The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is returning home after extended deployment defending Israel

After months of extra duty at sea providing protection for Israel, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group will be heading home, the Navy announced on Monday. The Ford and its accompanying warships will be replaced by the amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan and its accompanying warships, the USS Mesa Verde and the USS Carter Hall. The three vessels had been...

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In rare apology, Israeli minister says she ‘sinned’ for her role in reforms that tore country apart

JERUSALEM — A former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet offered a rare public apology Sunday for contributing to the internal strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip. The mea culpa by Galit Distel Atbaryan, a lawmaker from Netanyahu’s Likud Party, was one of the first times a Likud member has accepted responsibility...

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Former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88

Former Texas Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a trailblazing Black Democrat in who served in Congress for 30 years, has died at 88, her son said Sunday “I am heartbroken to share the news that my mother, Eddie Bernice Johnson, has passed away. She was a remarkable and loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother, as well as a trailblazer and public servant,”...

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America is 'full,' Lindsey Graham says

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday the U.S. is "full" in saying a solution is desperately needed for the surge of migrants at the Southern border. "When you come to our border, we say: I'm sorry, we're full," the South Carolina Republican said on CBS' "Face the Nation." The surge of migrants arriving at the southern border and claiming asylum has left a record number of them...

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Russia hammers Kharkiv after Ukraine’s attack on border city

Sunday’s assaults come a day after Moscow accused Kyiv of launching a deadly air attack inside Russia. from Politics, Policy, Political News Top Stories https://ift.tt/byn6Dtk via IFT...

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North Korea’s Kim vows to launch 3 more spy satellites and produce more nuclear materials in 2024

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce modern attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. Kim’s comments, made during a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting to set...

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Maine Secretary of State says home ‘swatted’ after Trump removed from ballot

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Saturday said her home was swatted amid escalating threats over her removal of Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 primary ballot. In a statement posted to Facebook, Bellows said she was the target of a swatting — when a false emergency call results in a strong police response to a residence — Friday night, after her home address...

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