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Prosecutor Rejects Republicans’ Demand He Hand Over Documents in Trump Investigation

The New York City prosecutor on Thursday rejected a demand by congressional Republican lawmakers that he hand over documents linked to his investigation of former President Donald Trump's $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election to buy her silence about an affair she claims to have had with Trump. The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg assailed the request earlier this week by three committee chairmen in the House of Representatives as "an unlawful incursion into New York's sovereignty." The three lawmakers — Jim Jordan, James Comer and Bryan Steil — had called Bragg's investigation of Trump an "unprecedented
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Austin Draws Parallels Between D-Day, War in Ukraine on WWII Allied Invasion Anniversary...
Austin Draws Parallels Between D-Day, War in Ukraine on WWII Allied Invasion Anniversary...
07/06/2023
The New York City prosecutor on Thursday rejected a demand by congressional Republican lawmakers that he hand over documents linked to his investigation of former President Donald Trump's $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election to buy her silence about an affair she claims to have had with Trump. The office [Read more]
At UN, Belarus Shut Out in Bid for Security Council Seat ...
At UN, Belarus Shut Out in Bid for Security Council Seat ...
07/06/2023
The U.N. General Assembly approved five new members for two-year terms on the organization's powerful 15-nation Security Council on Tuesday, rejecting a bid from Belarus. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea will start their terms on January 1, 2024. The annual exercise held little excitement this year, as all but o [Read more]
US Lawmakers: COVID TRIPS Waiver Could Harm Competitiveness with China ...
US Lawmakers: COVID TRIPS Waiver Could Harm Competitiveness with China ...
07/06/2023
U.S. lawmakers warned Tuesday that an extension of a COVID-era patent waiver could jeopardize U.S. innovation and favor China in the global race for strategic competition.  The World Trade Organization waived global patent protections established under the 1995 TRIPS Act for the COVID-19 vaccine last June and is currently considering a [Read more]
US Lawmakers: COVID TRIPS Waiver Could Harm Competitiveness with China ...
US Lawmakers: COVID TRIPS Waiver Could Harm Competitiveness with China ...
07/06/2023
U.S. lawmakers warned Tuesday that an extension of a COVID-era patent waiver could jeopardize U.S. innovation and favor China in the global race for strategic competition.  The World Trade Organization waived global patent protections established under the 1995 TRIPS Act for the COVID-19 vaccine last June and is currently considering a [Read more]
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Death in the Amazon: Dangers of Environmental Reporting  ...
Death in the Amazon: Dangers of Environmental Reporting  ...
06/06/2023
The latest threat to the life of Txai Surui is still fresh in her mind. Protesting deforestation in the Amazon with other Indigenous people last week, she found herself held at gunpoint. "They got out guns and ambushed two days ago," Surui said. The Indigenous campaigner recalled the confrontation with gunmen in a telephone interview [Read more]
Tour de France Anti-COVID Protocol to Keep Riders in Hotels...
Tour de France Anti-COVID Protocol to Keep Riders in Hotels...
06/06/2023
Tour de France organizers have set up an anti-COVID protocol for this year's race, with riders and team staff banned from signing autographs and eating out of their hotels, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters Saturday.  Riders and staff members were allowed out of their hotels last year. Access to the paddock at t [Read more]
Pill Halves Risk of Death in Type of Lung Cancer ...
Pill Halves Risk of Death in Type of Lung Cancer ...
06/06/2023
A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on Sunday. The results were unveiled in Chicago at the largest annual conference of cancer specialists, hosted by the American Society for Clinical Oncology [Read more]
Is It Real or Made by AI? Europe Wants a Label as It Fights Disinformation ...
Is It Real or Made by AI? Europe Wants a Label as It Fights Disinformation ...
06/06/2023
The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability of a new generation of AI chatbots to create co [Read more]
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Here's What's In, What's Out of the Debt Limit Bill to Avert US Default ...
Here's What's In, What's Out of the Debt Limit Bill to Avert US Default ...
06/06/2023
President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have been working the phones in an intense push to sell Congress on the 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The Democratic president and Republican speaker have to win their respective part [Read more]
Former New Jersey Governor Christie Expected to Join Republican Presidential Race...
Former New Jersey Governor Christie Expected to Join Republican Presidential Race...
06/06/2023
Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to launch a Republican presidential campaign next week in New Hampshire. Christie, who also ran in 2016, is planning to make the announcement at a town hall Tuesday evening at Saint Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics, according to a person familiar with his thinking [Read more]
US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal ...
US Senate Approves Debt Ceiling Deal ...
06/06/2023
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday night 63-36 in support of a measure that will allow the United States to continue to pay its bills. The U.S. had been on track to run out of cash in four days. The bipartisan legislation now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. "Tonight, senators from both parties voted to protect the hard-earned [Read more]
Biden Delivers Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
Biden Delivers Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
06/06/2023
President Joe Biden delivered remarks Friday evening on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, bipartisan legislation achieved following weeks of tough negotiations that suspends the government's debt limit and avoids a potentially disastrous default. For the first time Biden spoke from the Oval Office, signifying the occasion's importance. White [Read more]
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Musk Says China Detailed Plans to Regulate AI ...
Musk Says China Detailed Plans to Regulate AI ...
07/06/2023
Top Chinese officials told Elon Musk about plans to launch new regulations on artificial intelligence on his recent trip to the Asian giant, the tech billionaire said Monday, in his first comments on the two-day visit. The Twitter owner and Tesla CEO — one of the world's richest men — held meetings with senior officials in Beijing a [Read more]
Could Artificial Intelligence Help Stop Trade in Goods Made From Child, Forced Labor?...
Could Artificial Intelligence Help Stop Trade in Goods Made From Child, Forced Labor?...
07/06/2023
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is looking at how artificial intelligence can be used to help identify goods made with child or forced labor and prevent those goods from entering the country. VOA's Julie Taboh has more. VOA footage by Adam Greenbaum. [Read more]
Japan, Australia, US to Fund Undersea Cable Connection in Micronesia to Counter China's Influence...
Japan, Australia, US to Fund Undersea Cable Connection in Micronesia to Counter China's Influence...
07/06/2023
Japan announced Tuesday that it joined the United States and Australia in signing a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its influence. The approximately 2,250-kilometer (1,400-mile) undersea cable will con [Read more]
Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers...
Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers...
07/06/2023
There are renewed concerns North Korea's army of hackers is targeting financial institutions to prop up the regime in Pyongyang and possibly fund its weapons programs. A report published Tuesday by the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future finds North Korean aligned actors have been spoofing well-known financial firms in Japan, Vietnam and [Read more]
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Biden Highlights Compromise in Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
Biden Highlights Compromise in Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
06/06/2023
Following weeks of tough negotiations, President Joe Biden highlighted his ability to achieve bipartisan compromise with Republicans, a theme he is set to revisit in his 2024 reelection campaign, in remarks Friday evening on the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The measure suspends the U.S. government's debt limit through early [Read more]
Biden Delivers Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
Biden Delivers Oval Office Remarks on US Avoiding Default ...
06/06/2023
President Joe Biden delivered remarks Friday evening on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, bipartisan legislation achieved following weeks of tough negotiations that suspends the government's debt limit and avoids a potentially disastrous default. For the first time Biden spoke from the Oval Office, signifying the occasion's importance. White [Read more]
Strong US Jobs Report Cheers Biden, Raises Questions for Fed ...
Strong US Jobs Report Cheers Biden, Raises Questions for Fed ...
06/06/2023
The labor market in the United States continued to defy expectations in May, adding 339,000 new jobs. The figure was far above what economists had expected and signals that ongoing efforts to cool the economy and lower inflation are having, at best, only mixed success. The increase in jobs came along with steadily rising wages. The figu [Read more]
What's Behind the Decline in Limousine Demand?  ...
What's Behind the Decline in Limousine Demand?  ...
06/06/2023
Stretch limousines — once a symbol of the rich and famous — are now rarely seen on the roads and at red carpet events. Karina Bafradzhian investigates why demand for limousines has declined. [Read more]
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