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Sen. Bernie Sanders says GOP rhetoric about Abdul El-Sayed “should appall every decent American”

Washington — Sen. Bernie Sanders decried some of the rhetoric from Republicans in the Michigan Senate race, as the GOP has leaned in heavily on attacks on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s ethnicity and religion.  “That level of racism, overt absolute racism, is frankly disgusting and should appall every decent American,” Sanders said on “Face the…

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Botched executions came after multiple changes to Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol

Christa Pike’s failed execution in September has raised fresh questions about Tennessee’s lethal injection execution protocol, which is in its fourth iteration in the past two decades.  Pike’s was the second botched execution by Tennessee this year. She had been sentenced to death for her role in the 1995 torture and murder of her 19-year-old…

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Ted Cruz calls Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist leprechaun,” as GOP closing message leans into attacks

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan — At a campaign event outside of Detroit, GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas attempted to tie Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood — a claim El-Sayed has repeatedly denied. “My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun,” Cruz said about El-Sayed.  Cruz later said that El-Sayed would…

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Trump says he recommended “powerful” Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother stay up

Washington — President Trump on Thursday praised the “very powerful ad” Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is running featuring the estranged mother of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The president criticized Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for calling for the ad to be taken down.  Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social that he suggested Ramaswamy…

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U.S. lauds Israel for arresting 10 over West Bank settler violence as more attacks on Palestinians reported

Tel Aviv — Israeli police announced on Monday the arrest of 10 people suspected to have taken part in recent violent attacks on Palestinians, an American photojournalist and European diplomats in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The arrests come amid an avalanche of criticism, including from some senior U.S. officials, directed at Israel over repeated violent attacks…

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U.S. ambassador to Israel calls for “arrest and prosecution” of Heidi Levine’s West Bank settler attackers

The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned a settler attack during the olive harvest in the West Bank in which an American journalist was beaten.  In a social media post on Saturday, Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine “vicious & cowardly,” citing that she is an American citizen and had…

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European diplomats say they were attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank; Israel urges caution before drawing conclusions

A police investigation is underway after European diplomats said they were assaulted by Israeli settlers while visiting the occupied West Bank on Saturday, authorities said. Meanwhile, the prime minister’s office urged caution before “drawing conclusions,” and the reports come  “amid concerns about a coordinated campaign to smear Israel.”  Israeli police said they launched the investigation…

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El-Sayed responds after Vance calls him a “weasel” as Michigan Senate race grows contentious

Marquette, Michigan –  After being called a “weasel” who should “shut his mouth” by Vice President JD Vance, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said he was something else instead.  “No, no, no. What you’re talking about is a f****** Wolverine. You could take your Buckeye and go shove it somewhere else,” El-Sayed, a Michigan…

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American journalist, Palestinians injured in clashes with masked Israeli settlers in West Bank

Several Palestinians and an American photojournalist working for the Washington Post were injured after a group of masked Israeli men clashed with Palestinians harvesting olives in the West Bank, according to videos, eye-witnesses and Palestinian authorities. Video of the incident obtained by CBS News showed a group of around 20 masked men clad in black…

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