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    U.S. intelligence report says Saudi prince 'approved' operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi

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    U.S. intelligence report says Saudi prince 'approved' operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi

    • U.K. Supreme Court rejects IS bride's legal bid to return

      U.K. Supreme Court rejects IS bride's legal bid to return

      Britain's highest court on Friday rejected a bid by a woman who was stripped of her U.K. citizenship for joining the Islamic State group to return to challenge the decision.

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        Virus plots comeback. Here's how to stop it for good.

      • What we know about the California COVID-19 variant

        What we know about the California COVID-19 variant

      • Give Biden a chance? Trump voters just might on key issue

        Give Biden a chance? Trump voters just might on key issue

      • Why Capitol riot suspect's ex turned him in to the FBI

        Why Capitol riot suspect's ex turned him in to the FBI

      • Mob boss John Gotti's brother Peter dies in prison

        Mob boss John Gotti's brother Peter dies in prison

    • Progressives fume as White House backs down on minimum wage increase
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      Progressives fume as White House backs down on minimum wage increase

      President Biden and Senate Democrats drew fire from progressives after opting to not fight a ruling that would strip a $15 minimum wage increase from the Senate's COVID-19 relief legislation. To pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan with just 50 votes, Democrats in the Senate are using a process called budget reconciliation, which requires the approval of the Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough. On Wednesday, MacDonough ruled that the provision increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025 violated the Senate's “Byrd rule,” which prohibits “extraneous” provisions from being included in budget legislation passed through reconciliation.

      • $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
        $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
        Yahoo Finance
      • Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against $15 Minimum Wage In COVID-19 Bill
        Senate Parliamentarian Rules Against $15 Minimum Wage In COVID-19 Bill
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    • After oil spill, Israel's fishermen net catch despite ban
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      Associated Press

      After oil spill, Israel's fishermen net catch despite ban

      JISR AL-ZARQA, Israel (AP) — After weathering a year of the coronavirus pandemic, the fishermen of an Arab village in central Israel have been dealt another blow by a mysterious oil spill in the Mediterranean. Grappling with its worst ecological disaster in years, the government this week ordered a precautionary ban on selling seafood. Despite the ban, Jisr al-Zarqa's fishermen went to sea Thursday to bring in their catch.

    • 'Op Silent Viper': How an Indian rape suspect was caught after 22 years
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      BBC

      'Op Silent Viper': How an Indian rape suspect was caught after 22 years

      Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa (also called Odisha) have arrested a man wanted in a notorious 1999 gang rape. When police approached Bibekananda Biswal's home last week in Pune district in the western state of Maharashtra, they say he tried to run away. Bibekananda Biswal was among three men accused in the brutal gang rape of a 29-year-old woman on the night of 9 January 1999.

    • U.S., allies respond to Iranian 'provocations' with studied calm
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      Reuters

      U.S., allies respond to Iranian 'provocations' with studied calm

      In the week since Washington offered to talk with Tehran about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iran has curbed U.N. monitoring, threatened to boost uranium enrichment and its suspected proxies have twice rocketed Iraqi bases with U.S. soldiers. In return, the United States and three allies, Britain, France and Germany, have responded with a studied calm. The response - or lack of one - reflects a desire not to disrupt the diplomatic overture in hopes Iran will return to the table and, if not, that the pressure of U.S. sanctions will keep taking its toll, U.S. and European officials said.

    • Democrats launch sweeping bid to overhaul US election laws
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      Associated Press

      Democrats launch sweeping bid to overhaul US election laws

      Stacey Abrams, whose voting rights work helped make Georgia into a swing state, exhorted Congress on Thursday to reject “outright lies" that have historically restricted access to the ballot as Democrats began their push for a sweeping overhaul of election and ethics laws. “A lie cloaked in the seductive appeal of election integrity has weakened access to democracy for millions,” Abrams, a Democrat who narrowly lost Georgia's 2018 gubernatorial race, said during a committee hearing for the bill, which was introduced as H.R. 1 to signal its importance to the party's agenda. Democrats feel a sense of urgency to enact the legislation ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, when their narrow majorities in the House and Senate will be at risk.

    • Philippine police to look into government admission of drug war failures
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      Reuters

      Philippine police to look into government admission of drug war failures

      Philippine police said on Thursday they were looking into a government review of thousands of killings in the country's "war on drugs", after the justice minister made an unprecedented admission to the United Nations of widespread police failures. Human Rights Watch described Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra's video statement on Wednesday as an "astounding disclosure". Guevarra said police had in many cases failed to examine weapons and crime scenes after officers had shot dead suspected drug dealers.

    • IS bride loses bid to return to UK to fight for citizenship
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      Associated Press

      IS bride loses bid to return to UK to fight for citizenship

      A woman who ran away from London as a teenager to join the Islamic State group lost her bid Friday to return to the U.K. to fight for the restoration of her citizenship, which was revoked on national security grounds. Shamima Begum was one of three east London schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015. She resurfaced at a refugee camp in Syria and told reporters she wanted to come home, but was denied the chance after former Home Secretary Sajid Javid revoked her citizenship.

      • UK top court says IS schoolgirl can't return
        UK top court says IS schoolgirl can't return
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      • Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says
        Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says
        Reuters
    • No Need to Call an Architect—These 9 Room Dividers Elegantly Get the Job Done
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      Architectural Digest

      No Need to Call an Architect—These 9 Room Dividers Elegantly Get the Job Done

      From ornate to subtle, these beautiful screens double as functional art Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing
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      Associated Press

      Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing

      Josh Venable, a longtime Michigan GOP operative and chief of staff to former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, can trace the arc of the state's Republican Party clearly. “This was the state where to be Republican was defined by Gerald Ford and George Romney,” Venable said, referring to the moderate former president and former governor. Now, he said, it's defined by Mike Shirkey, the state Senate majority leader who was overheard calling the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot a “hoax"; Meshawn Maddock, the new co-chair of the state party who backed former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud; and the Proud Boys.

    • Iranian journalist, who won the International Press Freedom Award, was detained in Turkey after fleeing a nearly 5-year prison sentence
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      INSIDER

      Iranian journalist, who won the International Press Freedom Award, was detained in Turkey after fleeing a nearly 5-year prison sentence

      Mohammad Mosaed is an Iranian reporter who has twice been arrested by the government. The Committee to Protect Journalists awarded him its 2020 International Press Freedom Award. Mohammad Mosaed, an Iranian freelance journalist who has twice been arrested by the government for his investigative reporting and criticism of Iranian officials, was detained by Turkish border officials earlier this year after fleeing Iran following a prison summons.

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      Myanmar riot police fire to break up protests

      There were no immediate reports of injuries. The Southeast Asian nation has been in crisis since the army seized power on Feb. 1 and detained civilian government leader Aung San Suu Kyi and much of her party leadership after the military complained of fraud in a November election. There have been daily protests and strikes by democracy supporters for about three weeks, often drawing hundreds of thousands of people across the diverse country.

    • Biden heads to Texas to survey damage from paralyzing winter storm
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      Reuters

      Biden heads to Texas to survey damage from paralyzing winter storm

      President Joe Biden headed for Texas on Friday as the state works to recover from a severe winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses, left millions without power or clean water for days, and killed at least two dozen. Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, were traveling to Houston where he will meet with Republican Governor Greg Abbott, Senator John Cornyn and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the recovery from last week's storm. Biden will bring empathy and pledges of financial help from Washington, but no lectures about the dangers of underregulation or calls for the federal government to monitor the state's power grid.

      • Texas governor vows to overhaul electric grid operator after storm failure
        Texas governor vows to overhaul electric grid operator after storm failure
        Reuters
      • Biden to travel to Texas to survey winter storm damage
        Biden to travel to Texas to survey winter storm damage
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    • Hungary may have to tighten lockdown as COVID cases jump, PM says
      World
      Reuters

      Hungary may have to tighten lockdown as COVID cases jump, PM says

      Hungary may have to tighten lockdown curbs as coronavirus infections are expected to rise "drastically" in the next two weeks, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday, as the daily tally of new infections jumped to 4,668, the highest this year. Orban also said all the 2.5 million to 2.6 million Hungarians who have registered for COVID-19 vaccinations so far would receive at least one dose by Easter, in early April. Orban, speaking on state radio, said he hoped to get vaccinated with a shot developed by China's Sinopharm early next week.

    • Officials: Attack targets Afghan reporter's family, kills 3
      World
      Associated Press

      Officials: Attack targets Afghan reporter's family, kills 3

      Three family members of an assassinated journalist in western Afghanistan have been killed by gunmen, local officials said Friday, amid a rising wave of attacks targeting journalists and civil society actors. Ghor provincial council member Hamidullah Mutahid said that at least five others were wounded in the attack late Thursday. The gunmen stormed the family home of Afghan journalist and activist Bismillah Adil Aimaq, who was shot dead in an unclaimed attack nearby Ghor on Jan. 1.

    • China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise
      World
      Reuters

      China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise

      China is expected to reveal a robust increase in defence spending at the March 5 annual opening of parliament, as its economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic and military tensions rise, Chinese and Western security experts said. With the coronavirus hammering its economy, China last year announced a 6.6 per cent boost in defence spending to $178 billion, the lowest rate of increase in three decades. The new administration of President Joe Biden has moved quickly to remind Beijing that the United States intends to compete with China's growing influence and military strength in the Asia-Pacific.

    • Defense head Austin weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast
      World
      Associated Press

      Defense head Austin weighs warship needs in Pacific, Mideast

      Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told sailors on the USS Nimitz Thursday that he hopes to avoid long ship deployments like the more than 10 months they just spent at sea. But as he made his first aircraft carrier visit as Pentagon chief, he acknowledged the demand for American warships around the globe as he wrestles with security threats from China in the Pacific and Iran in the Middle East. Standing in the ship's hangar bay, Austin said he will make a decision soon on whether to send a carrier back to the Middle East, where the Nimitz had been.

      • U.S. Navy warship in the Middle East has COVID-19 cases, another ship to run tests
        U.S. Navy warship in the Middle East has COVID-19 cases, another ship to run tests
        Reuters
      • Covid hits U.S. Navy warship in Mideast; possible cases on 2nd ship
        Covid hits U.S. Navy warship in Mideast; possible cases on 2nd ship
        NBC News
    • Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing
      World
      Associated Press

      Ties with Saudis at stake as US releases findings on killing

      The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia's crown prince played in the brutal killing and dismembering of a U.S.-based journalist, but as important is what comes next — what the Biden administration plans to do about it. Ahead of the release of the declassified U.S. intelligence report, and announcement of any U.S. punitive measures, President Joe Biden spoke to Saudi King Salman on Thursday for the first time since taking office more than a month ago. It was a later-than-usual courtesy call to the Middle East ally, timing seen as reflecting Biden's displeasure.

      • Biden Speaks With Saudi King Amid Expected Report On Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi
        Biden Speaks With Saudi King Amid Expected Report On Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi
        HuffPost
      • Intelligence report: Saudi prince 'approved' operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi
        Intelligence report: Saudi prince 'approved' operation that killed Jamal Khashoggi
        Yahoo News
    • McConnell to support Trump if party picks him as its 2024 nominee
      Politics
      Reuters

      McConnell to support Trump if party picks him as its 2024 nominee

      Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who excoriated former President Donald Trump over the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot less than two weeks ago, said on Thursday that he would "absolutely" vote for Trump if he became the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. McConnell, who Trump blasted last week as "a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack," said he expects to see an open contest for the Republican White House nomination in 2024 but showed no hesitation in backing Trump when asked whether he would vote for him as nominee. Trump is expected to talk about the possibility of a 2024 run when he speaks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday, nearly two months after his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn his defeat in November's election by Democrat Joe Biden.

      • McConnell: I'd support Trump if he won 2024 nomination
        McConnell: I'd support Trump if he won 2024 nomination
        Yahoo News Video
      • Mitch McConnell Says He'd 'Absolutely' Back Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential Race
        Mitch McConnell Says He'd 'Absolutely' Back Donald Trump In 2024 Presidential Race
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    • U.S. Senate panel sets hearing for Biden's No. 2 and No. 3 Justice Department picks
      Politics
      Reuters

      U.S. Senate panel sets hearing for Biden's No. 2 and No. 3 Justice Department picks

      The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday announced it will hold a confirmation hearing on March 9 for President Joe Biden's nominees to serve in the No. 2 and No. 3 top jobs at the U.S. Justice Department. Lisa Monaco, a former federal prosecutor who also previously advised former FBI Director Robert Mueller and former President Barack Obama, is nominated to serve as Deputy Attorney General. Vanita Gupta, a long-time civil rights attorney who previously led the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, is nominated to serve as Associate Attorney General.

    • U.N. rights chief decries arrests in China, abuses in Xinjiang
      World
      Reuters

      U.N. rights chief decries arrests in China, abuses in Xinjiang

      United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Friday that China is restricting basic civil and political freedoms in the name of national security and COVID-19 measures, adding to a wave of criticism of the country's rights record. "Activists, lawyers and human rights defenders – as well as some foreign nationals – face arbitrary criminal charges, detention or unfair trials," Bachelet told the Human Rights Council. More than 600 people in Hong Kong are being investigated for taking part in protests, some under the new national security law imposed by mainland China on the former British colony, she said.

    • Who’s John Boehner’: Ted Cruz reacts to former Speaker telling him to ‘f*** himself’
      Politics
      The Independent

      Who’s John Boehner’: Ted Cruz reacts to former Speaker telling him to ‘f*** himself’

      Addressing the annual CPAC conference of American conservatives, Texas Senator Ted Cruz mocked a former Republican speaker for reportedly telling him to “go f*** himself” during an audiobook recording. During a high-energy roving-microphone speech in which he repeatedly referenced the Star Wars movies and implored Americans to “have fun” rather than fall prey to “cancel culture”, Mr Cruz complained that many in the right-wing establishment “act like they've got a stick inserted somewhere it doesn't belong. He then referred to Mr Boehner's reported comments.

      • John Boehner Tells Ted Cruz To 'Go F**k Yourself' In Rogue Audiobook Aside: Report
        John Boehner Tells Ted Cruz To 'Go F**k Yourself' In Rogue Audiobook Aside: Report
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      • John Boehner tells Ted Cruz to go ‘f*** himself’ in unscripted audiobook recording, report says
        John Boehner tells Ted Cruz to go ‘f*** himself’ in unscripted audiobook recording, report says
        The Independent
    • Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because she's too old, as 1.4 million jabs are left unused
      World
      Business Insider

      Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because she's too old, as 1.4 million jabs are left unused

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has been approved for only people under 65 in Germany, and Merkel is 66. Recent trials have linked AstraZeneca's vaccine with a dramatic drop in hospitalization risk.

      • Merkel won’t take AstraZeneca vaccine, says she's too old
        Merkel won’t take AstraZeneca vaccine, says she's too old
        Yahoo News Video
      • Take AstraZeneca's 'fantastic' vaccine, Germany tells sceptical public
        Take AstraZeneca's 'fantastic' vaccine, Germany tells sceptical public
        Reuters
    • Exclusive: Two rights groups quit Hong Kong as security law sends shudders through NGOs
      World
      Reuters

      Exclusive: Two rights groups quit Hong Kong as security law sends shudders through NGOs

      At least two political rights groups advocating democracy have quietly quit Hong Kong and moved overseas, unnerved by a national security law that has fanned fears over the erosion of freedoms under China's rule, sources told Reuters. In the past, China-focused rights groups had valued the wide-ranging autonomy, including freedom of speech and assembly, guaranteed for Hong Kong when control over the former British colony was returned to Beijing in 1997. But some non-government organisations (NGOs) say the new legislation means they face a choice of either having to leave Hong Kong or work with the same kind of fears and constraints they would encounter in mainland China.

    • Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Liz Cheney ‘a fool’ for criticising Trump
      Politics
      The Independent

      Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Liz Cheney ‘a fool’ for criticising Trump

      Marjorie Taylor Greene called her fellow House Republican Liz Cheney "a fool" for refusing to support Donald Trump. "Liz Cheney and any other Republican that wants to make statements against President Donald Trump is a fool," she said. Ms Greene's comments come a day after Ms Cheney publicly broke with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy by saying she did not think Mr Trump should speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference nor should have any leadership role in the party or the country's leadership.

      • Republican leaders Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney clash over support for Trump at a press conference
        Republican leaders Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney clash over support for Trump at a press conference
        Business Insider
      • Should Trump speak at CPAC? Liz Cheney says he shouldn't be part of the GOP's future; McCarthy says yes
        Should Trump speak at CPAC? Liz Cheney says he shouldn't be part of the GOP's future; McCarthy says yes
        USA TODAY
    • A 2017 Jen Psaki tweet questioning the legality of bombing Syria is reemerging after Biden launched an airstrike
      Politics
      Business Insider

      A 2017 Jen Psaki tweet questioning the legality of bombing Syria is reemerging after Biden launched an airstrike

      White House press secretary Jen Psaki is facing criticism for an old tweet about Syria. Psaki in 2017 questioned the legality of airstrikes launched by the Trump administration. On Thursday the Biden administration launched attacks on Iran-backed militia groups in Syria.

      • U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        Associated Press
      • EXPLAINER: How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran
        EXPLAINER: How US airstrike in Syria sends message to Iran
        Associated Press
    If Trump runs again, can he win?
    • “How about we skip ‘he won’t win’ cycle and not do 2016 all over again. Trump can absolutely win another presidential election.”

    • “With independents deserting him, there is simply no path for Trump to get back into the White House — except as a tourist.”

    • “They might as well cancel the 2024 primaries...because there is no way he can lose.”

    • “The next Republican presidential primary will be heavily shaped by Trump — whether or not he decides to run again.”

    • “Donald Trump will not be running for president again. He will, however, continue to tease the possibility of a 2024 run.”

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