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Former aide will take Reed’s New York seat, for a few months at least

WASHINGTON — Steuben County Republican Committee Chairman Joe Sempolinski is headed to Congress after winning a special election Tuesday in New York’s 23rd District to serve the remainder of former Rep. Tom Reed’s term.

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Abortion foes push federal action as Texas Republicans say issue best left to the states

WASHINGTON — Republicans are widely expected to take their first House majority in a post-Roe world next year, encountering a legal landscape conducive to tighter federal restrictions on abortion.

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US airstrikes target Iranian-backed groups in eastern Syria

U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Syria against groups tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, U.S. Central Command said, a move that comes as Washington and Tehran weigh a new nuclear agreement.

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Six months of war in Ukraine — and it’s only growing more dangerous

WASHINGTON — Far from bogging down in a stalemate, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has evolved into an increasingly dangerous conflict as it passes the six-month mark, with fighting around Europe’s largest nuclear plant, a high-profile assassination in Moscow, escalating threats and daring Ukrainian attacks in Russian-held territory.

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GOP governors bus migrants to blue cities, but many exit in red states

Since April, thousands of migrants have arrived by bus in New York City and Washington, D.C., sent north by Republican governors in Texas and Arizona as a political gambit to blame Democrats for the migrants’ presence in the country.

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Biden announces $3 billion Ukraine military aid package on its Independence Day

U.S. President Joe Biden marked Ukraine's Independence Day on Wednesday with $3 billion in security assistance, Washington's largest aid package since Russia's invasion six months ago but one that could take months or even years to arrive in Kyiv.

Reuters

U.S. promises expanded visa services in Turkey after Ankara criticism

The United States promised on Wednesday to expand its visa processing capacity in Turkey, moving to defuse a dispute that has threatened to further strain already difficult relations between the NATO allies.

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Commanders Casey Toohill trying to do his job

Casey Toohill took advantage of his opportunities last season.

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Advocates urge FDA action to ease policing fears in menthol ban

WASHINGTON — Experts and advocates are calling on the Biden administration to do more to avoid potential confrontations between police and racial minorities if the Food and Drug Administration finalizes a ban on menthol cigarettes.

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Lawsuit seeks national wolf recovery plan

WASHINGTON — A national environmental group on Tuesday gave official notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that it will be suing the agency over the lack of any national wolf recovery plan.

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Murdoch v Crikey highlights how Australia's defamation laws protect the rich and powerful

There is no better example of how Australia’s defamation laws enable the rich and powerful to intimidate their critics than Lachlan Murdoch suing Crikey.com over a comment piece concerning Fox News, Donald Trump and the Washington insurrection of January 6 2021.

The Conversation

As final preseason game approaches, no end in sight for Seahawks QB battle

RENTON, Wash. — With three days left until Seattle's final preseason game at Dallas, and less than three weeks until the regular-season opener against Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos, Geno Smith remains atop the Seahawks depth chart at quarterback ahead of Drew Lock.

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Biden plans student debt relief announcement Wednesday

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden intends to announce his long-delayed decision on canceling some student debt on Wednesday. Biden has yet to finalize the details of his plan, but any choice he makes on the contentious issue is likely to draw criticism from both parties and risks shifting the political…

Los Angeles Times

‘Gruesome discovery’ as daughter finds Washington couple murdered in their home

The couple were about to open a brewery

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OMB: Deficits, growth lower in the near term, inflation up

WASHINGTON — The White House’s annual update to its most recent budget forecasts shows a brighter near-term picture for federal finances but a gloomier outlook for inflation and economic growth.

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Panel urges expanded free school meals ahead of hunger summit

WASHINGTON — A high-powered task force is urging universal free meals for schoolchildren, removal of a ban on some felons receiving food stamps, and establishment of a “farmer corps” to provide internships to young farmers as part of a national effort to address hunger, nutrition and health.

The Independent UK

World struggles to get Iran and US to return to nuclear deal both say they want

Both Tehran and Washington scrambling to present any return to the JCPOA as a win

McClatchy Washington Bureau

After split between McConnell and Paul, Kentucky judicial post at ‘a stalemate’

WASHINGTON — The collapse of the planned nomination of Chad Meredith to become a federal judge in eastern Kentucky likely means the court will remain in its current form for months as the White House looks to steer clear of further political headaches with the midterm elections approaching.

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You may soon be asked to take a pay cut to keep working from home

WASHINGTON — Working from home during the pandemic became a surprising success.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Are the US and Iran about to restore the nuclear deal?

Observers are waiting on the US’s reply to the EU’s latest proposal, with Iran submitting a ‘reasonable’ response.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Official: Iran Has Dropped Some Main Demands for Nuclear Deal

Iran has dropped some of its main demands on resurrecting a deal to rein in Tehran's nuclear program, including its insistence that international inspectors close some probes of its atomic program, bringing the possibility of an agreement closer, a senior US official told Reuters on Monday. The official, speaking on…

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Seahawks cornerback Michael Jackson is ‘going to surprise a lot of people’

RENTON, Wash. — Aside from quarterback, there remains no more heated position competition for the Seahawks than cornerback.

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Commentary: In US politics, moderates still run the show

Last week’s enactment of the 2022 budget-reconciliation bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act, is being treated by many analysts as a major turning point in Joe Biden’s presidency. As recently as last month, when it looked like Congress might not pass reconciliation legislation this year, conventional wisdom in…

The Independent UK

Top Chef alum hits out as she’s denied entry into restaurant over her Birkenstocks

Washington DC restaurant Shōtō claimed Birkenstocks were in violation of its ‘no flip flops’ dress code

Asharq Al-Awsat

US ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Violence on Syria-Turkey Border

Washington is "deeply concerned" about a recent flare-up of violence along Syria's northern border with Turkey, a State Department spokesman said Monday. "The United States is deeply concerned about recent attacks along Syria’s northern border and urges all parties to maintain ceasefire lines," said spokesman Ned Price, days after increased…

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