In politics
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House Democrat from New Jersey dies at 65: 'Donald embodied the very best of public service'
Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack from diabetes complications on April 6, according to Gov. Phil Murphy's office.
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TikTok Ban: Biden's Campaign to Stay on TikTok for 2024 Election
President Joe Biden’s campaign says it will continue to use its account on TikTok even after he signed legislation into law that forces its parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., to sell its stake or face a ban in US app stores.
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Russian Court Freezes JPMorgan Assets Under $440 Million Claim
A St. Petersburg court froze the Russian assets of JPMorgan Chase & Co. pending consideration of a lawsuit from the country’s second-largest bank that seeks to recover about $440 million.
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Biden offers 'second chances' to 16 people jailed for non-violent drug sentences
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has pardoned 11 people convicted of non-violent drug charges and commuted the sentences of five others.
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Pro-Palestinian Democrats Get Warning Signs About Re-Election
Pro-Palestinian Democrats in Congress are facing warning signs in several primary elections, even after one of their own survived a challenge from a pro-Israel Democrat on Tuesday.Representative Summer Lee, who represents Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, beat back a challenge from Bhavini Patel, winning by roughly 20 points. The race was the first of several where a challenger has raised concerns about a progressive incumbent's critiques of Israel amid the ongoing conflict between...
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Live updates: Supreme Court arguments on emergency room abortions
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in another major abortion access case as it grapples with the aftermath of reversing Roe v. Wade. Follow here for live audio of the arguments, news updates, analysis and more.
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TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it
The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional...
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Azerbaijan Karabakh | World News | heraldchronicle.com
FILE - In this photo taken from video released by State Security Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, Ruben Vardanyan, the former head of Nagorno-Karabakh's
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Congress sends Biden bill requiring TikTok's parent company to sell the platform or face a US ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sends Biden bill requiring TikTok's parent company to sell the platform or face a US ban.
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US DOJ Seeks Three-Year Jail Term for Former Binance CEO Zhao
The US Department of Justice recommended a 36-month prison sentence for Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive officer of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.
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My mother’s mangalsutra was sacrificed for the country: Priyanka Gandhi responds to PM Modi’s remark
On Sunday, the prime minister claimed that the Congress will take away gold owned by women if voted to power
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US report claims evidence of arbitrary detention, rights abuses in Hong Kong, as city gov’t refutes ‘bias’ and ‘smears’
Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.” The 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released by the US Department of State on Monday was “unfounded and biased,” the Hong Kong government […]