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By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – North Carolina Republicans on Tuesday pushed through new curbs on same-day voter registration by overriding a gubernatorial veto, prompting immediate lawsuits by Democratic and progressive groups to halt the changes. The new law requires additional identification and throws out the ballots of same-day registrants whose mail comes back as undeliverable, …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty or more Americans are missing following Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ attack on Israel over the weekend that left hundreds dead, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday. Sullivan said it was not known how many of those still missing are being held as hostages. “We believe that there are …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A pro-Palestinian statement from Harvard University students that blamed Israel for violence engulfing the region does not speak for the educational institution as a whole or its leadership, Harvard University President Claudine Gay said on Tuesday. “Let me also state …. that while our students have the right to …

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By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily limited Idaho’s ability to enforce its near-total abortion ban in medical emergencies while it weighs in on a legal challenge to the ban by the Biden administration. A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month allowed …

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By Steve Holland and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday U.S. law enforcement agencies were taking steps to disrupt any domestic threat that may emerge after Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’ weekend attack on Israel that left hundreds dead. The FBI said earlier it was “closely monitoring unfolding events” but added it …

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By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Prominent Harvard University alumni on Monday denounced a pro-Palestinian statement from students that blamed Israel for violence engulfing the region and urged the university to take action against the signatories. The Islamist militant Hamas movement, which controls the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, attacked Israel on Saturday in the worst breach …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden was interviewed as part of an investigation into his handling of classified documents by Special Counsel Robert Hur, the White House counsel’s office said on Monday. The Democratic president’s interview was voluntary and conducted over two days, concluding on Monday, said Ian Sams, a spokesperson for …

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