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Ocasio-Cortez Calls Fellow Democrat's Remarks On Sanders 'Shameful'
"He and many other Jewish leaders deserve better than to be treated this way," the New York Democrat said of Rep. Jared Moskowitz's remarks.
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US Supreme Court seems split on Idaho abortion ban
The US Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday on whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion conflicts with a federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care, in a case that carries potentially sweeping national consequences.President Joe Biden's administration then sued the northwestern state, arguing its Defense of Life Act violated a federal law that requires hospitals that receive government Medicare funding to provide emergency room care, including abortion, in
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Brazil judge drops case on Bolsonaro stay in Hungarian embassy
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge dismissed a case against former president Jair Bolsonaro over his two-day stay at the Hungarian embassy, ruling there was no hard evidence he was trying to evade prosecution.Bolsonaro came under scrutiny when it emerged he had stayed at the embassy in February, days after police confiscated his passport as part of their investigation into allegations the far-right ex-president took part in a coup attempt aimed at keeping him in power despite his 2022 election loss
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Tensions rise as US pro-Palestinian student protests spread
Increasingly confrontational pro-Palestinian rallies by students protesting the death toll from the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted across US college campuses Wednesday, triggering tense faceoffs with police in Texas and California.The student protesters say they are expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where the death toll has topped 34,200 so far, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and calling on Columbia and other universities to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
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Time for 'democratic transition' in Venezuela: opposition candidate to AFP
Little-known Venezuelan diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, the consensus opposition candidate picked to confront President Nicolas Maduro in July elections, told AFP Wednesday it was time for a "peaceful, democratic transition."At his home in Caracas, Gonzalez told AFP: "It is time for a peaceful democratic transition for Venezuelans," after 25 years of Chavismo, the brand of populist leftist ideology championed by the late president Hugo Chavez and inherited by Maduro.
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Harvard Students Set Up Encampment, Joining Other College Protests Of War in Gaza
Despite Harvard restricting access to Harvard Yard, students still set up an encampment to protest Israeli military action against Palestinians.
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How Trump's Cozy Relationship With The Tabloids Plays Into His Hush Money Trial
With the former president on trial for allegedly falsifying business documents, his long and sordid history with the tabloid press may work against him.
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