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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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House votes to raise minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles to 21
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to raise the minimum age to buy semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21, as part of a package of gun bills in response to a horrific spate of mass shootings across the country.


























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Nevada Supreme Court rejects teachers union-backed appeal to put A's public funding on '24 ballot

  • News source: FOX News
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The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday struck down a proposed ballot initiative that would allow voters to decide whether to repeal the public funding that lawmakers approved last year for a new MLB stadium in Las Vegas.

The Monday ruling dealt a blow for detractors of the funding who saw a ballot question this year as the most effective route to repeal key parts of the sweeping bill that paved the way for the Oakland Athletics to move to Las Vegas.

NEVADA SUPREME COURT WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT CHASING HORSE'S REQUEST TO DISMISS SEX ABUSE CHARGES...
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Blinken in Ukraine as US weapons reach front line

  • News source: BBC News - World
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America's top diplomat will deliver a message of "strong reassurance... in a difficult moment", a US official says.
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Eight killed and dozens injured after Mumbai billboard collapse

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tens of people are still feared to be trapped with a rescue operation under way, emergency services say.
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Drama on and off screen at Cannes Film Festival

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Events off screen could be as dramatic as those in the selection of star-studded film premieres.
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Trapped in hell under collapsed building but pulled out alive

  • News source: BBC News - World
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South African Delvin Safers had already made what he thought was his last phone call to his family.
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Cow dung's key role in India's energy industry

  • News source: BBC News - World
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India is hoping that biogas, produced from farm waste, will curb its reliance on imported gas.
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Blinken Arrives in Ukraine Amid Russian Military Gains

  • News source: Michael Crowley
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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday morning for a visit meant to reaffirm American support for Ukraine but that might be shadowed by Russian military gains in the country’s northeast.

The unannounced trip, by overnight train from eastern Poland, was Mr. Blinken’s fourth to Kyiv since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It comes about three weeks after President Biden signed a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine that Congress passed after months of infighting among House Republicans.

Mr. Blinken plans to deliver a...
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WATCH: Bear treats itself to watermelon from California family's fridge

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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This hungry bear decided to help itself to some watermelon from a Southern California family's garage refrigerator.
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California moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning labels for gas stoves

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The California Assembly has approved legislation that would require new gas stoves to carry a label warning users about pollutants that have been linked to respiratory illnesses
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Arizona's high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Arizona’s highest court has given the state’s attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a 160-year-old near-total abortion ban
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Australian who exposed war crimes allegations jailed

  • News source: BBC News - World
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David McBride is the first Australian to be jailed over the war crimes allegations his disclosure helped expose.
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Israeli protesters block aid trucks destined for Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Unverified video shows protesters throwing food packages onto the ground before stomping on them.
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China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Zhang Zhan had been in jail for four years for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble".
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UK urged to confront Saudi leaders on Neom death

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Human rights groups urge the UK to demand an independent investigation into the reported killing.
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Russia says troops enter border town near Kharkiv

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Ukraine is concerned about what could happen if Russian troops get within artillery range of Kharkiv.
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