#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

#1 student dead after high school shooting in Louisiana

One student is dead and at least two people were transported to hospitals after a shooting at a high school in Greenburg, La., on Tuesday. The alleged shooter, a juvenile and student at the school, was arrested, according to The Associated Press. The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office told multiple news outlets that the shooting…

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#US support for Morocco is no mistake. Biden should reaffirm it.

#US support for Morocco is no mistake. Biden should reaffirm it.

Weeks before Joe Biden was inaugurated president in January 2021, while serving as assistant secretary for Near East affairs, I traveled to the Western Sahara. A little more than a month earlier, President Trump had recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory and pledged to establish a consulate in the region to encourage Morocco to normalize relations…

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#G-20 adds the African Union as a member

#G-20 adds the African Union as a member

The Group of 20 economic summit has added the African Union as a permanent member, Indian President Narendra Modi announced Saturday, as the group gaveled in its annual meeting in New Delhi, India. The G-20 now includes 21 members — 19 individual member states plus the European and African Unions. Adding the African Union has…

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#Why Trump’s tax law could limit Biden’s efforts to protect Arctic wildlife from drilling 

#Why Trump’s tax law could limit Biden’s efforts to protect Arctic wildlife from drilling 

The Biden administration’s efforts to protect wildlife in the Arctic from oil and gas drilling is on a collision course with a Trump-era law requiring oil and gas leasing there. When President Biden was on the campaign trail he called for “permanently protecting” the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling. And this past week, his administration canceled oil…

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#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled several government entities including the White House, the FBI, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to moderate their content on misinformation surrounding vaccines. In a decision issued Friday evening, the Fifth Circuit Court…

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