The former aide says 4 months in prison left him feeling ’empowered.’
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Israel passes laws restricting work of U.N. agency that is a lifeline for Gaza
The laws risk collapsing the already fragile process for distributing aid in Gaza at a moment when Israel is under increased U.S. pressure to ramp up aid.
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Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington, damage 3 in Oregon
Police say the 2 fires Monday appear to be connected to each other and that they have identified a ‘suspect vehicle’ tied to the situation.
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McDonald’s Quarter Pounder back on the menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli source
The Food and Drug Administration believes that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination, McDonald’s said in a statement.
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Philly DA sues to stop Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania
The suit is the first legal action challenging the controversial sweepstakes launched earlier this month by the X and Tesla executive’s America PAC.
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North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine, Pentagon says
NATO said some of the North Korean troops have already been deployed in the Kursk border region, where Russia has been struggling to push back a Ukrainian incursion.
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Trump’s Madison Square Garden event turns into a rally with crude and racist insults
Several of Trump’s allies have used crude and extreme rhetoric toward Harris and other Trump critics before the former president was to take the stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
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Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, bookstore, and basketball court
The vice president is seeking to energize voters in the crucial Democratic stronghold.
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More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in east-central Sudan, UN and doctors group say
The attack displaced more than 4,000 people in Sudan’s eastern Gezira state, according to the International Organization for Migration.
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Egypt proposes 2-day Gaza cease-fire, release of 4 hostages
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said his country’s proposal also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.