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Apr 19 2024
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US slaps sanctions on entities that raised funds for West Bank settlers
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities that it said helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for two violent extremists in the West Bank already targeted with U.S. sanctions, the Treasury Department announced in a statement. Washington had previously sanctioned five settlers and two unauthorized outposts in the West Bank in two rounds of
ReutersApr 17 2024
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Small Business Owner Testifies Before U.S. House Committee
West Virginia member delivered testimony on the importance of the Small Business Deduction Making the Small Business Deduction permanent before it expires at the end of 2025 is NFIB’s top priority NFIB member Michael Ervin testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on April 11 about the importance of making the Small Business Deduction permanent. “Currently, we employ
National Federation of Independent BusinessApr 13 2024
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Thousands protest in Niger for US troops to leave
Thousands of people in Niger’s capital on Saturday protested for the immediate departure of US soldiers from the north, after the military junta in Niamey said it was withdrawing from a military agreement with Washington. Following a July coup, the West African country said in mid-March that the 2012 cooperation agreement had been “unilaterally imposed” by the United States. Students and
Breitbart NewsApr 17 2024
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Alaska Airlines Flight Departures Temporarily Halted Across US
US aviation authorities grounded Alaska Airlines flights nationwide after a request by the company, an unusual disruption for a carrier that earlier this year suffered a mid-flight safety problem with a Boeing Co. plane.
The halt affects all of Alaska’s mainline and sub-carrier operations, according to a notice Wednesday from the Federal Aviation Administration. While the agency didn’t
BloombergApr 13 2024
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Key Bridge and the vital role of immigrants in U.S.
The horror of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse had personal impact having lived within two hours of there most of my life and crossing that bridge many times. The poignancy of who died in the disaster also struck home — six immigrants from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico doing roadwork in the middle of the night. Fathers, brothers, friends, hardworking family men doing work
Baltimore SunApr 10 2024
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U.S. may drop Assange prosecution
President Biden said today he was "considering" ending the prosecution of Julian Assange following a request by the Australian government. Biden's exact words were "we're considering it" when asked about the Australian request, according to a pool reporter in the the Oval Office Wednesday morning. And while that doesn't mean the U.S. Department of Justice will necessarily drop its case against
Boing BoingApr 13 2024
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US universities crack down on Palestine protests
After months of campus protests over the war in Gaza, universities are doing something unusual: penalising students for illegal or rule-breaking demonstrations.
This week, during a student dinner at the personal home of the Berkeley Law School’s dean, a group of students protested the school’s supposed funding of weapons used in Gaza and refused to leave, despite it being a private
UnHerdApr 15 2024
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U.S. defense spending continues to spiral out of control
How much the U.S. should allocate to the Department of Defense remains a contentious topic in the debate over government spending. After a great deal of chaos, on March 23—about halfway through the fiscal year—Congress approved an appropriations bill worth $825 billion for defense in FY 2024 to avoid a partial government shutdown, less than the $842 billion request by the administration. Not
ReasonApr 17 2024
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US seeks new mechanism to monitor North Korean sanctions
The United States is investigating options to create a new mechanism for monitoring sanctions on North Korea’s nuclear programme. The US ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday that Washington is looking at options within and outside the UN. Russia last month vetoed a UN Security Council resolution to renew the UN panel that has been overseeing Pyongyang’s compliance with
Al JazeeraApr 15 2024
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Virginia new moms are older compared to rest of U.S.
More than half of babies born in Virginia in 2023 had birth mothers in their 30s and older, according to provisional CDC data. Why it matters: In the last few years, age 35 has gone from the start of "geriatric pregnancy" to potentially a maternal-age sweet spot. By the numbers: Last year, 55% of babies born in Virginia were to moms 30 or older, compared to 39% in 1997. • 23% were born to
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