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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, April 19, 2024

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Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a robust coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday’s vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyper-partisan House, with Democrats helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance overwhelmingly 316-94. Final House approval could come this weekend, when the package would be sent to the Senate.


























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House to vote on foreign aid bills for Ukraine, Israel

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The House will vote Saturday on foreign aid bills to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
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BBC reporter at Trump trial as man sets himself on fire

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The BBC's Nada Tawfik was outside the New York court where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
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BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran

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Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify.
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Columbine’s legacy – schools remain in the crosshairs: Reporter's notebook

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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How R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes

  • News source: Rebecca Davis O’Brien
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In January, when Doug Dern, the state chairman of the Natural Law Party of Michigan, got an email from a top strategist for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, he sensed it could be a star turn for his tiny political group.

For 22 years, Mr. Dern, a bankruptcy lawyer with a small practice outside Detroit, has almost single-handedly kept the Natural Law Party on Michigan’s ballot. Each cycle, the party runs a handful of candidates in obscure state races to meet Michigan’s minimum polling requirements for minor parties.

“Keep that ballot...
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G.O.P. Intensifies Scrutiny of Voting: ‘We’re Keeping a Close Eye on You’

  • News source: Nick Corasaniti, Alexandra Berzon and Michael Gold
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On a Monday in mid-March, the Wisconsin Republican Party gathered about 50 conservative activists on a Zoom call to train them in how to become poll workers, helping oversee and monitor the casting and counting of votes.

Heavily Democratic areas of the battleground state were a key focus. “Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee — that type,” Mike Hoffman, the state party’s election integrity director, said as he ticked off places being targeted.

“We’re keeping a close eye on you,” he recounted telling one city clerk, according to audio recordings of the...
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Lasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu

  • News source: Linda Qiu
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Loren Brey, a poultry grower in Minnesota, walked onto the farm where his egg-laying turkeys nest in November to discover a handful of hens, dead from the highly pathogenic avian flu.

Within a week, he lost nearly half of his entire flock.

So when Mr. Brey’s turkeys began producing eggs again in the spring, he gave a seemingly unconventional prevention method a go: lasers installed atop his barns, firing beams of green light to fend off wild ducks, owls and other possible carriers of the deadly virus.

As migratory birds fly north for the spring...
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Iran downplays presumed Israeli attack but vows response to any 'decisive action'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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World leaders have been repeating calls for de-escalation, after a reported Israeli strike on Iran.
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American Idol singer Mandisa dies aged 47

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Tributes are being paid to the gospel singer who won a Grammy in 2014 for her record Overcomer.
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Verstappen beats Hamilton to Chinese GP sprint win

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Max Verstappen fights past Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.
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Togo passes laws removing president's term limits

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Authorities say the reforms are necessary, but opponents say they will lengthen the president's rule.
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Can AI help solve Japan’s labour shortages?

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Japan is seeing if artificial intelligence can tackle its increasing shortfall of workers.
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BBC Verify examines video from Israel's attack on Iran

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Footage showing explosions in the sky over Iran has been analysed by BBC Verify.
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Republican aims to break decades long Senate election losing streak in this blue state

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE - It's been over a half century since a Republican won a Senate election in blue state New Jersey.

But real estate developer and hotelier Curtis Bashaw is optimistic about his party's prospects in November's elections to end the decades-long losing streak.

Bashaw, one of the two leading contenders in a multi-candidate field in June's GOP Senate primary in New Jersey, emphasized "I believe this is a once in a generation opportunity."

"I can’t wait to see how we prove to the rest of the country that New Jersey is a lot more purple than...
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Left-wing climate group with shady backing takes prominent role against gas stoves

  • News source: FOX News
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A secretive climate activist group with significant financial backing is quietly taking on a more prominent role advocating against
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