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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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Dean Phillips becomes first House Democrat to call on Rep. Cuellar to resign after indictment

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., became the first House Democrat to call on Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to resign, hours after Cuellar was indicted on bribery and money laundering charges.

"While the bar for Federal indictment is high, trust in our government is low," Phillips said in a statement posted to his social media. "That’s why office holders and candidates under indictment should resign or end their campaigns, including Sen. Bob Menendez, Donald Trump, & Rep. Henry Cuellar."

Menendez, also a Democrat, faces obstruction of justice charges...
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Sweden prepares for Eurovision with heightened security

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The celebration of pop is set to take place amid protests at Israel's involvement in the competition.
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Remains of man thought to be hostage found in Israel

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Elyakim Libman was a security guard at the Nova music festival when Hamas attacked on 7 October.
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Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege

  • News source: BBC News - World
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People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
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Voting, Volcanoes and Vatican Guards: Photos of the week

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
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Police carry out complex choreography in campus protests response

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Dynamic scenes of massive encampments, vocal demonstrations and building occupation have now been playing out on private and public college properties.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar, wife federally charged in bribery scheme

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were federally indicted Friday on more than a dozen charges alleging they accepted at least $598,000 in bribes from both an oil company owned by the Azerbaijan government and a Mexican bank. Nicole Sganga reports.
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US congressman and wife charged with taking bribes

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It is alleged the couple accepted money from an Azerbaijani government-run oil firm and a Mexican bank.
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Watch: Bridge buckles and plunges into Brazil river

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Footage shows a man narrowly avoiding falling into the water as a bridge gives way.
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Universities brace for disruption at graduations

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Students on at least one campus are planning Gaza war protests as commencement season begins this weekend.
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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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Why North Korea's latest propaganda bop is a huge TikTok hit

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A song praising Mr Kim has got TikTok hooked - but experts say it could be hiding something more sinister.
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Alabama Supreme Court declines to revisit controversial frozen embryo ruling

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday declined to reconsider a controversial ruling that said frozen embryos are considered children under a state law.

Justices in a 7-2 decision without comment rejected a request to revisit the ruling that drew international attention and prompted fertility clinics to cease services earlier this year. Alabama justices in February ruled that three couples could pursue wrongful death lawsuits for their "extrauterine children" after their frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a storage facility.

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Columbia student protest organizer describes a police raid on campus

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Columbia students were being suspended after their arrests at the “ Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” a tactic colleges across the country.
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Bollywood meets ballots: Reel and real in Indian elections

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Critics says a slew of new films points to an emerging genre that aligns with the ruling BJP’s ideology.
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