Iraqi Air Force Strikes Islamic State Targets in Sunni Heartland of Anbar

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US Republican Kari Lake tells supporters: 'Strap on a Glock' as election nears
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake, an ardent supporter of former president Donald Trump, urged supporters in Arizona to "strap on a Glock" pistol as they prepare for what she called an intense six months leading up to the Nov. 5 elections. "You can put one (Glock) here," she said, touching her right hip.
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NBC News
Heavy rains cause rare flooding in Dubai
Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, appearing to flood the tarmac at the Dubai International Airport.
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Associated Press
Trump to meet with Polish president Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support for Ukraine
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday in New York. The planned dinner meeting, confirmed by a person familiar with the matter, comes as European leaders prepare for the possibility that Trump might win the November election and return to the White House. Leaders of NATO countries are especially concerned given Trump's long history of critical comments about the key western alliance, even after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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CBS News
Ohio man allegedly shoots, kills Uber driver after both received scam calls
Both the alleged shooter and the Uber driver appeared to have been targets of scam phone calls, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said.
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AFP
Solomon Islands voters go to polls with China's influence in focus
Solomon Islanders began voting Wednesday in an election that could reshape regional security, with citizens effectively choosing if their Pacific nation will deepen ties with China.Solomon Islands' elections are peculiar in that voters do not choose their prime minister.
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Associated Press
Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes
Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. Several sentences in a January court filing by lawyers for the Democrat were unsealed in Manhattan federal court after some news organizations insisted that public disclosure was required. Menendez’s lawyers had redacted the documents, claiming that the sentences revealed trial strategy that could bias the jury pool.
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USA TODAY
Texas man accused of impersonating cop after reports he tried to pull over deputies
A 42-year-old man from Houston, Texas is accused impersonating a police officer and attempting to pull over undercover deputies.
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Several attorneys general made ‘abusive legal demands’ to get trans patients’ medical records, senators allege
Four attorneys general in conservative states have abused their authority to investigate transgender patients and their health care, and hospitals must do more to protect them, a new Senate Finance Committee report argues.
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Associated Press
Black immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and language inequities
Black immigrants turned out in the hundreds on Tuesday across from New York City Hall during a hearing about racial inequities in the city's shelter and immigrant support systems. Over 1,500 immigrants, mostly from Guinea, assembled in City Hall Park, after it became clear that only around a hundred people would be accommodated inside for the hearing. The City Council considered relatively minor proposals.
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AFP
US says new sanctions on Iran coming soon
The United States said Tuesday it would soon impose new sanctions on Iran's missile and drone program after its weekend attack on Israel, and that it expects its allies and partners to follow with parallel measures."In the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program" as well as the Revolutionary Guards and the Iranian defense ministry, Sullivan said in a statement.
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Reuters
US to reject access road to northern Alaska mining district, Politico reports
The U.S. Interior Department's recommendation to end the project in its current form could come in an environmental analysis due later this week, the report said. The Interior Department did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The Ambler project sought to open a remote area rich in copper, zinc and lead and could yield deposits of rare earths used in weapons manufacturing.
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AFP
Tech venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz raises $7.2 bn
Silicon Valley venture capital star Andreessen Horowitz said Tuesday it had raised $7.2 billion to invest in startups behind games, apps, artificial intelligence and more.Other "strategies" targeted for investment were apps, games, "American Dynamism," and tech "infrastructure" including artificial intelligence (AI).
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NBC News
Sen. Tom Cotton doubles down on comments urging people to 'forcibly remove' protesters blocking traffic
Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday doubled down on comments urging people delayed by traffic stemming from pro-Palestine demonstrations to "forcibly remove" some protesters who are blocking streets.
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CNN
Netanyahu is betting Israeli blood on Iran’s read of his rift with America
Can Netanyahu read the room right – with Iran threatening to attack, allies warning him not to – and avoid triggering a regional war?
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Associated Press
How Kansas women's disappearance on a drive to pick up kids led to 4 arrests in Oklahoma
A two-week search for two missing Kansas women came to a fatal end last weekend when Oklahoma authorities confirmed the two were dead and announced the arrests of four people who allegedly belonged to an anti-government group that called themselves “God's Misfits.” Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas, disappeared on March 30 while driving to pick up Butler's two children for a birthday party. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed on Tuesday that the bodies found in Texas County were those of the two women.
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CNN
Colorado funeral home owners accused of mishandling 190 bodies charged with Covid-19 relief loan fraud, officials say
The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of mishandling nearly 200 sets of human remains are now facing charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $880,000 in Covid-19 relief funds and using it for personal expenses like trips and jewelry, prosecutors said.
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CNN
Violent clashes break out in Georgia amid controversial ‘foreign agents’ law debate
Violent clashes erupted between protesters and police in Georgia on Tuesday as parliament debated a “foreign agents” bill, criticized as authoritarian and Russian-inspired.
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Associated Press
Justin Trudeau's government raises taxes on wealthiest Canadians in federal budget
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’s government announced Tuesday it is imposing higher taxes on the wealthiest Canadians as part of the federal budget. The taxable portion of capital gains above $250,000 Canadian (US$181,000) would rise from half to two-thirds, which the federal government says will only affect 0.1% of Canadians and raise nearly $20 billion Canadian (US$14.5 billion) in revenue over five years.
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Associated Press
The push for school choice in Nebraska is pitting lawmakers against their constituents
Nebraska lawmakers are set for the first time to pass a bill that would block the public from voting on a ballot measure initiated by citizens of the state, setting up what could be a long battle over whether to fund private school tuition with public dollars. On Thursday, lawmakers will take a final vote on a bill that would repeal a law passed last year to divert millions in income tax receipts to pay for private school scholarships. The bill would replace it with a measure that would directly fund private school tuition from state coffers.
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House delivers Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate to begin a trial
The House on Tuesday will send its articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate for a trial.
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