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• Venus experienced recent volcanic activity: NASA - New York Post

  18-03-2023 20:15 via news.google.com
  Venus experienced recent volcanic activity: NASA  New York Post Venus: Proof of active volcanoes—at last  Phys.orgAstronomers spotted an active volcano on Venus  BGRNASA finds the FIRST EVER evidence of volcano on Venus; Check shocking revelation  HT TechVolcanic Activity on Venus  Coast To Coast AMView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• For the G.O.P., a Looming Trump Indictment Takes Center Stage

  21-03-2023 01:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida spoke on Monday about Donald Trump’s expected indictment, as Republicans weighed whether to heed the former president’s call to protest.
  
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• Biden Issues First Veto to Protect Socially Conscious Investing

  21-03-2023 00:23 via nytimes.com
  
  The veto came amid a flurry of other presidential signings that illustrated how Mr. Biden is again positioning himself as a centrist in an era of divided government ahead of an election year.
  
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• Bush Doesn’t Second-Guess Himself on Iraq. Even if Everyone Else Does.

  21-03-2023 00:07 via nytimes.com
  
  George W. Bush has told advisers that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein — and he has not changed his mind about that.
  
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• American Held Hostage in Africa Is Freed

  20-03-2023 23:39 via nytimes.com
  
  Jeffery Woodke, an aid worker abducted in Niger by militants, was released after more than six years in captivity. A second hostage was also released: Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who disappeared in April 2021.
  
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• Trial in one of E. Jean Carroll's rape defamation cases against Trump is delayed

  20-03-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  The first of two defamation trials scheduled for next month regarding E. Jean Carroll's claim that Donald Trump raped her will be delayed indefinitely, a federal judge said Monday.
  
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• Supreme Court urged by DOJ and other parties to sidestep independent state legislature dispute

  20-03-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  As the Supreme Court deliberates behind closed doors over a case that many believe could be one of the most consequential voting rights disputes ever to reach the high court, the Justice Department and some other parties involved are suggesting the case be dismissed due to major developments since oral arguments.
  
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• Capitol Police see no current threat to US Capitol, but DC prepares after Trump calls for potential indictment protests

  20-03-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  The US Capitol Police force "is not currently tracking any direct or credible threats to the US Capitol" ahead of a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump, according to a department intelligence assessment obtained by CNN.
  
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• Biden to award 2021 National Humanities medals and National Medal of the Arts at White House ceremony

  20-03-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Tuesday will award the 2021 National Humanities Medals and the National Medal of Arts at a ceremony for the first time since taking office, according to the White House.
  
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• Biden signs measure to block controversial DC crime bill

  20-03-2023 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a resolution to block a controversial Washington, DC, crime bill that opponents have criticized as weak on crime.
  
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• Biden Warns That Climate Change Could Upend Federal Spending Programs

  20-03-2023 22:55 via nytimes.com
  
  A chapter in the new Economic Report of the President focuses on the growing risks to people and businesses from rising temperatures, and the government’s role in adapting to them.
  
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• Jason Sudeikis and 'Ted Lasso' cast meet with Biden for mental health discussion

  20-03-2023 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  Ted Lasso and President Joe Biden are teaming up to -- as the television football coach would say -- "believe" in the importance of mental health.
  
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• Catching Up With Hillary Clinton at “Bob Fosse’s Dancin’”

  20-03-2023 22:12 via nytimes.com
  
  The former secretary of state celebrated the opening on Broadway and shared her thoughts on those drag show bans.
  
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• DeSantis, Breaking Silence on Trump, Criticizes Manhattan Prosecutor

  20-03-2023 21:18 via nytimes.com
  
  The Florida governor, who had refrained for days from weighing in on the potential indictment of his likely 2024 rival, accused the Manhattan district attorney of political motivations.
  
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• Four Convicted of Obstruction on Jan. 6 in Final Oath Keepers Trial

  20-03-2023 20:50 via nytimes.com
  
  The verdicts came after earlier trials in which other members of the far-right pro-Trump militia were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Capitol attack.
  
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• Falling Lithium Prices Are Making Electric Cars More Affordable

  20-03-2023 20:10 via nytimes.com
  
  An unexpected decline in the price of an essential battery material, along with those of other commodities, is good news for buyers. But experts disagree on how long low prices will last.
  
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• Trump’s Call for Protests of Pending Arrest Splits G.O.P.

  20-03-2023 20:08 via nytimes.com
  
  After Donald Trump urged supporters to protest his looming indictment, some Republicans have heeded the call, while many others have publicly lobbied against it.
  
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• How Republicans and Democrats Are Reacting to the Possible Trump Indictment

  20-03-2023 19:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Republicans are condemning the possible indictment, and Democrats, generally, are treading carefully. Here’s what else is being said.
  
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• House Republicans Target Bragg Ahead of Expected Trump Indictment

  20-03-2023 19:39 via nytimes.com
  
  Three Republican committee chairmen sought to use their investigative power to involve themselves in the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal inquiry into the former president.
  
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• Student athlete urges Supreme Court to keep West Virginia's anti-trans sports ban on hold

  20-03-2023 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  A transgender student athlete challenging West Virginia's anti-trans sports ban is urging the Supreme Court to not step into the dispute after the state asked the high court to let it enforce the controversial law.
  
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• Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot

  20-03-2023 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection.
  
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• DeSantis needles Trump as he breaks silence on hush money case

  20-03-2023 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  Breaking his silence on Donald Trump's legal troubles, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday criticized the Manhattan district attorney who is pursuing charges against the former president and vowed his office would not be involved if the matter trickles into Trump's adopted home state.
  
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• Blinken accuses all sides in Ethiopian conflict of committing war crimes

  20-03-2023 19:36 via cnn.com
  
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the US has formally determined that armed forces on all sides of the conflict in northern Ethiopia have committed war crimes.
  
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• Fed Meets as Bank Chaos Collides With Inflation

  20-03-2023 19:27 via nytimes.com
  
  The Federal Reserve will decide whether and by how much to raise interest rates this week at a moment when its path ahead is newly fraught.
  
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• Blinken Says Xi’s Russia Visit Amounts to ‘Diplomatic Cover’ for War Crimes

  20-03-2023 19:21 via nytimes.com
  
  The U.S. secretary of state said the Chinese leader’s visit indicated that Beijing felt “no responsibility” to hold Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine.
  
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• Trump's team puts forward ally in hopes of undercutting Cohen testimony in NY hush money case

  20-03-2023 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  The grand jury empaneled as part of the investigation into Donald Trump's alleged role in a scheme to pay hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels is set to hear from a potentially key witness put forward by the former president's legal team on Monday.
  
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• House GOP requests Manhattan DA's testimony as they seek to discredit investigation into Trump

  20-03-2023 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  Three key House GOP chairmen took the extraordinary step on Monday of seeking to intervene in an investigation into Donald Trump ahead of potential criminal charges the former president may face. The move underscores the lengths House Republicans are going to try to defend Trump ahead of a potential indictment, even as they acknowledge they don't know the full scope of any potential charges.
  
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• Biden issues his first veto on retirement investment resolution

  20-03-2023 18:43 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden issued the first veto of his presidency Monday, overturning a politically-charged resolution passed by the Senate earlier this month.
  
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• Trump's legal team seeks to throw out special grand jury report on 2020 election interference in Georgia

  20-03-2023 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have asked for a judge to toss the final report and evidence from a special grand jury in Georgia that spent months investigating efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.
  
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• Judge rejects Oath Keepers' request for a mistrial in January 6 case as prosecutors rest in Proud Boys trial

  20-03-2023 18:11 via cnn.com
  
  The conspiracy trial of six people affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group descended into chaos Monday after revelations that the jury had access in their ongoing deliberations to two video clips that the judge had prohibited during the trial.
  
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