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Long-delayed Ukraine aid clears US Congress, awaits Biden signature
The US Congress gave final approval to a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine late Tuesday, with President Joe Biden quickly vowing to sign the long-delayed bill and begin delivering fresh supplies this week to the war zone as Russia makes battlefield gains.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who visited Washington in December to plead for fresh aid, quickly thanked US lawmakers for passing the bill, saying on social media that he looks "forward to the bill being signed soon and the next mili
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They stormed the US Capitol in 2021 - now they want to serve there
Three years ago, Derrick Evans was taking part in the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol, joining hundreds of other Donald Trump supporters who refused to accept his defeat in the presidential election. Evans is not the only January 6 veteran using the assault on the Capitol as an argument for election.
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Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress
The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.Under the bill, ByteDance would have to sell the app within a year or be excluded from Apple and Google's app stores in the United States.
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Large crowds march against Argentina public university cuts
Hundreds of thousands of Argentines took to the streets on Tuesday, protest organizers said, to voice outrage at cuts to higher public education under budget-slashing new President Javier Milei.Thousands of public servants have lost their jobs, and Milei has faced numerous anti-austerity protests.
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Five-star Arsenal thrash Chelsea to open up Premier League lead
Kai Havertz and Ben White scored twice as Arsenal thrashed Chelsea 5-0 on Tuesday to surge ahead in the Premier League title race and ramp up the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City.Leandro Trossard was also on target for the Gunners, who move three points clear of Liverpool and four of Manchester City.
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US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid, potential TikTok ban
The US Senate was marching toward a late Tuesday vote to green-light major military aid for Ukraine, a much-awaited package that includes assistance for Israel and Taiwan and sets the stage to ban social media app TikTok.The final package outlines a whopping $95 billion in total military assistance to US allies, including money for Israel and Taiwan alongside the $61 billion earmarked for Ukraine.
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Ukraine pushes military-aged men to return home
Ukraine on Tuesday suspended consular services for men of fighting age living abroad, after announcing measures to bring them home amid manpower shortages in the army fighting Russia.He said he ordered "fair" measures concerning "men of conscription age in Ukraine and abroad".
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