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NY Times

Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key Constituencies With Targeted Policies

The president’s campaign has featured initiatives aimed at young people, union workers and environmentalists, but it is not clear that they will be sufficient to rekindle support in those groups.

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NY Times

Biden Seeking to Appeal to Key Constituencies With Targeted Policies

NY Times

Chinese Exports Are Threatening Biden’s Industrial Agenda

The president is increasingly hitting back with tariffs and other measures meant to restrict imports, raising tensions with Beijing.

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NY Times

Chinese Exports Are Threatening Biden’s Industrial Agenda

NY Times

A Biden Victory in November Turns On This State

Biden needs to find a narrative for his candidacy, then work like hell to push it out. But it’s hard to argue people out of their feelings.

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NY Times

A Biden Victory in November Turns On This State

NBC

Biden imposes new sanctions on Iran after drone and missile attack on Israel

The Biden administration announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its missile and drone program after its attack on Israel last weekend.

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NBC

Biden imposes new sanctions on Iran after drone and missile attack on Israel

npr

The Kennedys endorse Biden, not their family member RFK Jr.

The Kennedys have been critical of Robert F. Kennedy's third-party run, which has the potential to draw votes away from President Biden — who the family endorsed Thursday.

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The Kennedys endorse Biden, not their family member RFK Jr.

NY Times

Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened.

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Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

NY Times

Iran and the Uneasy Arab-Israeli Alliance

Many Arab leaders see Iran as a bigger problem than Israel, even if they don’t say so publicly.

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Iran and the Uneasy Arab-Israeli Alliance

NY Times

Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar’s Daughter, Suspended for Protesting at Columbia

Isra Hirsi, the Democratic congresswoman’s daughter, was part of a tent encampment, organized to protest the war in Gaza, that has escalated tensions on campus.

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Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar’s Daughter, Suspended for Protesting at Columbia

NBC

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter says she was suspended over pro-Gaza demonstration

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter said she was suspended Thursday by Barnard College after refusing to leave an encampment set up on campus in support of Gaza.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter says she was suspended over pro-Gaza demonstration

NY Times

Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know

Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.

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Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know

ABC

WATCH: Cat rescued from Dubai flooding after clinging to car door

A cat clinging to a car door was rescued by police in Dubai after two years' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours.

1 day ago

WATCH: Cat rescued from Dubai flooding after clinging to car door

ABC

WATCH: Dubai hit with severe flooding

Dubai was hit with severe flooding on Tuesday after two years' worth of rain fell in just 24 hours, records show.

1 day ago

WATCH: Dubai hit with severe flooding

NY Times

Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Senate Ahead of Friday Expiration

Republicans and Democrats voted to advance a measure to extend a warrantless surveillance law, but skeptics in both parties were still pushing to make substantial changes before a final vote.

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Surveillance Bill Clears Key Hurdle in Senate Ahead of Friday Expiration

NBC

DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: Evil Walked Through the Door

The separate murders of two women in Toronto ignite an investigation that spans four decades, taking detectives from the big city to a remote, northern town. Josh Mankiewicz reports Friday, April 19 at 9/8c on NBC.

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DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: Evil Walked Through the Door

npr

'Sesame Street' writers authorize a strike if they don't reach a contract by Friday

Writers for the children's program want better residuals and annual raises, and for auxiliary works, such as social media segments, to be covered by union benefits. Their contract expires Friday.

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'Sesame Street' writers authorize a strike if they don't reach a contract by Friday