US AND CANADA

DEMOCRATIC US REP. HENRY CUELLAR AND HIS WIFE INDICTED OVER TIES TO AZERBBAIJAN

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife were indicted on conspiracy and bribery charges and taken into custody Friday in connection with a U.S. Department of Justice probe into the couple’s ties to the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.

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BRAVE GRANDMA SURVIVES VICIOUS ATTACK IN THE HEART OF NYC

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As she made her way home from the local market, Grandma Evie was approached by a group of young assailants who demanded her belongings. Refusing to be intimidated, she bravely stood her ground, but her defiance only seemed to enrage her attackers further. What followed was a senseless act of violence as they mercilessly assaulted her before fleeing the scene.

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POLICE BEGIN REMOVING BARRICADES AT A PRO-PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS' ENCAMPMENT AT UCLA

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Police removed barricades and began dismantling a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ fortified encampment early Thursday at the UCLA campus after hundreds of protesters defied police orders to leave, about 24 hours after counter-protesters attacked a tent encampment on the campus.

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TRAGEDY STRIKES THREE US MARSHALS KILLED IN SHOOTING INCIDENT

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The details surrounding the shooting are still emerging, but initial reports suggest that the Marshals were serving a warrant or conducting an operation when they were met with gunfire. The exact circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear, and an investigation is underway to determine what transpired.

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TRUMP RETURNS TO CAMPAIGN FACING A WARNING OF JAIL TIME

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Donald Trump on Wednesday will use a one-day break from his hush money trial to rally voters in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan, a day after he was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail time for violating a gag order.

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PROTESTERS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ESCALATE AT HAMILTON HALL

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Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.

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SUPREME COURT DENIES NAVARRO’S SECOND BID TO AVOID PRISON

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The Supreme Court delivered a decisive blow to former Trump adviser Peter Navarro's attempts to avoid further prison time over his contempt of Congress conviction. This marks the second rejection from the highest court, solidifying Navarro's impending
prison term.

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PROSECUTORS IN DONALD TRUMP'S HUSH MONEY CASE ZERO IN ON THE DETAILS

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The first week of testimony at Donald Trump’s hush money trial was the scene-setter for jurors: Manhattan prosecutors portrayed what they say was an illegal scheme to influence the 2016 presidential campaign by burying negative stories. Now prosecutors are working on filling in the details of how they believe Trump and his allies pulled it off.

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