishops as a partisan force during a time of bitter political divisions across the country.

The issue is by far the most contentious agenda item at the national...

Giant rhino fossils in China show new species was 'taller than giraffe'

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The Paraceratherium linxiaense was taller than a giraffe and weighed as much as four large African elephants.

Iowa governor signs 'Back the Blue' bill that increases penalties for protest-related crimes

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the "Back the Blue" bill into law on Thursday, increasing penalties for protest-related crimes.

"We encourage First Amendment rights to protest peacefully, but if you break the law, you're going to be held accountable," the governor said, according to KCCI-TV in Des Moines.

Reynolds said those who riot, loot or attack officers "will be punished to the full extent of the law. The public peace is too important, and the safety of our officers too precious, to tolerate destructive behavior."

The law makes rioting a...

California hydroelectric plant expected to shut down for the first time in 50 years

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A crucial hydroelectric plant in California is expected to shut down for the first time in 50 years as water levels in the area continue to decrease.

Officials on Thursday said the ongoing drought in the Western U.S. as well as high temperatures have severely depleted the water levels at the Edward Hyatt Power Plant at Lake Oroville, Calif., CNN reported. The water levels are hovering around 700 feet above sea level.

The power plant was first opened in 1967.

If the level continues to drop at its current rate, the plant will have to shut down in...

Kim says North Korea needs to be 'prepared' for 'confrontation' with US

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North Korean leader Kim Jong UnKim Jong UnNorth Korea's Kim warns of possible food shortage Overnight Defense: Austin and Milley talk budget, Afghanistan, sexual assault and more at wide-ranging Senate hearing North Korea calls U.S.-South Korea missile development hostile policy MORE told the country's government on Thursday it needed to be prepared for confrontation with the United States.

Kim “stressed the need to get prepared for both dialogue and confrontation, especially to get fully prepared for confrontation” with the U.S. during a ruling...

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