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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

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House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws.



























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Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns

  • News source: Carol E. Lee, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Aaron Gilchrist
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Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty members reviewed by NBC News.

“This week, I received an inquiry from concerned faculty about rumors they were hearing about President Biden’s selection as the 2024 Commencement speaker,” Kendrick Brown, Morehouse College’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, wrote in the email to...
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Is Trump part of a 'conspiracy' or 'cloaked in innocence'?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Trump's hush-money trial began Monday with opening statements - here is your key takeaway from the day.
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Australia PM calls Elon Musk an 'arrogant billionaire'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Anthony Albanese's comments come amid a feud over X's reluctance to remove footage of a stabbing.
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Handbag designer jailed for wildlife smuggling

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.
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Biden to 'quickly' supply new military aid to Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US president says he will send "significant" support to Kyiv if senators pass a new aid deal on Tuesday.
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WATCH: Deaf and blind puppy has ‘great love story’ with her human dad

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Sheridan Wright captured her husband Erik and their puppy Nellie falling deeper in love by the day.
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Top US colleges struggle with widening Gaza protests

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Dozens were arrested at Yale on Monday, while Columbia cancelled in-person classes over safety fears.
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PEN America awards called off after Gaza boycott

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.
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US watchdog sues to block $8.5bn handbag takeover

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The US competition watchdog has taken legal action to stop Tapestry's merger with rival Capri.
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Booing your own anthem - Hong Kong and a dilemma

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.
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Pro-Palestinian protests erupt outside NYU's Stern School of Business

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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NEW YORK -- Hundreds of protesters were rallying at NYU in support of Palestinians on Monday.

Police moved in on an encampment in Gould Plaza near the Stern School of Business just after 8:15 p.m. and started taking down tents and making arrests. Chopper 2's Dan Rice reported at least two dozen demonstrators being taken to four police buses. While that was happening, protesters started throwing objects in the direction of police officers.

After the police moved in, many protesters relocated to a location on West 3rd Street in Greenwich Village, not...
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U.S. program has resettled 187,000 Ukrainian refugees with little controversy

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Pennington, New Jersey — Yana, a 10-year-old fourth-grader from Ukraine with a bright smile and big dreams, said she has felt welcomed in New Jersey, calling the U.S. "very, very, very nice."

"I like the flowers here," Yana said in English, which she has learned remarkably quickly. "People aren't, like, being mean to anybody. They're being nice to everybody."

Asked if she feels safe in America, Yana said, "Yeah."

Roughly two years ago, Yana and her family had their lives suddenly upended by Russia's invasion of their native country. Olena Kopchak...
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As College Students Protest, Harris Keeps Her Focus on Abortion

  • News source: Jazmine Ulloa
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Vice President Kamala Harris, campaigning on Monday in Wisconsin, again took sharp swipes at former President Donald J. Trump for his actions on abortion, a hot topic across the country. But she stayed silent on the war in Gaza, another issue erupting elsewhere among the critical bloc of young voters she has been courting.

The split screen captured the advantages and challenges for Democrats as they head into the presidential election in November. Even as the party is looking to galvanize voters over the wave of abortion restrictions in numerous...
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Father begins legal fight against BP for dead son

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hussein Julood says the burning of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq caused his son's leukaemia.
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PEN America awards called off after Gaza boycott

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The prominent literary and free expression group cancelled its awards after a backlash from nominees.
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