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• Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old can proceed with $40 million lawsuit, judge rules

  03-11-2023 23:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A judge in Virginia has ruled that a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in class can press forward with a $40 million lawsuit
  
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• Sao Paulo Grand Prix: Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to pole position for Sunday's race

  03-11-2023 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to pole position in a rain-affected qualifying session at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
  
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• Man Utd: Marcus Rashford birthday party 'unacceptable' to Erik ten Hag after derby defeat

  03-11-2023 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford's birthday celebrations after Manchester United's 3-0 derby defeat were "unacceptable" and the forward has apologised, says Erik ten Hag.
  
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• Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Nepal: USGS

  03-11-2023 23:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Nepal.
  
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• Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza - for now

  03-11-2023 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group's leader denied prior knowledge of Hamas's attacks in Israel and left out the possibility of joining the war.
  
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• Hunter Biden seeks DOJ probe into former business associate Tony Bobulinski

  03-11-2023 23:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hunter Biden is urging the DOJ to investigate a former business associate over claims that he lied to federal investigators about his family's business dealings.
  
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• Veterans help Americans leaving Gaza: ‘Easier time getting people out of Afghanistan’

  03-11-2023 23:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Evacuating Americans from Gaza amid Israel and Hamas' war has been more challenging than most recent civilian rescue missions, according to a special operations veteran helping stranded U.S. citizens leave the region. "Quite frankly, we had an easier time getting people out of Afghanistan than we do out of Gaza," said Alex Plitsas, a board member for the Special Operations Association of America. The D.C.-based veteran group has been working to help Americans leave the Middle East, including a M
  
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• What a Donald Trump second term would look like

  03-11-2023 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If he returns to the White House by winning the 2024 election, here is what he has said he wants to do.
  
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• Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocks Nepal, is felt in neighboring India

  03-11-2023 23:05 via foxnews.com
  
  A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal and was felt in neighboring India late Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage. 4TH 6.3-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES AFGHANISTAN IN OVER A WEEK The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.6 magnitude quake had a depth of 11.12 miles near the mountain town of Jumla, about 250 miles northeast of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. The quake struck just before midnight when many people already were asleep in their homes. Tremors also were fel
  
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• Pentagon acknowledges flying unarmed drones over Gaza

  03-11-2023 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US military said the drones, first spotted by journalists, were searching for hostages.
  
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• Lookout in Opa-locka, Florida gang shooting gets life in prison

  03-11-2023 22:43 via foxnews.com
  
  The man who served as look-out in a South Florida shooting that left three people dead and 20 others injured was sentenced to life in prison Friday. FLORIDA GANG MEMBER SHOT, KILLED PASTOR'S SON OUTSIDE CHURCH: SHERIFF A Miami-Dade circuit judge said Davonte Barnes, 24, played an integral role in the 2021 Memorial Day weekend shooting at a music hall before handing down 23 concurrent life sentences, the Miami Herald reported. Barnes was convicted in September of three counts of second-degree mur
  
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• 2 confirmed dead in building collapse at shuttered Kentucky coal plant: Officials

  03-11-2023 22:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Two workers are dead after an 11-story building collapsed at a shuttered coal plant in eastern Kentucky, officials said.
  
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• Biden consoles Lewiston in wake of mass shooting, calls for 'commonsense' reform

  03-11-2023 22:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Lewiston, Maine, to grieve with a community reeling from a mass shooting that left 18 people dead.
  
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• Judges dismiss North Dakota GOP lawsuit over Native-focused state House subdistricts

  03-11-2023 22:30 via foxnews.com
  
  A federal three-judge panel in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Republican district officials who alleged that the consideration of race was unconstitutional in the creation of state House subdistricts that included ones encompassing tribal nations. The lawsuit filed early last year by the two GOP legislative district officials targeted the two subdivided districts the Legislature drew in 2021, which included subdistricts for the Fort Berthold and Turtle Mountain Indian reservatio
  
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• PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in 71% of Wisconsin's shallow, private wells

  03-11-2023 22:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Nearly three-quarters of water samples drawn from hundreds of private wells across Wisconsin last year were contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a survey state environmental officials released Friday found. The Department of Natural Resources, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the state hygiene laboratory conducted the survey in the summer and fall of 2022. They sampled 450 private wells that reached no deeper than 40 feet at homes across the state. The U.S. Environmental Protection Age
  
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• What the FBI seized from the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams' top fundraiser

  03-11-2023 22:26 via foxnews.com
  
  The home of a top fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams was raided by the FBI on Thursday morning with various electronic devices and paperwork confiscated in relation to a corruption investigation, according to The New York Times.The federal agency searched the Brooklyn home of Brianna Suggs -- a 25-year-old campaign consultant for Adams – and seized three iPhones and two laptop computers, along with papers and other evidence.  Investigators also took something agents id
  
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• Four things we learned from Trump sons’ fraud trial testimony

  03-11-2023 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eric and Donald Trump Jr tried to shift blame, while their lawyers feuded with the New York judge.
  
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• Deion Sanders making play-caller change ahead of Oregon State matchup: reports

  03-11-2023 22:03 via foxnews.com
  
  The Colorado Buffaloes have lost two straight games and four of their last five after starting the year 3-0, and head coach Deion Sanders is reportedly making a change to his staff.  Sanders will elevate analyst Pat Shurmur to an on-field role to call plays, stripping offensive coordinator Sean Lewis of play-calling duties, according to ESPN.Shurmur and Lewis will be co-offensive coordinators, per the report.  FOX SPORTS’ TIM BRANDO WEIGHS IN AFTER FIRST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
  
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• Trump State Department appointee sentenced for role in Jan. 6 attack

  03-11-2023 22:02 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A former Trump State Department appointee was sentenced Friday to nearly six years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  
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• Gun purchases by Jewish Americans surging since Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack, says store owner

  03-11-2023 22:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Amid heightened antisemitism and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Jewish Americans in California are taking new measures to protect themselves and their families.  According to one store owner, there has been a surge in Jews and Israelis buying firearms for the first time.  "No one wants to be feeling like they're helpless, especially not in their own home, especially not in their offices or where they go every day. People want to feel safe," Burbank Ammo and Guns manager Eric Fletcher
  
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• Belarus sentences independent news editor to 4-year prison sentence

  03-11-2023 21:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted the chief editor of a prominent independent regional newspaper of "discrediting the Republic of Belarus" and sentenced him to four years in prison, as the country continues its crackdown on dissent. A court in Molodechno, a city in central Belarus, also ordered Aliaksandr Mantsevich, chief editor of the popular Regionalnaya Gazeta newspaper, to pay a fine of 94,000 Belarusian rubles (about $30,000), the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported. Th
  
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• Florida man 'tried to circumcise' toddler cousin he was babysitting: Police

  03-11-2023 21:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A man in Florida allegedly tried to circumcise his toddler cousin who he was babysitting, according to police. The Holly Hill Police Department said Timothoes Powell, 29, allegedly cut his 2-year-old cousin in the groin while he was babysitting him on Oct. 17 and was trying to circumcise the toddler, according to FOX 35. Police say that Powell was babysitting the toddler while his mother was working. While the child's grandparents were home when the incident happened, both of them were sleeping.
  
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• Deshaun Watson active for Browns after he missed most of last 4 games with lingering injury

  03-11-2023 21:47 via foxnews.com
  
  It's been a weird couple of weeks for Deshaun Watson. The Cleveland Browns quarterback missed two games with a shoulder injury before returning in Week 7 to play 12 snaps and leave after aggravating a shoulder injury. He then missed the Week 8 game. Watson's will to take the field has been questioned considering his entire $240 million contract is guaranteed, an unprecedented deal in the NFL. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But the Browns have listed Watson as active for Sunda
  
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• Lebanon's militant Hezbollah leader taunts Israel in first speech since war started

  03-11-2023 21:46 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says his powerful militia is engaged in unprecedented cross-border fighting with Israel along the Lebanon-Israel border and is threatening a further escalation as the four-week-long Israel-Hamas war rages on
  
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• Rep. Zinke wants Congress to shut down Palestinian immigration: ‘Enough is enough’

  03-11-2023 21:39 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., is pushing Congress to shut down all Palestinian immigration into the U.S. with legislation that he says is "very hard and harsh" amid ongoing concerns about vetting migrants for potential ties to terrorism following Hamas' October attack against Israel. Zinke’s Safeguarding Americans from Extremism (SAFE) Act would target any foreign national with a Palestinian Authority (PA) passport or PA-granted travel document, making them inadmissible to the United States.
  
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• Virginia teacher shot by 6-year-old may proceed with $40M lawsuit, judge determines

  03-11-2023 21:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise decision by Newport News Circuit Court Judge Matthew Hoffman means that Abby Zwerner could get much more than just workers compensation for the serious injuries caused by January's classroom shooting. Lawyers for Newport News Public Schools had tried to block the lawsuit, arguing
  
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• Iran, Hamas leaders proclaim their evil plans. Take them at their words

  03-11-2023 21:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Editor's note: The following column was first published on X, formerly known as Twitter.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, at the United Nations in New York, just bluntly threatened individual American officials with violence: "I say frankly to the American statesmen, who are now managing the genocide in Palestine, that we do not welcome (an) expansion of the war in the region. But if the genocide in Gaza continues, they will not be spared from this fire." (Emphasis add
  
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• Mark Wahlberg shares change he made to fitness routine: ‘It’s all about longevity’

  03-11-2023 21:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Mark Wahlberg is more focused on recovery after a hard workout rather than intensity as he ages. Wahlberg, 52, has traded in two workouts a day for daily ice baths in an effort to "live longer" and "be healthier." "Now that I'm older, I've realized that for me, it's all about longevity," he said during an appearance on the "TODAY" show. Wahlberg says recovery is "crucial" to the workout, and he spoke about his "pop up" ice baths that he likes to create for himself while he's traveling. MARK WAHL
  
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• Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges to bump stock ban, New York's financial 'blacklisting' of NRA

  03-11-2023 21:26 via foxnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Friday agree to hear two appeals involving gun and free speech rights: one dealing with "bump stocks" accessories for high-powered guns, and a free speech challenge by the National Rifle Association (NRA). The high court will hear arguments in the case National Rifle Association of America v. Vullo, which questions whether a government regulator threatening regulated entities with adverse regulatory actions if they do business with a controversial speaker, allegedly bec
  
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• Anwar El Ghazi: Dutch winger's Mainz contract terminated over Israel-Gaza post

  03-11-2023 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Aston Villa and Everton winger Anwar El Ghazi has his contract terminated at Mainz for a social media post about the Israel-Gaza conflict.
  
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• Israel-Gaza live updates: Fatalities reported from strikes on Gaza ambulances

  03-11-2023 21:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
  
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• Burmese military junta promises retaliation against rebel forces that seized Chinese border towns

  03-11-2023 21:15 via foxnews.com
  
  The leader of Burma's army-installed government said the military will carry out counterattacks against a powerful alliance of ethnic armed groups that has seized towns near the Chinese border in the country’s northeastern and northern regions, state-run media reported Friday. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper quoted Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing as saying he told his Cabinet members that combined forces of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army and the Ta’ang National L
  
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• Are the benefits of cold showers worth the discomfort? Experts weigh in

  03-11-2023 21:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Most of us have experienced that moment of shock when the hot water runs out mid-shampoo — but many experts claim the benefits of a frigid shower are worth the unpleasant jolt. For those who aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into ice baths or cryotherapy, cold showers can provide a way to ease into the physical advantages of experiencing lower temperatures of water. Cold plunging and cold showers have gained popularity in recent years, largely inspired by the Dutch world record-s
  
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• Moment cars swept away by floodwaters as Storm Ciarán hits Italy

  03-11-2023 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Storm Ciarán brought the heaviest rain to hit Tuscany in 50 years, with more forecast for the weekend.
  
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• 'Crazy plane lady' Tiffany Gomas finally reveals reason behind her viral plane freakout: 'Really bad energy'

  03-11-2023 21:12 via foxnews.com
  
  Tiffany Gomas, the Texas woman who went viral for her outburst on a commercial flight, has finally set the record straight on what she saw that led her to leave the plane distraught on July 2. While speaking on Barstool Sports’ "Pardon My Take" podcast Friday, Gomas explained what really happened that led to her viral meltdown on an American Airlines flight before take off, revealing that it was her reaction to an "altercation" with a fellow passenger that "spiraled out of control." The cl
  
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• More ruins of ancient Roman port city found beneath Moroccan capital

  03-11-2023 21:01 via foxnews.com
  
  Archaeologists have unearthed more ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco, digging out thermal baths and working class neighborhoods that the country hopes will lure tourists and scholars in the years ahead. On Friday, researchers from Morocco’s National Institute of Archaeological Sciences and Heritage presented new discoveries made this year at Chellah — a 1.2-square-mile UNESCO World Heritage Site with a footprint al
  
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• Ex-Utah county clerk accused of shredding, mishandling 2020 and 2022 ballots

  03-11-2023 21:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Utah prosecutors have charged a former county clerk for allegedly shredding and otherwise mishandling ballots from the 2020 and 2022 elections
  
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• Democrats grow nervous over Israel’s conduct in Gaza as Senate leader vows not to consider House security bill – live

  03-11-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Republican-passed bill also faces Biden veto threat as more Democrats call for ceasefireOne minute after the House approved an Israel aid package that excluded providing similar assistance to Ukraine, the top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, tweeted this:This what some would call a “subtweet”: McConnell does not mention the House proposal at all nor its architect, Republican speaker Mike Johnson, but he is clearly referring to the just-passed bill. While some Republicans ar
  
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• Israel-Hamas war live: IDF says it carried out airstrike on Gaza ambulance; Netanyahu rejects ceasefire calls

  03-11-2023 20:52 via theguardian.com
  
  IDF says ambulance was being used by Hamas; Netanyahu says no ceasefire untilhostages releasedOn Friday afternoon, the Hezbollah secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, is to make a highly anticipated speech. The head of the influential Iran-backed Shia militant group will break weeks of silence with a broadcast from Beirut, which comes in the wake of a rise in violence on Israel’s northern border.Hezbollah said on Thursday it had simultaneously attacked 19 positions in Israel on Thursday eve
  
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• House approves funding bill slashing EPA budget to 1990 levels, expanding domestic energy production

  03-11-2023 20:45 via foxnews.com
  
  The House passed a sweeping appropriations bill Friday morning that would substantially slash the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) budget and ensure that the Department of the Interior (DOI) expands energy and mineral production on public lands. In a 213-203 vote Friday, the House approved the Fiscal Year 2024 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, a standalone bill to fund the DOI, its subagencies, the EPA and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Th
  
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• Leeds University looks into postponed football match between Jewish and Arab societies

  03-11-2023 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Some players in Arab team allegedly felt uncomfortable playing during Israel-Hamas warA university is investigating allegations that a football match between its Jewish and Arab societies was postponed after some players in the Arab team felt uncomfortable playing during the conflict between Israel and Hamas.Leeds University’s student union said it was communicating with the societies involved and that the investigation would follow its complaints procedure. Continue reading...
  
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• Second teacher at Missouri school on leave over OnlyFans side hustle: 'It’s working out ok so far'

  03-11-2023 20:34 via foxnews.com
  
  A second teacher at a high school in Missouri was put on leave after administrators discovered her OnlyFans side hustle. Megan Gaither, 31, said during an interview with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that she was placed on leave from her English teaching and varsity cheerleading coach position on Oct. 27 after district officials found out about her account on the OnlyFans platform. Gaither said in the interview that she made an account on the direct-to-subscribers website because she has over $125
  
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• Michigan businessman gets 8 years for using $180M bank fraud scheme to finance massive classic car collection

  03-11-2023 20:34 via foxnews.com
  
  A businessman who orchestrated a $180 million check-kiting scheme and used the proceeds to live a lavish lifestyle and amass one of the world’s most revered classic car collections has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison. Najeeb Khan, 70, of Edwardsburg, Michigan, told a federal judge Thursday that he was "blinded by greed" to carry out the scheme and buy more than 250 cars, as well as airplanes, boats and a helicopter, according to Cleveland.com. Besides receiving a 97-month
  
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• Missouri man who allegedly brandished pitchfork at J6 riot pleads guilty to 3 charges

  03-11-2023 20:33 via foxnews.com
  
  A Missouri man accused of carrying a pitchfork and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. 2 MISSOURI MEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING OFFICERS ON JAN. 6 Christopher Brian Roe, 39, of the Kansas City suburb of Raytown, pleaded guilty Thursday to three counts of assaulting, resisting and impeding certain officers, the Kansas City Star reported. Sentencing is scheduled for March 5. Roe is the 24th Missouri defendant convicted in
  
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• Naked man tussles with Las Vegas cop before stealing, crashing patrol car: video

  03-11-2023 20:31 via foxnews.com
  
  Video footage captured an aggressive nude man slipping out of a Las Vegas cop's grasp and making off in his police cruiser on Tuesday.  Clyde Cabulisan, 29, would lead Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers on a 15-minute, five-mile chase in the stolen Metro Ford F-150 before running a red light and colliding with a Ford Explorer around 11:15 p.m.  Cabulisan now faces felony charges for robbery, driver disobeying a peace officer, endangering people and property and battery o
  
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• Israeli PM tells US: no pause in Gaza fighting without release of hostages

  03-11-2023 20:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Natanyahu says ‘full force’ offensive will continue, despite growing concerns over civilian casualtiesIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesIsrael will continue its offensive in Gaza “with full force” and will refuse any temporary ceasefire that does not include the release of more than 240 hostages held by Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu has said, rejecting US calls for a pause in the fighting.Earlier on Friday, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, flew into Israel
  
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• Leftwing Democrats try to block Biden Israel aid by using human rights law

  03-11-2023 20:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Congressional progressives say proposed $14.3bn breaches 1997 Leahy act as assault on Gaza has overwhelmingly harmed civiliansLeftwing Democrats in Congress have invoked a landmark law barring assistance to security forces of governments deemed guilty of human rights abuses to challenge the Biden administration’s emergency military aid program for Israel.Members of the Democratic party’s progressive wing say the $14.3bn package pledged by the White House after the 7 October attack by
  
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• Jeffries vows Democrats will 'support each other' as groups threaten to primary anti-Israel progressives

  03-11-2023 20:11 via foxnews.com
  
  House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., indicated his caucus would defend its progressive members even as pro-Israel outside groups threaten to recruit and back primary opponents against those that have been critical of the U.S.’s Middle Eastern ally. "Outside groups are going to do what outside groups are going to do," Jeffries said at a press conference Friday. "I think House Democrats are going to continue to support each other." Groups like the American Israeli Public Affairs
  
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• Blinken push for humanitarian pauses in Israeli war falls flat with Netanyahu

  03-11-2023 20:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The White House is pushing for multiple pauses in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza so that aid can be let in, and people can be allowed to safely leave the region. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that discussions about such pauses could facilitate getting hostages released.  Israel on Friday put the latest number of hostages held by Hamas at 241. But Netanyahu said he would not agree to a ce
  
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• Supreme Court to hear NRA appeal in dispute with former New York state official

  03-11-2023 20:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the National Rifle Association over comments from a former New York state official who urged banks and insurance companies to discontinue their association with gun promoting groups after the deadly s...
  
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