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Biden says uncle shot down over area populated by cannibals in World War Two

17 Apr 2024

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility that an uncle who served in the Pacific campaign during World War Two might have fallen victim to cannibals after his plane was shot down over New Guinea. Biden made the comment after visiting a missing-in-action war memorial in his childhood home city of …

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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing

17 Apr 2024

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University’s president of failing to protect Jewish students on campus, echoing accusations leveled against three other elite university leaders at a hearing last year that sent shockwaves through higher education. Columbia President Minouche Shafik responded to the accusations by some members of …

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US Supreme Court leans toward Jan. 6 rioter in obstruction case, with Trump implications

17 Apr 2024

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled skepticism toward an obstruction charge brought by the Justice Department against a Pennsylvania man in the 2021 Capitol attack – a case with possible implications for the prosecution of Donald Trump for trying to overturn his 2020 election …

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US House sends impeachment of Biden border official to Senate

17 Apr 2024

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday delivered two articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden’s top border security official to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is expected to quickly defeat the effort. House Republican “managers” who hope to argue their case for removing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas from …

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US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports

17 Apr 2024

(Reuters) – The Biden administration is set to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge on the decision. The U.S. Interior Department’s recommendation to end the project in its current form could come in an environmental analysis due …

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Judge temporarily blocks Ohio gender-affirming care ban

17 Apr 2024

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a Republican-backed state law banning gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormones, for transgender minors from taking effect later this month. Judge Michael Holbrook of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas said that the two transgender children and their families who …

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US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: ‘Strap on a Glock’ as election nears

17 Apr 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump, urged supporters in Arizona to “strap on a Glock” pistol as they prepare for what she called an intense six months leading up to the Nov. 5 elections. “We are going to put on the armor of God. …

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Biden targets wealthy in Pennsylvania tour with a hometown visit

17 Apr 2024

By Jarrett Renshaw and Steve Holland SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden kicked off a multi-city tour of the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday with a stop in his hometown of Scranton, where he renewed calls to increase taxes on wealthy Americans and large corporations. Biden is seeking to boost sagging opinion …

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Former US Army staffer pleads guilty to defrauding Gold Star families

16 Apr 2024

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A former U.S. Army financial counselor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding grieving military families out of life insurance payments, in a scheme whose alleged victims included widows and a 13-year-old girl whose father had died. Caz Craffy, 41, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, could face about eight to 10 …

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