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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, May 13, 2024

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Star witness Michael Cohen directly implicates Trump in testimony at hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s fixer-turned-foe, Michael Cohen, directly implicated the former president in a hush money scheme Monday, telling jurors that his celebrity client tasked him on several occasions to stifle stories about sex that he feared could torpedo his 2016 presidential campaign.



























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U.S. poised to send $1 billion in weapons to Israel, sources say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Biden administration has informed Congress that it intends to transfer $1 billion in weapons to Israel, a congressional aide confirmed to CBS News Tuesday.

Congress will need to approve the transfer. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the news.

The move comes days after the U.S. withheld shipments of certain munitions to Israel, and President Biden said in an interview with CNN that the U.S. would further curtail weapons shipments if Israel broadened its ground offensive to include civilian population centers in the southern Gaza city...
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Air Force prosecutors ask for new charges for Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Air Force prosecutors asked to recommend that Jack Teixeira be court-martialed for disobeying orders and obstructing justice after leaking national defense secrets.
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Some officials overseeing election in swing states are 2020 election deniers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Almost 80 officials who are overseeing elections in seven swing states in 2024 have expressed doubts over the 2020 election results. Caitlin Huey-Burns takes a look at how these officials could impact the election.
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Israel and Egypt row over reopening Rafah border crossing

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Israel says Egypt must reopen the crossing - but Egypt says Israel's military operation there is blocking aid.
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Bad behaviour shuts Dublin-New York portal

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Organisers say they are working on solutions to address bad behaviour near the art installation.
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Blinken shows off guitar-playing talents on Ukraine trip

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The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has played a rendition of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World with a local band on his surprise trip to Kyiv.
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Republicans flock to court to show they stand with Trump

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance reflects how the fate of the ex-president and his party are intertwined.
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The illicit trade with China fuelling Mozambique's insurgency

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Illegal shipments of rosewood continue and some of the profit ends up with jihadists, research says.
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Indian spices face heat over global safety concerns

  • News source: BBC News - World
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India is a global powerhouse of spices. But recent quality concerns have cast a cloud on its position.
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'Chinese social media turned me from Ukrainian to Russian'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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As generative AI develops so quickly, regulating it and protecting people has become a challenge.
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Feds: Boeing could be prosecuted after it allegedly breached agreement terms

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The Justice Department said it is determining whether it will prosecute airplane manufacturer Boeing after federal investigators accused the corporation of violating the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement, according to a letter filed in a Texas court Tuesday.

In January 2021 — following two crashes of 737 Max jets years earlier that killed 346 people — Boeing and the federal government entered into an agreement whereby the company agreed to pay a $2.5 billion settlement and abide by custodial stipulations, in exchange for...
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Michael Cohen faces questioning from Trump's lawyers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The former fixer for Donald Trump took the stand again Tuesday as lawyers for the former president cross-examined the prosecution's star witness. Trump's lawyers spent much of the day attacking Cohen's credibility. Robert Costa reports.
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Boeing breached 2021 deferred prosecution agreement: DOJ

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Federal prosecutors have given Boeing until June 13 to respond to their determination.
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Nearly 80 officials overseeing elections in 7 swing states doubt 2020 results

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Reno — Washoe County, Nevada, is a battleground county in a critical battleground state and may hold the keys to congressional contests, and potentially the presidency. But in this cycle, one of the most consequential races in the state is that of county commissioner.

That commissioner would wield the swing vote on a panel that — among other responsibilities — oversees elections in Washoe. Members appoint the county's top election official, set the budget for elections and ultimately certify statewide election results.

"It's important to realize...
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Biden moving forward on $1B in weapons for Israel after previous shipment paused over Rafah concerns: report

  • News source: FOX News
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The Biden administration is reportedly moving forward with a plan to send Israel $1 billion worth of weapons after the
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