The U.S. has given clear signs that it wants Mexico to do more to stop migrants hopping freight cars, buses and trucks to the border.
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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill dozens of Palestinians, even in largely emptied north
Israeli officials have brushed off international calls for a cease-fire.
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Nikki Haley, asked what caused the Civil War, leaves out slavery. It’s not the first time
Asked during a town hall in Berlin, New Hampshire, what she believed had caused the Civil War, Haley replied that it involved ‘the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do.’
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South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ is found dead
The film’s cast, including Lee, also won a Screen Actors Guild award for the best motion picture ensemble cast in 2020.
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U.S. announces final $250 million weapons package for Ukraine
The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and medical equipment and parts.
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The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for using its stories to train chatbots
An OpenAI spokesperson said in a prepared statement that the company respects the rights of content creators and is ‘committed’ to working with them to help them benefit from the technology and new revenue models.
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Russell Hamler, thought to be the last of WWII Merrill’s Marauders jungle-fighting unit, dies at 99
Hamler was born in 1924, and enlisted in the Army at 18. He was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart, according to the department’s biography.
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Prosecutors seek to bar Trump from injecting politics into federal election interference trial
The motion to preclude Trump from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way for prosecutors to try to set parameters on what information they believe the jury should, or should not, hear when the case reaches trial.
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Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The brothers constantly battled with CBS’s censors and occasionally outraged viewers as well with its daring sketches and irreverent jokes.
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U.S. delegation meets with Mexico for talks on surge of migrants at border
The U.S. has struggled to process thousands of migrants at the border, or house them once they reach northern cities.