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Woodward and Bernstein didn't bring down a president in Watergate – but the myth that they did lives on

In their dogged reporting of the Watergate scandal, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered the crimes that forced Richard Nixon to resign the presidency in August 1974.

The Conversation

Israel Says US Should Helm Mideast Build-up against Iran

Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up their military capabilities under Washington's aegis, the Israeli defense minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by US President Joe Biden. Biden's July 13-16 tour will include Israel, the Palestinian territories and Saudi…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Police officer gets $1.5m settlement to resign after antisemitic behavior

Assistant police chief Derek Kammerzell from Washington pinned Nazi insignia on his office door and made jokes about the Holocaust

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New Leaf Partners With Stash House Distribution To Bring New Cannabis Brands To Washington State

New Leaf USA, Inc. wholly-owned subsidiary of New Leaf Ventures Inc.

Benzinga

Biden likely to meet Saudi crown prince, reversing campaign vow

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia in July, where he is expected to break with his campaign-trail rhetoric by holding a face-to-face meeting with the kingdom’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The crown prince outraged Washington nearly four years ago by ordering, according…

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Here's How Legal Weed Has Affected Young Adults In Washington State

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission.

Benzinga

Jan. 6 committee delays Wednesday hearing, citing need to compile video evidence

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee postponed its Wednesday hearing, which was scheduled to examine the way in which Donald Trump used the waning days of his presidency to install Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general to perpetuate his voter fraud claims when others in the Justice Department…

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Fears Kim Jong-un will launch nuclear weapon as he vows to bolster deadly arsenal

Kim Jong-un's pariah state of North Korea has finished preparations for its first nuclear test launch since 2017, according to South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin

Daily Mirror

Couple with matching face ink vow to both get bodies 100% covered in tattoos

Terry and Carine Owens, from Washington USA, share a love of tattoos and are both aiming to be completely covered in ink – with Terry already 90% of the way there

Daily Mirror

Democrats voice concerns over Biden’s Saudi trip: ‘Their values are not ours’ – as it happened

President to visit Israel and Saudi Arabia on first Middle East trip – follow all the latest news

The Guardian - US

Bloomberg staffer detained in China was released earlier this year

A Bloomberg News staff member in China who was detained in late 2020 was released on bail early this year, according to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Washington that was dated last month and reported by the news organisation on Tuesday.

Reuters

Biden will visit Israel, West Bank and Saudi Arabia in bid to ‘revitalise’ US strength in region

Mr Biden is expected to meet Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Jeddah despite a 2020 pledge to render the Saudi Crown Prince a ‘pariah’ for ordering the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Kashoggi

The Independent UK

SEC’s new crypto enforcers are coming for DeFi, lawyers say

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission’s decision to beef up its cryptocurrency enforcement staff could signal new worries for digital asset exchanges and others in the industry, as the agency broadens its view of whether some cryptocurrencies are securities.

Tribune News Service

Future of DACA program remains uncertain, a decade after it began

WASHINGTON — Bruna Sollod first applied for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program weeks after it began in 2012. After she was accepted, the Brazilian-born college student was able to avoid deportation, work legally and enjoy some stability as she began her adulthood.

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South Korea hopes to normalize security pact with Japan

WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- South Korea is willing to normalize security cooperation with Japan as soon as possible, according to South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Washington already fought a cold war with Beijing. It was a disaster

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February, a debate within the U.S. foreign policy community has reignited over how far Washington would go to defend Taiwan if China launched a similar assault on the island. These questions acquired a new level of urgency last month when President Joe…

Tribune News Service

Braves mash their way past Nationals for 13th straight win

WASHINGTON — The majors’ longest winning streak this season continued on Tuesday, when the Braves handled the Nationals, 10-4, for their 13th straight win.

Reuters

Biden adviser Sullivan raised concerns with China over North Korea

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan has raised concerns with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi over Beijing's veto at the United Nations of a U.S.-led push to impose more sanctions on North Korea, a senior U.S. official said.

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Los Angeles Times

Trump ignored repeated warnings from Barr, advisers that election fraud claims were ‘bogus’

WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, in the second hearing this month by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection…

Al Jazeera

Biden adviser raises concerns with Chinese diplomat over N Korea

Jake Sullivan told Yang Jiechi that Washington and Beijing can cooperate on North Korea issue, senior US official says.

Los Angeles Times

Key takeaways from the second hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, held its second televised public hearing Monday morning and detailed how former President Donald Trump knowingly lied about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

Trump became ‘detached from reality’ over voter fraud claims, Barr tells Jan. 6 panel

WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Bill Barr told the Jan. 6 House select committee that former President Donald Trump became “detached from reality” amid his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and that allegations of voter fraud were “bogus.”

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court rejects bond hearings for immigrants facing deportation

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigrants being held for deportation have no right to seek their release on bond, regardless of how long they may be held.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bradley Beal wants to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

I've heard a rumble or two in recent months from parties hopeful of luring Bradley Beal away from Washington that Beal is known for saying, in essence, that he wants to be the Dirk Nowitzki of the Wizards in terms of playing only for the franchise ...

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Bradley Beal wanting to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

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