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    Google Fires Dozens Of Employees Who Protested $1.2 Billion Contract With Israel

    Workers protested against Project Nimbus, a joint contract with Amazon to provide the Israeli government and military with AI and cloud services.

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    US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council

    The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.The United States, Israel's main ally, has not hesitated in the past to use its veto to protect Israel, and did not hide its lack of enthusiasm for Palestinian UN membership in the weeks leading up to the vote, as the Palestinians and other Arab states implored the Council to recommend

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    'We have our jury': panel selected for Trump criminal trial

    A panel of 12 jurors was sworn in on Thursday to sit in judgment of Donald Trump at the unprecedented criminal trial of a former US president.Seven jurors had been selected for the historic trial as of Tuesday but that number fell to five on Thursday following the release of two jurors who had already been sworn in.

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    US dollar rises as expectations for imminent Fed rate cut ebb

    The dollar pushed higher Thursday behind a series of comments from Federal Reserve officials, dimming hopes for imminent interest rate cuts while US stocks finished mostly lower.Statements over the last day or so from New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams and Fed Governor Michelle Bowman have helped lift US Treasury yields as investors bet that the Fed will cut interest rates fewer times, if at all, in 2024, than was initially expected.

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    Dad Speaks Out After Son Is Accused Of Murdering College Student On Their 'First Date'

    The statement from Maxwell Anderson's family came the same day authorities said they found another body part thought to belong to Sade Robinson.

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    US, UK unveil sweeping sanctions on Iran's drone program

    The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions against Iran's military drone program on Thursday, in response to its weekend attack against Israel.  - Britain also sanctions Tehran - In coordination with the US Treasury, the UK government announced its own suite of sanctions against Tehran on Thursday, targeting seven individuals and six companies for enabling Iran to continue its "destabilizing regional activity, including its direct attack on Israel."

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    Texas Mom Arrested After Allegedly Leaving Kids Home Alone While On Cruise

    The 29-year-old was accused of abandoning her children, ages 6 and 8, for nearly a week in a high-rise apartment.

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