Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
NPR
Plans for a Trump family-linked resort spark protests in Albania
A coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania. The government says the project will transform the nation, but environmental campaigners and critics oppose it.
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President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
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President Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general
Trump said at a dinner at the White House that he plans to nominate Blanche formally, according to a video of the event posted on social media by a White House aide.
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Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response
The Guardian
Rebel attacks in eastern DRC kill 30 people and hamper Ebola response
Islamic State-linked militia blamed for raids in North Kivu as governor says three patients with disease fled clinicsRebel attacks around a town that is one of the centres of the Ebola outbreak in the
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US House votes to rein in Trump's war powers in rebuke over Iran
BBC
US House votes to rein in Trump's war powers in rebuke over Iran
In the 215-208 vote, four Republicans joined Democrats to pass the measure, which had failed in three previous attempts.
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Republicans Begin to Test the Limits of Trump’s Power by Flexing Their Own
New York Times
Republicans Begin to Test the Limits of Trump’s Power by Flexing Their Own
The president’s unilateral and retributive style of governing is starting to hit a wall in both chambers of Congress.
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Massie, 3 Other House Republicans Broke From Trump on Iran War Powers Vote
New York Times
Massie, 3 Other House Republicans Broke From Trump on Iran War Powers Vote
Four Republicans from different ideological factions crossed party lines to vote with Democrats in favor of reining in the president’s power to wage war unilaterally.
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Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks
BBC
Israel and Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks
The countries reject "any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon's future hostage", the US State Department says.
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Israel and Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones
PBS
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew fragile ceasefire, create Lebanese security zones
In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the ceasefire "is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the eva
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New NHS drug offers ovarian cancer patients more time and better quality of life
BBC
New NHS drug offers ovarian cancer patients more time and better quality of life
Women taking the drug, which is kinder on the body, tell the BBC it has given them their lives back.
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House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution in Bipartisan Rebuke to Trump
New York Times
House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution in Bipartisan Rebuke to Trump
A measure to direct an end to U.S. engagement in Iran was adopted with a handful of Republicans in support, sending a signal of opposition to the president’s handling of the war.
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Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S.
PBS
Iranian strikes set Kuwait's largest airport ablaze amid fragile ceasefire with the U.S.
The U.S. said its ceasefire with Iran is still holding despite continued violence, with both sides trading fire overnight. Iran also struck Kuwait's main airport, killing one person and injuring dozen
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Dissecting what the latest primary races mean for November elections
PBS
Dissecting what the latest primary races mean for November elections
Half a dozen states held their primary elections Tuesday giving a clearer picture of how some of the nation's high-profile midterms races will shape up this fall. In California, ballots are still bein
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