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Braves move into tie for first in NL East with Mets

WASHINGTON – Braves opponents beware: Ronald Acuña might be heating up.

Tribune News Service

Trump-backed Joe Kent accused of spreading conspiracy theories after calling Covid vaccine ‘experimental gene therapy’

‘I’m going to be a check on Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi destroying our economy’ says former Green Beret

The Independent UK

US Pacific summit faces rocky start as island leaders reject Washington’s offers

Joe Biden is hosting a landmark summit, but leaked documents seen by the Guardian reveal diplomatic discord over US proposals for the region

The Guardian - AU

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From Ivy League to sedition: Oath Keeper chief Stewart Rhodes goes on trial

WASHINGTON — Stewart Rhodes never went into the U.S. Capitol building with other protesters on Jan. 6, but he is among a group of people facing the most serious charges to emerge from that day in 2021: seditious conspiracy.

Tribune News Service

Capitol riot sedition trial under way for Oath Keepers leader

Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged with seditious conspiracy, one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

France 24

MLB monitoring Hurricane Ian for crucial Braves series with Mets

WASHINGTON – At this point, the National League East has the most exciting division race in baseball. As the division hangs in the balance, the Braves and Mets have a crucial three-game series at Truist Park this weekend.

Tribune News Service

Pacific nation leaders in Washington as US seeks to deepen ties

The US is elevating its engagement with the Pacific as Beijing increases its presence in the region.

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US senators eye narrow fixes to raise bar for election challenges

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threw his support Tuesday behind a bipartisan bill that would raise the bar for challenging presidential election results, boosting chances it will clear Congress this year.

Tribune News Service

Stopgap funding measure advances after permitting concession

WASHINGTON — The path to averting a partial government shutdown by Friday night just became a little easier to see after a key procedural vote in the Senate showed broad bipartisan support for a temporary spending bill.

Tribune News Service

Stopgap funding measure back on track after Manchin concession on permitting

WASHINGTON — The path to averting a partial government shutdown by Friday night just became a little easier to see, after Senate Democrats said they'd drop a contentious environmental policy rider that had drawn critiques from the right and left.

Tribune News Service

FEC Republicans block probe of contributions by Chinese elites to Trump PAC

WASHINGTON — Elections finance law complaints against an Asian day spa operator from South Florida who allegedly funneled contributions from Chinese elites, likely including foreign nationals, to a campaign committee backing then-President Donald Trump have quietly been dismissed.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

After bipartisan rebuff, Sen. Joe Manchin abandons private legislative deal to help fossil fuel projects

WASHINGTON — For once, what Sen. Joe Manchin III wanted didn’t matter.

Los Angeles Times

U.S. preparing new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine -U.S. officials

The United States is preparing a new $1.1 billion arms package for Ukraine's battle with Russia that will be announced soon, U.S. officials said on Tuesday as Washington awaits the outcome of what it calls "sham" referendums in Ukraine.

Reuters

Jan 6 rioter sentenced to seven years in prison for providing taser used to attack police officer Michael Fanone

Kyle Young, 38, also brought his 16-year-old son to Washington DC from Redfield, Iowa, for the insurrection

The Independent UK

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Biden’s student debt relief plan will cause tax hit, lawsuit claims

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration was sued over claims that its sweeping new program to forgive some federal student loans will harm borrowers in at least six states, where laws require tax payments on canceled loans because they’re treated as income.

Tribune News Service

White House hunger strategy widens free school meals, food stamps

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration outlined a national strategy Tuesday of executive actions and legislative priorities it says will combat hunger and address diet-related conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and various cancers that plague millions of Americans.

Reason

The Iranian Protests Were Not Made in the U.S.A.

The onerous sanctions regime carried out by the Trump and Biden administrations has done immeasurable harm in Iran.

The Independent UK

Prototype electric airplane takes first flight

A prototype, all-electric airplane took its first flight Tuesday morning in central Washington state

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Solomon Islands refusing to sign 11-point declaration at historic Pacific-US meeting

Solomon Islands signals it won't sign on to an 11-point declaration negotiated by the United States and Pacific Island nations this week, dealing a blow to the White House ahead of a high-profile presidential summit with Pacific leaders in Washington.

Tribune News Service

After funding tech research, lawmakers look at risk of theft

WASHINGTON — After passing legislation that could pump almost $250 billion into cutting-edge scientific research and semiconductor manufacturing, lawmakers are turning their attention to protecting the fruits of that spending from theft by America’s rivals, particularly China.

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III warns of strange bedfellows in permitting reform fight, but finds his own

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin III’s controversial bill that would make it easier to build new power plants, dams, pipelines, transmission lines, wind turbines and solar farms could get a vote in the Senate as early as Tuesday afternoon.

Dynamite News

Health: Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes, says Study

Washington A study which holds potential for the dietary management of the condition, has shown that drinking a small amount of why protein before meals helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Health: Study reveals that babies react to taste and smell in the womb

Washington Scientists took 4D ultrasound scans of 100 pregnant women to see how their unborn babies responded to flavours from foods eaten by their mothers. The research team scanned some mothers to see fetal facial reactions to the kale and carrot flavours. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Iraqi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Mediating Between Washington, Tehran

The Iraqi government is playing a role in “bringing opposites together and creating a situation that promotes dialogue” among neighboring countries, especially Arab Gulf states, Türkiye, and Iran, said Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly in…

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In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

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