The prime minister was greeted by House Speaker Mike Johnson as he arrived on Wednesday afternoon at the Capitol, where Netanyahu will seek to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas.
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State election directors fear the Postal Service can’t handle expected crush of mail-in ballots
State election directors from across the country have voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official that they’re worried that too many ballots won’t be delivered in time to be counted in November.
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Wildfires send about 25,000 fleeing from Canadian Rockies’ largest national park and nearby town
Parks Canada fire management said helicopters were dousing targets with water and looking to evacuate hikers who might be trapped in the backcountry.
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Netanyahu is in Washington at fraught time for Israel and U.S. What to know about his visit
But at stake, in meetings with administration officials, are hopes for progress in U.S.-led efforts to mediate an end to the nine-month Israel-Hamas war.
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Iowa law banning most abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced.
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Canadian couple found dead in life raft after trying to sail across the Atlantic
The two have been identified after their bodies were discovered on July 19, washed ashore in their inflatable lifeboat on Sable Island, about 190 miles southeast of Halifax.
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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
‘Imagine you’re stationed inside the meth lab on ‘Breaking Bad,’’ Stewart said in an interview with the AP. ‘These guys were exposed to a toxic soup of basically an exploded chemicals and nuclear weapon facility.’
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning following bribery conviction
The seat was already up for election on Nov. 5, and Democrats have nominated U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who’s in strong position in the Democratic-leaning state as he faces Republican Curtis Bashaw.
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U.S. is investigating Delta’s flight cancellations, response to global tech outage
The Atlanta-based carrier has canceled more than 6,600 flights since the worldwide technology outage started, far more than any other airline.
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Secret Service director steps down after Trump assassination attempt
Kimberly Cheatle says she takes ‘full responsibility for the security lapse’ that allowed a shooter to get so close to a presidential candidate at an outdoor campaign rally.