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NewsDesk, 13 days ago to USpolitics

We've gotten feedback that many of you don't like political polling stories. So here's a headline you may like: "Will Trump’s guilty verdict hurt him? Read this story (not the polls)."

Politico presents five takeaways from Donald Trump's conviction: https://flip.it/ytIcGK

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NewsDesk, 13 days ago to USpolitics

Former President Donald Trump will be sentenced on July 11 — just four days before the start of the Republican National Convention.

@AxiosNews curated this package of stories about Trump's historic conviction: https://flipboard.com/@axiosnews/trump-found-guilty-on-all-charges-nhbmdb55q63cmmrr

For ongoing coverage, follow @trump

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NewsDesk, 13 days ago (edited 13 days ago) to news

Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, and will be sentenced on July 11. MSNBC's Katie Phang looks at the "novel legal theory" prosecutor Alvin Bragg chose to employ in this trial. "It’s important to take a minute to digest what the prosecution had to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt: Trump, with the intent to defraud, made (or caused to be made) false entries in an enterprise’s business records, and his 'intent to defraud included an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof,'" Phang writes.

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NewsDesk, 14 days ago to USpolitics

"The Biden administration is planning to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy as part of another effort to discourage people in the region from traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border, two people familiar with the government's plans told CBS News."

The network reports: "To blunt a potential spike in migration, President Biden is also preparing to issue an executive action as soon as next week that would bar most asylum claims when illegal crossings soar."

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NewsDesk, 14 days ago to Guns

U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sides with National Rifle Association, reviving suit against New York financial regulators.

USA Today reports: https://flip.it/-jYtUD

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NewsDesk, 14 days ago to hongkong

"Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis."

ABC News reports: https://flip.it/xzIlpX

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NewsDesk, 14 days ago to Ukraine

Pressure builds on President Joe Biden to let Ukraine strike inside Russia using U.S. weapons.

NBC News reports: "Ukraine feels it has been left handicapped, arguing that the restrictions on its use of Western-supplied weapons have given Moscow an unfair advantage."

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NewsDesk, 14 days ago to USpolitics

"Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito declined Wednesday to recuse himself from two Jan.6-related cases despite calls to do so after news reports said controversial flags were flown outside his properties."

NPR reports on Alito's letters to Senate and House leaders: https://flip.it/x.5oad

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NewsDesk, 15 days ago to USpolitics

A journalist tried to fact-check the résumé of a baseball star turned U.S. Senate candidate.

He writes for Slate: "And as I fell down the rabbit hole, I uncovered some bizarre biographical details Steve Garvey isn’t keen on discussing."

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NewsDesk, 15 days ago to Korea

"North Korea flew hundreds of trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in one of its most bizarre provocations against its rival in years, prompting the South's military to mobilize chemical and explosive response teams to recover objects and debris in different parts of the country."

CBS News reports the action is "an apparent retaliation against South Korean activists for flying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border."

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NewsDesk, 15 days ago to USpolitics

"Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are expected to begin deliberations Wednesday after receiving instructions from the judge on the law and the factors they may consider as they strive to reach a verdict in the first criminal case against a former American president."

AP has the latest: https://flip.it/YrxJTO

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NewsDesk, 15 days ago to Palestine

U.S.-built pier will be removed from Gaza coast and repaired after damage from rough seas.

AP reports: "The setback is the latest for the $320 million pier, which only began operations in the past two weeks and has already had three U.S. service members injured and had four vessels beached due to heavy seas."

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NewsDesk, 16 days ago to USpolitics

According to some recent polling, President Joe Biden has lost an extraordinary amount of standing with young and nonwhite voters. Is this because of the president's support of Israel?

Vox explores the reasons, including an alternative theory: https://flip.it/InqMNA

#Biden #USPolitics #Politics #Election #Trump

NewsDesk, 16 days ago to USpolitics

The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box in many parts of the U.S. Here's where voters will decide in November.

NPR reports on efforts of abortion-rights supporters to maneuver around Republican-led legislatures and go straight to voters.

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For ongoing coverage, follow @abortion

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NewsDesk, 16 days ago to USpolitics

"Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday in former President Trump's New York criminal trial, bringing the historic case one step closer to completion as the 2024 election draws closer."

@AxiosNews reports: https://flip.it/uenjwQ

For the latest Donald Trump coverage, follow @trump

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NewsDesk, 16 days ago to news

Papua New Guinea says Friday’s landslide buried more than 2,000 people and formally asks for help.

AP reports: "Determining the scale of the disaster is difficult because of challenging conditions on the ground, including the village’s remote location, a lack of telecommunications and tribal warfare throughout the province which means international relief workers and aid convoys require military escorts."

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NewsDesk, 16 days ago to Israel

"Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday an airstrike that killed dozens of people at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza, was a 'tragic mistake.'"

CNN has the latest: https://flip.it/GIPhb-

#Rafah #Gaza #Israel #Hamas #Netanyahu #News

NewsDesk, 17 days ago to Weather

Deadly storms turn toward the northeast U.S. with 68 million Americans at risk of severe weather on Memorial Day.

NBC News reports that at least 19 people were killed over the weekend in weather-related incidents.

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NewsDesk, 17 days ago to news

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people on Sunday and hit tents for displaced people in the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian health workers say. The report came hours after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets that set off air raid sirens in Tel Aviv. AP reports: https://flip.it/fTMULA
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NewsDesk, 18 days ago to news

Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 800,000 people from vulnerable areas as a severe cyclone approaches from the Bay of Bengal. AP reports: https://flip.it/Ipa7ku
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NewsDesk, 18 days ago to news

Russian forces struck a Ukrainian shopping center in the northeastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more, local officials say. Read more from ABC News: https://flip.it/gCBgQK
#News #WorldNews #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineWar

NewsDesk, 19 days ago to news

Rescuers continue their grim search for survivors after a massive landslide devastated a remote village in Papua New Guinea. AP has more: https://flip.it/nv-08Z
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NewsDesk, 20 days ago to news

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NewsDesk, 20 days ago to Israel

The top U.N. court orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah but the country is unlikely to comply.

AP reports: "Friday’s decision marked the third time this year the 15-judge panel has issued preliminary orders seeking to rein in the death toll and alleviate humanitarian suffering in Gaza. While orders are legally binding, the court has no police to enforce them."

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For ongoing coverage, follow @israel

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