WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, spoke from the chamber on Wednesday about the rise of antisemitism in the United States since the attack by Hamas militants on Israel and that nation’s airstrikes on Gaza. Schumer, speaking to a mostly empty chamber, an unlikely
TEL AVIV, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived on Thursday in Tel Aviv where he was expected to meet with Israeli leaders to discuss extending Israel’s temporary truce with Hamas militants and boosting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Blinken, making his third trip to
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement between Wayne County Schools and West
Republicans on a U.S. House panel argued Wednesday against aggressive moves to meet carbon reduction goals, saying U.S. fossil fuel companies are working to make their products cleaner. Democrats on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Minerals countered that to achieve further reductions,
Story Links COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Women’s Basketball will compete in the inaugural SEC/ACC Challenge at 4 p.m. CT Thursday against Virginia (4-2, 0-0 ACC). The road contest will air on the ACC Network. The Tigers look to add to the win column after splitting a pair of
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WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The United States is urging Israel to narrow the zone of combat and clarify where Palestinian civilians can seek safety during any Israeli operation in southern Gaza, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, to prevent a repeat of the massive death toll from Israel’s northern Gaza
Law Firms Baker & McKenzie LLP Follow Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Follow Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Follow Show more law firms Nov 29 (Reuters) – More U.S. law firm associates learned on Wednesday that their paychecks will soon be fatter, after Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s announcement of
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said it will never negotiate its sovereignty with the United States, criticising Washington as “double-faced” for offering talks while ramping up military activities in the region, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim
SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) – North Korea said it will never negotiate its sovereignty with the United States, criticising Washington as “double-faced” for offering talks while ramping up military activities in the region, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last Omer Neutra’s parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend. But they checked the news anyway before getting ready for bed in New York, their nightly routine as parents of a soldier in the Israeli military tasked with protecting
CNN — US and coalition forces at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria were targeted by a single rocket attack on Wednesday, a US official said. The rocket did not hit the base, the official said. There were no injuries or infrastructure damage reported. Wednesday’s attack is the first since
PLAINS, Georgia, Nov 29 (Reuters) – A private funeral was held on Wednesday for Rosalynn Carter at a church in her hometown of Plains, Georgia, marking the end of three days of tributes celebrating the life and humanitarian work of the former U.S. first lady, who died at the age
Law Firms Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Follow Nov 28 (Reuters) – With the holidays upon us, I’m reminded of certain etiquette lessons from my grandmother. Always write thank-you notes. When asked for the salt shaker, pass the pepper, too. And if you decide not to indict someone,
“We realized that we had a winning strategy and that abortion was still very important issue to voters,” said Heather Williams, the DLCC’s interim president. Still, one issue legislative candidates didn’t have to litigate in 2022 and 2023 was President Joe Biden’s deep unpopularity. Next year, though, he’ll be on
