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Appeals Court to Consider on Tuesday if Trump Can Control National Guard in L.A.

A three-judge panel will determine whether National Guard troops can remain under President Trump’s command in Los Angeles as protests against immigration raids continue.

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A three-judge panel will consider whether the Trump administration can continue directing National Guard troops in California.

North Korea’s Pandemic ‘Miracle’ Was a Deadly Lie, Report Says

Officials drastically understated outbreaks and deaths, depriving citizens of help, two U.S. research groups report, citing interviews with people inside North Korea.

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A photograph released by North Korean state media showed a worker disinfecting a vehicle while a civilian had his temperature checked as a precaution against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea, in 2020.

Syria Is Notably Silent as Other Arab States Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.

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President Ahmed al-Shara of Syria, center, has made it clear that Iran’s proxies are no longer welcome in Syria.

Trump Official Eyes Power of Rescission to Override Congress on Spending

The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash over the power of the purse.

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Russell T. Vought, the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, told lawmakers on Capitol Hill this month that there were “all manner of provisions” that could help the president cut spending, even without the help of Congress.

Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

The Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger, is raising far more cash than her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, in a state where federal work force cuts are being acutely felt.

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Former Representative Abigail Spanberger, left, a Democrat, is facing off against Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican, for governor of Virginia.

A First Descent as the Klamath River Runs Free for the First Time in 100 Years

With dams removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth is on a journey to descend the full length, through Oregon and California.

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A year after four major dams were removed from the Klamath River, a group of Indigenous youth began a 310-mile kayak trip to celebrate the restoration of a river considered the lifeblood of area tribes.

U.K. to Collect Ethnicity Data on All Suspects in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

A review of Britain’s so-called grooming gangs scandal had recommended the move, saying that an information “vacuum” had allowed people to “sow and spread hatred.”

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, shown in a photo released by the British Parliament, said on Monday that the government would carry out the recommendations of a review of a scandal involving the sexual exploitation of young girls by groups of men.
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