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More than half of Jewish American voters disapprove of President Trumpโs efforts to combat antisemitism, according to a new poll. In the Jewish Voters Resource Center poll, 64 percent of respondents said they either โstrongly disapproveโ or โsomewhat disapproveโ when it comes to โthe job Donald Trump is doing combatting antisemitism.โ And 36 percent said...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Nicaragua welcomes back Maikelys Espinoza Bernal thanks to Venezuelan President Maduroโs efforts. The government condemns her forced separation as an act of โbarbarism.โ Related: The Rescue of Maikelys Makes It All Worthwhile: President Maduro This Wednesday, the Nicaraguan government expressed its satisfaction over the return of Maikelys Espinoza Bernal, made possible through the efforts of [โฆ]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story House GOP moves Trump tax cuts through committee The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a slew of President Trumpโs top tax priorities Wednesday, setting the stage for a high-stakes sprint to get the provisions through...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The region could serve as a staging ground for Chinese carmakers seeking to bypass tariff-related disruptions and access Western markets.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Australian government continues to lobby for Dr Yang, who is imprisoned in China and has a cyst on one of his kidneys.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The office provides legal aid to those dealing with environmental and planning disputes and has received about $500,000 per year over the past five years from the Queensland government.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Israel is sending 'signal' it not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar says Israel's attacks inGazathis week send the signal they are not interested in negotiating a ceasefire, Qatar's prime minister told CNN in an interview on Wednesday. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said a US-backed Israeli plan for humanitarian aid distribution was unnecessary, stressing the United Nations...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The House will not vote this week on resolutions related to impeaching President Trump, lending a victory to Democratic leaders who have been cold to the idea. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) has introduced seven articles of impeachment, and this week he launched the process of forcing his resolution to the House floor for a vote....
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Outdoor exercise groups surge in popularity as people look for low-intensity alternatives to keeping fit while staying social.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Harvard President Alan Garber has decided to take a 25 percent pay cut as the university faces multiple financial hits in its battle with the Trump administration. A spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that Garber will take the voluntary pay cut for the next financial year from July 2025 to June 2026. His financial package was...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Trump administration is seeking to reassign other employees to โcritically understaffedโ offices in the National Weather Service (NWS), according to an internal document. The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS. The service...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Social service advocates are pleading for support for public housing tenants as residents express their fears after a spate of violent attacks and antisocial behaviour in the Perth suburb of Inglewood.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:There is cautious optimism in eastern Ukraine as talks are set to take place in Istanbul.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:{beacon} THE FIGHT OVER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S immigration policies is growing in intensity, with emotions running hot on both sides of the aisle. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused three Democratic lawmakers of committing โfeloniesโ during a scuffle with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials at a detention facility in New Jersey last week. Newark...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The House Energy and Commerce Committee burned the midnight oil. The panel โwhich has jurisdiction over one of the largest parts of the GOPโs โbig, beautiful billโ โheld an around-the-clock markup this week, kicking off the action at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and continuing through the night before finally wrapping up at roughly 4:30 p.m....
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Click to expand Image Rapper Eliecer Marquez Duany, also known as "El Funky" listens to a congressional roundtable on human right abuses in Cuba, July 10, 2023, in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, US. 2023 Marta Lavandier/AP Photo Last week, a group of 14 exiled Cuban dissidents living in the United States senta letter to the US government and several members of Congress, urging officials to help them obtain legal status in...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Vladimir Putin will not travel to Turkey and is instead sending the deputy foreign affairs and defence ministers, the head of his military intelligence, and the presidential aide, who will lead the delegation, the Kremlin announced late on Wednesday.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The AFL is embroiled in a firestorm following the serious concussion sustained by Collingwood's Lachie Schultz, and the miscommunication that has followed.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Libertarian administration overhauls policy with call to โmake Argentina great againโ
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The India-Pakistan border closures were yet another reminder of the importance of Chabahar port as an alternative for Afghanistan's trade.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:First responders and trauma experts urge Victorians to drive with extra care after a devastating series of fatal crashes.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Franรงois Bayrou survived the five-hour grilling without any major slip-ups, but the affair isn't going away.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as Israeli airstrikes claim over 52,928 lives and 119,846 injuries since October 2023. Civilians face relentless attacks, famine, and displacement. Read the latest updates. Related: Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 52,900 as Israeli Attacks Intensify The situation in the Gaza Strip grows increasingly dire following recent Israeli bombings, which have [โฆ]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. A Chinese Australian academic jailed for life in China and whose health is failing has written an emotional letter to Anthony Albanese thanking him for his efforts to obtain his freedom.Plus: the Greensโ parliamentary caucus meets today to elect a new leader,...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Newly named Foreign Minister Anita Anand accused Israel on Wednesday of using a lack of food as a political tool in its Gaza operation and urged further work on a ceasefire with Hamas, the militant group that controls the Palestinian enclave.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:President Nayib Bukele pushes a law imposing a 30% tax on NGO donations amid escalating human rights violations and repression against peasant communities and social defenders in El Salvador. Related: Matt Gaetz Documentary Exposes Inhumane Conditions for Venezuelan Detainees in El Salvadorโs CECOT Megaprison President Nayib Bukele has announced a Foreign Agents Law project that [โฆ]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri to be released from detention in Texas Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 05/14/2025 - 21:00 Suri is now the third pro-Palestinian advocate to be released from detention within a short span of time A demonstrator protesting against the detention of advocates for Palestine holds a sign in front of the White House in Washington, DC, on 19 April 2025 (Aashish Kiphayet via Reuters...
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump was welcomed at Lusail Palace for a dinner hosted by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Congress began tearing down the most consequential climate policy it had ever passed as torrents from a 1,000-mile-long atmospheric river lashed Washington, D.C. The worst impacts of Tuesdayโs storm were far up the Potomac River. Any concerns about how the United States would grapple with the increasingly intense weather of a warming world receded to [โฆ]
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:"I didn't really start getting old โฆ until I was about 90," Buffett said. "But when you start getting old, it does become โ it's irreversible."
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump has continued to voice his desire for the U.S. to remain an AI leader while trying to keep top tech out of the hands of China.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The blaze has forced 80,000 people to be confined by toxic fumes near the southern Spanish city of Seville.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:The AI stock's recent rally has pulled shares above flat on the year.
Published on: May 14, 2025 | Source:Easing tariff concerns spur optimism about outlook for IPO market
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