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US Extradition Bid Certified for Man Accused in Iraq Killings

A judge has certified the Iraqi government’s extradition request for a Phoenix driving school owner on charges that he participated in the killings of two police officers 15 years ago in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as the leader of an al-Qaeda group, sending the extradition decision to Washington to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

World Bank cuts Asia’s 2022 growth outlook on Ukraine war

Washington-based lender forecasts five percent growth for the region this year, down from 5.4 percent in October.

Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2022

Gov. Abbott sets June 14 election to replace Democrat Vela in Congress; Texas may see rare fight of incumbents

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott set a June 14 special election Monday to fill a South Texas congressional seat left vacant by last week’s sudden retirement of Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022

Masters Week visitors return to find Washington Road different again

How much property could $5,000 buy on Washington Road today? "Not even a billboard."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 4, 2022

How a California lawyer became a focal point of the Jan. 6 investigation

WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s extraordinary assertion last week that former President Donald Trump likely committed felonies connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection marked a milestone for the House committee investigating the attack.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022

Here's Why Mizuho Views Uber As Top Pick

Mizuho analyst James Lee kept a Buy rating on Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) with a $72 price target (100% upside). Lee reiterated Uber as a top pick in the U.S. Washington passed a new law that enabled gig drivers to remain as contractors while receiving benefits like injury protection and paid medical leave.  The law…

Benzinga · Apr 4, 2022

When will the NFL say, ‘Enough of Daniel Snyder?’

When will the NFL say, "enough is enough" with Washington owner Dan Snyder?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 4, 2022

As Oriole Park at Camden Yards turns 30, a look at how it all began: ‘It’s like seeing one of your children grow up’

BALTIMORE — Larry Lucchino walked into the Williams & Connolly law office in Washington on a Saturday morning, fresh from a conversation with Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth at spring training. In his hand he carried a brochure advertising the Yugo, a one-size-fits-all economy car, and in his mind…

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022

Doyle McManus: Biden’s defense budget is big. Democrats will vote to make it bigger

WASHINGTON — Last week, President Joe Biden sent Congress his proposed defense budget for the next fiscal year: an $813 billion wish list, almost $60 billion more than he requested a year ago — more military spending than any president, including Donald Trump, has requested since World War II.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 4, 2022

S.Korea president-elect's team visits U.S. with eye on early Biden summit

A team of foreign policy and security advisers to South Korea's president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is visiting the United States this week, seeking to help engineer a early summit with President Joe Biden and coordinate efforts to rein in North Korea's intensifying weapons tests, sources said on Monday.

Reuters · Apr 4, 2022