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Israel defiant after U.S. warns it will halt arms shipments over Rafah

Israel is ready to “stand alone” in the fight against its enemies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday, after Biden threatened to cut off weapons.

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Biden’s weapons threat draws immediate GOP blowback

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Two political operatives struck plea deals in Henry Cuellar bribe case

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Deputy fatally shot Black airman seconds after opening door, video shows

A body-worn camera video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy firing at Senior Airman Roger Fortson six times.

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Apple apologizes for iPad ad after blowback

The ad showed a massive hydraulic press destroying a mountain of art supplies and instruments. Then the press pulled up to reveal a tiny iPad. It was meant to show how much the iPad can do. Creatives saw it differently.

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Bookies at the baccarat table: A new scandal grips Las Vegas

The case involving Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is shedding light on a sprawling money-laundering probe — and rattling the Strip in the process.

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