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US senator wants Biden to sweeten Saudi-Israel deal

US Senator Lindsey Graham calls for President Joe Biden to push through an Israel-Saudi normalization agreement

Russia Today - World - 7 hours ago

Senators wary of sending National Guard to quell campus protests

U.S. senators dismissed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s suggestion to send the National Guard to college campuses to quell growing protests against the war in Gaza and U.S. support for Israel.

Stars and Stripes - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Intimacy coordinators are on the rise on film and TV sets. Here's what they do. -- Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.

Intimacy coordination is a relatively new and growing field with movie and television productions required to make a good-faith effort to hire one if needed on set.

CBS News - Top Stories - 1 day ago

UK sends message to Trump, NATO, and Russia with defense budget...

The United Kingdom government has announced that it will spend 2.5% of GDP on defense by 2030. The boost is an overdue reflection of rising Russian and Chinese threats.

Washington Examiner - World - 2 days ago

Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers -- A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...

A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized disability benefits exams after receiving what she described as "disturbing reports of inadequate and unprofessional treatment" of veterans.

Military.com - Opinion - 3 days ago

NATO's defence spending should go toward countries that need it, not to ourselves -- Doug Saunders

The 2-per-cent GDP guideline is out-of-step with today’s reality: that any threat to NATO members won’t involve sending their own troops to battle, but instead will require sending capital and material elsewhere

The Globe and Mail - Opinion - 3 days ago

Watch: Sunak meets Nato chief after Rwanda bill given green light

Watch as Rishi Sunak meets Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk at a military base in Warsaw on Tuesday, 23 April, after his controversial Rwanda bill was given the green light in parliament.

Independent UK - Politics - 5 days ago

Supports for passengers, farmers, artists: 7 bills from MPs and Senators to watch in 2024

When parliamentarians return to Ottawa in a few weeks to kick off the 2024 sitting, there are a few bills from MPs and senators that will be worth keeping an eye on, from a 'gutted' proposal to offer a carbon tax break to farmers, to an initiative aimed at improving Canada's DNA data bank.

CTV News - Politics - 9 days ago

"It's Important That We Felt Safe": Zendaya Praised The "Very Helpful" Intimacy Coordinator Who Worked With Her, Mike Faist, And Josh O'Connor On "Challengers"

"I spoke with my colleagues so that we could find a way to feel at ease," Zendaya shared as she discussed how she, Mike, and Josh "got to bond and feel good with each other."

BuzzFeed News - Entertainment - 19 days ago

Suspect Arrested For Alleged Fire Outside Senator Sanders's Office In Vermont

A man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire outside Senator Bernie Sanders's office in Burlington, Vermont.

International Business Times - US News - 20 days ago

As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place

With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color.

ProPublica - Politics - 24 days ago

Former US Senator Joe Lieberman, first Jew to run for vice president for major party, dies at 82

An observant Jew, he ran on the Democratic Party's ticket with Al Gore and failed in a bid for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination, hurt by his support for the Iraq War

YNET News - World - 1 month ago

Golden Globe Winners: Oppenheimer Wins Big, Anatomy of a Fall Upsets

"Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" were upset in the Best Screenplay category by the French film "Anatomy of a Fall."

Inside Edition - Entertainment - 3 months ago

Panthers nab 5-0 win over Senators in penalty-laden game

Sam Reinhart had two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky needed just 20 saves for his 40th career shutout as the visiting Florida Panthers rolled to a 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.

Reuters - Sports - 5 months ago

Watch Out for Backroom Warmongers Urging NATO Entanglement in Ukraine

Recent proposals encouraging initiatives to increase NATO membership for Eastern European nations are antagonistic, ill-timed and of questionable strategic value to the U.S.

Military.com - Opinion - 7 months ago

Senator Elizabeth Warren Probes Google's Quest for Soldiers' Medical Data

Responding to a ProPublica report, the Massachusetts Democrat has begun investigating Google’s “aggressive” pursuit of a biotechnology archive that could be used to build AI tools. She also faulted the Pentagon for favoring the tech giant.

ProPublica - Technology - 9 months ago

Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices

The letters cite ProPublica’s reporting on an undisclosed private jet flight and Alaska fishing vacation provided to Justice Samuel Alito.

ProPublica - Politics - 9 months ago

Facebook Finally Agrees to Eliminate Tool That Enabled Discriminatory Advertising

Six years after ProPublica revealed that Facebook allowed advertisers to exclude Black users and others, the company agreed to a settlement with the Justice Department to overhaul its ad algorithm system.

ProPublica - Technology - 1 year ago

Burr's Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator

According to the SEC, Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, then chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, had material nonpublic information about coronavirus impact. He and his brother-in-law dumped stock before the market dropped in March 2020.

ProPublica - Politics - 2 years ago