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Month: November 2023

Virginia Democrats sweep legislative elections after campaigning on abortion rights

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights have swept this year’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power. Tuesday’s outcome is a sharp loss for Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who exerted a great deal of energy, money

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Protests turn ugly as pressure mounts on Spain’s acting government for amnesty talks with Catalans

By JOSEPH WILSON and IAIN SULLIVAN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Clashes have erupted in Spain for a second night between police and protesters who oppose the acting government’s negotiations with Catalan separatist parties over a possible amnesty for thousands of secessionists in the northeastern region. Tuesday’s gathering at the gates of the national headquarters

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Jewish man dies from head injury following ‘interaction’ with pro-Palestinian demonstrator in California, authorities say

By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. The

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DeSantis argues Iowa governor’s support may help him stop Trump and he labels his rivals as spoilers

By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ senior advisers are outlining a difficult path to the Republican presidential nomination that can succeed only by first denying former President Donald Trump “a big win” in Iowa, where the DeSantis campaign is promising to leverage the “vast

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Treasury’s Yellen calls Republican effort to cut IRS funding for Israel ‘damaging and irresponsible’

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner says for the agency to keep building on its customer service and enforcement priorities it needs a reliable funding stream. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said Tuesday at an event with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen the debate over IRS funding comes down to a fundamental

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Supreme Court revisits the scope of the right to bear arms in the wake of latest mass shooting

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — It was only a year ago that the Supreme Court issued a landmark Second Amendment opinion that expanded gun rights nationwide and established that firearms rules must be consistent with the nation’s “historical tradition.” Majority opinion author Justice Clarence Thomas infuriated supporters of gun control and elated advocates of

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Hunter Biden special counsel testifying behind closed doors before House Judiciary Committee

By Annie Grayer, CNN David Weiss, the special counsel overseeing the Hunter Biden federal criminal investigation, told the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that politics have played “no part” in his investigation into the president’s son, and that he was never stopped from bringing charges by the Justice Department or other federal offices. In his

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