The 74-year-old longtime centrist has so far failed to convince the opposition to swallow the bitter medicine he is proposing, a remedy that could assuage French creditors, financial institutions and ratings agencies concerned by the country’s unsustainable levels of public spending. Bayrou appeared to use the interview to try to reframe the public debate leading […]
In a significant policy shift following the firing and departure of over 100 immigration judges, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday that temporary immigration judges will no longer need to have experience in immigration law. The Executive Office for Immigration Review, a sub-agency of the Department of Justice, filed a rule in the federal register
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The Smithsonian museums are now the focus of a review ordered by United States President Donald Trump, targeting exhibits on slavery, immigration and LGBTQ history. The White House told The Take that taxpayer money should not fund displays that divide Americans, and the Smithsonian Institution should present history in an accurate, factual way. Can Trump
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Ravichandran Ashwin is the IPL’s fifth-highest wicket-taker and is second on India’s list of Test wickets. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has ended his Indian Premier League (IPL) career but says he will be available to play other competitions of franchise cricket around the world. The 38-year-old began and ended his IPL career with his home team,
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides Wednesday in parts of Southeast Asia, where at least eight deaths were reported in the aftermath of a tropical storm. Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured, state media reported. Nearly
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Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December. Six Syrian army officers have been killed in Israeli drone strikes south of Damascus, Syria’s state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported, a day after Syria condemned a new Israeli “military incursion” outside the capital. Israeli drones targeted Syrian
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Israel is facing a global outcry after it launched a deadly strike on a hospital in southern Gaza. Yesterday’s attack was a “double-tap” strike. After the initial blast at the Nasser Hospital, people gathered around the site to tend to the casualties, while journalists arrived to report. Then, Israel fired again. At least 20 people
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As gang violence grips Haiti, Kareen Ulysse searches for supplies critical to the survival of babies at her family-run hospital. While many people are forced to flee the violence devastating Haiti, Kareen Ulysse decides to stay and keep her family-run hospital open in the gang-controlled area of Cite Soleil. The chaos that has caused thousands of deaths and
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Four children were murdered by their parents over the weekend in the Dominican Republic, police said Monday in the Caribbean country, which has suffered a spate of such killings. A 36-year-old woman living on the outskirts of the capital Santa Domingo killed her three children aged 7, 9 and 11 by poisoning their fruit juice
Manhunt under way for man accused of shooting dead two officers and wounding another in southeastern state of Victoria. Police in Australia are searching for a gunman who shot dead two officers and wounded another at a rural property in the southeastern state of Victoria, authorities have said. The shooting occurred shortly after 10:30am on
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