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Biden White House operated under cloak-and-dagger secrecy to plan his Ukraine trip

President Joe Biden did little to tip his hand about his unannounced visit to Kyiv, heading to church on Saturday afternoon and then taking his wife out to dinner at a cozy Washington restaurant.

Tribune News Service

NYC mayor, hotel workers union make TV ad to bring Democratic National Convention to city

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and the union that represents New York City’s hotel workers are bringing their pitch to host the Democratic National Convention to Washington, D.C., this week in a television ad that’s set to start airing Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court for first time casts doubt on Section 230, the legal shield for Big Tech

WASHINGTON — Internet giants like Google, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter owe much of their success to a legal shield erected by Congress in 1996.

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The Hint That Will Tip the Ravens’ Plan for Lamar Jackson

Plus, the pressure on Steichen in Indy, how Washington landed Eric Bieniemy and more.

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Moscow Downplays Significance of Biden’s Visit to Kyiv

Russian officials and state media downplayed President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday, painting Kyiv as a US puppet and maintaining Moscow's forces will prevail despite Washington's pledges to send more weapons to Ukraine. Biden met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital in a defiant display…

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Moscow downplays significance of Biden's visit to Kyiv

Russian officials and state media have downplayed President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine, painting Kyiv as a U.S. puppet and maintaining Moscow’s forces will prevail despite Washington’s pledges to send more weapons to Ukraine

The Independent UK

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

WASHINGTON — Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter last Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors.

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Man gets vagina tattooed on his face with artist left baffled by strange request

Tattoo artist Michael Ralph, from Washington DC, US, was baffled when he received a request from a client wanting a semi-realistic vagina drawn on his face

Daily Mirror

Blinken urges Nordics’ accession to NATO in Turkey visit

The US secretary of state says Finland and Sweden have already taken ‘concrete steps’ to meet Ankara’s requests.

Al Jazeera

US Reaffirms Pledge to Deliver Jets to Türkiye

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reaffirmed Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Türkiye despite Turkish insistence that their approval should not depend on Ankara lifting objections to Sweden joining NATO. Türkiye wants modernized versions of F-16 fighter jets for its ageing air force, but US Congress…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Doyle McManus: Biden's 2024 presidential campaign harks back to past Democratic triumphs

WASHINGTON — When the 1996 presidential campaign approached, Bill Clinton faced an uphill struggle to win a second term. His biggest legislative proposal, a sweeping health care bill, had failed. His party had lost the House of Representatives to Republicans led by a fiery conservative, Newt Gingrich. Clinton's poll ratings…

Los Angeles Times

A year into the Ukraine war, the world's biggest democracy still won't condemn Russia

As the West isolates Russian President Vladimir Putin, India has doubled down on buying Russian oil. India's prime minister calls his country's friendship with Moscow "unbreakable."

WEKU

Blinken Pledges Long-Term Aid for Türkiye after Devastating Earthquakes

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a trip to Türkiye that Washington will support its ally "for as long as it takes" after earthquakes rocked the country two weeks ago. The United States has sent a search and rescue team to Türkiye, along with medical supplies, concrete-breaking machinery…

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Blinken, in Turkey, backs speedy Nordics accession to NATO

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland's quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete steps.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Police Foil 15 Iranian Terrorist Plots

Police and the security services have foiled 15 plots by Iran to either kidnap or kill British or UK-based individuals it considers "enemies of the regime," announced the head of the counter-terrorism policing at the Met, Matt Jukes. According to The Guardian, Jukes confirmed that Iran International TV has "reluctantly"…

Tribune News Service

Biden, other Washington leaders share prayers and accolades for Carter

Former President Jimmy Carter, a man known for his faith and for his lifetime of helping others, received words of appreciation and comfort from President Joe Biden and a host of other federal officials over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Bernie Sanders calls Nikki Haley’s demand for politicians over 75 to take mental competency tests ‘absurd’

Ms Haley has called for new generation of political leaders in Washington DC

Tribune News Service

US plans new Russia export controls, sanctions on key industries

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is planning to impose new export controls and a fresh round of sanctions on Russia, targeting key industries a year after Vladimir Putin started his invasion of Ukraine.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky hints at withdrawal from Bakhmut before ‘everyone dies’

No point protecting Donbas town ‘for everyone to die’, says Ukrainian president

Daily Mirror

Why Eric Bieniemy left Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs for Washington Commanders

The Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator took the strange decision to leave his job for the same role at the Washington Commanders as he leaves the Super Bowl champions and Patrick Mahomes

Tribune News Service

Conservatives use abortion strategies in fight over transgender care

WASHINGTON — Republicans hoping to elevate conservative messaging about health care and services for transgender individuals have followed the same playbook that they used to advance anti-abortion legislation: starting in the states, focusing initially on minors.

The Guardian - US

From cradle to compost: the disruptors who want to make death greener

Startups rush to gain foothold in a burgeoning industry as New York and California move to legalize human composting

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kremlin Scolds United States for Casting Crimea as Legitimate Target

The Kremlin on Sunday cast the United States was a "major provocateur" of international tensions for condoning attacks on Crimea, warning that the remarks about the peninsula underscored the depth of disagreement between the two countries. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to comments by US Under Secretary of State…

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Saudi FM: Riyadh, Washington Disagree on Some Issues, Work Together for Region’s Stability

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed that his country’s ties with the United States take into account the national interests of the two countries. “We disagree with the US on some issues,” he said, but added that Riyadh was working jointly with Washington on security and…

France 24

China 'considering' supplying weapons to Russia, US warns

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that China was considering providing weapons including ammunition to Russia in its war against Ukraine. Earlier on Sunday, France said it will begin delivering the armoured vehicles it has promised Ukraine by next weekend. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said…

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