Zelenskyy: Joining NATO Could Have Saved Ukraine
Speaking via video link to a French university, the Ukrainian president said, “I am absolutely convinced, and I have said it before, that if Ukraine had been part of NATO before the war, there would have been no war. I…
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Al Jazeera journalist killed in West Bank raid
Israeli troops on Wednesday shot dead Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh during a West Bank raid. The 51-year-old Palestinian-American journalist was a household name across the Middle East for her coverage of the conflict. Her producer was also shot…
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Senate Fails To Advance Dem-Led Bill Keeping Abortion Legal Nationwide
A bill aimed to protect abortion rights failed to advance in a 49-51 Senate vote with one Democrat joining all 50 Republicans to block it. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it “one of the most consequential” votes the Senate…
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Selena Gomez REENACTS Schitt’s Creek on TikTok Ahead of SNL Debut
Selena Gomez recreated an iconic scene from ‘Schitt’s Creek’ on TikTok on Wednesday, leading up to her ‘Saturday Night Live’ hosting debut this weekend. Exclusives from #EntertainmentTonight https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH2Y_7g2xeiNDa0vQsROQQgv
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Ukrainian forces claim new gains as Sweden, Finland seek NATO membership
President Biden on Wednesday highlighted how the war in Ukraine is raising food prices globally as previously neutral countries increasingly seek to join the defensive umbrella of NATO. This as Ukraine’s counter-offensive around Kharkiv has pushed close to the Russian…
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U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion
Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all…
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News Wrap: Sharp rise in inflation may have hit a peak, but remains near 40-year highs
In our news wrap Wednesday, the Labor Department’s April consumer price report shows a slight drop in inflation increases amid 40-year highs, Hong Kong police arrested a Catholic cardinal for endangering China’s national security, the Great Barrier Reef suffered its…
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Why Senate Democrats are forcing a vote on abortion rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is forcing a vote on abortion rights to “put everybody on the record.”
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