The scenes of violence were likely to add to the sense of grief and outrage across the Arab world that has followed the death of Abu Akleh, who witnesses say was killed by Israeli troops Wednesday during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
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Moon goes blood red this weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’
The total lunar eclipse unfolds Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and orange hues of Earth’s sunsets and sunrises.
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Tax cut for California pot industry: Too little, too late?
The industry has been burdened by hefty taxes that can approach 50% in some areas, costly regulation and competition from a flourishing illegal marketplace.
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Biden administration to release $45 billion for nationwide internet
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is overseeing the distribution and said that universal access to broadband internet would be akin to the electrification of rural America during the 1930s.
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Stocks rally, but still mark their 6th straight losing week
Markets have been slumping since late March as traders worry that the Federal Reserve may not succeed in its delicate mission of slowing the economy enough to rein in the highest inflation in 4 decades without causing a recession.
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Russian pipeline sanctions raise fears of gas interruption
European gas prices have risen after Russian state-owned exporter Gazprom said it would no longer send supplies to Europe via a pipeline in Poland, citing new sanctions that Moscow imposed on European energy companies.
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Queen attends horse show in first public appearance in weeks
The British monarch, 96, has curtailed her schedule in recent months as she recovered from COVID-19 and coped with unspecified difficulties in moving around.
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Arizona carries out its first execution since 2014
Clarence Dixon, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin.
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Reports: Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic cardinal, others
Scores of pro-democracy activists have been arrested under a sweeping National Security Law imposed on the city by Beijing in 2020 following demonstrations the year before.
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U.S. casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3 billion
The casinos collectively also had their best first quarter ever, falling just short of the $14.35 billion they won from gamblers in the fourth quarter of last year.