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By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In his final months in office, President Joe Biden is signaling new willingness to use U.S. military assistance to Israel as both a carrot and a stick to influence its high-stakes confrontation with Iran and Iran-backed militant groups.  But while the approach increases Washington’s involvement in …

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By Gabriella Borter, Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden joined former Democratic presidents and others to honor longtime human rights advocate and storied political family matriarch Ethel Kennedy at a memorial service in Washington on Wednesday after her death last week at age 96. The widow of Robert F. Kennedy – a former …

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By Nandita Bose and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration’s handling of illegal immigration in a combative television interview on Wednesday, blaming Republicans for failing to pass a border security bill. Grilled by host Bret Baier on Fox News, Harris also defended President Joe Biden’s mental …

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By Alexandra Ulmer and Costas Pitas (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday stood by debunked claims that immigrants in Ohio were eating pets, telling Latino voters during a town hall he was “just saying what was reported.” Trump in recent weeks has amplified a false claim that has gone viral that Haitian immigrants …

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By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers imprisoned for life for killing their parents more than three decades ago, said on Wednesday they were meeting with prosecutors to request the men be freed. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said earlier this month that his office was reviewing new evidence that …

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(Reuters) – Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in Manhattan by federal agents on Monday evening based on a sealed indictment, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York said. “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s …

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An estimated 6.9 million people watched Sunday’s Emmy Awards telecast that featured record-setting wins for sweeping historical drama “Shogun,” Disney-owned broadcaster ABC said on Monday, reaching a three-year high for the awards show. The audience grew 54% from the all-time low set by the previous Emmys ceremony, which aired in an …

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