Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem
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Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the 15 months of war in Gaza, had six days to stop all operations in East Jerusalem. Israel’s ambassador to the…

Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders
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Trump’s D.E.I. Order Causes ‘Chaos’ Among Corporate Leaders

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 200 diversity officers, some from Fortune 500 companies and some from nonprofits, gathered last summer at N.Y.U. School of Law and on video to talk about the future of their diversity, equity and inclusion, or D.E.I., programs, which had become a…

Opinion | China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America’s Green Economy
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Opinion | China Will Be Thrilled if Trump Kills America’s Green Economy

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In its heyday in the mid-20th century, the steel mill in Weirton, W.Va., employed 13,000 people and offered workers a relatively stable blue-collar life. In 2003, Weirton Steel filed for bankruptcy. Shops downtown boarded up their windows, and young people moved away from…

Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage
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Thailand Starts Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Twelve years ago, the Thai couple headed to the marriage registrar’s office to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Valentine’s Day in Bangkok. Rungtiwa Thangkanopast wore a long white dress, and her partner, Phanlavee Chongtangsattam, a black tuxedo. Officials welcomed them….

How Trump Is Pushing at Limits of Presidential Power in Early Orders
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How Trump Is Pushing at Limits of Presidential Power in Early Orders

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After President Trump left the White House in 2021, critics of his norm-breaking use of executive power implored Congress to tighten legal limits on when presidents can unilaterally reshape American government with the stroke of a pen. But lawmakers largely did not act….

Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tall and elegant, she was an engaging, charismatic speaker. “She spoke to you, rather than at you,” the journalist and novelist Anna Quindlen said in an interview on Monday, “a kind of authenticity with a touch of Texas.” During her 12-year-term, Ms. Richards…

TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet
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TikTok, RedNote and the Crushed Promise of the Chinese Internet

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Chinese social media app RedNote is full of cute, heartwarming moments after about 500,000 American users fled to it last week to protest the looming U.S. government ban on TikTok. Calling themselves “TikTok refugees,” these users paid the “cat tax” to join…

TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users
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TikTok to ‘Go Dark’ on Sunday for Its 170 Million American Users

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines TikTok said late Friday that its service would “go dark” for its 170 million American users on Sunday in the face of a federal ban over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to the United States’ national security. The company said…