Officials say the theme of the Secretary of State’s talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘de-escalation.’
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Priscilla Presley files petition questioning validity of Lisa Marie Presley’s will
Priscilla Presley, along with former business manager, Barry Siegel, is currently a co-trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate and is seeking to keep it that way – despite the 2016 amendment allegedly naming Riley and Benjamin Keough as the sole trustees.
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Biden, McCarthy to discuss debt limit in talks on Wednesday
The speaker pledges that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would be off the table.
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Russia alleges Ukraine war crimes; friends mourn volunteer
Two men went missing this month while heading to the town of Soledar, in the eastern Donetsk region, where heavy fighting was taking place.
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Massachusetts father whose three kids died says he’s ‘completely lost,’ but forgives wife
Patrick Clancy thanked those who had reached out to him and said ‘the warmth I’ve received from the community is palpable and your generosity gives me hope that I can focus on some sort of healing.’
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Caught in the crossfire: Mainers aid in medical rescue of Afghan boy
Fawad, then 6 years old, was hit by a bullet as his family tried to flee Afghanistan during the U.S. withdrawal. A network that included Maine residents came together to bring him to safety.
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Spellbinding polar night gets darker in warming Arctic
The Norwegian archipelago, lapped by warm currents, is heating up faster than most of the rest of the world.
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Japanese firm opens whale meat vending machines
Conservationists say they are worried the move could be a step toward expanded whaling.
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Three dead, one missing as rain pounds New Zealand’s largest city
The amount that would typically fall in Auckland over the entire summer comes in a single day.
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Trump opens 2024 run, says he’s ‘more angry, more committed’ than ever
He remains the only announced candidate, and early polling shows he’s a favorite to win his party’s nomination.