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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, May 9, 2024

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US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States warned on Thursday that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries out plans for an all-out assault on Rafah, the militants’ last major stronghold in Gaza. The warning was backed by a new threat from President Joe Biden: He says he will pause more offensive military assistance to Israel if it goes through with the operation in a city where more than 1 million civilians are sheltering.


























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Family speaks out on $3.8 million settlement following deacon's death after tasing

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The family of Johnny Hollman, the 62-year-old Atlanta deacon who died after he was tased by an Atlanta police officer, spoke out after reaching a $3.8 million settlement.
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WATCH: The story behind viral video of team pranking coach after winning state championship

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You may have seen this video of the Eastside Lady Spartans basketball team pranking their coach, Terri Funk. It shows the camaraderie they’ve built as both the coach and team overcame adversity.
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Universities rescind commencement invitations to UN ambassador over Gaza conflict

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Xavier University of Louisiana became the second school to rescind a commencement invitation to United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield because of student outcry over the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The move came days after the University of Vermont also canceled Thomas-Greenfield's commencement address.

Administrators at both universities cited pressure from students and the community over the Biden administration's support for Israel in its war with Hamas.

"The vast majority of students want to be able to enjoy a commencement...
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With suicides rising in Hawaii, organizations try to help locals mental health

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Although suicide rates may not be increasing in Maui, there seems to be a rise in mental health concerns.
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Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson dead at age 86

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Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Jimmy Johnson, a three-time All-Pro and member of the All-Decade Team of the 1970s, has died
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Average long-term US mortgage rate snaps five-week string of increases, but remains above 7%

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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for home shoppers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale
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Maggie Goodlander, Former White House Adviser, to Run for Congress in New Hampshire

  • News source: Maggie Astor
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Maggie Goodlander, a lawyer who has worked in the White House and the Justice Department under President Biden, announced on Thursday her candidacy for a congressional seat in New Hampshire’s Second District, where the Democratic incumbent, Representative Ann McLane Kuster, is retiring.

Ms. Goodlander, a Democrat, has served as a White House adviser, a deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s antitrust division, a foreign policy adviser in the Senate and an intelligence officer in the Navy Reserve. She has also been a U.S...
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Biden’s Warning Over Rafah Sharpens a Problem for Netanyahu

  • News source: Adam Rasgon
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President Biden’s warning over halting weapons supplies has tightened the bind that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel faces, as he is increasingly caught between international calls for a cease-fire and right-wing Israeli demands to proceed with a wide-scale invasion of Rafah, in southern Gaza.

Mr. Netanyahu, who has insisted over American objections that invading Rafah is necessary, now finds the U.S.-Israel relationship at a moment of crisis that could affect how he conducts the next phase of the war against Hamas.

On Thursday, the...
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Red state AGs sue Biden admin to halt 'radical transgender ideology' threatening 'safety of women and girls'

  • News source: FOX News
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More than 20 red states are filing suit after the Biden administration's recent Title IX changes that redefine sex and expand the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity.

"Joe Biden is once again perverting the law; this time to put a radical transgender ideology ahead of the safety of women and girls," Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey told Fox News Digital on Thursday.

Bailey said he takes the law "personally" as the father of a young daughter and that he's "proud" to be leading a coalition of states opposing Biden's...
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NYC sued for denying in vitro fertilization coverage to gay male employees

  • News source: FOX News
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New York City is facing a lawsuit from a gay male employee who argues that the city's policy of only providing in vitro fertilization coverage to women is discriminatory.

The Thursday lawsuit was filed by former assistant district attorney Corey Briskin and his husband, who say they had to put off plans for IVF due to the lack of financial support.

City policy currently only covers IVF procedures in cases where the employee or their partner are infertile.

The lawsuit comes as the New York City Council is considering legislation that would change...
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Furious Republicans accuse Biden of caving to anti-Israel protesters as 'Squad' Dems claim victory on Rafah

  • News source: FOX News
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President Biden's threat to halt offensive weapons shipments to Israel is prompting a wave of backlash among the House GOP, as progressive Democrats take a victory lap to celebrate the move.

Republican lawmakers who spoke with Fox News Digital accused Biden of caving to pressure brought on by widespread anti-Israel demonstrations across the U.S. Leftists, meanwhile, praised student activists protesting on college campuses, and encouraged them to keep going even as tensions at some of these events have already erupted in conflict between police and...
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Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel shows he 'favors a Hamas victory,' Republicans argue

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Republican senators on Capitol Hill accused President Biden on Thursday of favoring a "Hamas victory over Israel" and being a "propaganda tool" for the Palestinian terrorist group after he vowed to withhold weapons from Israel if it follows through with an invasion of Rafah.

Biden, during an interview with CNN released Wednesday, said "Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs" and that he has made clear to Israel "if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to...
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3 skiers missing in avalanche, search underway: Police

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A search is underway for three skiers missing in an avalanche on Lone Peak outside Salt Lake City, Utah, according to the Unified Police Department of Salt Lake City.
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Biden administration steps up pressure on Israel as Rafah assault intensifies

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Student loan rates set to reach 16-year high: 'It's a shock'

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The move could add thousands to a borrower's total payments, one expert said.
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