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WASHINGTON — Facing pressure from his party to act more aggressively to safeguard abortion rights, President Joe Biden on Friday announced new steps his administration is taking, including protecting access to medication and making legal representation available to women who choose to travel out of state for the procedure.
Trump WH counsel Cipollone gives 1/6 testimony, new info
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone “did not contradict” testimony of previous witnesses as he appeared Friday before the Jan. 6 committee, a grueling daylong private session that produced new information to be divulged in future public hearings, one lawmaker said.
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Ukrainian official responds to Putin saying offensive is not "anything in earnest" yet
Ukrainian President Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is unwilling to cede any of its land to Russia, standing firm that a concession of Ukrainian territory won't be part of any diplomatic negotiations to end the war. Follow here for live updates.
Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to protect access to abortion, delivering impassioned remarks condemning the Supreme Court decision that ended that constitutional right. He said it's now up to Congress to fully restore the right, and he implored Americans to “vote, vote, vote...
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Assassination of Japan's Shinzo Abe stuns world leaders
Leaders around the world are condemning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while recalling him as a man devoted to peace, security and international cooperation
Japan's ex-leader Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on a street in western Japan by a gunman who opened fire on him from behind as he delivered a campaign speech.
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Here's what's in Biden's executive order on abortion rights | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to reproductive health services in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Shinzo Abe, powerful former Japan PM, leaves divided legacy
TOKYO (AP) — Shinzo Abe was a political blueblood groomed for power. Japan's longest serving prime minister, he was also perhaps the most polarizing, complex politician in recent Japanese history. Abe, who was assassinated Friday , angered both liberals at home and World War II victims in Asia...
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Steve Bannon's lawyer asks to leave Jan. 6-related case, says he may be witness
A lawyer for Steve Bannon is seeking to withdraw from representing the adviser to former President Donald Trump in his criminal contempt case, citing the possibility of being called as a witness at trial, a court document on Friday showed.
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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Putin warns of energy crisis
Russia-Ukraine news from July 8: Putin says sanctions could have catastrophic consequences” on the global energy market.
GOP race for Arizona governor becomes 2024 proxy war as Ducey defies Trump
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey is throwing his support behind a candidate going up against one of Trump’s picks.
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Who was Shinzo Abe? The latest on Japan's former prime minister's assassination and the gunman who killed him
Japan's former leader Shinzo Abe was assassinated by a gunman Friday. Here's what to know about Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
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U.S. to send another $400 million in military aid to Ukraine; Russia hits out at West at G-20
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the retaking of Snake Island shows that Kyiv "cannot be broken" by Russia's onslaught.
Georgia's Abrams raises $22M in 2 months, far outpacing Kemp
Stacey Abrams’ fundraising continues to accelerate, swamping Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and pushing close to $50 million raised in the seven months since the Georgia Democrat announced her campaign in December. Abrams announced Friday that her direct campaign and its associated One Georgia...
Antony Blinken challenged G20 to hold Russia accountable, senior U.S. official says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told a meeting of G20 foreign ministers that if the grouping is to remain relevant, it must hold Russia accountable for its actions in Ukraine, a senior U.S. State Department official said.
www.reuters.comTrump lawyers feel heat as legal net tightens on plot to overturn election
Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman face escalating legal threats amid expanding DoJ investigation and explosive testimony
Russia-aligned hackers attack Congress's website
Congress's website was hacked for around an hour Thursday evening as a Russia-aligned hacktivist group took credit for turning the text of the site entirely into Russian.
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Gavin Newsom punches GOP to Democratic applause
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a bold, in-your-face ad in Florida this week, Democrats thirsty for an aggressive voice in their party began to take notice. “Democrats have b…
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Biden officials have repeatedly touted the jobs numbers as evidence of the economy’s underlying strength, but slowing the labor market is essential to helping tame consumer prices.
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A looming showdown between DeSantis and GOP Legislature
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G-20 diplomats fail on unity over Ukraine, war's impact
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Deeply divided top diplomats from the world’s richest and largest developing nations failed to find common ground Friday over Russia’s war in Ukraine and how to deal with its global impacts, leaving prospects for future cooperation in the forum uncertain.
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Watchdog finds Department of Homeland Security falls short in addressing domestic terrorism threat
DHS has no "long-term approach" to countering domestic terrorism, report says.
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Ukrainian official warns of 'catastrophe' in captured city
POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian regional official warned Friday of deteriorating living conditions in a city captured by Russian forces two weeks ago, saying Sievierodonetsk is without water, power or a working sewage system while the bodies of the dead decompose in hot apartment buildings.
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Russian missiles hit close to nuclear reactors: IAEA director
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Biden hijacks the assassination of Shinzo Abe to lament 'gun violence'
Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister since World War II and a main architect of the Pacific Rim as a premier American ally, was shockingly shot during a campaign event in Japan on Friday morning local time. Abe was pronounced dead around five hours later, and seemingly every world…
www.washingtonexaminer.comBiden denounces 'Republican extremists' as he signs executive order on abortion access
Vowing to continue the fight against last month’s Supreme Court overruling of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade that made abortion legal nationwide, President Biden signed an executive order on Friday that would push back against Republican efforts to limit reproductive choice.
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow politician gets 7 years for denouncing war
Councillor Alexei Gorinov gets reportedly the first jail term under a law criminalising dissent.
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Russia cheers Boris Johnson's demise as the world reacts to Britain's political drama
As events unfolded in the U.K. on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov said, "He doesn't like us, we don't like him either," according to a Reuters translation.
'Dad, that's it. She's dead': Another day of loss in Ukraine
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — She had gone out to feed the cats when the shelling began. It was afternoon, a residential neighborhood, a time to get errands done. But there is nothing routine about life near the front line in Ukraine .
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Michael Flynn failed to disclose foreign speaking fees: Report
Michael Flynn has been cited by the Pentagon for failing to disclose foreign payments he received in 2015, according to a report.
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Japan's tight gun laws add to shock over Abe's assassination
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shocked a world that has come to associate Japan with relatively low crime and strict gun control
Feinstein says she’d vote for filibuster carve-out to codify abortion rights
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she supports the Senate removing the procedural filibuster rule in order to codify abortion rights into law. Feinstein said she “certainly would vote” to support a carve-out to the filibuster to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act and codify...
Gov. Abbott tells Texas National Guard, Department of Public Safety to arrest migrants at border
The Texas governor has criticized the Biden administration's immigration policies even as authorities expelled 200,000 immigrants in May.
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Christian militia group steps in to help besieged border officials amid massive migrant crisis
Patriots for America, a militia group, is stepping up to help overwhelmed law enforcement who are struggling to cope with a historic migrant crisis at the southern border.
Explainer: U.S. GDP shrinks in second quarter. Is the nation in recession?
The U.S. economy shrank for a second straight quarter, data released on Thursday showed,amplifying an ongoing debate over whether the country is, or will soon be, in recession.
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A robust June jobs report clouds outlook for US economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — A strong hiring report for June has assuaged fears that the U.S. economy might be on the cusp of a recession — and highlighted the resilience of the nation's job market.
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Biden to take executive action on abortion access following immense pressure from Democrats
President Biden will sign an executive order on Friday in an attempt to protect access to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to an AP report.
Trump laments ‘bad news’ of Abe assassination
“He was a unifier like no other,” the former president wrote on social media.
www.politico.comBrett Kavanaugh was forced out of a DC restaurant by protesters amid anger at SCOTUS overturning Roe v Wade
Kavanaugh left Morton's, a steak house, by a back door when protestors showed up, according to Politico.
Senate Democrats face new pressure to pass assault weapons ban
Democrats in Congress are under new pressure to advance an assault weapons ban after a 21-year-old gunman killed seven people at a July 4 parade in Highland Park. The Senate just approved a biparti…
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh harassed by protesters while dining in Washington
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was forced to exit through a back door while dining in downtown Washington, D.C., Wednesday night after abortion rights protesters showed up.
www.washingtonexaminer.comHow the Jan. 6 Panel Is Supercharging the Georgia Trump Investigation
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via GettyThanks to Georgia’s court system rules, the damning testimony of several former Trump administration officials—now being televised by the Jan. 6 Committee—could very well bolster the Fulton County District Attorney’s criminal investigation into former...
UK leader hopefuls jostle as Johnson digs in for final weeks
LONDON (AP) — Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak formally launched his campaign to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday, leaping to the front of what is set to be a large pack of Conservative Party contenders — even as some party lawmakers pushed to get the...
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Morton’s condemns abortion rights protesters for disrupting Kavanaugh’s freedom to ‘eat dinner’
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, one of the conservative justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, was forced to exit through a back door of Morton’s Steakhouse in downtown…
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Vulnerable House Dem compares Supreme Court prayer decision to Taliban, calls for court-packing
Rep. Susan Wild, D-Penn., compared the Supreme Court's decision regarding the high school football coach fired for silently praying after games to the Taliban.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gunned down while giving speech
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday, hospital officials said.
Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits. People seeking to carry concealed handguns will be required to hand over lists of their social media accounts for a review...
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Shinzo Abe shooting shocks almost entirely gun-free Japan
Gun deaths are a rare occurrence in Japan. The country, which has some of the strictest gun laws in the world, has almost eliminated gun deaths as a result.
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Stephen Miller: Biden hiding ‘extreme woke Marxist agenda’
A conservative legal group headed by former top Trump adviser Stephen Miller has filed an unprecedented 11 Freedom of Information Act lawsuits claiming that President Joe Biden and his staff are hiding their “woke Marxist agenda” and the impact it will have on the nation.
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Department of Energy grants $14 million to track extreme weather and climate change
Story at a glance A growing proportion of Americans are concerned with the physical ramifications of extreme weather. Researchers across 11 states and Canada were granted funds to better predict a…
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Russians officially out of track world championships
Track and field officials confirmed Friday that Russians will not be allowed to compete at this month's world championships due to the war in Ukraine. The federation banned Russians from major international events shortly after the country invaded Ukraine in February.
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Democrats sent drug pricing provisions of their reconciliation package to the Senate parliamentarian this week.
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Multiple homemade guns seized during raid after Shinzo Abe killed, police in Japan say
The assassination of Japan's longest-serving leader has stunned a nation where gun violence is extremely rare.
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Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day of worship considered to be the climax of the annual hajj.
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Trevor Reed speaks out on Russia's detention of Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan
As American basketball star Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia, Trevor Reed said he knows her grim reality all too well.
US economy adds more jobs than expected in June
Employers created 372,000 new jobs last month but analysts warn a slowdown may be on the way.
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Wild species relied on by billions at risk, report warns
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Every day billions of people depend on wild flora and fauna to obtain food, medicine and energy. But a new United Nations-backed report says that overexploitation, climate change, pollution and deforestation are pushing one million species towards extinction.
apnews.comFormer prosecutor says she'd expect any charges against Trump to come well before 2024 presidential primaries start
Federal prosecutors likely have a "target end date of 2023" for weighing any charges against Donald Trump, said former US Attorney Barb McQuade.
World leaders mourn assassination of "friend" Shinzo Abe
President Biden said he is "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened" over the death of the former Japanese leader.
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EXCLUSIVE Top U.S. LNG producer Cheniere asks Biden admin to drop pollution rule
Cheniere Energy Inc has asked the Biden administration to exempt it from limits on emissions of cancer-causing pollutants, arguing they would reduce shipments from the top U.S. exporter of liquefied natural gas for an extended period and endanger the country's efforts to ramp up supplies to...
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'It's getting scary.' How the war in Ukraine plunged this Middle East nation into crisis | CNN Business
Egyptian households of all income levels are seeing their spending power erode fast. The economic crisis raises prospects of unrest in a country where a regime was overthrown just a decade ago in an uprising calling for "bread, freedom and social justice."
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The Democratic circular firing squad comes for Biden
President Joe Biden is contending with a Democratic whispering campaign, and some considerably louder protests, ahead of November's midterm elections and expectations the party will sustain severe losses at the polls.
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Germans limiting when they can shower as energy rationing begins
Germans are starting to limit heating in their homes and ration their hot water as they anticipate Russia cutting off the country from its gas supplies over the long term.
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Flight cancellations loom large over summer travel season
Airlines endured a better-than-expected Fourth of July holiday weekend, but staffing shortages and other root causes of flight disruptions continue to loom large over the busy summer travel season.…
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How bad is the crypto market crash? Take a look at Coinbase
Coinbase is a case study of what happens to a crypto firm when the price of bitcoin and tokens fall — but it may weather the downturn.
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U.S. House panel to investigate companies sharing reproductive data
A U.S. congressional committee has asked data brokers and personal health apps to explain how they handle users' reproductive health data amid concerns states will use the information to track patients seeking abortion where it is illegal.
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South Dakota Democrats strategize on abortion, elections
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats are convening in Fort Pierre Friday as they look to reverse a slide that has dwindled their representation in the Statehouse to its lowest point in 60 years.
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Where does the vice president live? Inside the history of the Naval Observatory
Every vice president from Walter Mondale to Kamala Harris has lived in the Naval Observatory located in the suburbs of Northwest Washington DC.
Steve Bannon lawyer asks to pull out of contempt case
A lawyer for Steve Bannon is asking a court for permission to withdraw from a criminal contempt case, citing concerns over whether he could be called as a witness.
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Roy Moore’s $95M defamation suit against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen rejected
An appeals court said the ex-Alabama Supreme Court chief justice signed an agreement that prohibited any legal claims over his appearance on the comic's “Who is America?” show.
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Test rocket carrying component for future nuclear armed ICBM explodes after takeoff | CNN Politics
A test rocket carrying a component for a future US nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile blew up 11 seconds after takeoff Wednesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to a statement from the base.
www.cnn.comJohn Fetterman accuses Mehmet Oz of recording a Pennsylvania campaign video at his home in New Jersey
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor turned Republican politician, is running to be Pennsylvania's next US senator, despite having a home in New Jersey.
Judge lifts order against Indiana abortion procedure ban
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has allowed an Indiana law largely banning a second-trimester abortion procedure to take effect following the U.S.
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Dinosaur finding hints at why T-rex had small arms
Scientists believe tiny limbs gave the giant predator - named Meraxes gigas - survival advantages.
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More Russian men look to avoid military service, some lawyers and rights groups say
Danila Davydov said he left Russia within weeks of the Kremlin sending troops into Ukraine because he feared having to fight in a war he doesn’t support.
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Japan's Shinzo Abe dead: Biden 'stunned, outraged' over assassination
President Biden reacted to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying he was 'stunned, outraged and deeply saddened.'
Governors offer Democrats aggressive reply on guns, abortion
NEW YORK (AP) — Hours after a gunman killed seven people at a July 4th parade in suburban Chicago, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tapped into the frustration of many fellow Democrats at the seeming inability of the U.S.
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And protesters showed up at a restaurant where Brett Kavanaugh was dining.
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Demand for mortgages is dropping and so are interest rates
Even though mortgage rates fell this week, data shows that some would-be homebuyers are staying out of the market.
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Suspect in Abe shooting used a handmade gun, NHK reports
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a speech in Nara, Japan. Follow here for live updates.
EXPLAINER: Will parents face legal trouble in July 4 attack?
CHICAGO (AP) — In 2019, Robert E. Crimo III was too young to apply independently for a gun license in Illinois. His father sponsored the application just months after an unidentified family member called police to report that the son had a collection of knives and had threatened to “kill everyone.”
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Watchdog knocks Trump EPA over transparency in changes to rule on toxic chemicals use
During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to inform the public of “substantive” changes it made to a rule governing uses of toxic chemicals, an internal watc…
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Biden 'stunned, outraged and deeply saddened' over Abe killing | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Friday said he was "stunned, outraged and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, was shot and killed while campaigning."
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Biden touts 'fastest and strongest jobs recovery' after release of June report
President Joe Biden celebrated an encouraging June jobs report, despite concerns about the prospect of a recession.
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Highland Park parade shooting left 8-year-old boy with severed spinal cord
An 8-year-old boy suffered a severed spinal cord from a gunshot wound to his chest in the July Fourth attack on a Chicago-area parade that left seven dead, a family spokesman said on Thursday, with his twin brother and mother also wounded.
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Biden marks CIA's 75 years as 'bedrock' of national security
President Joe Biden is lauding the CIA as the “bedrock of our national security,” He visited the agency Friday to mark 75th anniversary since its founding after World War II.
apnews.comThe Supreme Court knocked back blue states on gun restrictions. They're seeing how far they can step forward.
Democrats moved swiftly to blunt a ruling opening up concealed carry, previewing years of struggle.
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New pipeline from Greece to Bulgaria offsets Russian gas cut
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria on Friday marked the completion of a new pipeline that will supply natural gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, whose vital supply of Russian gas was cut off in April amid the fallout over Russia's invasion of Ukraine .
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SAS scrambles to bring tourists home as strike hits more flights
SAS cancelled almost 70% of its flights on Friday as it scrambled to bring home thousands of tourists stranded overseas by a pilot strike that has deepened a financial crisis.
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Shinzo Abe: Japan ex-leader assassinated while giving speech
A man has admitted to shooting the former PM during a campaign event in the city of Nara, police say.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court bars absentee ballot drop boxes outside elections offices
The ruling could have broad ramifications for voter turnout in the state’s closely watched governor’s and U.S. Senate races, as well as elections beyond 2022.
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Tuna catch dries up for Kenya's local fishing community
VANGA, Kenya (AP) — “Tuna is not for everyone,” lamented 65-year-old Chapoka Miongo, a handline fisher on Kenya’s south coast, from his dugout canoe. He's one of many artisanal fishers in Shimoni, a bustling coastal town 82 kilometers (51 miles) south of Mombasa, dotted with dhows, dugout...
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Yosemite wildfire is latest threat to giant sequoia trees
Officials say part of Yosemite National Park has been closed and hundreds of people evacuated nearby as a wildfire rages near a grove of California’s famed giant sequoia trees
Congress launches investigation of period-tracking apps over post-Roe privacy concerns
Three House Democrats are demanding answers from data brokers and personal health apps over assurances they will not divulge sensitive health data that could reveal women’s efforts to seek abortions following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
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Southside Republicans sound off on Chicago crime wave, Second Amendment right: 'We wanna take back our power'
Republicans in Chicago's South Side are speaking out against the city's increase in crime and the policies that have hurt hardworking Americans and led to hundreds of shooting deaths.
U.S. mulls fresh bid to restrict chipmaking tools for China's SMIC -sources
The Biden administration is considering new targeted restrictions on shipments of chipmaking tools to China, seeking to hamstring advances by China's largest chipmaker, SMIC, without slowing the flow of chips into the global economy, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The...
Biologists' fears confirmed on the lower Colorado River
DENVER (AP) — For National Park Service fisheries biologist Jeff Arnold, it was a moment he'd been dreading. Bare-legged in sandals, he was pulling in a net in a shallow backwater of the lower Colorado River last week, when he spotted three young fish that didn't belong there.
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Watch live: President Biden addresses access to abortion
President Biden will speak Friday morning about the administration’s goals for access to reproductive health care. The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 am ET. Watch the live video above.
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Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, defined politics for a generation | CNN
Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in Nara, central Japan. He was 67.
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Yellen to push price cap on Russian oil during Asia visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this month will visit the Indo-Pacific for the first time since taking over the department and will use the trip to make the U.S.
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The federal office focused on health impacts of climate crisis has no permanent staff or funding | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden's first sweeping executive orders on climate included launching an entirely new office within the Department of Health and Human Services with an important mandate: dealing with the public health impacts of climate change.
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Young Dems dismiss likely GOP midterms victory, won't express support for Pelosi, Schumer to keep roles
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Young Democrats communications director Matt Royer dismissed the idea of a likely Republican victory in the midterm elections.
With world in energy shock, Saudi oil cushion gets very thin
When French President Emmanuel Macron whispered in Joe Biden's ear last month that top global oil exporter Saudi Arabia has very little additional capacity to increase output, the U.S. President looked surprised.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can return a ballot in person, dealing a defeat to Democrats who said the decision would make it harder...
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Florida man sentenced to probation for threat to kill Rep. Omar
In a 2019 email, David Hannon said Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., would be killed after she and others criticized Trump's attacks on them.
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Jan. 6 committee gets its most important witness yet as Trump White House counsel testifies | CNN Politics
The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection on Friday could land some of its most critical testimony yet -- from former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who was present for some of the most fraught moments in Donald Trump's West Wing.
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Unusual coalition aims to turn Biden against LNG exports
Volatile energy prices are uniting some otherwise unaligned industrial manufacturing interests and environmental groups in a campaign to cut down on U.S. liquefied natural gas exports.
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Facing threats, some election workers weigh whether to stay
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After polls closed in New Mexico’s primary last month, a worker returning ballots and other election materials to the clerk’s office in Santa Fe was followed by a partisan election observer driving so closely that mere inches separated their bumpers.
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Biden isn’t running out of ideas, Dems fear. He’s running out of time.
Democrats are pressing the White House to try and change the dynamics of the midterms. They fear it’s getting too late.
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Privacy fears emerge over corporate policies covering travel for abortion
In a rapidly changing legal environment, uncertainty remains over privacy protections, experts said.
76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month, Sotheby's announced Tuesday. The Gorgosaurus skeleton will highlight Sotheby's natural history auction on July 28, the auction house said.
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Palestinian leader, Israeli PM hold first call in years
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has received a call from Israel’s caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid, the first such conversation between Abbas and an Israeli premier in years
Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot at campaign event
Abe, 67, was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. He died after being shot while giving a campaign speech in the western city of Nara ahead of an upcoming election.
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Tear gas: Senators decry lack of federal safety assessment
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire. Bystanders, including children and pregnant women, were also exposed.
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Miner BHP loses appeal against $6 billion-plus Brazil dam case
Global mining giant BHP Group has lost an appeal in a London court seeking to block a 5 billion pound-plus ($6 billion-plus) lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over a 2015 dam failure that triggered Brazil's worst environmental disaster.
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"Forever chemicals" potentially hazardous to human health found in Florida oysters
Scientists looked at mollusks from three different Florida locations, and every single one had toxic chemicals that could cause adverse health effects.
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Biden keeps touting $1.9 trillion spending bill despite 40-year-high inflation
The Biden administration continues promoting a nearly $2 trillion spending bill passed with zero Republican support despite criticism that the legislation played a big role in fueling inflation.
www.washingtonexaminer.comWHO: Ghana reports 2 suspected cases of Marburg virus
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says Ghana has reported two possible cases of the Ebola-like Marburg virus disease, which if confirmed would mark the first-ever such infections in the West African country.
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‘This Is Disgusting’: An Insider’s Account on the Fall of Cuomo
Kissing montages, Chris Cuomo’s interventions and the futile effort to save “Bad Andrew” from himself.
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Ukraine-Russia: Hidden tech war as Slovyansk battle looms
Ukrainian volunteers are taking part in a largely unseen battle to defend their territory with drones.
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Inflation, expenses rise sharply as priorities: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerns about inflation and personal finances have surged while COVID has evaporated as a top issue for Americans, a new poll shows, marking an upheaval in priorities just months before critical midterm elections.
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Cheered in London, Boris Johnson's resignation is lamented in Ukraine
The outgoing British prime minister is hugely popular in Ukraine thanks to his bold rhetorical support backed up by hefty amounts of anti-Russia weaponry.
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Dispatcher who didn't send ambulance charged in 2020 death
A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces involuntary manslaughter and other charges for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding about a day later
UK navy seized Iranian weapons from smugglers twice this year
The British Royal Navy stopped smugglers in international waters south of Iran in possession of Iranian weapons earlier this year, the armed services branch said on Thursday.
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More US children becoming obese at younger ages
Story at a glance Compared with levels seen in the early 2000s, recent data show more American children are becoming obese and being diagnosed earlier. More children are also being diagnosed …
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Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid
Prince Harry has won the first stage of a libel suit against the publisher of Britain’s Mail on Sunday newspaper
Roe v Wade: Biden calls for federal law to restore abortion rights
The order comes amid pressure on the US president to take more action to safeguard abortion access.
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Pope schedules back-to-back Italy trips after pandemic lull
Pope Francis is planning to restart his pilgrimages within Italy after a pandemic-induced lull and knee pain that has made walking and standing difficult
Trump reacts to shooting of 'true friend' Shinzo Abe
Former President Donald Trump offered his prayers to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his family after he was shot while giving a speech in Japan.
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Assassination suspect admits targeting Japan’s Shinzo Abe: Police
Police say suspect bore a grudge against a ‘specific organisation’ and believed Abe was part of it.
New gun legislation won't eliminate mass shootings but will still save lives, say experts
The recently passed federal gun legislation most likely would not have prevented the Highland Park July 4 shooting -- but it can still save lives, experts tell ABC News.
Why Joe Biden can't make Democrats happy
WHY JOE BIDEN CAN'T MAKE DEMOCRATS HAPPY. News reports are filled with stories about growing Democratic unhappiness with President Joe Biden. It's not just a little frustration. A lot of Democrats are really, really, really upset about Biden's performance in the White House.
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Husband of 'One Tree Hill' star Bevin Prince dies after being struck by lightning
"One Tree Hill" star Bevin Prince's husband, William Friend, died after being struck by lightning in North Carolina on Sunday.
Five questions Trump’s ex-lawyer Cipollone could answer for the Jan. 6 committee
After weeks of resistance, White House counsel Pat Cipollone is set to appear Friday for closed-door testimony before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capito…
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Moscow city councillor jailed for 7 years for anti-war comment
Alexei Gorinov told a council meeting on March 15 that Russia was waging a war of aggression against Ukraine.
James Caan: Hollywood pays tribute to late Godfather actor
Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert De Niro lead the tributes to the late Godfather actor.
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1 dead, 3 injured after van plows into runners at The Bear Race in N.C., troopers say
A van rammed into the crowd of runners after 7 p.m. Thursday, just as the 5-mile race was set to begin in Linville, North Carolina.
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Why Shinzo Abe was such a towering figure in Japan
Shinzo Abe was a towering figure in Japan who as the country’s longest-serving prime minister sought to reestablish this country’s power on the global economic and foreign policy stage. Abe, who wa…
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Tourist researching California family found dead on hike had to be rescued after getting lost
Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese expressed frustration about the incident and said the man purposely put himself and others in danger.
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Angola’s José Eduardo dos Santos: The flawed 'architect of peace'
José Eduardo dos Santos was praised for bringing peace but sullied his reputation clinging to power.
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Netflix releases Dave Chappelle's speech slamming transphobic joke critics
The 40-minute speech took place at Chappelle’s alma mater, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., which had planned to rename its theater after him.
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‘Sense of betrayal’: Abu Akleh’s family demands action from Biden
Slain Al Jazeera journalist’s family accuses the US president of whitewashing ‘the extrajudicial killing’ by Israel.
Biden signs executive order to defend abortion access in US
US president is under pressure to safeguard abortion rights after Supreme Court overturned landmark Roe v Wade ruling.
Weekend heat waves will send temperatures soaring above the century mark for millions
It is a tale of two heatwaves with a more humid one centered over the Southern Plains and Southeast and another very dry one building over the Rockies and Southwest.
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Amid conflict, Latvia leads Baltics in felling Soviet memorials
Momentum to remove Soviet monuments gathers pace during Russia’s war on Ukraine, but issue remains divisive.
New York wants to see social media accounts of gun applicants
Some experts are raising questions about how the law will be enforced and how it will address US free speech concerns.
DoorDash expands political footprint with new PAC
San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash formed a political action committee on Thursday, allowing it to directly donate to political campaigns and parties. DoorDash’s new PAC, dubbed Das…
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Expert explains how to protect yourself against the recent Covid surges | CNN
The much-awaited summer lull in coronavirus cases doesn’t appear to be happening. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen offers her insights about what precautions to take as infections continue to increase in much of the United States.
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Ex-Disney workers sue, claiming religious discrimination
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Three former employees have sued Walt Disney World, saying they were fired after refusing to wear face masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons, according to a lawsuit.
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What are the symptoms of BA.4 and BA.5?
Here’s what we know about BA.4 and BA.5, the subvariants taking over omicron.
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Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback from residents. While not explicitly saying it had dropped the plan, a city official was quoted in state media late Thursday saying...
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Ford reports worst quarterly sales in China since onset of Covid pandemic
Ford on Thursday said it sold 120,000 vehicles during the second quarter in Greater China, a roughly 22% decline from a year earlier.
Slow pace for youngest kids getting COVID vaccine doses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received COVID-19 shots in the two weeks since they became available, a slower pace than for older groups. But the White House says that was expected for the eligible U.S.
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COVID-19: New wave of Omicron mutations spreading across Europe, EU Medicines Agency warns
The European Medicines Agency has said a second booster dose is being advised for people over the age of 60.
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Omicron Subvariants Mean Outdoor Covid Risk Is Different Now
Media outlets report on the rise of omicron BA.5, and how subvariants like this are leading to new covid surges and have potentially increased the risk of catching covid in some outdoor situations …
khn.orgChina Car Sales Jump as Covid Curbs Relaxed
Tesla’s sales more than doubled in June as local auto makers saw a bump in market share following new incentives for the secondhand market.
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Study Finds Possible Causes of, and Treatments for, Long COVID
Long COVID may be caused by fibrosis and inflammation in the lungs that develops as a result of COVID-19, the study found.
Medicines agency says EU is seeing 'new wave' of COVID-19
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senior official at the European Union medicines agency said Thursday that many nations in the bloc are seeing a new wave of COVID-19, driven by highly-transmissible mutations of the omicron variant.
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As COVID-19 Cases Rise, New Variant Poses Major Challenge
Omicron BA.5 variant is the most infectious yet, and while most infections are mild, the threat of long COVID looms
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COVID-19 cases on the rise: What to know about the state of the pandemic
The U.S. is reporting another rise in COVID-19 cases, but experts say there may be more transmission out there as tests go underreported.
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Africa strikes deal with Pfizer for Covid-19 antiviral — report
As the FDA looks to make Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral more accessible in the US, Africa’s CDC has reportedly struck an agreement with the pharma giant to increase supplies across the continent. The health agency has reached a memorandum of understanding with Pfizer which will allow African...
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