#Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting

#Boy killed, 5 wounded in Cincinnati mass shooting

A shooter fired 22 shots into a crowd in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and wounding four other children and an adult, according to local authorities. The Cincinnati Police Department on Sunday said the occupant of a sedan car fired 22 rounds in “quick succession” shortly before 9:30 p.m. Friday in Cincinnati’s…

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#Blinken: ‘We stand in solidarity’ with Israel

#Blinken: ‘We stand in solidarity’ with Israel

Secretary of State Antony Blinken publicly backed Israel amid unprecedented attacks on the country Saturday. “We unequivocally condemn the appalling attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israel,” he said on X, formerly Twitter. “We stand in solidarity with the government and people of Israel and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks.”…

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#McCarthy, Gaetz get into testy exchange over anti-Gaetz paid post

#McCarthy, Gaetz get into testy exchange over anti-Gaetz paid post

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) got into a testy exchange behind closed doors Thursday, after Gaetz accused McCarthy of being behind a social media campaign targeting the Florida Republican — which the Speaker denied. The back-and-forth at the House GOP’s conference meeting took place amid heightened tensions between the men, with Gaetz openly threatening to…

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#Fox News survey finds Trump widening his lead in GOP race

#Fox News survey finds Trump widening his lead in GOP race

A survey conducted by Fox News found that in the three weeks since the first Republican presidential primary debate, former President Trump has widened his lead.  Despite not participating in the August GOP debate hosted by Fox News, Trump’s support has strengthened and his margin as the Republican frontrunner has increased, Fox reported.  “Unless something…

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#US-Mexico border is deadliest migrant land route: UN agency

#US-Mexico border is deadliest migrant land route: UN agency

A United Nations agency concluded Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border is the deadliest migrant land route. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed Tuesday that it documented 686 deaths and disappearances of migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border last year — representing nearly half of all migrant deaths and disappearances throughout the Americas in 2022. In total, there…

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#Is the US getting Asia wrong? 

#Is the US getting Asia wrong? 

At first glance, President Biden’s upcoming state visit to Vietnam this weekend — coming on the heels of a successful trilateral summit last month, where it forged new defense and high-tech cooperation with South Korea and Japan — appears to underscore Biden’s efforts to deepen U.S. ties in the Asia-Pacific.   Hanoi and Washington are poised to declare…

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