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USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop student's speech
The Washington Times stories: National Apr 20, 2024 | 01:01 amThe University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the controversial choice to disallow the student valedictorian from speaking.
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North Korea says it tested 'super-large' cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
The Washington Times stories: World Apr 20, 2024 | 00:14 amNorth Korea said Saturday it tested a "super-large" cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.
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Transgender athlete takes girls' track title after court win; five girls refuse to compete
The Washington Times stories: National Apr 19, 2024 | 23:49 pmIt was a week to remember for West Virginia track-and-field athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson, but not so much for the girls competing against the transgender teen.
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Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge
The Washington Times stories: National Apr 19, 2024 | 22:15 pmA central Indiana man who won a primary election for a township board position while charged with killing his estranged wife has been found guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.
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Tesla recalling nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks because accelerator pedal can get stuck
The Washington Times stories: National Apr 19, 2024 | 21:47 pmTesla is recalling 3,878 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after it discovered that the accelerator pedal can become stuck, potentially causing the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally and increase the risk of a crash.
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Five young men shot at 'senior skip day' gathering in Maryland park
The Washington Times stories: National Apr 19, 2024 | 20:45 pmFive young men were shot Friday afternoon when gunfire broke out in a park in Greenbelt, a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., according to police.
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Police identify man who set himself ablaze outside Trump trial as 37-year-old from Florida
The Washington Times stories: Politics Apr 19, 2024 | 20:41 pmLaw enforcement officials have identified the man who lit himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial as Max Azzarello, 37, from St. Augustine, Fla.
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Appeals court judge rejects last-minute bid to halt Trump's hush money trial
The Washington Times stories: Politics Apr 19, 2024 | 20:37 pmA New York appeals court judge on Friday rejected a last-minute bid by Donald Trump to halt his hush money criminal trial over defense complaints that jury selection was unfairly rushed.
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Elections kick off in India, world's largest democracy
The Washington Times stories: World Apr 19, 2024 | 20:29 pmThe greatest exercise of democracy in the history of mankind -- by the numbers, at least -- kicked off Friday as almost 1 billion people began casting votes for the next leader and government of India.
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Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations
The Washington Times stories: World Apr 19, 2024 | 18:36 pmA Bangkok -based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 "egregious" violations of Iran sanctions, the U.S. Treasury announced on Friday.
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You're on your own: Dems want to send Trump to prison without Secret Service protection
The Washington Times stories: Politics Apr 19, 2024 | 18:26 pmKey Democrats revealed new legislation Friday that would strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service agents if he is convicted and sentenced to prison.
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Manhattan jury seated for Trump trial's opening arguments to start Monday
The Washington Times stories: Politics Apr 19, 2024 | 18:02 pmFormer President Donald Trump's hush-money trial will begin in earnest Monday after successfully assembling a jury of Manhattanites who will convict or acquit the GOP presidential nominee in the heat of the campaign.
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GOP pushes bill to tell DHS if illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun
The Washington Times stories: Politics Apr 19, 2024 | 18:01 pmSenate Republicans announced new legislation Friday requiring Homeland Security notification every time an illegal immigrant tries to buy a gun, giving deportation officers a chance to take action.
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China's already complex relationship with Russia strained by Ukraine war
The Washington Times stories: World Apr 19, 2024 | 17:21 pmThe meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week has cast a bright spotlight on Beijing's stance toward Moscow and the war in Ukraine. And it's a stance that is opaque, complicated, and uneasy.
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Police in Paris detain a man wearing fake explosives vest at Iran's Consulate
The Washington Times stories: World Apr 19, 2024 | 17:09 pmA man wearing a fake explosive vest and making threats was detained Friday outside the Iranian Consulate in Paris after police locked down the area, authorities said. His motive was unclear.
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Biden inserts 'gender identity' into Title IX, adding biological males to women's rights law
The Washington Times stories: White House Apr 19, 2024 | 09:19 amThe Biden administration released Friday its long-awaited overhaul of Title IX, inserting "gender identity" into the watershed civil rights amendment aimed at eliminating discrimination against girls and women in education.
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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
The Washington Times stories: White House Apr 19, 2024 | 09:02 amThe Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm.
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Two at-risk Senate Democrats vote with GOP to kill Biden EV mandate
The Washington Times stories: White House Apr 18, 2024 | 20:23 pmTwo of Senate Democrats' most vulnerable incumbents this fall were among those who voted Thursday to roll back the Biden administration's electric vehicle mandate for passenger cars and trucks.
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White House dodges questions about whether Biden's uncle was eaten by cannibals
The Washington Times stories: White House Apr 18, 2024 | 17:11 pmThe White House on Thursday refused to answer whether President Biden's Uncle Ambrose Finnegan was eaten by cannibals, a claim Mr. Biden suggested twice this week and was contradicted by military records.
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U.S. and U.K. issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
The Washington Times stories: White House Apr 18, 2024 | 13:35 pmThe U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East.
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Failed deterrence: Iran attack on Israel a second failure of Biden administration to stop conflict
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Apr 16, 2024 | 17:00 pmPresident Biden and his administration knew for days that Iran was preparing a major military strike on Israel, but they were unable to stop it.
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No way out? Iran bogs down another U.S. president in Middle East morass
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Jan 22, 2024 | 21:57 pmFirst was the Obama administration's vaunted "pivot" to Asia. Then, President Trump pledged to get out of "endless wars" in the Middle East. President Biden has tried to follow suit and radically reduce America's military footprint in the tumultuous region after more than two decades of continuous war.
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U.S. debate on Ukraine contentious at best; lack of clear vision on victory over Russia breeds doubt
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 10, 2023 | 13:37 pmPresident Biden has framed it as an existential fight, one that requires sustained U.S. funding for Ukraine in order to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin from overrunning Eastern Europe with a 21st century blitzkrieg.
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Trump's GOP rivals keep searching for the right lane to catch up to cruising front-runner
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 22, 2023 | 15:15 pmThe Republican presidential candidates have spent most of this year searching for that elusive sweet spot with primary voters but, with less than two months until the Iowa caucuses, nobody has laid a glove on front-runner Donald Trump.
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Xi Jinping's goals for APEC summit, Biden meeting revealed by China state-controlled outlets
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 13, 2023 | 23:40 pmChinese President Xi Jinping meets President Biden this week on the sidelines of an international economic summit in San Francisco seeking concessions from the United States on ideology, trade and exports, according to a review of Chinese state media ahead of the meeting.
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