Former President Jimmy Carter entering home hospice care
Former President Jimmy Carter is now in home hospice care, the Carter Center announced Saturday.
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INSIDERIs Putin using a body double? Listen here: Skeptics say spotting a decoy is all in the ears.
Skeptics have long claimed Putin uses body doubles who have been surgically altered to resemble the Russian leader as stand-ins at major appearances.
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Sen. Mark Kelly flew with Russian pilots in the Navy and with NASA, and he said the Russian fighter jet running into a US drone shows 'how incompetent they are'
Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy combat pilot, compared the drone incident to the "incompetence that we see on the battle field every day in Ukraine."
- The New Voice of Ukraine
Mariupol residents in Putin video identified, unknown heckler caught in audio
Several residents of the Russian-occupied city of Mariupol were identified in a video with Russian leader Vladimir Putin during his nighttime visit to the city, according to a report by the Mariupol.Sprotyv Telegram channel on March 19.
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Hakeem Jeffries Pummels Kevin McCarthy With New Name For Weaponization Committee
"They continue to peddle conspiracy theories led by this so-called weaponization committee," the House Democratic leader said of the GOP majority.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis address possible Donald Trump arrest
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis address possible Donald Trump arrest
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San Francisco supervisor Hillary Ronen begs for more police in her district after voting to defund in 2020
San Francisco district supervisor Hillary Ronen begged city officials to increase police presence in the Mission District, three years after she voted to defund the police.
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Medvedev threatens to strike court in The Hague with Oniks hypersonic missile
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, has threatened to launch a missile strike against the International Criminal Court in The Hague, which had earlier issued an arrest warrant for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in connection with the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia.
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South Africa aware of legal obligations regarding Putin visit
South Africa is aware of its legal obligation, a spokesperson for President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday, referring to a proposed visit by Vladimir Putin after an international court issued an arrest warrant against the Russian leader. Russian President Putin was expected to visit South Africa in August to attend a BRICS summit.
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South Africa takes into account warrant for Putin's arrest
South Africa is aware of its legal obligations and takes into account the International Criminal Court's warrant for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: Reuters citing Vincent Magwenya, Spokesperson to President Cyril Ramaphosa Details: Reuters said that while there has been no official confirmation of Putin's visit, he is expected to attend the 15th BRICS summit in South Africa, as he did in 2013.
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'We don't deserve to be priced out': Law aims to end gentrification in Black neighborhoods
The Historically Black Neighborhood Ordinance aims to prevent displacement in eight communities as home and rent prices rise.
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Judge temporarily blocks Biden water rule in Texas, Idaho
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the implementation of Biden administration water regulations in two states. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, a Trump appointee, on Sunday halted the implementation of the Biden administration’s regulation in Texas and Idaho after the states requested the action. The rule in question defines which waters get federal…
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New Zealand foreign minister to meet Chinese counterpart in Beijing
Mahuta said she would raise New Zealand's concerns about key security challenges at the meeting with Qin Gang in Beijing, such as the "illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine", and advocate for outcomes reflecting its values on issues such as human rights. "New Zealand's relationship with China is one of our most important, complex and wide ranging," she said in a statement.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Christian preacher's challenge to university
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a traveling Christian evangelist's free-speech challenge to a University of Alabama requirement that he obtain a permit before handing out religious pamphlets and preaching from a sidewalk adjacent to its campus. The justices turned away an appeal by preacher Rodney Keister of a lower court's ruling rejecting his claim that the university's permit requirement violated free speech rights under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. Keister, founder of a Pennsylvania-based group called Evangelism Mission, regularly visits U.S. university campuses in hopes of spreading his Christian message to students, according to court filings.
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Transcript of Abortion Pill Hearing Reveals Texas Judge Used Anti-Abortion Terms During Questioning
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk promised on Wednesday to issue his “order and opinion as soon as possible” following a hearing in the federal case that could decide the future of mifepristone, an abortion drug that’s been on the market for two decades. But the details of the hearing weren’t publicly available until Friday night, when a transcript was finally released to the media.
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Cruz urges Texas bar for careful consideration of Stanford graduates following campus protests
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) urged the Texas state bar to carefully consider the fitness of certain Stanford University law school graduates after a protest over a conservative judge’s speaking engagement on the campus. Cruz in a letter to Texas officials said there is a “fundamental” question over whether the students who protested the appearance by…
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Social Security: Effort To Eliminate Pensioner Benefit Cuts Gains Momentum — Who Would Be Affected?
Efforts to repeal a pair of decades-old provisions that have restricted Social Security benefits for public-sector pensioners are gaining renewed momentum this year, though there will likely be a...
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Mexico's popular president reaches out to his base
Mexico's popular president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rallied more than 100,000 supporters Saturday in Mexico City, attacking the country's right, its "oligarchs" and the United States, just over a year before elections to choose his successor."Mexico is an independent and free country and not a colony or a protectorate of the United States," he told his supporters, who gathered in the city's famous Zocalo main square.
- Kansas City Star
They freak out over natural gas stoves and drag queens. So are the Leprechauns next? | Opinion
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Netanyahu softens judicial overhaul but showdown with top court looms
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced a softening of his judicial overhaul plan but an unallayed opposition said it would still challenge key legislation in the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a constitutional showdown. The package of reforms sought by Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition have triggered weeks of unprecedented street demonstrations and stirred worries among Western allies who see a threat to the independence of Israel's justice system. After discussing the crisis with U.S. President Joe Biden, Netanyahu said he would postpone most of the bills apart from legislation shaking up Israel's system for selecting judges, which he wants ratified before a parliament recess on April 2.
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Importance of backing high-speed rail despite its setbacks and costs | Opinion
We need to keep backing HSR I am writing in response to the recent article in The Bee titled “California should stop high-speed rail work now, cut the losses and move on.”