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Construction on key Northeast corridor rail bridge gets OK'd

Construction to replace a century-old rail bridge that has been a regular source of delays on the corridor between Boston and Washington, D

The Independent UK

House passes COVID aid bill to help struggling restaurants

WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday approved more than $40 billion in COVID-19 assistance for restaurant owners who tried but failed last year to receive help from the federal Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which quickly ran out of money.

Los Angeles Times

Explainer-Saudi Arabia shakes up Yemen alliance in bid to exit quagmire

Saudi-backed Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Thursday ceded power to a council whose members form the core of an anti-Houthi alliance as Saudi Arabia looks to exit a costly war that has strained Washington's ties with Gulf allies. [L2N2W502H]

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Feds want 2 1⁄2 years for Chicago Heights man who threatened Biden’s inauguration

Louis Capriotti’s threats were not connected to the U.S. Capitol breach. He did not participate in it or travel to Washington, D.C. Still, federal prosecutors say, “the timing of Capriotti’s voice messages should not be ignored” and only made his crime worse.

Chicago Sun-Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, the latest in a string of high-ranking officials in Washington to receive the diagnosis this week.

Los Angeles Times

Investors keep up diversity pressure after California law tossed

WASHINGTON — Shareholder groups say they’ll keep up pressure on board diversity during this year’s proxy season after a judge invalidated a California state law requiring companies to have directors from underrepresented backgrounds that has inspired similar laws across the country.

Tribune News Service

Turkey's Cavusoglu says Blinken invited him to Washington for talks on May 18

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken had invited him to Washington for talks on May 18, after the NATO allies launched a platform to improve and strengthen their long-strained ties this week.

Reuters

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Trump says he regrets not marching on Capitol with supporters on January 6

Ex-president also rejects suggestions he used ‘burner phones’ on day of the assault in Washington Post interview

The Guardian - US

Timberwolves to sign Greg Monroe for the rest of season

Shams Charania: Center Greg Monroe will sign a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Monroe had productive stints in Minnesota, Washington, Utah and Milwaukee this season, ...

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Crypto Regulation Should Aim To Avoid Financial System Disruption: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed her ideas concerning the regulation of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) during a speech on digital assets policy at the American University in Washington.

Benzinga

FedEx Field’s issues may cost Washington in its bid for 2026 World Cup

FedEx Field could cost Washington a chance at the 2026 World Cup. It's led Baltimore and Washington to work together.

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Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19 - Roll Call

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has become the latest high-ranking official in Washington to test positive for COVID-19.

Roll Call

Is the world’s most important climate legislation about to die in US Congress?

Passage of the bill would probably spell the difference between the US meeting its climate goals and blowing right past them

The Guardian - US

‘It’s happening now’: how rising sea levels are causing a US migration crisis

The coming mass migration of flood-prone areas will have huge social and economic costs – but the government doesn’t have an adequate plan

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Tribune News Service

This Seattle suburb banned cars from Main Street in response to COVID. They may never return

BOTHELL, Washington — Nearly two years ago, Bothell banned vehicles from a downtown street to promote outdoor dining and strolling during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

India to face significant cost if aligned with Russia, US says

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's top economic adviser said the administration has warned India against aligning itself with Russia, and that US officials have been "disappointed" with some of New Delhi's reaction to the Ukraine invasion.

The Guardian - UK

The UK is cut adrift by Johnson’s Brexit fantasy – when Ukraine shows the need for solidarity

For all the prime minister’s ambitions on the world stage, the big decisions are being made by Washington and Brussels, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Asharq Al-Awsat

'Small Number' of Ukraine Soldiers Get Drone Training in US

Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in the United States to operate the deadly Switchblade drones that Washington is supplying to Kyiv, a Pentagon official said Wednesday. Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said it was a "very small" number of Ukrainian troops who were already present in the US before Russia…

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Reuters

Analysis-China's balancing act over Ukraine offers Washington a subtle 'win'

China's abstentions on U.N. votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine are a "win", said the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, underscoring how Beijing's balancing act between its partner Russia and the West may be the best outcome for Washington.

The Times of India

Imran Khan's claim on US seeking to overturn his govt fictional: Ex-Trump official

WASHINGTON: Dubbing Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's claim that the US is looking to overturn his government as “concocted”, a former top Trump administration official said Wednesday that the country is entering a period of political uncertainty.

Tribune News Service

Lightning fall to fourth in Atlantic with third straight loss

Turnovers and penalties proved too costly once again for the Lightning in a 4-3 loss in Washington on Wednesday night.

Los Angeles Times

More sanctions hit Russia as Zelenskyy warns of new wartime hardships

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces carried out punishing strikes against key Ukrainian cities on Wednesday, brushing aside mounting world outrage over the execution-style killings of civilians even as Washington and its Western allies moved to impose sharp new sanctions against Moscow.

Tribune News Service

Ex-Trump aides Dan Scavino, Peter Navarro held in contempt of Congress

WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to hold two former top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas from the committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Chronicle Live

Washington grandad claims GP missed diagnosing terminal cancer for years - and refused blood test because 'tests cost the NHS money'

Geoff Duke says he pleaded with his GP to take a blood test as he struggled with severe back pain. But he said his GP refused and it wasn't until he switched to a new doctor that his incurable blood cancer was discovered.

Los Angeles Times

Vice president's staffer, others test positive for the coronavirus after weekend gathering

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' communications director tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday, the second close contact of the vice president to become infected in less than a month.

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