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After getting on stage at the Utah GOP convention on Saturday, Republican Senator Mitt Romney got booed by the audience, Fox News informed. The senator has previously faced a backlash by fellow GOP members as […]

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A presidential decree published Saturday added cryptocurrency exchanges to a list of firms covered by Turkey’s terror financing and money laundering, according to Associated Press. The move came after a ban on using cryptocurrencies for […]

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A number of U.S. citizens are among the dozens killed or injured in a stampede at a Jewish religious festival in Israel, a U.S. Embassy spokesperson said on Saturday as quoted by Reuters. At least […]

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A Wednesday raid by federal agents of an apartment and office belonging to former New York City mayor and one-time Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has left allies of the former President feeling uneasy about […]

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With little notice, California on Saturday is increasing early release credits for 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, as it further trims the population of what once was the nation’s largest state correctional system, […]

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The U.S. embassy in Moscow is limiting the consular services it provides after Russia placed restrictions on the number of local staff it could hire, marking the latest point of tension in relations between Washington […]

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Jeffrey D. Zients, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator, said on Friday that 100 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19, a number representing nearly 40 percent of adults, according […]

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The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer, Associated Press writes. President […]

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Six American oil executives who have been jailed in Venezuela for more than three years were granted house arrest Friday in a move interpreted as an effort to offer an olive branch to the White […]

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The Biden administration has confirmed that the US will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in the country, CNN reports. “On the […]

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First Son Hunter Biden continues to own a large stake in a Chinese private equity firm, in defiance of President Joe Biden’s pledge that his family would divest in foreign business interests, New York Post […]

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The eurozone economy contracted by 0.6 percent over the first three months of the year, sliding back into recession, as the still-raging pandemic prompted governments to extend lockdowns, The New York Times writes. Coming a […]

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When US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “win the 21st century” in his joint address to Congress, he painted a picture of a new great power competition with China and repeatedly name checked its […]

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As a potentially historic fire season threatens the West, wildfire survivors and experts urged Congress on Thursday to act quickly to prevent more devastation amid a worsening drought and rising temperatures, NBC News reports. Members […]

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The White House has said it is investigating “unexplained health incidents” after a report that two US officials in the Washington area experienced sudden symptoms similar to the “Havana syndrome” symptoms suffered by American diplomats […]

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In his first public speech since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday closely aligned himself with his old boss, touting the Trump administration’s accomplishments while urging conservatives to reject what he called […]

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Rudy Giuliani remained defiant on Thursday, labeling the federal authorities who raided his Manhattan apartment and office as “bullies,” New York Post reports. “You’re not going to stop me. And you’re not going to convict […]

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A former top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who reportedly called county executives around the state, inquiring about their “loyalty” to the embattled Democrat, has resigned, according to reports quoted by Fox News. […]

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The top US general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii Thursday, emphasizing America’s commitment to “long-term peace and stability in the region” and underscoring a broader US shift from the Middle East […]

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Florida on Thursday passed new voting laws that place restrictions around vote-by-mail and ballot drop boxes, according to The Hill. Florida’s state legislature passed a bill that specifies who can drop off a ballot at […]

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The FBI warned Rudolph W. Giuliani in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation aimed at circulating falsehoods intended to damage President Biden politically ahead of last year’s election, according […]

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Andrew Giuliani fiercely defended his father Rudy Wednesday, blasting the FBI raid on the former New York City mayor’s home as “disgusting” and “absurd,” Fox News learns. “I am speaking as a son and a […]

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Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday knocked President Biden for “empty platitudes” about national unity while also accusing the US of “systemic racism” in a blistering Republican response to Biden’s first speech to a joint session […]

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“After 100 days of rescue and renewal, America is ready for takeoff,” U.S. President Joe Biden told a joint session of Congress, using the occasion to push his proposed $4 trillion in government spending and […]

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The Federal Reserve said Wednesday the US economy is growing stronger, but it left interest rates unchanged near zero, according to CNN. Interest rates will stay the range of zero to a quarter of a […]

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President Biden called the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol an “existential crisis,” stressing that while American democracy survived, “the struggle is far from over,” The Hill writes. “The insurrection was an existential crisis—a test […]

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