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    U.S. intelligence report says Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved 2018 operation that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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    U.S. intelligence report says Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved 2018 operation that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi

    • Islamic State bride suffers major loss in U.K. court

      Islamic State bride suffers major loss in U.K. court

      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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        U.S. has chance to stop coronavirus for good

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        What's different about the California COVID variant?

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

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

      • Capitol suspect's ex turned him in after he insulted her

        Capitol suspect's ex turned him in after he insulted her

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

        Mob boss John Gotti's brother Peter dies in prison

    • Republicans regroup around attacks on Biden administration —including Kamala Harris
      Politics
      Raleigh News and Observer

      Republicans regroup around attacks on Biden administration —including Kamala Harris

      Republicans are planning to make Vice President Kamala Harris a focal point of their political attacks in the lead-up to midterm elections, casting the Democrat as a champion of policies they disagree with from the Biden administration. Harris has been at President Joe Biden's side throughout much of their first month in office and the new president has made clear that Harris will be fully involved when weighty issues are discussed in the Oval Office. That access and influence, praised by liberals, is seen by Republican groups, including the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee, as a reason to direct criticism of the administration at the vice pre...

    • Iran threatens to end deal with IAEA over U.S.-led push to criticise it
      World
      Reuters

      Iran threatens to end deal with IAEA over U.S.-led push to criticise it

      Iran is threatening to end a deal struck with the U.N. nuclear watchdog last weekend temporarily salvaging much monitoring of its activities if the agency's board endorses a U.S.-led push to criticise Tehran next week, an Iranian position paper shows. Tehran this week scaled back cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, ending extra inspection measures introduced by its 2015 nuclear accord with major powers. Iran and U.S. President Joe Biden's administration are now locked in a standoff over who should move first to save the unravelling 2015 deal.

    • Bernie Sanders unveils his Plan B for a $15 minimum wage after Senate parliamentarian setback
      Politics
      The Week

      Bernie Sanders unveils his Plan B for a $15 minimum wage after Senate parliamentarian setback

      Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Thursday effectively killed a Democratic push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, ruling that the measure doesn't pass muster under the budget reconciliation rules Democrats are using to pass the package with a simple majority in the Senate. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), have already said they would vote against including the $15 minimum wage provision in the relief package, dealing it a near-fatal blow in the 50-50 Senate. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was among them, but he also had a Plan B.

      • $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
        $15 minimum wage not allowed in Covid relief bill, Senate official rules
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      • 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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    • World
      Christian Science Monitor

      The only path for India, Pakistan

      In the digital universe, the young netizens in India and Pakistan have no problem sharing across a tense and often violent border between the two rival states. The latest example is an Instagram video of a Pakistani teenage influencer suggesting people need to party (“pawri”). It went viral in India, sparking joyous spinoffs.

    • US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing
      World
      Associated Press

      US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist's killing

      Saudi Arabia's crown prince likely approved an operation to kill or capture a U.S.-based journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday that could escalate pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew bipartisan and international outrage. The central conclusion of the report was widely expected given that intelligence officials were said to have reached it soon after the brutal Oct. 2, 2018, murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's authoritarian consolidation of power.

      • U.S. Finally Admits It: Saudi Crown Prince Responsible For Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
        U.S. Finally Admits It: Saudi Crown Prince Responsible For Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
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      • 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
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    • Police chief says militia groups ‘want to blow up’ Capitol building at Biden State of the Union
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Police chief says militia groups ‘want to blow up’ Capitol building at Biden State of the Union

      US Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman argued to maintain increased law enforcement presence at the Capitol ahead of Joe Biden's first address to Congress, following warnings from militia groups that she says want to “blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible” in connection with the president's upcoming State of the Union. She told members of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Thursday that her agency is aware of far-right militia groups that participated in the Capitol insurrection on 6 January that have “stated their desires that they want to blow up the Capitol and kill as many members as possible with a direct nexus to the State of the Union, which we know that da...

      • Capitol Police Chief: Extremists Plotting State Of The Union Violence
        Capitol Police Chief: Extremists Plotting State Of The Union Violence
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      • Trump supporters want to 'blow up' Capitol, police chief warns
        Trump supporters want to 'blow up' Capitol, police chief warns
        Reuters
    • Philippine police to look into government admission of drug war failures
      World
      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.

    • Analysis: Window is already narrowing for Republican to challenge Donald Trump for 2024
      Politics
      The Telegraph

      Analysis: Window is already narrowing for Republican to challenge Donald Trump for 2024

      It is looking ever more probable that Donald Trump will run for the White House again in 2024. All eyes are on his speech this Sunday at CPAC, the annual conservative conference, which like Mr Trump has relocated from Washington to Florida. An adviser told The Telegraph that Mr Trump has spent the last weeks taking a break, and practising his golf swing, but is keen to re-engage in the fight.

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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.

    • 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
    • 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.

    • Democrats launch sweeping bid to overhaul US election laws
      Politics
      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.

    • While Biden visits storm-torn Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz will be giving a speech on 'cancel culture' in Florida
      Politics
      Business Insider

      While Biden visits storm-torn Texas, Sen. Ted Cruz will be giving a speech on 'cancel culture' in Florida

      President Joe Biden heads to Texas on Friday to tour some of the areas hit hardest by the winter storm last week. While he's there, he won't be meeting with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz has a speaking engagement that day at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

      • Ted Cruz tries joke at CPAC: 'Orlando is awesome. It's not as nice as Cancún.'
        Ted Cruz tries joke at CPAC: 'Orlando is awesome. It's not as nice as Cancún.'
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      • Cruz at CPAC: 'Orlando is awesome. It's not as nice as Cancún.'
        Cruz at CPAC: 'Orlando is awesome. It's not as nice as Cancún.'
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    • 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.

    • Once the mainstream model, Michigan GOP embraces right wing
      Politics
      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.

    • 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.

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

    • 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.

    • 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
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      • U.S. Finally Admits It: Saudi Crown Prince Responsible For Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
        U.S. Finally Admits It: Saudi Crown Prince Responsible For Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
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    • 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
    • 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
    • More Inside A New Safari Lodge Treehouse Tucked Away in Botswana’s Okavango Delta
      U.S.
      Architectural Digest

      More Inside A New Safari Lodge Treehouse Tucked Away in Botswana’s Okavango Delta

      Only reachable by canoe, this Xigera hideaway is centered along lush riverbeds and a rich concentration of wildlife. Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest

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      Reuters Videos

      UK top court says IS schoolgirl can't return

      The UK's top court has unanimously ruled that a British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return. The Supreme Court said on Friday (February 26) Shamima Begum cannot come back to Britain to challenge the government taking away her citizenship because she poses a security risk. She left London in 2015 when she was 15 years old and went to Syria via Turkey with two school friends, where she married an IS fighter.

    • Putin May Have Triggered an Attempted Coup in Armenia After PM Insulted His Missiles
      World
      The Daily Beast

      Putin May Have Triggered an Attempted Coup in Armenia After PM Insulted His Missiles

      MOSCOW—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that his nation's military had attempted a coup on Thursday, the latest development in a country still recovering from last year's lost war with Azerbaijan. Now, politicians and political analysts are speaking of Russia's hand in the attempted coup, pointing to President Vladimir Putin's strained relationship with Pashinyan. On Tuesday, Pushinyan had insulted Moscow by complaining about Russian missiles, an indirect criticism of the Kremlin's strategy of waiting to intervene until Armenia was weakened in the conflict, despite its official status as a military ally.

      • Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup attempt
        Thousands rally in Armenia after PM warns of coup attempt
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      • Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
        Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
        Associated Press
    • Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Georgia prosecutor investigating Trump call urges patience

      The Georgia prosecutor investigating potential efforts by Donald Trump and others to influence last year's general election has a message for people who are eager to see whether the former president will be charged: Be patient. “I'm in no rush,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said this week in an interview with The Associated Press. Willis, a Democrat elected in November, sent letters to state officials on Feb. 10 instructing them to preserve records related to the election, particularly those that may contain evidence of attempts to influence elections officials.

    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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