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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, May 6, 2024

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Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — This North Carolina voter is nervous.

Will Rikard, a 49-year-old father of two, was among several hundred Democrats who stood and cheered for Joe Biden as the first-term president delivered a fiery speech recently about the billions of dollars he has delivered to protect the state’s drinking water.

But afterward, the Wilmington resident acknowledged he is worried about Biden’s political standing in the looming rematch with former Republican President Donald Trump. ...
























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Man who lived with mother charged with her murder after police find body in bathtub

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A man who lived with his mother allegedly murdered her and left her body in the bathtub inside their shared home, police say.
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Ukraine officials held over Russian plot to kill Zelensky

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Two Ukrainian security officials arrested over Russian plot to assassinate President Zelensky, Kyiv says
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Women-only museum becomes a toilet to keep men out

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Australia's Mona asked a court to reverse its ruling that allowed men inside a women's only space.
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Katy Perry says mum conned by fake AI Met Gala pic

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Fake Met Gala images of Rhianna and Dua Lipa were also viewed by millions on social media.
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Brazil floods leave hundreds of towns under water

  • News source: BBC News - World
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At least 85 people have died in Rio Grande do Sul state and 150,000 have had to flee their homes.
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Boeing in new inquiry over 787 inspection doubts

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The plane-maker told US regulators staff may have falsified inspection records for 787 Dreamliner jets.
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U.S. Repatriates 11 American Citizens From ISIS War Camps in Syria

  • News source: Charlie Savage
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The Biden administration has repatriated a family of 10 American citizens who had been stranded for years in desert camps and detention centers in Syria run by a Kurdish-led militia that battled the Islamic State, according to officials.

The government also brought to the United States a pair of half brothers — only one of whom, said to be 7, is an American citizen. The resettlement of the other boy, who is said to be 9, is the first time the United States has taken in someone from the war zone who is not an American national.

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Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah invasion as Israel prepares for action

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to warn him against moving on the Gaza city of Rafah.

The president reportedly warned Netanyahu against continuing with plans to invade Rafah, the last stronghold of Hamas in the region.

The two world leaders reportedly spoke for approximately 30 minutes, during which Biden raised the issue of the more than 1.5 million Palestinians currently living in Rafah.

ISRAEL URGES PALESTINIANS TO EVACUATE RAFAH AHEAD OF EXPECTED GROUND OPERATION IN HAMAS STRONGHOLD

"The president...
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Images show devastating impact of Brazil floods

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Aerial footage shows devastating scenes in Brazil as landslides and massive flooding kill dozens.
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16 tornadoes reported in 6 states

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The most destructive storm appeared to have been in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, north of Tulsa, where major damage was reported.
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Trump trial continues after warning about jail, testimony on bookkeeping

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Donald Trump's criminal trial resumes Tuesday, the day after jurors were given a deep look at accounting inside the former president's company.
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Biden to Condemn Antisemitism at Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

  • News source: Erica L. Green
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President Biden on Tuesday will deliver the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Days of Remembrance, where he will draw on the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel to amplify concerns about antisemitism in the United States and abroad.

Mr. Biden’s address from Capitol Hill comes during weeks of protests on American college campuses against Israel’s war in Gaza, with students demanding that the Biden administration stop sending arms to Israel. In some cases, the demonstrations have included antisemitic rhetoric and harassment...
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‘You’re a Go’: How Miscues and Confusion Delayed the National Guard on Jan. 6

  • News source: Luke Broadwater
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As a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the commanders and members of the District of Columbia National Guard waited in frustration for hours for the order to help put down the riot unfolding just minutes from where they were stationed.

With marauders assaulting the police and people dying at the Capitol, Gen. William J. Walker, then the commander of the D.C. Guard, turned to colleagues and openly contemplated defying his chain of command and sending his troops immediately to help the overrun Capitol Police restore order.

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A Highway Split Their Community. Efforts to Fix That Face Opposition.

  • News source: Madeleine Ngo
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Around 6:30 every morning, David Richardson is usually awakened by the swelling sound of traffic. Steps from his front yard, thousands of cars rumble past each day as they travel along the Kensington Expressway, an expansive six-lane highway that slices through his neighborhood on Buffalo’s East Side.

The expressway, built in the 1950s and ’60s to move cars faster between downtown Buffalo and its suburbs, has long depressed property values and stifled economic development in this low-income and predominantly Black community. It has also posed a...
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American detained in Moscow after allegedly climbing into children's library

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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William Russel Nycum had been living with friends when he was detained on May 3, REN TV, a local station, reported on Monday.
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