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Heavy Fighting Breaks Out Around Another Gaza Hospital as Babies Evacuated to Egypt

Israel says Hamas uses civilians as human shields and operated a major command hub inside and beneath Shifa, while critics say Israel’s siege and relentless aerial bombardment amount to collective punishment of the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/0igjfmn via Click here

Biden aims for improved military relations with China when he meets with Xi

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to agree Wednesday to restore some militarytomilitary communications between their armed forces when they meet on the sidelines of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/PukyiwL via Click here

Kevin Hart will receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

Comedian Kevin Hart has been chosen to receive the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in American humor, capping a threedecade career that has seen him rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation's most successful performers. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/TOVYcCI via Click here

A veteran journalist who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

In a case with potentially farreaching press freedom implications, a federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/1xnTtE7 via Click here

Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating

Authorities on Thursday were trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices, an attack that appears to have targeted multiple states in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/KQFrn3Y via Click here

Emhoff visits New York's Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threats

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, met with students and administrators at Cornell University on Thursday to offer support to the school’s Jewish community after threats of violence amid Israel’s war against Hamas. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/fWgFEen via Click here

Democrats postpone a subpoena vote in the Supreme Court ethics probe after a blowup with Republicans

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee abruptly adjourned a meeting on Thursday without holding an expected vote on subpoenas for two conservatives who have helped arrange luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/Z8Xh7qp via Click here

House Republicans subpoena Hunter and James Biden as their impeachment inquiry ramps back up

House Republicans issued subpoenas Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden's family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by Democrats that is testing the reach of congressional oversight powers. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/Lk0YgxS via Click here

The White House is working on a strategy to combat Islamophobia. Many Muslim Americans are skeptical

President Joe Biden's administration is developing a national strategy to combat Islamophobia as the White House faces skepticism from many Muslim Americans for its staunch support of Israel's military assault on Hamas in Gaza. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/k2UTDOP via Click here

Biden nominates a top adviser on Asia to be the State Department's No. 2 diplomat

President Joe Biden is nominating a top adviser on Asia to serve as the State Department's secondranking diplomat, the White House said Wednesday, elevating one of the architects of the administration's efforts to develop a more Asiafocused foreign policy. from Top World News- News18.com https://ift.tt/MTrnfA4 via Click here