Author: Newslooks Team
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Former Fla. State football player arrested for murder
Travis Rudolph, a former football player for Florida State, was arrested for shooting and killing one man and injuring another. The shootings took place after a scuffle with his girlfriend, when the men appeared to intervene on her behalf by intervening. The Associated Press has the story: Former Florida State football player Travis Rudolph arrested…
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Biden begins gun control measures, more coming
President Joe Biden announced six executive actions on gun control Thursday, including making it more difficult to own “ghost guns” and pistol-stabilizing braces. He’s expected to follow up with more measures, possibly some of the more drastic proposals he campaigned on such as enacting universal background check legislation and banning online sales of firearms and…
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How Mexico border crossings look today
The Biden administration is becoming more lenient on how the U.S. addresses immigrants illegally crossing the border from Mexico. But more are coming into the country now that Biden is president. How is this working out? The Associated Press has an analysis: Immigration crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border? AP- Nearly 19,000 children traveling alone were stopped at…
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Biden administration resumes UN funding of Palestinians
As expected, the Biden administration resumes international funding in contentious areas that former President Trump had cut. On Wednesday, the administration announced it was resuming aid to the Palestinians, including to the UN agency that deals with them. The Associated Press has the story: State department resumes funding to Palestinians cut in Trump era WASHINGTON…
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Holocaust survivors enlighten using social media
The rise in anti-Semitism during the pandemic has prompted Holocaust survivors to turn to social media to educate people about how hate can turn to murder. The campaign uses the #ItStartedWithWords hashtag. The Associated Press has the story: #ItStartedWithWords educational campaign started by Holocaust survivors due to rise in online anti-Semitism during pandemic BERLIN (AP)…
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New details from attempts to release Syrian hostage
New details are emerging about failed U.S. efforts under the Trump administration to negotiate the release of journalist Austin Tice, who has been held captive by the Syrian government since 2012. The Biden administration seems to be taking a similar approach toward Syria and its human rights abuses. The Associated Press has the story: Insiders…
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Russia calls U.S. policy toward it ‘dumb’
Tensions between the U.S. and Russia continue to escalate since President Joe Biden took office. Now Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called U.S. policy toward Russia “deadlocked and even dumb.” The Associated Press has the story: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attacks U.S. policy toward Russia, says it’s bound to fail MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top…
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U.S. and Iraq set no timetable for withdrawing troops
Talks between the U.S. and Iraq have resulted in changing the mission of U.S. forces in Iraq to training and advisory roles. This will allow the U.S. to withdraw combat troops. However, no steps have been taken to start that process. The Associated Press has the story: U.S. and Iraq agree to withdrawing U.S. combat…
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BATF nominee is gun control advocate
After a series of mass shootings in recent weeks, President Joe Biden announced that his nominee for director of the BATF will be gun control advocate David Chipman. Chipman works at the gun control group Giffords’ Courage. The Associated Press has the story: Senior policy advisor for gun control group nominated to head the Bureau…