Over the weekend, both Florence’s mayor and the museum director voiced incredulity over the ruckus.
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Judge rules Pence must testify before Jan. 6 grand jury, sources say
The former vice president would not have to answer questions about his own actions on Jan. 6, 2021, when a violent mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the building.
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Bank rules under review in wake of SVB failure, Fed official tells senators
The Federal Reserve is considering whether stronger bank rules are needed to prevent a similar bank failure in the future.
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Nashville shooter fired indiscriminately at victims, police say
Nashville police release video from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school where 3 children and 3 adults were killed in a mass shooting.
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Hundreds of fencers protest against letting Russians compete
Fencers are the latest group to show support for Ukrainian athletes, who are almost universally opposed to the IOC’s push for letting Russians return.
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Mark Hamill carries ‘Star Wars’ voice to Ukraine
Hollywood science-fiction fantasy has intruded into the grim daily realities of war in Ukraine after Hamill, Luke Skywalker of ‘Star Wars,’ lent his voice to a downloadable app linked to Ukraine’s air defense system.
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40 killed in fire at immigration detention center in Mexico
Tensions between authorities and migrants had apparently been running high in recent weeks in Ciudad Juarez, where shelters are full of people waiting to cross into the U.S. or for the asylum process to play out.
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After protest pause, Israelis regroup for next round in judiciary battle
Despite the pause declared by Benjamin Netanyahu, both sides expect the battle over the future of Israel’s judiciary to reignite soon.
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France braces for violence in new wave of pension protests
Concerns that violence could mar the demonstrations prompted an unprecedented deployment of 13,000 officers, nearly half of them concentrated in the French capital.
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No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-size world, study says
The Trappist solar system – a rarity with 7 planets about the size of our own – has enticed astronomers ever since they spotted it just 40 light-years away.