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Nation & World

Published
June 21, 2023

Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town as Israeli airstrike escalates crackdown

The fighting further raised tensions heightened this week by a daylong Israeli military raid that killed 7 people, including a 15-year-old girl, and Tuesday's mass shooting, whose victims included a 17-year-old Israeli boy.
Published
June 21, 2023

Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek business investment at London conference

Politicians from Europe and the U.S. vowed that Russia would one day be made to pay for the destruction, though officials acknowledged that day is some way off.
Published
June 21, 2023

Railroads must alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed cargo train under new rule

The rule would force all railroads to send out information to all nearby emergency services anytime there is a derailment or hazardous chemical release, instead of expecting arriving firefighters to look up the details on an app.
Published
June 21, 2023

U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat

Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S.
Published
June 21, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard bringing in more ships, vessels to search for lost Titanic submersible

Three search vessels arrived on-scene Wednesday morning, including one that has side-scanning sonar capabilities.

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Published
June 20, 2023

Tribal activists oppose Nevada mine key to Biden’s clean energy agenda as ‘green colonialism’

The administration says the lithium project will help speed up the shift away from fossil fuels. Opponents say it's not worth the costs to the local environment and people.
Published
June 20, 2023

41 women die in riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs

Prisoners belonging to the feared Barrio 18 gang reportedly burst into a cell block and shot other inmates or set them afire.
Published
June 20, 2023

DA, ethics panel back judge in Donald Trump hush-money case, finding no evidence of bias

In court papers made public Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office defended Judge Juan Manuel Merchan against Trump's claims that he's a 'Trump-hating judge.'
Published
June 20, 2023

Judge orders names of people who posted Rep. George Santos’ $500,000 bond revealed

The New York Republican was released on bail on May 10 after pleading not guilty to wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and making false statements to Congress, but his suretors never appeared in open court to sign his bond.
Published
June 20, 2023

Judge rules Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is unconstitutional

The ruling affects only the Arkansas ban but may carry implications for the fates of similar prohibitions, or discourage attempts to enact them, in other states.