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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and shutting down his trial before arguments even began.





























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Two suspected Russian spies arrested in Germany

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The German-Russian nationals are suspected of planning to sabotage German military help for Ukraine.
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Major disruption grips Dubai airport as Gulf storms persist

  • News source: BBC News - World
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"It remains an incredibly challenging time," says the head of the world's second busiest airport.
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Stabbed Australian bishop forgives alleged attacker

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel also appealed for the community to stay calm after the alleged terror attack.
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As N.Y. Times investigates leaks, liberal newsrooms have the upper hand

  • News source: FOX News
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Another day, another newsroom in turmoil.

And it features a familiar cast of characters: Senior executives who say they are upholding old-fashioned standards of fairness, and younger, woke rebels who want only their point of view – the liberal point of view – represented.

The balance of power has shifted in recent years. Managers at major media companies are so concerned with the anger of their rebels and the denunciations on social media that they frequently cave.PROSECUTORS PUSH SALACIOUS PORTRAIT OF TRUMP, WINNING SOME BUT NOT ALL BATTLES

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Congress moving swiftly on bipartisan action to punish Iran after revenge attack on Israel

  • News source: Farnoush Amiri | Associated Press
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Iran's attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred a flurry of bipartisan legislative action in Congress, uniting lawmakers against the country even as the risk of a larger regional war looms.

Several measures introduced and passed in the House and Senate seek to both publicly condemn Iran and punish the Islamic Republic financially. Lawmakers have denounced Iran's actions, which came in response to a suspected Israeli strike weeks earlier on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed two Iranian generals.

“The world is on fire, and...
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United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads
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New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of power in Congress — and the fortunes of two prominent state politicians
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Deadly Africa heat caused by human-induced warming

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without global warming.
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EU to tighten Iran sanctions after Israel attack

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The expanded penalties target companies involved in the production of drones and missiles.
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Qatar reassessing its role in Gaza peace talks

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The gulf state's PM says it has been exploited and abused after trying to secure a ceasefire.
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Croatia braces for horse-trading after tight election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 10
The ruling party falls short of a majority, with a messy post-election period likely to follow.
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Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.
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Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military

  • News source: Zeke Miller | Associated Press
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday misstated key details about his uncle’s death in World War II as he honored the man's wartime service and said Donald Trump was unworthy of serving as commander in chief.

While in Pittsburgh, Biden spoke about his uncle, 2nd Lt. Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., aiming to draw a contrast with reports that Trump, while president, had called fallen service members “suckers" and "losers.”

Finnegan, the brother of Biden's mother, "got shot down in New Guinea,” Biden said. The president said Finnegan's body was never recovered...
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Croatia braces for horse-trading after tight election

  • News source: BBC News - World
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  • Views: 13
The ruling party falls short of a majority, with a messy post-election period likely to follow.
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Ivy League college head slams campus antisemitism

  • News source: BBC News - World
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But at a congressional hearing, Nemat Shafik hedges when asked about a slogan widely seen as antisemitic.
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