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Apr 21 2024
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Remembering former Arkansas Governor and U.S. Senator David Pryor
News of former Arkansas Gov. and U.S. Sen. David Pryor's death at age 89 on Saturday drew condolences and memories from past and present political figures across the spectrum.
What they're saying: Bill Clinton wrote in a statement that Pryor, also a Democrat, was "one of America's greatest advocates for the elderly, waging long battles to lower the cost of prescription drugs and to
AxiosApr 24 2024
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‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return revealed
A United States development aid agency whose return to the Solomon Islands has been delayed for years without explanation found “overwhelming support and enthusiasm” for its work, with the Pacific island nation’s leader telling officials “We need you”, a previously unreleased report shows. The Peace Corps’ findings bring into focus the agency’s unexplained failure to resume operations in the
Al JazeeraApr 14 2024
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Iran issues fresh threat to U.S.
Iran has warned Israel of a larger attack should it retaliate against its drone and missile assault, adding that U.S. bases would be targeted if Washington supports Israel in any military operation against Tehran. Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel late on Saturday, in response to an April 1 strike widely blamed on Israel on an Iranian consular building in Damascus, Syria,
NewsweekApr 24 2024
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US government will require more testing, tracking of bird flu in dairy cows
The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were not required to let the government know if cows tested positive – a factor the USDA admitted had
CNN (Online News)Apr 24 2024
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Qatar passed U.S. proof-of-life of Israeli-American hostage on Monday
A person holds a poster of Hersh Goldberg-Polin during a rally in Central Park on March 10 marking 150 days since the hostages were taken. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images Hamas released a video of an Israeli-American hostage as a "gesture" to the Qatari government, which had pressured the militant group to provide proof-of-life in recent weeks, according to two sources with knowledge of the
AxiosApr 24 2024
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US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine after months of resistance
The US delivered long-range missiles to Ukraine earlier this month that the Biden administration had previously refused to send following a directive from President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Biden secretly approved the transfer of the long-range ATACMS missiles in February for use inside Ukrainian territory. The ATACMS missiles were then quietly included in the $300 million aid
CNN (Online News)Apr 24 2024
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Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours'
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday "the key now is speed." Biden says US to begin sending military equipment to Ukraine within 'hours' President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the U.S. will begin sending equipment to Ukraine within "a few hours." Biden, in remarks from the White House, announced he signed the $95 billion foreign aid package that passed the House and Senate with
ABC News (Online)Apr 22 2024
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RFK Jr.: ‘I’m gonna put the entire US budget on blockchain’
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wants to put the “U.S. budget on blockchain,” a ledger of transactions typically associated with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
“I’m going to put the entire U.S. budget on blockchain so that any American — every American can look at every budget item in the entire budget anytime they want 24 hours a day,” Kennedy said
The HillApr 20 2024
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U.S. House candidates headline annual convention of Alaska GOP
The Alaska Republican Party signaled during its annual convention on Friday and Saturday that it would not formally pick favorites among the Republicans running for U.S. House. Two Republican candidates are currently running to unseat Rep. Mary Peltola, who has served as Alaska’s lone representative in the U.S. House since 2022. The filing deadline for the race is June 1. The Republican
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 24 2024
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US Supreme Court Weighs Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban in Medical Emergencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over abortion access in arguments pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care. The justices are set to hear arguments in an appeal by Idaho officials after a lower court ruled that the 1986 U.S. law at issue, the Emergency
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