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    • 628 pages of relief bill read aloud because of senator

      628 pages of relief bill read aloud because of senator

      Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., forced the Senate to begin reading the entirety of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill on the Senate floor, further delaying a vote on the legislation.

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      • 'Huge increase in ... risk-taking behavior' on roads

        'Huge increase in ... risk-taking behavior' on roads

      • Undocumented immigrants dealt big blow by SCOTUS

        Undocumented immigrants dealt big blow by SCOTUS

      • Accuser: 'The governor's trying to sleep with me'

        Accuser: 'The governor's trying to sleep with me'

      • Time knee was on Floyd's neck longer than recorded

        Time knee was on Floyd's neck longer than recorded

      • Eager to act, Biden and Dems leave GOP behind

        Eager to act, Biden and Dems leave GOP behind

    • Myanmar sees deadliest day as 38 protesters killed
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      BBC

      Myanmar sees deadliest day as 38 protesters killed

      The general who returned Myanmar to military rule Aung San Suu Kyi: Democracy icon who fell from grace Protesters have been calling for an end to military rule and the release of the country's elected government leaders - including Aung San Suu Kyi - who were overthrown and detained in the coup. The coup and the violent suppression of protests that followed have led to international condemnation, which Myanmar's military has so far ignored. Reacting to Wednesday's deaths, the UK called for a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday, while the US said it was considering further action against Myanmar's military.

      • Myanmar sees deadliest day since coup began
        Myanmar sees deadliest day since coup began
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      • Myanmar's Christian refugees hold anti-coup protest in India
        Myanmar's Christian refugees hold anti-coup protest in India
        Associated Press
    • U.S. won't 'shy away' from responding when necessary, Pentagon says after Iraq rocket attack
      World
      Reuters

      U.S. won't 'shy away' from responding when necessary, Pentagon says after Iraq rocket attack

      The United States has shown it won't "shy away" from responding to attacks against its personnel when necessary, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, after a rocket attack against Iraq's Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S., coalition and Iraqi forces. "Let's do this the right way. Let's let our Iraqi partners investigate this, see what they learned," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told a news briefing, calling the attack a "troubling development."

      • Iraqi Air Base Hosting U.S. Troops Targeted in Rocket Attacks
        Iraqi Air Base Hosting U.S. Troops Targeted in Rocket Attacks
        National Review
      • Rocket attack hits Iraqi air base hosting U.S.-led coalition troops
        Rocket attack hits Iraqi air base hosting U.S.-led coalition troops
        NBC News
    • Agency cancels Hawaii tsunami watch after huge Pacific quake
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      Associated Press

      Agency cancels Hawaii tsunami watch after huge Pacific quake

      The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancelled a tsunami watch Thursday for Hawaii that was issued after a huge earthquake occurred in a remote area between New Zealand and Tonga. The agency previously cancelled a tsunami warning it had issued for American Samoa. The magnitude 8.1 quake struck the Kermadec Islands region.

      • Pacific quake sets off tsunami, threat lifts in New Zealand
        Pacific quake sets off tsunami, threat lifts in New Zealand
        Associated Press
      • Hawaii tsunami threat has passed in wake of huge earthquake near New Zealand
        Hawaii tsunami threat has passed in wake of huge earthquake near New Zealand
        MarketWatch
    • Civil War: Trump attacks Republican strategist Rove, who fires back
      Politics
      Reuters

      Civil War: Trump attacks Republican strategist Rove, who fires back

      Former President Donald Trump intensified his war with the Republican establishment on Thursday by attacking Karl Rove, a longtime Republican strategist who criticized Trump's first speech since leaving office for being long on grievances but short on vision. "He's a pompous fool with bad advice and always has an agenda," Trump complained in a statement issued by his office in Palm Beach, Florida. Rove, the architect of Republican George W. Bush's presidential victories in 2000 and 2004, wrote in an opinion article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday that Trump's speech last Sunday to the Conservative Political Action Conference was wanting.

    • Israel accuses Iran of link to oil spill off its shores
      World
      Reuters

      Israel accuses Iran of link to oil spill off its shores

      Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of being linked to a recent oil spill off its shores that caused major ecological damage, calling the incident environmental terrorism. The spill was caused by an oil tanker that was carrying pirated cargo from Iran to Syria last month, Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel said. The vessel sailed through the Gulf and the Red Sea without radio contact, switching its tracking devices back on before passing through Egypt's Suez Canal, Gamliel told reporters.

      • Israel suspects Iran connection to Mediterranean oil spill
        Israel suspects Iran connection to Mediterranean oil spill
        Associated Press
      • Israeli minister sticks to Iran 'environmental terror' claim
        Israeli minister sticks to Iran 'environmental terror' claim
        Associated Press
    • Democrats ask FBI for investigation into vaccine distribution; DeSantis pushes back
      U.S.
      Miami Herald

      Democrats ask FBI for investigation into vaccine distribution; DeSantis pushes back

      Florida's two top Democratic officials on Thursday called on the U.S. Justice Department to launch an investigation into Gov. Ron DeSantis for what they say appears to be a โ€œpay to playโ€ scheme in which the governor directed vaccine doses to communities in the state's wealthiest ZIP codes in exchange for campaign contributions. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and Senate Democratic Leader Gary Farmer issued separate statements urging the U.S. Attorney and the FBI to look into whether the $3.9 million in contributions made to the governor's political committee since December alone were connected to favorable treatment for vaccine distribution. On Thursday, the governor angrily blasted a Miami Herald report that quoted an internal newsletter sent to residents of the wealthy gated enclave of the Ocean Reef Club, located in north Key Largo.

      • Gov. Ron DeSantis under fire over January vaccinations at upscale enclave in Florida Keys
        Gov. Ron DeSantis under fire over January vaccinations at upscale enclave in Florida Keys
        MarketWatch
      • Wealthy Florida Keys community of governorโ€™s donors received Covid vaccine as rest of state struggled
        Wealthy Florida Keys community of governorโ€™s donors received Covid vaccine as rest of state struggled
        The Independent
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      Yahoo News Video

      California serial killer dubbed the 'I-5 Strangler' was strangled, autopsy says

      A California serial killer who authorities say strangled and raped at least seven women was fatally choked himself in a state prison, officials said Wednesday.

    • U.S. bomber flies over Baltic states in show of solidarity: U.S. Air Force
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      Reuters

      U.S. bomber flies over Baltic states in show of solidarity: U.S. Air Force

      A long-range U.S. bomber flew over the capitals of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Wednesday in a show of solidarity with NATO allies, the U.S. Air Force said, amid Western concerns over a more assertive Russia. "This mission sends a clear message that our commitment to our NATO allies is unshakeable," Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander said in a statement. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were once ruled from Moscow but are now part of both NATO and the European Union.

    • EU, Italy block AstraZeneca shipment to Australia: sources
      World
      Reuters

      EU, Italy block AstraZeneca shipment to Australia: sources

      The European Commission and Italy have blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine destined for Australia after the drug manufacturer failed to meet its EU contract commitments, two sources said on Thursday. The sources said AstraZeneca had requested permission from the Italian government to export some 250,000 doses from its Anagni plant, near Rome. The Italian government refused and the European Commission supported its decision, the sources said.

      • Australia asks European Commission to review Italy's vaccine block
        Australia asks European Commission to review Italy's vaccine block
        Reuters
      • EU to extend COVID-19 vaccine export controls as AstraZeneca shipment blocked: sources
        EU to extend COVID-19 vaccine export controls as AstraZeneca shipment blocked: sources
        Reuters
    • Trump served with lawsuit accusing him of breaking โ€˜Ku Klux Klanโ€™ laws on day of Capitol riot
      Politics
      The Independent

      Trump served with lawsuit accusing him of breaking โ€˜Ku Klux Klanโ€™ laws on day of Capitol riot

      Donald Trump has been served a civil rights lawsuit accusing him of inciting the Capitol riot along with Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and other far-right groups, according to reports. Mr Trump was given the documents, filed by Democrat congressman Bennie Thompson and civil rights group the NAACP in mid-February, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. It is unclear who will represent the former president in the case: it was merely signed for by a โ€œRickyโ€, according to The Daily Beast.

    • 9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space
      World
      Architectural Digest

      9 of the Best Outdoor Rugs That Literally Ground Any Space

      High-traffic areas are about to meet their match Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

    • Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19
      World
      Associated Press

      Israel, Denmark and Austria join forces against COVID-19

      Israel, Denmark and Austria agreed on Thursday to join forces in the fight against COVID-19 with an investment in research and roll-out of vaccines to protect people against new surges and mutations of the coronavirus. The leaders of the three countries said their alliance will set up a foundation and vaccine distribution plants in Europe and Israel, based on Israel's world-leading inoculation drive. โ€œWe think that by joining the resources of three small but very able and gifted countries, we can better meet these challenges,โ€ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

      • Israel, Austria and Denmark establish vaccine-supply alliance
        Israel, Austria and Denmark establish vaccine-supply alliance
        Reuters
      • Netanyahu on Israel's vaccination efforts: 'Weโ€™re rushing towards herd immunityโ€™
        Netanyahu on Israel's vaccination efforts: 'Weโ€™re rushing towards herd immunityโ€™
        FOX News Videos
    • Turkey not necessarily seeking return to F-35 project: defence industry chief
      World
      Reuters

      Turkey not necessarily seeking return to F-35 project: defence industry chief

      Turkey is not necessarily aiming to return to the U.S. F-35 fighter jet programme from which it was removed over its purchase of Russian defence systems, the Turkish defence industry chief said on Wednesday. He said the primary goal was for Turkey to get compensated for its losses. Ankara had ordered more than 100 F-35s and has been making parts for it but was removed from the programme in 2019 after it acquired Russian S-400 missile defence systems, which Washington says threaten the jets.

    • Myanmar army tells U.N. it is ready to weather sanctions, isolation, envoy says
      World
      Reuters

      Myanmar army tells U.N. it is ready to weather sanctions, isolation, envoy says

      Myanmar's military says it is ready to withstand sanctions and isolation after its Feb. 1 coup, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday as she urged countries to "take very strong measures" to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation. U.N. special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said 38 people died on Wednesday - the most violent day since the coup - as the military quelled protests. Schraner Burgener is due to brief the U.N. Security Council on Friday.

      • UN envoy: Myanmar army is 'surprised' at opposition to coup
        UN envoy: Myanmar army is 'surprised' at opposition to coup
        Associated Press
      • Nearly 40 people killed in Myanmar's protests
        Nearly 40 people killed in Myanmar's protests
        Reuters Videos
    • Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead Trump's bogus election-fraud conspiracy theory, is being mocked after warning of the dangers of misinformation
      Politics
      Business Insider

      Rudy Giuliani, who helped lead Trump's bogus election-fraud conspiracy theory, is being mocked after warning of the dangers of misinformation

      Rudy Giuliani warned of "the dire consequences of misinformation on social media." Giuliani has long promoted right-wing misinformation on social media. Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, was pilloried on Wednesday after he warned in a podcast of the dangers of online misinformation.

    • Former Pakistan PM wins Senate election in setback to gov't
      World
      Associated Press

      Former Pakistan PM wins Senate election in setback to gov't

      A former Pakistani prime minister Wednesday defeated a ruling party candidate in Senate elections in a major setback to the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, election authorities and opposition parties said. Yusuf Raza Gilani defeated the ruling Tehreek-e-Insaf party's Hafeez Sheikh, an adviser to Khan who was named finance minister in December 2020, Gilani received 169 votes to Sheikh's 164. Gilani's success suggested some ruling party lawmakers revolted and didn't vote for Sheikh for the key seat reserved for the capital Islamabad.

    • Nasdaq ends sharply lower after Powell comments
      Business
      Reuters

      Nasdaq ends sharply lower after Powell comments

      Wall Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, leaving the Nasdaq down nearly 10% from its February record high, after remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disappointed investors worried about rising longer-term U.S. bond yields. A decline of 10% from its February record high would confirm the Nasdaq is in a correction. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield spiked to 1.533% after Powell's comments, which did not point to changes in the Fed's asset purchases to tackle the recent jump in yields.

    • China says will deter Taiwan independence but seek peaceful ties
      World
      Reuters

      China says will deter Taiwan independence but seek peaceful ties

      China will resolutely deter any separatist activity seeking Taiwan's independence but is committed to promoting the peaceful growth of relations across the Taiwan Strait and China's "reunification", Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday. China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity near the island in recent months, responding to what it calls "collusion" between Taipei and Washington, Taiwan's main international backer and arms supplier. Speaking at the opening of the annual meeting of China's parliament, Li said Beijing stands by the "one China" principle, which states that Taiwan is part of China.

    • Exiled Saudi critics say Biden's refusal to sanction MBS over Khashoggi's death puts them in danger
      World
      INSIDER

      Exiled Saudi critics say Biden's refusal to sanction MBS over Khashoggi's death puts them in danger

      The Biden administration did not sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed over the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi critics Omar Abdulaziz and Iyad el-Baghdadi said this emboldens MBS to continue his crackdown. "I am actually less safe now than I was before," el-Baghdadi told The Guardian.

      • Khashoggi's fiancรฉe calls for MbS sanctions
        Khashoggi's fiancรฉe calls for MbS sanctions
        Reuters Videos
      • White House criticized for not directly sanctioning Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman for role in Khashoggi murder
        White House criticized for not directly sanctioning Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman for role in Khashoggi murder
        USA TODAY
    • Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes Senate seat
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes Senate seat

      A Trump may be on the ballot next year โ€” but not Donald Trump. The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Burr. While many in the state are skeptical she will move forward, an entrance into the race would set up a crucial test of whether Donald Trump's popularity among Republicans, which remains massive more than a month after leaving office, can translate to others.

    • Politics
      Yahoo News Video

      GOP fundraising efforts complicated by Trumpโ€™s plea for direct donations

      The Republican National Committee and the party's congressional campaign arms are eager to cash in on former President Donald Trump's lure with small donors ahead of next year's midterm elections, when the GOP hopes to regain control of at least one chamber of Congress.

    • SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test
      U.S.
      Associated Press

      SpaceX Starship lands upright, then explodes in latest test

      SpaceX's futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air. The failure occurred just minutes after SpaceX declared success. The full-scale prototype of Elon Musk's envisioned Mars ship soared more than 6 miles (10 kilometers) after lifting off from the southern tip of Texas on Wednesday.

      • SpaceX's Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test
        SpaceX's Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test
        TechCrunch
      • SpaceX Starship lands in Texas and then explodes
        SpaceX Starship lands in Texas and then explodes
        Associated Press Videos
    • World
      Reuters

      U.S. calls German warship's plan to sail South China Sea support for rules-based order

      The United States on Wednesday hailed plans by NATO ally Germany to sail a warship across the contested South China Sea, calling it welcome support for a "rules-based international order" in the region, something Washington says is threatened by China. German government officials said on Tuesday a German frigate would set sail for Asia in August and, on its return journey, become the first German warship to cross the South China Sea since 2002. "The United States has a national interest in the maintenance of peace and stability, respect for international law, lawful unimpeded commerce, and freedom of navigation and other lawful uses of the sea," a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said.

    • House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
      Politics
      Associated Press

      House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

      House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, was approved Wednesday night on a near party-line 220-210 vote. It would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, strike down hurdles to voting and bring transparency to a murky campaign finance system that allows wealthy donors to anonymously bankroll political causes.

      • House approves massive voting and ethics bill over GOP opposition
        House approves massive voting and ethics bill over GOP opposition
        MarketWatch
      • House Democrats pass election reforms as GOP moves to change voting laws
        House Democrats pass election reforms as GOP moves to change voting laws
        Good Morning America
    • Americans favor confronting China on human rights despite risk to economic ties, survey finds
      World
      Reuters

      Americans favor confronting China on human rights despite risk to economic ties, survey finds

      American attitudes toward China have soured significantly in the past three years, with 70% of those surveyed for a report published on Thursday saying Washington should stand up to Beijing over its human rights record even if it damages economic ties. Nearly 9 in 10 respondents to a Pew Research Center survey of more than 2,500 Americans conducted in February said they saw China, the world's second largest economy, as a competitor or enemy rather than a partner, the U.S.-based center said. "Americans want more focus on human rights โ€“ even at the expense of economic ties โ€“ in bilateral relations with China," the report said.

      • Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China
        Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China
        Associated Press
      • American attitudes toward China are hardening, according to Pew Research Center
        American attitudes toward China are hardening, according to Pew Research Center
        MarketWatch
    Should humans be next to explore Mars?
    • โ€œTaking humans to Mars would require an investment astronomically out of kilter with the possible benefits.โ€

    • โ€œCan a Mars settlement be a freer society than we enjoy on Earth? Maybe.โ€

    • โ€œWhat we learn...may spark the next revolution that will make life in 2071 beyond anything we can imagine right now.โ€

    • โ€œOur presence on Mars could jeopardize one of our main reasons for being there โ€” the search for life.โ€

    • โ€œThe future of geologic investigation of other worlds lies with highly improved versions of our Mars rovers.โ€

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