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Nabil Fahmy Describes Egypt-US Ties as 'Vital’

Egypt’s former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy described the Egyptian-US relations as “vital” throughout modern history, citing Cairo's pioneering role at the regional level and Washington's leadership at the global level.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 2, 2022

‘They called her crazy’: Watergate whistleblower finally gets her due

Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon’s attorney general who ordered the break-in at the scandal’s heart, was drugged and kidnapped

The Guardian - US · Apr 2, 2022

Robert Godec nominated as US ambassador to Thailand

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate Robert F Godec to serve as ambassador to Thailand, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 2, 2022

Liberal activists see Supreme Court as a major threat; they haven’t convinced voters

WASHINGTON — When Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes Justice Jackson — a promotion now all but certain — she’ll be the first appointee of a Democratic president to join the Supreme Court in nearly 12 years.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2022

Chicago officials join Merrick Garland in Washington to announce gun conspiracy charges

A new indictment alleges that Chicago native Brandon Miller, a soldier at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, conspired with soldiers Jarius Brunson and Demarcus Adams to buy guns in Kentucky and Tennessee and supply Miller’s associates here.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2022

Washington state just made America’s most ambitious plan for electric vehicles

‘Transportation is our state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions’

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

House votes to legalize cannabis, but Senate has its own ideas

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill to legalize marijuana for the second consecutive Congress, signaling a continued interest by Democrats in overhauling the federal approach to a substance that is legal for medical use in 37 states.

Tribune News Service · Apr 1, 2022

Exclusive-U.S. NTSB assisting in download of cockpit voice recorder in China March 21 crash

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed late on Friday the cockpit voice recorder from a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 that crashed March 21 is at the U.S. agency's lab in Washington.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2022

Washington just became the first state to create an alert for missing Indigenous people

“It’s not just an Indian issue. It’s not just an Indian responsibility."

Mic · Apr 1, 2022

US says India should use its leverage with Russia to call out Moscow for its aggression

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is asking New Delhi to use its "leverage" with Moscow to call out Russia's aggression against Ukraine, while asserting that principles undergirding Quad -- a rules-based international order -- are universal.

The Times of India · Apr 1, 2022