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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday dropped Jim Jordan as House Speaker nominee, putting them back at square one 17 days after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. CBC | World News
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U.S. journalist detained in Russia after visiting for family emergency
Russia has detained an editor at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting for a family emergency, the broadcaster said. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. pines for long-term Mideast peace pact. Step 1: Getting an ambassador to Israel
U.S. officials voiced their long-term objective for the Middle East: returning to peace talks aimed at Palestinian statehood after this war. But first, the country needs an ambassador to Israel. The post is vacant. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump ally loses first vote to be U.S. House Speaker
Combative right-wing Republican Jim Jordan fell short on Tuesday in a vote to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, but more votes were expected to follow that could wear down his opponents. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. President Biden will leave today for Israel and Jordan
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Read More »Republican Steve Scalise drops out of U.S. Speaker race, leaving House in deeper chaos
Representative Steve Scalise, whom Republicans nominated to be the next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, dropped out of the race on Thursday as the party failed to resolve its divisions, prolonging the leadership crisis in the chamber. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S., Israel reinforce ties, with further talk of ground offensive in Gaza
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Read More »Canada’s Spin Master toys buying U.S. rival Melissa & Doug for $950M
Spin Master Corp. announced a deal on Wednesday to buy U.S.-based toy company Melissa & Doug for $ 950 million US. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies at 98
U.S. civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr, has died at age 98. CBC | World News
Read More »‘We’ve kept the whole damn country running’: Pandemic deepens divide between haves and have-nots in U.S.
It’s becoming clear that poorer Americans will shoulder an unequal share of the suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic. They are less likely to get tested early, to have health coverage, to be allowed to work from home and to get paid leave. CBC | World News
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