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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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New US sanctions against Russia target weapons development, ban uranium imports for nuclear power

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties, and individuals linked to the death of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny.



























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4 big takeaways from Day 10 of Trump's hush money trial

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Stormy Daniels' ex-attorney clashed with the defense on Day 10 of former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial in New York.
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NC congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The candidate who finished first in the Republican nomination primary race for a North Carolina congressional seat says she's suspending her campaign, citing her rival's endorsement by former President Donald Trump in the runoff election.

Though Johnston County attorney Kelly Daughtry had the most votes among 14 candidates in the March 5 GOP primary for North Carolina 13th Congressional District, she did not reach the 30% threshold needed to win the primary outright. She and Brad Knott, who finished second and is a former federal prosecutor, had...
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Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza 'tragedy'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Officials said the measures would be in place until Israel allowed an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid.
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Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spill

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Residents near 178 bodies of water have been told to leave as flooding is set to worsen.
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Alarm in Israel at reports of possible ICC legal action over Gaza

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Benjamin Netanyahu has called reports of possible International Criminal Court action "an outrage".
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Trump’s Lawyers Turn Up the Heat

  • News source: Jesse McKinley
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During the first two weeks of testimony in Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the defense has often turned to three Ds to counter the prosecution’s arguments: denial, downplaying and deflecting responsibility.

As the case heats up, though, Trump’s legal team has increasingly gone on the offensive, confronting prosecution witnesses head-on — a strategy that was on full display today, during a rugged cross-examination of Keith Davidson, a Los Angeles lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels.

Daniels, a porn star, was paid $130,000 by Trump’s fixer, Michael...
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Bill to Combat Antisemitism on Campuses Prompts Backlash From the Right

  • News source: Annie Karni
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A bipartisan push in Congress to enact a law cracking down on antisemitic speech on college campuses has prompted a backlash from far-right lawmakers and activists, who argue it could outlaw Christian biblical teachings.

The House passed the legislation, called the Antisemitism Awareness Act, overwhelmingly on Wednesday, and Senate leaders in both parties were working behind the scenes on Thursday to determine whether it would have enough backing to come to a vote in that chamber.

House Republicans rolled the bill out this week as part of their...
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Alabama lawmakers advance bill letting inmates speak at parole hearings

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A legislative committee on Thursday advanced a bill to allow state inmates, for the first time, to speak by phone or video conference at their parole hearings.

The House Judiciary Committee approved the bill after adding an amendment to give victims and law enforcement officials the option to also participate by electronic means instead of driving to Montgomery for the parole hearing.

The bill, which was approved in the Senate without a dissenting vote, now moves to the Alabama House of Representatives to be considered in the final three days of...
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Trump delivers pizza to New York City firefighters in campaign stop after day in court

  • News source: FOX News
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NEW YORK CITY — Former President Trump is expected to visit a fire department in midtown Manhattan Thursday evening to honor first responders following hours in court for his unprecedented criminal trial.

The former president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee arrived with pizza to the same New York City fire department he visited in 2021 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2021.

Trump spent the day in a Manhattan courtroom to witness testimony and cross-examination on criminal charges against...
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Dems who denounced Jan 6 riot condemn ‘all violence against police’ amid campus clashes

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House Democrats who furiously condemned attacks on police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol are also speaking out against police being injured at the anti-Israel protests currently raging at universities across the country.

Fox News Digital reached out to all the remaining members of the now-defunct House select committee on January 6 as well as former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. – all Democrats who led criticism of how cops were treated in 2021 – to ask whether they would extend the same...
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Menendez wants psychiatrist to testify about habit of stockpiling cash

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Washington — When federal investigators executed a search warrant at Sen. Bob Menendez's New Jersey home in June 2022, they found more than $480,000 in cash stashed in envelopes and coats, as well as 13 gold bars worth more than $100,000.

They also seized nearly $80,000 from his wife's safe deposit box at a nearby bank.

After Menendez was charged last year with corruption, he explained that for 30 years he withdrew thousands of dollars each month from his personal savings account in case of emergencies. The "old-fashioned" habit, he said, had...
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Arizona governor signs bill to repeal 1864 ban on most abortions

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Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has relegated a Civil War-era ban on most abortions to the past by signing a repeal bill Thursday.

Hobbs says the move is just the beginning of a fight to protect reproductive health care in Arizona. But the repeal may not take effect until 90 days after the end of the legislative session, in June or July. Abortion rights advocates hope a court will step in to prevent that outcome.

The effort to repeal the long-dormant law, which bans all abortions except those done to save a patient's life, won final legislative...
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Halle Berry joins senators in supporting $275 million bill for menopause

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Ariz. governor repeals 1864 abortion ban, but law may still temporarily take effect

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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Thursday signed repeal legislation of the state's 1864 abortion ban, but it may still temporarily take effect in June
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Trump 'hates' hush-money deal was made, Cohen says in recording

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The claim was made by Donald Trump's ex-lawyer in a conversation with Stormy Daniels' former attorney.
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