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US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council
The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The United States, Israel's main ally, has not hesitated in the past to use its veto to protect Israel, and did not hide its lack of enthusiasm for Palestinian UN membership in the weeks leading up to the vote, as the Palestinians and other Arab states implored the Council to recommend
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Reuters
Papua New Guinea leader says China, Australia visits show 'robust' ties with major powers
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape said on Friday he looked forward to visits by China's foreign minister and Australia's prime minister in the coming days that demonstrated strong ties with countries accounting for more than 70% of its trade. The high-level visits showed Papua New Guinea's "strategic role and its robust diplomatic relations with major Asia-Pacific powers," the Papua New Guinea government said in a statement. The biggest Pacific Island nation, Papua New Guinea, is resource rich but largely undeveloped and is balancing growing trade ties with China, policing cooperation with Australia and a defence deal that gives the U.S. military access to its ports and airports.
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California governor pledges state oversight for cities, counties lagging on solving homelessness
Nearly $200 million in grant money will go to California cities and counties to move homeless people from encampments into housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday while also pledging increased oversight of efforts by local governments to reduce homelessness. The Democratic governor said he will move 22 state personnel from a housing enforcement unit to help cities and counties deliver on projects to reduce homelessness — and to crack down if they do not. A scathing state audit released last week found that despite allocating $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years, California has done little to track whether all that spending actually improved the situation.
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SCOTUS to discuss Kari Lake, Mark Finchem machine voting lawsuit. What happens next?
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Expert will testify on cellphone data behind Idaho killing suspect Bryan Kohberger’s alibi
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NBC News
UT Austin students protest school’s DEI layoffs amid state ban
The University of Texas at Austin sparked controversy last week when it laid off nearly 60 employees to comply with Texas’ new DEI ban earlier this month.
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Reuters
BNP Paribas must face lawsuit over Sudanese genocide, US judge rules
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USA TODAY
Bill that could effectively ban TikTok picks up steam in Congress: Here's how it's expected to pass
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CNN
Why is the Trump trial jury anonymous? The brief and imperfect history of anonymous juries in the US
While former President Donald Trump is spinning conspiracy theories about people infiltrating the jury in his hush money criminal trial, the judge in the case is finding it difficult to protect jurors’ anonymity.
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AFP
'We have our jury': panel selected for Trump criminal trial
A panel of 12 jurors was sworn in on Thursday to sit in judgment of Donald Trump at the unprecedented criminal trial of a former US president.Seven jurors had been selected for the historic trial as of Tuesday but that number fell to five on Thursday following the release of two jurors who had already been sworn in.
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USA TODAY
Florida baffles experts by banning local water break rules as deadly heat is on the rise
Florida's new law has shocked and angered some who say outdoor workers need more protections, not less.
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CNN
Over 100 people arrested as NYPD breaks up pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University, law enforcement source says
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AFP
US dollar rises as expectations for imminent Fed rate cut ebb
The dollar pushed higher Thursday behind a series of comments from Federal Reserve officials, dimming hopes for imminent interest rate cuts while US stocks finished mostly lower.Statements over the last day or so from New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams and Fed Governor Michelle Bowman have helped lift US Treasury yields as investors bet that the Fed will cut interest rates fewer times, if at all, in 2024, than was initially expected.
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Colossal prehistoric snake discovered in India
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WHO clarifies what counts as a pathogen that can spread through the air
The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19, influenza and measles – to include when respiratory droplets spread through the air and when they land on a person, regardless of the size of the droplet.
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