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WATCH LIVE: Garland testifies on budget in Senate hearing

Attorney General Merrick Garland will testify on the proposed Department of Justice budget on Tuesday in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.

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2 dead, several injured after stabbing at Muslim center in Portugal

A man wielding a large knife killed two women and injured several other people at an Ismaili Muslim center in Lisbon, and Portuguese authorities said they were investigating Tuesday’s stabbing attack as a possible terror act.

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39 dead in fire at Mexico immigration detention center

Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.

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Ehud Olmert, former Israel PM, on Netanyahu’s overhaul delay and coalition – NPR

Ehud Olmert, former Israel PM, on Netanyahu’s overhaul delay and coalition  NPR How crisis engulfed Israel  Yahoo News Protests in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fires defense minister  CBS Mornings Opinion | Netanyahu should keep his promise to pursue dialogue on judicial

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WATCH LIVE: Biden highlights infrastructure in North Carolina ahead of budget battle with GOP

President Joe Biden will visit an expanding semiconductor manufacturer on Tuesday as he launches an extended effort to spotlight the impact legislation passed earlier in his administration is having on the U.S. economy.

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As McCarthy laments ‘no progress,’ here’s where U.S. debt ceiling talks stand – CNBC

As McCarthy laments ‘no progress,’ here’s where U.S. debt ceiling talks stand  CNBC McCarthy sends letter to Biden urging more robust negotiations on the debt ceiling  CNN The Hill’s Morning Report — Finger pointing threatens debt limit deal  The Hill McCarthy cites work

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Blaze kills at least 39 people at migrant detention center near Mexico-US border – CNN

Blaze kills at least 39 people at migrant detention center near Mexico-US border  CNN Fire At Migrant Facility In Mexico Leaves At Least 39 Dead | Mexico Fire Latest Updates | News18  CNN-News18 Fire at Mexico migrant facility near US border leaves

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WATCH LIVE: House Oversight hearing on closures of schools during COVID-19 pandemic

“The decision to close schools, in response to COVID-19, proved harmful for students’ academic, mental, physical, and social success,” Select Subcommittee Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) said.

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For the First Time, More U.S. Electricity Came From Renewables Than Coal in 2022

Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and

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