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    • U.S. releases declassified report on Khashoggi's death

      U.S. releases declassified report on Khashoggi's death

      Mohammed bin Salman likely approved an operation to kill or capture Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, according to a newly declassified report.

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

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

      • What you should know about the California COVID variant

        What you should know 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

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

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

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

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

    • US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
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      Associated Press

      US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

      The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops. The airstrike was the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration, which in its first weeks has emphasized its intent to put more focus on the challenges posed by China, even as Mideast threats persist.

      • U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        U.S. bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia
        Associated Press
      • US strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman
        US strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman
        Associated Press
    • U.S., allies respond to Iranian 'provocations' with studied calm
      World
      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.

    • 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
        Reuters Videos
      • 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
    • More Inside A New Safari Lodge Treehouse Tucked Away in Botswanaโ€™s Okavango Delta
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      Architectural Digest

      More Inside A New Safari Lodge Treehouse Tucked Away in Botswanaโ€™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

    • Former SNP minister demands release of Salmond documents and says Sturgeon must go if they show conspiracy
      World
      The Telegraph

      Former SNP minister demands release of Salmond documents and says Sturgeon must go if they show conspiracy

      A former SNP minister has called for secret documents about the Alex Salmond affair to be made public and said Nicola Sturgeon should resign if they prove allegations of a conspiracy. Alex Neil, an MSP who held senior cabinet posts in Edinburgh under both Mr Salmond and Ms Sturgeon, called for transparency from both the Scottish Government and the Crown Office, which have both been criticised for withholding evidence. Mr Salmond has alleged that senior figures in the SNP, including Ms Sturgeon's husband and her chief of staff, conspired against him by using sexual assault allegations to attempt to ruin his political career and potentially imprison him.

      • Salmond calls for string of resignations including Sturgeonโ€™s husband
        Salmond calls for string of resignations including Sturgeonโ€™s husband
        The Independent
      • Nicola Sturgeonโ€™s husband should be โ€˜removedโ€™ as SNP chief executive, says Salmond ally
        Nicola Sturgeonโ€™s husband should be โ€˜removedโ€™ as SNP chief executive, says Salmond ally
        The Independent
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      Yahoo News Video

      McConnell: I'd support Trump if he won 2024 nomination

      Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he would "absolutely" support former President Donald Trump again if he secured the Republican nomination in 2024.

    • Biden travels to Texas to survey damage from paralyzing winter storm
      U.S.
      Reuters

      Biden travels to Texas to survey damage from paralyzing winter storm

      President Joe Biden traveled to 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, landed in Houston where he met Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to discuss the recovery from last week's storm. Biden was scheduled to meet with volunteers at a Houston food bank and tour a health center where COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed.

      • Biden surveys weather harm, encourages virus shots in Texas
        Biden surveys weather harm, encourages virus shots in Texas
        Associated Press
      • Biden to travel to Texas to survey winter storm damage
        Biden to travel to Texas to survey winter storm damage
        Good Morning America
    • Qatar to pour $60 million into new Israel-Gaza gas pipeline
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      Associated Press

      Qatar to pour $60 million into new Israel-Gaza gas pipeline

      Qatar pledged $60 million on Thursday to help construct a natural gas pipeline running from Israel into the Gaza Strip, the Qatari government said, a project that aims to ease the energy crisis that long has afflicted the impoverished Palestinian enclave. Natural gas now flowing through a pipeline in Israel from the eastern Mediterranean will be transported via a new extension into Gaza, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on its website. The eastern Mediterranean has become one of the world's major offshore drilling zones, with lucrative deepwater gas fields recently discovered in Israel's territorial waters.

    • 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.

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

      Republicans regroup around attacks on Biden administration โ€”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...

      • Kamala Harris visits Washington vaccination site
        Kamala Harris visits Washington vaccination site
        Associated Press Videos
      • Vice President Kamala Harris steps into new foreign policy role
        Vice President Kamala Harris steps into new foreign policy role
        CBS News Videos
    • World
      Associated Press

      Warsaw opens murder probe into fate of 2 Poles in Mexico

      Poland's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of a young Pole and the hospitalization of another, which Polish media have linked with alleged organ harvesting. Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said he has ordered a separate investigation into what he called the โ€œhomicide and attempted homicide" of the two young Poles in Mexico. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Poland's embassy in Mexico is in contact with local investigators and with the men's local employer, and appealed to all to refrain from speculating about what had happened.

    • 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.

    • AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID shots become annual affair
      Health
      Reuters

      AstraZeneca, Sputnik vaccines face hurdles if COVID shots become annual affair

      Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia's Gamaleya Institute and Johnson & Johnson fight the coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned the shots may lose potency if annual inoculations become necessary to fight new variants. So-called viral vector shots - also used by several Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developers - use harmless modified viruses as vehicles, or vectors, to carry genetic information that helps the body build immunity against future infections. However, there is a risk that the body also develops immunity to the vector itself, recognising it as an intruder and trying to destroy it.

    • 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, India urge further measures to ease border tensions
      World
      Associated Press

      China, India urge further measures to ease border tensions

      The foreign ministers of China and India are urging further steps to stabilize tensions along their disputed border following the pullback of forces from an area where a deadly clash broke out last summer. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indian counterpart, S. Jaishankar, on Thursday that the disengagement by front-line troops had โ€œsignificantly eased the situationโ€ and that now is the time to maintain the momentum of consultations, build trust and โ€œachieve peace and tranquility in the border areas,โ€ his ministry said. In a statement Friday, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the two sides "should now quickly resolve the remaining issuesโ€ along the Line of Actual Control high in the mountainous Ladakh region.

    • France could impose more regional lockdowns in worst COVID-hit areas
      World
      Reuters

      France could impose more regional lockdowns in worst COVID-hit areas

      France will impose measures including weekend lockdowns in Paris and 19 other regions from the start of March if signs of the coronavirus accelerating persist, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. Castex said a new nationwide lockdown was not on the agenda, but said French citizens needed to be in a state of heightened alert to make sure they contain the spread of the virus while vaccines are rolled out. "We must do all that we can to delay it, to give time to the vaccination campaign to yield its effects", Castex added.

      • France needs a lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise: hospital official
        France needs a lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise: hospital official
        Reuters
      • Lockdown for Dunkirk, other areas under watch as French COVID-19 cases spike
        Lockdown for Dunkirk, other areas under watch as French COVID-19 cases spike
        Reuters
    • Biden news - live: Trump Jr deposed over inaugural funds as White House defends migrant camp after AOC attack
      Politics
      The Independent

      Biden news - live: Trump Jr deposed over inaugural funds as White House defends migrant camp after AOC attack

      President Joe Biden has backed his Office of Management and Budget director nomineeย Neera Tanden after a vote confirming her appointment has been delayed. Ms Tanden - who previously worked for President Barack Obama - has faced criticism from Republicans over her previous comments on social media and statements about Mitch McConnell. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the administration didn't see it as a setback, and that they were continuing to fight for her nomination.

      • The Fate Of Neera Tanden's Nomination Comes Down To 1 Moderate GOP Senator
        The Fate Of Neera Tanden's Nomination Comes Down To 1 Moderate GOP Senator
        HuffPost
      • WH says it's 'continuing to fight' for Tanden
        WH says it's 'continuing to fight' for Tanden
        Associated Press Videos
    • Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
      World
      Associated Press

      Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq

      Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia's royal palace in the kingdom's capital last month were launched from inside Iraq, a senior Iran-backed militia official in Baghdad and a U.S. official said. Speaking to The Associated Press this week, the militia official said three drones were launched from Iraqi-Saudi border areas by a relatively unknown Iran-backed faction in Iraq and crashed into the royal complex in Riyadh on Jan. 23, exacerbating regional tensions. Attacks on the Saudi capital have been sporadic amid the kingdom's yearslong war against neighboring Yemen's Houthi rebels.

    • Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Liz Cheney โ€˜a foolโ€™ for criticising Trump
      Politics
      The Independent

      Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Liz Cheney โ€˜a foolโ€™ 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
    • 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 the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday. The finding could escalate pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew widespread outrage in the U.S. and abroad. The public blaming of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amounted to an extraordinary rebuke and was likely to set the tone for the new administration's relationship with a country President Joe Biden has criticized but which the White House also regards in some contexts as a strategic partner.

      • 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
        HuffPost
      • 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
    • World
      Associated Press

      Officials: Heavy fighting kills 27 people in central Yemen

      Heavy fighting between rebels and government forces in Yemen's oil-rich Marib has killed at least 27 people, tribal leaders and security officials said Firday, amid a resurgence of violence in the area. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels earlier this month renewed their attack on Marib, a stronghold for Yemeni forces allied with the internationally recognized government. Yemen's stalemated civil war began in 2014, when the rebels seized the capital of Sanaa and much of the country's north.

    • An ex-girlfriend tipped off the FBI about an alleged US Capitol rioter after he called her a 'moron'
      U.S.
      Business Insider

      An ex-girlfriend tipped off the FBI about an alleged US Capitol rioter after he called her a 'moron'

      Richard Michetti has been charged with entering restricted grounds at the US Capitol. The Pennsylvania man was turned in by his ex-girlfriend after he called her a 'moron'. A Pennsylvania man was outed by his ex-girlfriend after trying to stop Congress from recognizing President Joe Biden's election victory, according to court documents.

      • Capitol Suspect's Ex Turns Him In After He Calls Her A 'Moron' For Doubting Election Fraud
        Capitol Suspect's Ex Turns Him In After He Calls Her A 'Moron' For Doubting Election Fraud
        HuffPost
      • Stephen Colbert Burns Capitol Riot Suspects One By One
        Stephen Colbert Burns Capitol Riot Suspects One By One
        HuffPost
    • Three Percenter Truck at Capitol on Jan. 6 Belongs to Hitler-Quoting Repโ€™s Husband
      U.S.
      The Daily Beast

      Three Percenter Truck at Capitol on Jan. 6 Belongs to Hitler-Quoting Repโ€™s Husband

      A pickup truck parked at the United States Capitol and bearing a Three Percenter militia sticker on the day of the Jan. 6 riot belongs to the husband of freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, who approvingly quoted Adolf Hitler a day earlier. Researchers on Twitter first noticed the Ford pickup truck with the far-right militia's decal parked on the Capitol grounds in footage posted to social media and taken by CBS News. The presence of a vehicle with a militia decal so close to the Capitol, inaccessible to normal vehicle traffic, raised questions about how it got thereโ€”and whether it belonged to any of the hundreds of suspects involved in the deadly riot.

      • 3 Percenter Sticker Found On Truck At Capitol Riot Belongs To GOP Rep's Husband
        3 Percenter Sticker Found On Truck At Capitol Riot Belongs To GOP Rep's Husband
        HuffPost
      • Husband of Hitler-quoting GOP congresswoman parked his militia-stickered truck outside Capitol Jan. 6
        Husband of Hitler-quoting GOP congresswoman parked his militia-stickered truck outside Capitol Jan. 6
        The Week
    • World
      CBS News Videos

      13 years after Madeleine McCann went missing, investigators believe they have a credible suspect

      Three-year-old Madeleine McCann vanished from her bed on vacation in 2007. Now, investigators believe they have a credible suspect who may know what happened to McCann. Peter Van Sant joins "CBS This Morning" with the investigation into this suspect on this week's "48 Hours."

    • Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

      Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be energy secretary, joining President Joe Biden's Cabinet as a leader of Biden's effort to build a green economy as the United States moves to slow climate change. The vote was 64-35, with all Democrats and 14 Republicans, including GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, voting yes. Granholm, 62, served two terms as governor in a state dominated by the auto industry and devastated by the 2008 recession.

      • Senate confirms former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
        Senate confirms former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
        Axios
      • Newly confirmed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is 'obsessed' with creating 'clean-energy jobs'
        Newly confirmed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is 'obsessed' with creating 'clean-energy jobs'
        The Week
    If Trump runs again, can he win?
    • โ€œHow about we skip โ€˜he wonโ€™t winโ€™ cycle and not do 2016 all over again. Trump can absolutely win another presidential election.โ€

    • โ€œWith independents deserting him, there is simply no path for Trump to get back into the White House โ€” except as a tourist.โ€

    • โ€œThey might as well cancel the 2024 primaries...because there is no way he can lose.โ€

    • โ€œThe next Republican presidential primary will be heavily shaped by Trump โ€” whether or not he decides to run again.โ€

    • โ€œDonald Trump will not be running for president again. He will, however, continue to tease the possibility of a 2024 run.โ€

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