Relief, because the far-right National Rally didn’t come out as the strongest party – but also concern, because no political grouping has a majority in the National Assembly.
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Some Democratic House leaders say Biden should step aside, but president keeps campaigning
Several Democratic committee leaders, including Reps. Jerry Nadler, Jim Himes and Mark Takano, are saying privately that Biden should step aside.
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Jon Landau, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ producer, dies at 63
Landau’s partnership with director James Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s ‘Titanic.’
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French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, exit polls say
The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in 2nd, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right 3rd.
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New British prime minister hits the road to ‘reset’ ties with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales
While each of the devolved nations in the U.K. elects members to the House of Commons in London, they also have their own regional parliaments.
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Ukrainian drone triggers warehouse explosions in Russia as a war of attrition grinds on
Russian forces have for months tried to grind out gains in Ukraine’s industrial east in an apparent attempt to lock its defenders into a war of attrition.
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Persistent heat wave in U.S. expected to shatter new records as it bakes West and swelters in East
Forecasters say a long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. will persist, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that will soar into the 100s.
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Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength
Texas officials warned people along the entire coastline to prepare for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind. The hurricane warning extended fom Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of Houston.
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Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into war in Gaza
The war was triggered by Hamas’ cross-border attack on Oct. 7, in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 others taken hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 38,000 Palestinians
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Rafah is dusty, rubble-strewn ghost town 2 months after Israel invaded to root out Hamas
Abandoned, bullet-ridden apartment buildings have blasted out walls and shattered windows. Bedrooms and kitchens are visible from roads dotted with rubble piles that tower over the Israeli military vehicles passing by. Very few civilians remain.