Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng are designed to lay the groundwork for an expected meeting between President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping next week.
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Man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband was caught up in conspiracies, defense says as trial opens
David DePape has pleaded not guilty to attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.
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Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
President Biden said Thursday that there was ‘no possibility’ of a formal cease-fire at the moment.
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In growing tide, civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at hospital as Israel, Hamas battle in city
Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the eye could see walked out of Gaza City and surrounding areas toward the south Thursday.
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10 alleged Gambino crime family members, associates charged in federal indictment
Law enforcement agencies including the FBI, the New York Waterfront Commission, and the prosecutor in Palermo, Italy, assisted in the multiyear investigation, authorities said.
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Hawaii governor announces $150 million fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
Beneficiaries will receive payments of more than $1 million as early as next year, the governor’s office said in a news release.
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U.S. launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on a weapons storage facility linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
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The Lewiston mass shooting was the first test of Biden’s new gun violence prevention office
It’s something survivors and advocates have wanted for years as gun violence continues to plague the nation.
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Five Republican candidates will debate in Miami, while Trump holds a rally nearby
The ongoing Israel-Hamas war is sure to feature in discussion during the 3rd Republican presidential debate.
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Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side
Experts say such actions would be an apparent violation of the Geneva Conventions, which forbids POWs from being exposed to combat or from working in unhealthy or dangerous conditions – coerced or not.