State
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World
Biden and Blinken Accuse I.C.C. Prosecutor of Falsely Equating Israel and Hamas
President Biden on Monday condemned the decision by the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor to seek arrest warrants for two top Israeli officials — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — when he issued ...
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World
Ocasio-Cortez Backs N.Y. Bill Limiting Donations to Israeli Settlements
Under the bill, New York nonprofits that provide financial support to Israel’s military or settlements could be sued for at least $1 million and lose their tax-exempt status.
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Health
Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens.
Tens of millions of farm animals cross state lines every year, traveling in cramped, stressful conditions that can facilitate the spread of disease.
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World
Congolese Army Says It Foiled a Coup Involving Americans
The U.S. ambassador said she was “very concerned” that Americans may have participated in what officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo called a failed coup attempt early Sunday.
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World
Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Has Crashed, State Media Reports
Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown.
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World
Why the Equal Rights Amendment Is Again a Hot Topic in New York
The proposed amendment to the State Constitution has become a divisive culture-war issue that encompasses abortion, discrimination and transgender athletes.
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World
This Is Hot Slaw. And Cleveland, Tenn., Wants You to Love It, Too.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY This Is Hot Slaw. And Cleveland, Tenn., Wants You to Love It, Too. A spicy, yellow dollop of cabbage slaw became Tennessee’s first official state food — then everyone had to learn what it was. State Representative Kevin Raper ...
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World
Youngkin Vetoes Measures to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group
The Virginia governor rejected efforts by the state’s Democrats to reshape the Commonwealth’s relationship with its Confederate past.
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World
Ethics Panel Cautions Judge in Trump Trial Over Political Donations
Justice Juan M. Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, donated modest amounts to Democratic groups in 2020.
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World
Is There a Constitutional Right to Talk About Abortion?
There has hardly ever been as fierce a defender of free speech as the current Supreme Court. Since John Roberts became chief justice almost 19 years ago, the court has expanded the protective net of the First Amendment to cover such activities as ...