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Senators divided as Dems end arguments in trial
House prosecutors concluded two days of emotional arguments in Donald Trump's impeachment trial late Thursday.
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Auditor slams Minnesota Pollution Control Agency over Water Gremlin pollution
Weak oversight of Water Gremlin's air emissions ran decades.
Politics
Trump was sicker than acknowledged with COVID-19
His prognosis became so worrisome before he was taken to the hospital that officials believed he would need to be put on a ventilator, sources said.
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Democrats make impeachment case: 'We heard gunshots'
House Democrats made the case that Donald Trump loyalists invaded the Capitol on Jan. 6 because Trump had "invited them."
Politics
Rep. Ilhan Omar takes leadership post in House Foreign Affairs
The Minnesota Democrat will become vice chair of House panel that oversees Africa policy.
World
Israeli commander says Hamas has amassed vast arsenal
The Hamas militant group ruling Gaza has replenished its arsenal since a 2014 war with Israel and now has a vast collection of rockets, guided missiles and drones, a senior Israeli military commander said Thursday.
Politics
Epstein warden now running new prison despite ongoing probe
The warden who ran the beleaguered federal jail when disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself has been put in charge of another prison despite an ongoing federal investigation and in direct contradiction of a public pronouncement from the Bureau of Prisons that it would delay any move until the inquiry was finished.
World
A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent
A decade after demonstrators massed in Bahrain's capital to call for the downfall of their government in 2011, authorities continue to suppress all signs of dissent. Activists behind those turbulent days say the memory of the protests that threatened the Sunni monarchy's grip on power is all but extinguished.
World
Lebanese ex-army chief testifies in Beirut port blast probe
Lebanon's former army chief told the lead investigator of last year's massive Beirut port blast on Thursday that he had recommended, years before the explosion, that tons of seized ammonium nitrate stored there be sold privately or sent back to importers.
Nation
After gov blasts trans athletes, Senate GOP tepid on ban
A day after the governor said transgender athletes would "destroy women's sports," Tennessee's Senate GOP leaders on Thursday offered tepid support for legislation that would ban them from participating in girls' sports.
World
Serbia says it's ready for Russian vaccine production
Serbia is ready to domestically produce the Russian Sputnik V vaccine after successfully using it and a Chinese-developed shot in its inoculation campaign, officials said Thursday.
Politics
'You're upside down, Tom': Emmer's flipped head speaks before House panel
"I don't know how to fix that," the Minnesota Republican replied amid giggling during his virtual appearance. Later, he looked at the bright side: "I am not a cat."
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Graphic new video shows rioters looking for Pence
Prosecutors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial unveiled the security video for Senate jurors and the nation showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol.
World
Opposition calls on Haitians to 'rise up' as strife deepens
Hundreds of Haitians chanted "Down with kidnapping! Down with dictatorship!" as they marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, bolstering opposition leaders who stepped up their demands that President Jovenel Moïse resign.
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Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Business
Top Michigan Republican stands by Capitol 'hoax' comments
One of Michigan's highest-ranking Republicans on Wednesday stood by his false claims that it is a "hoax" to blame supporters of then-President Donald Trump for the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Nation
In Biden's early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border
The day after she gave birth in a Texas border hospital, Nailet and her newborn son were taken by federal agents to a holding facility that immigrants often refer to as the "icebox."
Local
Buffalo clinic shooting renews gun control push at Minnesota Capitol
Gun measures have not been a focus during a COVID-dominated legislative session.
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Senate hears Trump's impeachment opening arguments
House impeachment managers on Wednesday presented their case in former president Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
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