House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House delivered a rebuke to President Joe Biden Thursday for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war. Seeking to discourage Israel from its offensive on the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah, the Biden administration this month put on hold a weapons shipment of 3,500 bombs — some as large as 2,000 pounds — that are capable U...
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Wed, 15 May 2024
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- Dispute over transgender woman admitted to Wyoming sorority to be argued before appeal judges
- Russian president Putin to make a state visit to China this week
- Ex-Ukrainian president says US delay in war aid was 'colossal' waste, let Putin inflict more damage
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- Xi's visit to Hungary and Serbia brings new Chinese investment and deeper ties to Europe's doorstep
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Mon, 13 May 2024
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- Billboard collapses onto people in Mumbai, India, killing at least 14 but others may be trapped
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- A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia
- Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom after crews set off chain of explosives
- UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
- What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
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- India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
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- Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
- More bodies found in Indonesia after flash floods killed dozens and submerged homes
Sun, 12 May 2024
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- Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
- Israel moves deeper into Rafah and fights Hamas militants regrouping in northern Gaza
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- Federal agency says a second, if weaker, solar storm surge is likely Sunday
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- The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
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Fri, 10 May 2024
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- US says Israels use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
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