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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on "Face the Nation," May 12, 2024 - CBS News
Blinken says U.S. won't back Rafah incursion without "credible plan" to protect civilians
Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the U.S. "will not support" an Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah without a "credible plan to protect civilians.""From day one, President Biden has been determined to support Israel in defending itself and trying to make sure that Oct. 7 never happens again," Blinken said on "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "At the same time, he's been very clear that in doing that it's imperative that Israel protect civilians and make sure that humanitarian assistance gets to those who need it."
'Chicken scratch' notes, Trump's book, and a 2006 picture: See evidence in hush money trial
Stormy Daniels and former Trump aides testified in the hush money criminal trial. See the photos, documents and books lawyers used as evidence.
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Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump's hush money trial
Michael Cohen is the most central witness for prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.
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Trump, gun owners and Jan. 6 rioters: Tough-on-crime Justice Alito displays empathy for some criminal defendants
In recent Supreme Court arguments, the former prosecutor has asked skeptical questions about criminal cases against former President Donald Trump, Jan. 6 defendants and gun owners.
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Kari Lake wants to look forward as abortion keeps dominating the conversation in Arizona | CNN Politics
Less than 24 hours after Arizona’s near-total abortion ban was repealed, Kari Lake challenged Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, her likely opponent for the state’s US Senate seat, to a debate on the issue – ideally over Mother’s Day weekend.
www.cnn.comPutin in Cabinet shakeup moves to replace defense minister as he starts his 5th term in office
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday replaced Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in a Cabinet shakeup that comes as he begins his fifth term in office.
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Here are all the bad things witnesses have said about Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer who is set to testify Monday | CNN Politics
Nobody has anything nice to say about Michael Cohen.
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'Gloves are off': Trump attacks Biden, sweeping criminal charges at raucous New Jersey rally
Trump held a large rally on the beach in Wildwood, New Jersey, and claimed the deep blue state is in play.
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Biden faces bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill over Israel ultimatum | CNN Politics
Lawmakers in Washington, DC, on Sunday weighed in on President Joe Biden’s ultimatum last week on CNN that an Israeli invasion of Rafah would cause him to pause certain weapons transfers.
www.cnn.comJoe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it's Donald Trump's
President Joe Biden wants the 2024 election to be a referendum on Donald Trump’s record and plans, but he also wants voters to look favorably on his own policies and actions.
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Bernie Sanders says Israel shouldn't receive 'another nickel' in US military aid after State Dept. report
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, claimed that Israel is becoming a "pariah nation" and had broken international law in its war against Hamas.
Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state funds
Some states are considering multimillion-dollar grant programs for the technology. But many of those bills have been written with specific criteria so only one software provider can qualify.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel should do 'whatever' it has to while comparing the war in Gaza to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The GOP senator compared Israel’s military operations to the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Japan in World War II, saying, “Israel, do whatever you have to do.”
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Bill Maher on not pulling punches
The host of the HBO series "Real Time," and author of the new book, "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You," doesn't discriminate between right and left when aiming his barbs at tribal politics.
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Massive Trump beach rally in deep-blue NJ draws stark contrast to Biden's beach weekend: 'Biden could never'
Critics on social media argue President Biden could not pull a massive crowd like former President Trump in Wildwood, New Jersey, as they slam the current president for his beach weekend.
Flash floods and cold lava flow hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island. At least 37 people were killed
Heavy rains and torrents of cold lava and mud flowing down a volcano's slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have triggered flash floods.
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US officials continue to warn against invasion of Rafah, even as Israel presses ahead | CNN Politics
Top American officials offered stark warnings Sunday against an Israeli invasion of Rafah, predicting that a major ground offensive in the southern Gaza city would lead to widespread civilian casualties, spark a Hamas insurgency and create a power vacuum the terror group would later seek to fill.
www.cnn.comFlash floods in northern Afghanistan sweep away livelihoods, leaving hundreds dead and missing
Victims of the devastating floods in northern Afghanistan are burying the dead and looking for the loved ones still missing.
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Biden blasts Trump as ‘clearly unhinged’: ‘Something snapped’ - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden didn’t mince words about his rival Donald Trump, telling supporters this weekend that the former president is “unhinged.”
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Top Trump allies J.D. Vance, Lindsey Graham say they will accept 2024 election results
Senators J.D. Vance and Lindsey Graham say they will accept the 2024 election results, a position that separates them from other top Republicans
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Israel-Gaza live updates: 300,000 have fled Rafah, UN agency says
More than six months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
Chris Van Hollen blasts Hillary Clinton’s comments about anti-Israel protesters as ‘dismissive’ - Washington Examiner
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for saying protesters did not "know very much at all about the history."
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Continue reading...Cult movie director Roger Corman dies aged 98
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Continue reading...Hillary Clinton slammed by fellow Democrat for 'dismissive' remarks about anti-Israel protesters
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., accused former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of being "quite dismissive of students’ concerns," when she ripped anti-Israel student protesters as being ignorant about Middle Eastern affairs.
"They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East, or, frankly, about history in many areas of the world, including our own country," Clinton said earlier this week.
Specifically, Clinton pointed to an offer her husband, former President Bill Clinton, made to then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat when he...
Continue reading..."They don’t know very much at all about the history of the Middle East, or, frankly, about history in many areas of the world, including our own country," Clinton said earlier this week.
Specifically, Clinton pointed to an offer her husband, former President Bill Clinton, made to then-Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat when he...
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Continue reading...Before Michael Cohen's testimony, take a look back at he and Trump's long and tortured history
He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors' biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president's hush money trial.
But if Trump's fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider's view of the dealings at the heart of prosecutors' case, he also is as challenging a star witness as they come.
There is his tortured history with Trump, for whom he served as personal attorney and problem-zapper until his practices came under federal investigation. That led to felony convictions and prison...
Continue reading...But if Trump's fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider's view of the dealings at the heart of prosecutors' case, he also is as challenging a star witness as they come.
There is his tortured history with Trump, for whom he served as personal attorney and problem-zapper until his practices came under federal investigation. That led to felony convictions and prison...
Spain Socialists win Catalan election
The Catalan Socialist Party wins the regional elections as pro-independence parties lose ground.
Continue reading...Georgia opposition urges UK to oppose 'Russian law'
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A key cable linking the region to South Africa was cut on Sunday morning, an industry expert says.
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The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman's death was not a result of the transplant.
Continue reading...Michael Cohen expected to take stand in Trump trial on Monday
Following a weekend rally in New Jersey, former President Trump is due back in court on Monday for the continuation of his criminal "hush money" trial. Michael Cohen, Trump's one-time fixer, is expected to take the stand. Shanelle Kaul reports.
Continue reading...Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions
The vote followed what the union called “over a year of negotiations."
Continue reading...Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and 'King of the Bs,' dies at 98
Oscar-winner made “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters.”
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