US AND CANADA

MACKLEMORE CALLS OUT BIDEN ON THE ISRAELI-PALESTINE CONFLICT

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In "Hind's Hall," Macklemore doesn't shy away from controversy, stating unequivocally, "The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all, and f*** no, I'm not voting for you in the fall," expressing his disapproval of the President's policies. This line is a powerful example of the rapper's willingness to use his platform to speak out on global issues, regardless of potential backlash.

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DRIVER DIES AFTER CRASHING INTO WHITE HOUSE GATE

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In a tragic incident on Saturday night, a driver lost his life after crashing a vehicle into an outer perimeter gate of the White House. Authorities are treating the collision as a traffic accident, and there's no sign of any threat to the president's residence. President Joe Biden was away in Delaware at the time, and the Secret Service confirmed that the White House was not at risk.

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ISRAELI FORCES SEIZE RAFAH BORDER CROSSING IN GAZA

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Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife’s edge.

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IT'S CINCO DE MAYO IN THE US. NOT SO MUCH IN MEXICO

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The United States is gearing up for Cinco de Mayo. Music, all-day happy hours and deals on tacos are planned at venues across the country on Sunday — May 5 — in a celebration with widely misunderstood origins that is barely recognized south of the border.

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DEMOCRATS WRESTLE WITH USING AI TO GET AN EDGE OVES GOP

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President Joe Biden’s campaign and Democratic candidates are in a fevered race with Republicans over who can best exploit the potential of artificial intelligence, a technology that could transform American elections — and perhaps threaten democracy itself.

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MYSTIK DAN WINS THE 150TH KENTUCKY DERBY BY A NOSE

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The 150th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic finishes in its storied history — three noses at the wire.

Mystik Dan desperately fought to hang on with two challengers coming to him in the closing strides. He did, too, after a delay of several minutes while the closest three-horse photo finish since 1947 was sorted out.

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PROSECUTORS MOVE DEEPER INTO TRUMP'S ORBIT AS HUSH MONEY CASE ENTERS THIRD WEEK

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Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are moving deeper into his orbit following an inside-the-room account about the former president’s reaction to a politically damaging recording that surfaced in the final weeks of the 2016 campaign.

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JOE BIDEN AND DONALD TRUMP OFFERS WORLDS-APART CONTRASTA ON ISSUES IN 2024 RACE

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape of American life in ways wholly distinct from the other.

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