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A bipartisan group of lawmakers demanded answers from the Biden administration on Tuesday about the role cryptocurrency played in financing the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s surprise attacks on Israel earlier this month. Led by…
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, June 16, 2023.Chesnot | Getty ImagesX, formerly Twitter, will begin a…
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By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani and Chris Megerian | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s efforts to tamp down tensions in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas faced massive setbacks even before he departed for the…
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U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) hold a joint press conference in Bethlehem, West Bank on July 15, 2022.Palestinian Presidency | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will no…
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On Saturday, the official Israel account on X posted a picture of what looks like a child’s bedroom with blood covering the floor. “This could be your child’s bedroom. No words,” the post reads. There is no suggestion the picture is fake,…
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By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Within hours of the horrific Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, the U.S. began moving warships and aircraft to the region to be ready to provide Israel with whatever it needed to…
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A hospital administrator in Gaza has refused Israeli orders to evacuate, calling such a move medically “impossible” as he begged the international community to pressure Israel to dial back.“I am refusing this because I cannot discharge our…
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Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not co-operating with delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry it does not wholly control, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck.Cairo says the…
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A Chicago-area landlord was arrested and charged with murder and hate crimes after authorities said he stabbed and killed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother, allegedly because the tenants are Muslim.Joseph M. Czuba, 71, was…
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THE WEST BLOCK Episode 5, Season 13Sunday, October 15, 2023Host: Mercedes StephensonGuests:Lt.-Col. (Res.) Peter Lerner, Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson, Tel Aviv, IsraelBrig. Gen. (Res.) Amir Avivi, Israel Defense and Security…
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