#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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#Susan Rice returns to Netflix board amid Hollywood strikes

#Susan Rice returns to Netflix board amid Hollywood strikes

Former White House adviser Susan Rice is returning to Netflix amid the writers strikes in Hollywood that have already impacted projects across major studios and networks, according to reports. Rice, who stepped down as a domestic policy adviser for President Biden in April, will re-join the streaming platform’s board of directors after being appointed this…

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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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