Deborah Droll had just performed the evening Isha prayer when she felt the ceiling of her flat in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, collapse down on her.The Palestinian American teacher, 75, found herself crushed under the debris of her four-story building, which was hit by an Israeli air strike on March 13. Hours later, she…
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Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment cases
The US Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that will decide whether the Biden administration's communication with social media companies during the Covid-19 pandemic violated free speech.The legal question: Whether the US government unconstitutionally pressured social media platforms into censoring users’ speech — particularly when the government flagged posts to the platforms that…
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March 17, 2024 Israel-Hamas war
US Senator Ben Cardin speaks during a nomination hearing in Washington, DC, on October 18. Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesUS Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s warning that Israel risks becoming a “pariah” for its war in Gaza, and his call for new elections in the country, sent shockwaves from Washington to Jerusalem.President Joe Biden called it a "good…
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Today’s news in 10 minutes
CNN — March 18, 2024 Today on CNN 10, we give you the latest on the extreme weather conditions seen throughout the country, which included tornadoes ripping through the states of Indiana and Ohio. Next, we head to Thailand where that country is dealing with pollution and air quality problems. Then, we head to a…
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