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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. paused a shipment of bombs to Israel last week over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah against the wishes of the U.S., a senior administration official said Tuesday.



























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9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld crowd surge have been settled: lawyer

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An attorney says nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after the 2021 Astroworld festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week
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Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports

  • News source: Jim Tankersley
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President Biden is warning that a new surge of cheap Chinese products poses a threat to American factories. There is little sign of one in official trade data, which show that Chinese steel imports are down sharply from last year and that the gap between what the United States sells to China and what it buys is at a post-pandemic low.

But the president’s aides are looking past those numbers and fixating on what they call troubling signs from China and Europe. That includes data showing China’s growing appetite to churn out big-ticket goods like cars...
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Democratic Minnesota state senator invokes 5th Amendment rights at ethics hearing over burglary charge

  • News source: FOX News
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Democratic Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell refused to testify Tuesday during an ethics panel regarding the burglary charge she faces for allegedly breaking into her stepmother’s home last month.

Mitchell invoked her Fifth Amendment rights and did not speak during her appearance in front of the panel, which is made up of two Democrats and two Republicans.

The panel, however, remained divided on a potential path forward regarding Mitchell’s future in the legislature following the charges.

"Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s actions are a clear violation of...
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Trump signals support for key MTG demand amid her threats to oust Johnson

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Former President Trump appears to be showing some support for a key demand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has made of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., amid her threats to force a House-wide vote on the GOP leader's ouster.

Greene took to social media on Tuesday evening to share a photo of a document shared with her by Trump. It shows an image of a reporter's X post citing Johnson's comments in a Tuesday morning press conference that the House was "looking very intently" at ways to defund Special Counsel Jack Smith's probe into the former president...
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Georgia court of appeals to review Trump's bid to disqualify DA Fani Willis

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The Georgia Court of Appeals has agreed to review former President Donald Trump's application to appeal Judge Scott McAfee's ruling to keep embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the case.

Judge McAfee's order in March said that special prosecutor Nathan Wade had to be removed in order to keep Willis from disqualification in the Trump election interference case in Georgia. Willis and Wade were alleged to have had an "improper" affair.

Trump and several co-defendants alleged Willis and Wade were romantically involved prior to his...
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Fani Willis suggests she won't testify in 'unlawful' Georgia Senate investigation

  • News source: FOX News
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Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis suggested the state Senate's investigation into her was "unlawful" and indicated she would not cooperate with a subpoena from them.

"Well, first of all, I don't even think they have the authority to subpoena me, but they need to learn the law," Willis said after being asked if she would appear in front of a Georgia Senate committee without being required by a subpoena.

When a reporter pressed her on it, asking "yes or no" if she would appear, Willis said, "I will not appear to anything that is...
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Georgia court takes up Trump appeal of Willis ruling, possibly delaying election case

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A Georgia appeals court has agreed to take up Donald Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification ruling, which could delay the election case against Trump.
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Former King Road roommate recalls learning of killings at Idaho house

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Ashlin Couch had lived until May 2022 in an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students were later killed.
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Georgia court will review decision allowing Fani Willis to stay on Trump case

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Washington — The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday agreed to review a decision by a Fulton County Superior Court judge who declined to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis and her office from the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump because of a personal relationship Willis had with a prosecutor.

Steve Sadow, Trump's lawyer in the Fulton County case, said on social media that the court granted Trump's appeal of Judge Scott McAfee's decision to allow Willis to continue leading the prosecution. McAfee's ruling, though...
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Most FTX customers to get all their money back less than 2 years after collapse

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FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that
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57 million people in tornado storm zone as hail, winds and flash flooding possible

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There have been at least 21 confirmed tornadoes across Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska states since Monday with the number expected to rise.
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WATCH: Women attempt to break skydiving record

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The Skydive Ramblers, a group of 24 skydivers in Queensland, Australia, took the leap straight into the record books with a special formation.
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Israel reopens Kerem Shalom crossing for Gaza aid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The UN had expressed alarm after the key aid entry point was closed because of Hamas rocket fire.
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Brazil floods: 'We've never experienced anything like it'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Residents of the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre describe the devastation caused by recent floods.
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Oceans suffer from record-breaking year of heat

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Every single day of the past 12 months has seen a new global sea temperature high for the time of year.
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