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  Israel denying food to Gaza is 'weapon of war', UN Palestinian refugee agency head tells BBC

  BBC News - Jeremy Bowen

  How do you measure misery? For journalists the usual way is to see it, to feel it, to smell it. Beleaguered Palestinian colleagues in Gaza are doing that, still doing invaluable reporting at great risk to themselves. More than 200 have been killed doing their jobs. Israel does not allow international …

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  4 days ago

  Trump administration halts research to help babies with heart defects

  NBC News - By Tyler Kingkade

  James Antaki has worked for over 30 years on a device to help infants with holes in their hearts and other defects. Now it’s all at risk. For James Antaki, a biomedical engineering professor at Cornell University, the $6.7 million government grant meant babies would be saved. Awarded by the …

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  5 days ago

  Pentagon directs military to pull library books that address diversity, anti-racism, gender issues

  Associated Press - By LOLITA C. BALDOR

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on …

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  India Launches Military Strikes Against Pakistan

  The Wall Street Journal. - WSJ

  India said it conducted military strikes on nine sites in Pakistan in response to a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir. WSJ’s South Asia Correspondent Shan Li explains what’s at stake.

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  Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'

  NBC News - By Amanda Terkel and Lawrence Hurley

  Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he’s following lawyers’ advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming. President Donald Trump argued in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that fulfilling his ambitious campaign …

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  Trump administration dismisses nearly 400 scientists working on congressionally mandated national climate report

  CBS News - Tracy J. Wholf

  Nearly 400 scientists across the United States were informed Monday afternoon that their services were no longer needed to help write a major report …