#Fox News faces new legal threat from Smartmatic 

#Fox News faces new legal threat from Smartmatic 

Fox News has settled a blockbuster case brought by Dominion Voting Systems, but the network’s legal headaches are not over yet.  A separate lawsuit from voting systems company Smartmatic similarly accuses Fox of maliciously giving Trump lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani a platform to air false claims about the 2020 presidential election. But unlike Dominion, Smartmatic…

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#US evacuates personnel from Sudan amid fighting: reports

#US evacuates personnel from Sudan amid fighting: reports

The U.S. military has evacuated embassy personnel and their families from Sudan, as fighting continues between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group, according to media reports. The operation was completed early Sunday morning in Sudan, The Washington Post reported. It involved at least six aircraft and was carried out in coordination with the paramilitary Rapid Support…

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#Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America

#Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats have watched in dismay as voters in rural and old industrial strongholds say they want more of what the Republican Party is offering, resisting the establishment’s approach to win them back and raising questions about their party’s strategy.  One progressive — a suited-up, camera-ready U.S. congressman from California — is…

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#What to know about the emerging crisis in Sudan

#What to know about the emerging crisis in Sudan

Heavy fighting continued in Sudan for a sixth day on Friday, even as both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to a brief three-day truce for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 have been injured since fighting broke out last…

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#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

#This Earth Day, a major climate decision looms for Biden

The Biden administration faces what could be one of its most consequential climate decisions yet as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) weighs how to regulate power plants. The power sector is a major contributor to climate change, making up a quarter of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.  The agency is expected to soon propose new regulations that aim…

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#How Trump turned the tables on DeSantis

#How Trump turned the tables on DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump is leaning on a network of personal and political relationships to rack up broad congressional support for his 2024 White House bid and undercut his chief Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, before the governor’s campaign formally gets off the ground. The depth and influence of Trump’s retail politicking abilities have…

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