Tag Archives: District of Columbia

Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister arriving in Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s wartime Cabinet following Hamas’ …

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Ex-sheriff’s deputy who attacked police during Capitol riot is sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who was employed as a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy when he assaulted police officers protecting the U.S. Capitol from a mob of Donald Trump supporters was sentenced on Thursday to nearly six years in prison. Ronald Colton McAbee wore a bulletproof vest with two patches — one that said “SHERIFF” and another bearing an insignia for …

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Washington visits Oklahoma City on 4-game road skid

Washington Wizards (9-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (38-17, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -14.5; over/under is 241.5 BOTTOM LINE: Washington hits the road against Oklahoma City looking to stop its four-game road skid. The Thunder are 22-6 on their home court. Oklahoma City is …

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Harris slams ‘politically motivated’ report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the president’s memory, calling it “politically motivated” and “gratuitous,” as the White House said the president would take steps to safeguard classified materials during presidential transitions. The report from Robert Hur, …

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