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U.S. President Joe Biden is set to give a commencement address this Sunday at Morehouse, a historically Black college in Atlanta that counts Dr. Martin Luther King among its graduates. But the president’s coming speech has sparked consternation from the graduating class. Some students see Biden using Morehouse as a political tool for Black votes in an election year, and others are considering ways to protest his Middle East policies without overshadowing the celebration for their families. NPR has more.

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Hamas says it has accepted the cease-fire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar, but Israel has not yet commented on the announcement.

Al Jazeera has a live blog with the latest developments: https://flip.it/3C5CY4

#Israel #Hamas #Gaza #Palestine #Ceasefire #News

Chinese President Xi Jinping kicked off a three-country visit to Europe on Sunday as much of the continent is divided over Beijing’s growing power and its intensified rivalry with the U.S. Xi’s first stop is in France, followed by Hungary and Serbia. AP reports: https://flip.it/OQ3xT0
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Columbia University president says negotiations with pro-Palestinian protesters have stalled, school will not divest from Israel.

NBC News reports: "Columbia was the first elite institution [in the U.S.] struck by protests in support of the Palestinian cause, with students demanding that the school divest from investments in weapons manufacturing and that support Israel amid the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, in which more than 34,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip. Protests spread quickly last week on campuses from coast to coast, resulting in mass arrests and crackdowns."

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World Central Kitchen says it has 276 trucks with eight million meals ready and will resume distributing food in Gaza nearly a month after seven workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike. "Ultimately, we decided we must keep feeding," the charity said on Sunday. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/moViEt
#News #WorldNews #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Palestine

President Joe Biden is marking Earth Day by launching a website for applications for his Climate Corps jobs and training program, a plan that has attracted a lot of interest from young Americans.

NPR reports: "Eventually, the corps will employ more than 20,000 young people."

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#EarthDay #Biden #ClimateChange #USPolitics #Climate #News

Biden to Netanyahu: “You got a win. Take the win.” U.S. won’t support Israeli counterattack against Iran, White House official says. Read more from Axios:
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Israel says it is closing its airspace as it braces for an Iranian drone attack that may take hours to reach its targets. AP reports: https://flip.it/bK1nWN
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A U.S. doctor who performs abortions became the first Democratic candidate in Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District on Thursday, entering the race for the seat opened up by the surprise retirement of Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher.

CBS News reports: https://flip.it/nxAK_d

#Abortion #USPolitics #Politics #AbortionRights

Donald Trump has, for years, used Christian imagery as a powerful rhetorical tool.

@axios built this collection of stories on Trump's $59.99 bibles, why evangelicals support him and more.

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#Trump #Religion #Evangelical #USPolitics #Politics #ChristianNationalism

"A federal judge has dismissed X owner Elon Musk's lawsuit against a research group that documented an uptick in hate speech on the social media site, saying the organization's reports on the platform formerly known as Twitter were protected by the First Amendment."

NPR reports: "One of the group's findings, published in June, detailed how 'racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic or conspiracy content' from paid users went unmoderated on the site."

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Nearly half of the close to 300 children abducted from their school in Nigeria on March 7 have been released. AP reports: https://flip.it/4mn-Vf
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A former Boeing employee who had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company has been found dead in South Carolina, authorities said.

CBS News reports the man "had uncovered serious problems with oxygen systems on the" Dreamliner model.

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U.S. President Joe Biden says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “hurting Israel more than helping Israel” in its war against Hamas. The mounting death toll in Gaza is “contrary to what Israel stands for,” Biden added. “And I think it’s a big mistake.” AP reports:
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Big U.S. politics news from Arizona: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek re-election, avoiding a 3-way race.

@axios reports: https://flip.it/y9HH9n

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"The Biden administration is trying to salvage cease-fire negotiations after dozens of Palestinians were reportedly killed by Israeli forces while waiting in line for humanitarian aid in Gaza, according to multiple U.S. officials."

@nbcnews reports: https://flip.it/r54.A5

#Israel #Hamas #Ceasefire #Gaza #Palestine #IsraelHamasWar #News

Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims have voted to liquidate right wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ assets from his talk show. Jones owes the families nearly $1.5 billion after losing a 2022 defamation lawsuit for repeatedly saying the shooting was fake. Read more from Bloomberg.

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#AlexJones #SandyHook #Conspiracy