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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, April 8, 2024

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President Joe Biden is defending the right to free speech but says “order must prevail” on college campuses. Biden’s remarks broke days of silence as police crack down on encampments erected to show solidarity with Gaza.
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Biden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face a wave of violence, outrage and fear. “Dissent is essential for democracy,” Biden said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

























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Three charged over killing of Sikh activist in Canada

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead last June, sparking a diplomatic row between India and Canada.
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Homes demolished after Kenya flood evacuation order

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
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Turkey halts trade with Israel over Gaza 'tragedy'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Officials say the measures will be in place until Israel allows an "uninterrupted and sufficient flow" of aid.
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Russian forces sharing base with US troops in Niger

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.
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Latino Advocacy Groups Call Trump’s Deportation Plans a Danger to Democracy

  • News source: Jazmine Ulloa
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Leaders of five Latino and immigrant rights’ organizations on Friday denounced former President Donald J. Trump’s immigration proposals, saying his plans would amount to constitutional overreach, lead to mass racial profiling against Latinos and a pose a threat to democracy.

Mr. Trump in a Time magazine interview this week described the arrival of migrants at the nation’s southern border as an “invasion” and laid out plans for a massive deportation operation if he is re-elected this fall.

“There’s no right way to be American, there’s no right way...
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New ruling reveals fate of middle school girls banned for protesting trans competitor

  • News source: FOX News
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Five West Virginia middle school girls banned from participating in track and field meets after they protested against a trans athlete last week are allowed to compete again, a judge ruled Thursday night.

Judge Thomas A. Bedell issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the Harrison Board of Education and its schools from penalizing student-athletes for their speech.

The school board denied allegations of retaliation against the students, and instead asserted the students were allowed to protest without hindrance and with full awareness and...
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Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar and wife indicted over ties to Azerbaijanon

  • News source: The Associated Press
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges and taken into custody Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into ties between American business leaders and the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan.

From 2014 to 2021, Cuellar and his wife accepted nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico, and in exchange, Cuellar agreed to advance the interests of the country and the bank in the U.S., according to the indictment.

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Zebra remains on the loose as officials close trailheads to keep people away

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as authorities closed off trailheads at a nature area in hopes of keeping people away and easing her capture
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CIA director in Egypt for high-stakes Israeli hostage, cease-fire talks

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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CIA Director William Burns arrived in Cairo, Egypt, Friday for the latest round of high-stakes negotiations over a hostage and cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.

The visit follows a stretch of technical talks and a fresh proposal from Israel that U.S. officials have described as "generous."

Egyptian intelligence officials, alongside senior Qatari and American negotiators, have been for months facilitating the talks, which in recent weeks have taken on new urgency amid a...
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Henry Cuellar, Texas Representative, and His Wife Indicted on Bribery Charges

  • News source: Glenn Thrush and Luke Broadwater
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Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat of Texas, and his wife were charged with participating in a yearslong $600,000 bribery scheme involving Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, according to a federal indictment unsealed in Houston on Friday.

Mr. Cuellar, 68, and his wife Imelda, 67, are accused of bribery and money laundering in connection with their efforts on behalf of a bank based in Mexico City and an energy company owned by Azerbaijan, according to the 54-page complaint.

Mr. Cuellar is also accused of acting as an agent of a foreign entity while...
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Biden's controversial DHS 'experts' panel shuttered after being slapped with lawsuit

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: The Biden administration has agreed to wind down a controversial intelligence "experts" group, as it faced a lawsuit from a conservative legal nonprofit arguing that it was in violation of federal law.

The Homeland Intelligence Experts Group was announced by DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in September. The group was a collection of figures from the private sector to provide perspectives on the government’s intelligence and national security efforts.

"The security of the American people depends on our capacity to collect, generate...
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Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar indicted by DOJ on conspiracy and bribery charges

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Justice indicted Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas on conspiracy and bribery charges Friday.

Cuellar's wife has also been indicted in an investigation connected $600,000 in bribes they accepted from an Azerbaijan-based energy company and a bank in Mexico to advance the former Soviet republic's interests in the U.S.

Federal law enforcement raided Cuellar's house and office in 2022 as part of an investigation into a group of U.S. businessmen, and their ties to the country. The representative and his office agreed to cooperate...
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WATCH: Meet Molly, a wild otter that splashes into fun in National Geographic’s new special

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A heart-warming story of love between a wild otter and her devoted rescuer, “Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story,” airs on National Geographic May 6 and streams on Disney+ Hulu May 7.
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Distressed sawfish rescued in Florida Keys dies after aquarium treatment

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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An endangered sawfish rescued last month in the Florida Keys after it was spotted acting erratically and swimming in circles has died as wildlife officials continue to search for what is causing fish to become distressed
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French police remove pro-Gaza student protesters

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Student protesters in France have echoed those in the US but have not been violent.
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