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    • Biden breaks with Obama, Trump on almost everything

      Biden breaks with Obama, Trump on almost everything

      President Biden was viewed by many as a moderate, but his aggressive approach to governing has delighted progressives while putting Republicans on their heels.

      His major policy wins »
      • Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

        Witness suggests lethal gas may have helped kill Floyd

      • DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

        DA reveals how student missing since '96 was killed

      • Probe into death of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt closed

        Probe into death of Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt closed

      • Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

        Body of missing LSU student Kori Gauthier found

      • Democrats move to expand high court to 13 justices

        Democrats move to expand high court to 13 justices

    • Intelligence agencies: China is top threat to U.S. global influence
      World
      Yahoo News

      Intelligence agencies: China is top threat to U.S. global influence

      A 27-page report released ahead of testimony by the president's top intelligence officials identifies China as the biggest threat to U.S. global influence. The annual threat assessment report, which summarizes the best assessments of intelligence analysts from across the 18 different agencies within the intelligence community, “focuses on the most direct, serious threats to the United States during the next year,” looking at everything from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and climate change to cyberattacks and technological competitiveness. Senior intelligence officials, including Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, are expected to answer questions about the report this week in front of the House and Senate intelligence committees.

      • COVID, China, Russia, top annual threat assessment
        COVID, China, Russia, top annual threat assessment
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      • US intel report: Virus impact to cause global 'aftershocks'
        US intel report: Virus impact to cause global 'aftershocks'
        Associated Press
    • Minnesota police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man, both resign
      U.S.
      Reuters

      Minnesota police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man, both resign

      BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (Reuters) -A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist during a scuffle following a routine traffic stop and the police chief who called the slaying an apparent accident both resigned on Tuesday in the face of civil unrest. The mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, said the two quit one day after the chief told a news reporters that the officer who shot Daunte Wright appeared to have drawn her gun by mistake when reaching for her Taser. Mayor Mike Elliott said the City Council had passed a resolution calling for the dismissal of both Chief Tim Gannon, and the officer, Kim Potter.

      • Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
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      • Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        HuffPost
    • Many GOP officials still privately hope prosecutors, some other outside force will make Trump go away
      Politics
      The Week

      Many GOP officials still privately hope prosecutors, some other outside force will make Trump go away

      In 2015 and 2016, former President Donald Trump's Republican primary rivals and other GOP officials tried to dodge his withering personal insults "while hoping that external events and news media coverage would ultimately lead to his downfall," Maggie Haberman recalls at The New York Times. That strategy obviously failed. But many Republican leaders are once more hoping, mostly in private, that time or some heaven-sent deus ex machina makes Trump fade into retirement, despite his clear intention to retain control over the GOP.

    • Afghanistan: Biden calls for end to 'America's longest war'
      World
      BBC

      Afghanistan: Biden calls for end to 'America's longest war'

      The US will continue to support Afghanistan after withdrawing all US troops, but not "militarily," President Joe Biden has pledged. "It is time to end America's longest war," he said in a speech from the White House room where US airstrikes there were first declared in 2001. The number of US troops on the ground in Afghanistan fluctuates, and US media report the current total is closer to 3,500.

      • Biden Pledges To End War In Afghanistan After 2 Decades
        Biden Pledges To End War In Afghanistan After 2 Decades
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      • Biden Visits Arlington Cemetery After Afghanistan Withdrawal Speech
        Biden Visits Arlington Cemetery After Afghanistan Withdrawal Speech
        HuffPost
    • UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
      Science
      Associated Press

      UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover

      The United Arab Emirates' space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending its first rover to the moon. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center said it is partnering with Japan's ispace company to send a rover to the moon on an unmanned spacecraft by 2022, rather than 2024. The “Rashid” rover, named after Dubai's ruling family, will deploy to the moon using ispace's lunar lander.

      • SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver an Astrobotic lander and NASA water-hunting rover to the moon in 2023
        SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket to deliver an Astrobotic lander and NASA water-hunting rover to the moon in 2023
        TechCrunch
      • UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022
        UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022
        Reuters
    • India's Maharashtra shuts most manufacturing, restricts e-commerce to fight COVID-19
      Business
      Reuters

      India's Maharashtra shuts most manufacturing, restricts e-commerce to fight COVID-19

      MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's richest state Maharashtra will impose stringent curbs on industry and e-commerce for 15 days to slow rising coronavirus infections, its chief minister said on Tuesday, a move that is set to cripple manufacturing and other businesses in the region. Maharashtra - home to India's financial capital Mumbai - has been the country's worst hit state due to the coronavirus, accounting for about a quarter of India's 13.5 million cases. On Tuesday, Maharashtra reported 60,212 new COVID-19 infections.

      • Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge
        Mumbai imposes strict virus restrictions as infections surge
        Associated Press
      • Indian shares give up early gains on record fresh virus cases, Maharashtra lockdown
        Indian shares give up early gains on record fresh virus cases, Maharashtra lockdown
        Reuters
    • U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post
      Politics
      Reuters

      U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee for No. 2 State Dept post

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee Wendy Sherman to be deputy secretary of state, the number two position at the department. The Senate backed the nomination by 56-42, as a handful of Republicans joined Biden's fellow Democrats to vote in Sherman's favor. Sherman, 71, a foreign policy veteran, ran into Republican resistance because she helped negotiate the 2015 international nuclear agreement with Iran, which was fiercely opposed by Republicans as well as some Democrats.

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      KFSN – Fresno

      4 kids found living in deplorable conditions, father arrested

      Officials say the seven-year-old, a four-year-old, a three-year-old and a one-year-old are now being cared for by Child Protective Services.

    • Former US official: Taiwan-US partnership stronger than ever
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Former US official: Taiwan-US partnership stronger than ever

      Taiwan's president and an unofficial delegation of former senior U.S. government officials sent by President Joe Biden reaffirmed “rock solid” U.S.-Taiwan ties, amid heightened tensions with China. The U.S. has expressed a “rock solid support for Taiwan," President Tsai Ing-wen said Thursday in opening remarks before the two sides met in Taipei, the island's capital. “I can see with confidence that the United States' partnership with Taiwan is stronger than ever," former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd said.

      • Ex-US officials visit Taiwan amid China tensions
        Ex-US officials visit Taiwan amid China tensions
        Associated Press
      • Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will counter China's 'adventurous manoeuvres' with U.S
        Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will counter China's 'adventurous manoeuvres' with U.S
        Reuters
    • Daunte Wright shooting: US ex-officer Kim Potter charged over killing
      U.S.
      BBC

      Daunte Wright shooting: US ex-officer Kim Potter charged over killing

      A US white former police officer who shot dead a black motorist in Minnesota has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, prosecutors say. Kim Potter was arrested and later released on $100,000 (£72,000) bail. Police say Mrs Potter shot Daunte Wright accidentally, having mistakenly drawn her gun instead of her Taser.

      • Former Minnesota Police Officer To Be Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright
        Former Minnesota Police Officer To Be Charged In Death Of Daunte Wright
        HuffPost
      • Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo News
    • Biden to address U.S. Congress as lawmakers consider infrastructure plan
      Politics
      Reuters

      Biden to address U.S. Congress as lawmakers consider infrastructure plan

      WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will speak to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on April 28, accepting an invitation from House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Democrat. "The President has accepted the invitation of the Speaker of the House to address a Joint Session of Congress on April 28, the night before his 100th day in office," the White House said in a prepared statement. The speech will give Biden, 78, an opportunity to deliver a sales pitch to millions of Americans for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, which is the subject of a partisan debate in Congress.

      • Joe Biden To Address Joint Session Of Congress On April 28
        Joe Biden To Address Joint Session Of Congress On April 28
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      • Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28
        Biden to address joint session of Congress on April 28
        Associated Press
    • Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
      World
      Associated Press

      Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need

      When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the last groups of migrants staying in one of the seaside resorts they manage in Spain's Canary Islands, the British-Norwegian couple didn't know when they would have guests again. The Spanish government — struggling to accommodate 23,000 people who disembarked on the islands in 2020 — contracted hundreds of hotel rooms left empty due to the coronavirus travel restrictions. The deal not only helped migrants and asylum-seekers have a place to sleep, it also allowed Lucock to keep most of his hotel staff employed.

    • Saudi Arabia says it is concerned about Iran uranium enrichment
      World
      Reuters

      Saudi Arabia says it is concerned about Iran uranium enrichment

      Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it was concerned about Iran's intention to start enriching uranium to 60% purity and said such a move could not be considered part of a peaceful nuclear programme. A foreign ministry statement called on Iran to avoid escalation and engage seriously in talks with global powers about a 2015 nuclear pact. Iran's announcement about its plan to enrich to 60%, bringing the fissile material closer to the 90% level suitable for a nuclear bomb, came after Tehran accused Israel of sabotaging a key nuclear installation and ahead of the resumption of nuclear talks in Vienna.

      • Iran to begin 60% uranium enrichment after nuclear site incident
        Iran to begin 60% uranium enrichment after nuclear site incident
        Reuters
      • Iran's Rouhani says 60% enrichment is an answer to attack at Natanz site
        Iran's Rouhani says 60% enrichment is an answer to attack at Natanz site
        Reuters
    • No apology owed for pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia, police chief says
      U.S.
      USA TODAY

      No apology owed for pepper-spraying Black and Latino Army officer in Virginia, police chief says

      While he said he felt bad for how the events of a traffic-stop late last year unfolded, the police chief of the town where a Black and Latino military officer from Petersburg, Virginia, was accosted by two of his officers said Wednesday that he does not think the soldier is in need of an official apology. In response, Army Lt. Caron Nazario's legal team said Windsor Police Department Chief Rodney D. Riddle "continues a false narrative" of the case and blaming their client for initiating it. "I'm gonna own what we did," Riddle said about the stop during a news conference Wednesday in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia, community where Nazario was stopped last December while on his way home.

      • Virginia investigates after police use pepper spray on Black U.S. Army officer
        Virginia investigates after police use pepper spray on Black U.S. Army officer
        Reuters
      • NAACP calls to end qualified immunity in Virginia after police officer pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer
        NAACP calls to end qualified immunity in Virginia after police officer pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer
        USA TODAY
    • Biden team believes Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, is alive
      U.S.
      Fort Worth Star-Telegram

      Biden team believes Austin Tice, journalist missing in Syria, is alive

      Biden administration diplomats and intelligence officers are operating “with the sincere belief” that Austin Tice is alive, two U.S. officials told McClatchy on Wednesday, and the group is working daily to free the American journalist who went missing in 2012 while covering the war in Syria. “We operate with the sincere belief that Austin is alive and waiting for us to come get him,” Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens said. The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, a team of experts from different government agencies that gathers diplomatic leads and intelligence information together in one place, is pursuing the Tice case.

    • Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk
      Business
      Associated Press

      Study finds that blocking seats on planes reduces virus risk

      A new study says leaving middle seats open could give airline passengers more protection from the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers said the risk of passengers being exposed to the virus from an infected person on the plane could be reduced by 23% to 57% if middle seats are empty, compared with a full flight. The airlines argue that filters and air-flow systems on most planes make them safe when passengers wear face masks, as they are now required to do by federal regulation.

      • Empty middle airplane seat could cut coronavirus exposure by up to 57%: CDC
        Empty middle airplane seat could cut coronavirus exposure by up to 57%: CDC
        Reuters
      • New study: Open middle seats on planes reduce exposure
        New study: Open middle seats on planes reduce exposure
        ABC News Videos
    • Finland latest to mix COVID-19 vaccines as AstraZeneca crisis delays rollout
      World
      Reuters

      Finland latest to mix COVID-19 vaccines as AstraZeneca crisis delays rollout

      HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland said on Wednesday people aged under 65 who got a first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot may get a different vaccine for their second dose, as authorities warned about delays to the country's roll-out. The Institute of Health and Welfare said it was possible to give a second dose from another manufacturer to people aged under 65 who have already been given AstraZeneca and are scheduled to receive a second dose in the coming weeks. It's the third country after France and Germany to consider mixing vaccines as they limit the use of the AstraZeneca shot amid concerns about blood clots.

      • First reported case of blood clot after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
        First reported case of blood clot after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
        Yahoo News Canada
      • Coronavirus antibody response 'similar' in over 80s after first Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, study suggests
        Coronavirus antibody response 'similar' in over 80s after first Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine, study suggests
        Yahoo Style UK
    • Commercial satellites dock high above Earth
      Science
      BBC

      Commercial satellites dock high above Earth

      In a delicate procedure high above the Earth, one satellite has just grabbed hold of another, older spacecraft to give it a new lease of life. The ageing platform, Intelsat 10-02, which relays TV channels and other telecoms services, is getting very low on fuel after 17 years in orbit. This is only the second time two commercial satellites have joined together in this way 36,000km above the planet.

    • Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum
      Politics
      Associated Press

      Big-business pushback against voting measures gains momentum

      Big business has ratcheted up its objections to proposals that would make it harder to vote, with several hundred companies and executives signing a new statement opposing “any discriminatory legislation." The letter, published Wednesday in The New York Times and The Washington Post, was signed by companies including Amazon, Google, Starbucks and Bank of America, and individuals such as Warren Buffett and Michael Bloomberg, plus law firms and nonprofit groups. “We all should feel a responsibility to defend the right to vote and oppose any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot."

      • More than 100 companies sign letter opposing U.S. state voting restrictions
        More than 100 companies sign letter opposing U.S. state voting restrictions
        Reuters
      • Hundreds of CEOs, celebs, corporations unite to oppose 'discriminatory' voting legislation
        Hundreds of CEOs, celebs, corporations unite to oppose 'discriminatory' voting legislation
        NBC News
    • Daunte Wright protesters use umbrellas as shields against police
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Daunte Wright protesters use umbrellas as shields against police

      Photographs from the third night of protests in Minneapolis following the killing of Daunte Wright showed demonstrators getting creative to protect themselves from deterrent tactics used by police. Images from Tuesday night in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, revealed a group of protesters using umbrellas to protect themselves from fumes of chemical irritants released by authorities. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered again at the heavily guarded police headquarters, which has been ringed by concrete barriers and a tall metal fence, with police in riot gear and National Guard soldiers standing watch.

      • Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        Minnesota Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Resigns
        HuffPost
      • Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        Minnesota Police Chief Resigns After Daunte Wright's Killing
        HuffPost
    • What science tells us about the link between the J&J vaccine and rare blood clots
      Health
      LA Times

      What science tells us about the link between the J&J vaccine and rare blood clots

      During that pause, independent and federal experts will study whether the nation's most recent addition to its vaccine arsenal is the cause of those clotting disorders, and whether the vaccine should continue to be recommended for use in all adults over age 18. The CDC will convene its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday to consider those questions. The pause comes on the heels of a decision by the European Union to temporarily halt the administration of a similar COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca.

      • J&J vaccine paused by U.S. federal agencies over blood clot reports
        J&J vaccine paused by U.S. federal agencies over blood clot reports
        Yahoo News Video
      • First reported case of blood clot after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
        First reported case of blood clot after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
        Yahoo News Canada
    • Austin: US adds 500 troops in Germany, despite Trump pledge
      World
      Associated Press

      Austin: US adds 500 troops in Germany, despite Trump pledge

      Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Tuesday that he is expanding the U.S. military presence in Germany by 500 troops and has stopped planning for large-scale troop cuts ordered by the Trump administration. Adding 500 troops to a current total of about 35,000 is a symbolic gesture of solidarity with Germany and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, but it also fills a practical need that commanders in Europe had identified months ago. Austin said the extra troops will have a role in space, cybersecurity and electronic warfare.

      • The US is sending 500 extra troops to Germany, Defense Secretary Austin says, as Russia amasses troops at Ukraine's border
        The US is sending 500 extra troops to Germany, Defense Secretary Austin says, as Russia amasses troops at Ukraine's border
        Business Insider
      • Pentagon chief announces U.S. will station 500 additional troops in Germany
        Pentagon chief announces U.S. will station 500 additional troops in Germany
        Axios
    • Daunte Wright shooting: Kim Potter’s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges
      U.S.
      The Independent

      Daunte Wright shooting: Kim Potter’s mugshot released as ex-police officer faces manslaughter charges

      Kim Potter, the white police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday has been charged with manslaughter. A GoFundMe campaign for a memorial fund for Mr Wright has raised over half a million dollars towards covering funeral and providing support for his family. Minneapolis faced its third night of civil unrest on Tuesday after the killing, which occurred in the suburb of Brooklyn Center.Tensions are already high amid the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, last May.

      • Families Of Daunte Wright, George Floyd Rally Outside Derek Chauvin Trial
        Families Of Daunte Wright, George Floyd Rally Outside Derek Chauvin Trial
        HuffPost
      • Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Ex-Minnesota police officer arrested in connection with shooting of Daunte Wright
        Yahoo News
    • South Korea and China are unhappy with Japan's decision to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean
      World
      INSIDER

      South Korea and China are unhappy with Japan's decision to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean

      Japan's neighbors are not happy about its call to release contaminated water from Fukushima into the sea. China and South Korea say the water from the wrecked nuclear plant could affect food safety. Hashtags trending on Chinese social media are calling for a boycott of Japanese seafood in protest.

      • Japan to release Fukushima water into sea
        Japan to release Fukushima water into sea
        Reuters Videos
      • South Korea aims to fight Japan's Fukushima decision at world tribunal
        South Korea aims to fight Japan's Fukushima decision at world tribunal
        Reuters
    • Politics
      Reuters Videos

      Israel made 'very bad gamble' on Natanz: Iran FM

      Speaking during a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart, Iran's top diplomat said the incident enabled Iran to use all of its options at Natanz legally and legitimately. "Israel played a very bad gamble if it thought that the attack will weaken Iran's hand in the nuclear talks," Zarif said. Tehran has said an explosion on Sunday (April 11) at its key nuclear site was an act of sabotage by arch-foe Israel and vowed revenge for an attack that appeared to be latest episode in a long-running covert war.

    Companies speak out on voting rights
    • “There’s no ‘both sides of the debate’ when it comes to active voter suppression.”

    • “Companies that do this ooze contempt for their own customers and employees who are not in the leftmost quarter of opinion.”

    • “The truth is that Fortune 500 companies were never taking moral stances from the goodness of their corporate hearts.”

    • “The truth is, the companies hold the cards…If companies stick to their guns, Georgia is likely to back down as well.”

    • “When a company folds to the unfounded outrage of a few misinformed nuts, they are forever at the mob’s beck-and-call.”

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