The first procedural vote to proceed with the bill passed 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. The package is the product of painstaking negotiations and will give Democrats a chance to achieve major policy goals before the upcoming midterm elections. Senate Democrats are using a special process to pass the package without …
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CANTON, Ohio — Being part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2022 has a special and painful meaning for former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Bryant Young. It’s an emotional reminder of his son Colby, who died of cancer on Oct. 11, 2016. Colby’s favorite number, his father said during his commencement …
Comment on this story comment Death Valley National Park was closed Saturday after exceptional rain drenched the park on Friday, causing flash flooding that stranded about 1,000 visitors and park staff. The park received 1.46 inches of rain in the Furnace Creek area, just shy of the previous calendar day record of 1.47 inches, set …
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Fifteen dead, hundreds injured – Palestinian Ministry of Health At least 200 rockets fired at the Israeli army Israel killed Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza on Friday GAZA/JERUSALEM, Aug 6 (Reuters) – An Israeli jet struck Gaza and Palestinians fired rockets deep into Israel on Saturday, a day after an Israeli operation against the Islamic …
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The grain export ship successfully leaves the southern port of Odesa Ukraine exported more than 26,000 tonnes of corn after the United Nations and Turkey brokered a deal in an effort to stabilize world food prices. Claire Hardwick, USA TODAY The head of Amnesty International’s Ukraine chapter resigned on Friday after the human rights organization …
Comment on this story comment Indiana became the first state in the country after the fall of Roe v. Wade to pass broad limits on abortion access, after Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a bill Friday that constitutes a near-total ban on the procedure. The Republican-dominated state Senate approved the legislation 28-19 on Friday in …
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Flash floods in Death Valley National Park closed all roads into the park, buried cars and stranded about 1,000 people on Friday. A deluge brought “almost an entire year’s worth of rain in one morning” to California’s famously hot, dry desert park. At least 1.7 inches (4.3 cm) of rain fell in the Furnace Creek …
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Islamic Jihad said in a statement that one of its senior leaders, Tayseer Al Jabari, had been killed in an Israeli strike. He was a commander of the Quds Brigade, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the group said, and a member of its Military Council. The Palestinian health ministry said at least 11 people …
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Comment on this story comment Indiana became the first state in the country after the fall of Roe v. Wade to pass broad limits on abortion access, after Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed a bill Friday that constitutes a near-total ban on the procedure. The Republican-dominated state Senate approved the legislation 28-19 on Friday in …
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Musk said Twitter should follow local law in India. (DOSSIER) Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is locked in a court battle with Twitter over a failed takeover bid that Twitter is now seeking to force through, said the social media giant put its third-largest market at risk. big on not disclosing “risky” litigation against …
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