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Experts fear greenlight on Ukraine’s use of long-range US missiles not enough

WASHINGTON — President Biden has authorized Ukraine to use powerful long-range ballistic missiles to strike deeper inside Russia — but experts fear it may be too little, too late. The move, announced Sunday, lifts a restriction on firing the American-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), which have nearly double the striking distance of most of the missiles in Ukraine’s possession. …

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Two women tell House Ethics panel Matt Gaetz paid them for sex — and one saw him with a minor: lawyer

An attorney representing two women who testified before the House Committee on Ethics about Attorney General-designate Matt Gaetz said Monday that both his clients stated under oath that the former Republican congressman paid them for sex — and one saw him in flagrante delicto with a 17-year-old. Orlando-based attorney Joel Leppard told ABC News that the ethics committee cross-checked his …

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‘He’s behind the palm tree!’

RIO DE JANEIRO — President Biden missed a group photo of world leaders at the G20 summit on Monday — as a perplexed pool reporter could be heard telling colleagues that the commander in chief was “behind the palm tree!” Biden, 81, skipped the family picture after buzz ahead of time that he would do so to avoid being seen …

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Hochul’s congestion pricing revival approved by MTA – clearing the way for $15 tolls by 2031

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing revival got the MTA’s green light Monday — clearing the way for Manhattan drivers to be hit with $15 tolls by 2031. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board OK’d the governor’s phased-in congestion pricing plan in a 12-1 vote. Congestion pricing’s return is “huge for the MTA,” said Janno Lieber, the agency’s chair. He argued that motorists, transit …

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Biden and Blinken threatened to leave Israel ‘alone,’ deny weapons over Rafah offensive, Netanyahu claims

President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken both threatened to leave Israel “alone” and deny the Jewish state’s military critical weapons ahead of a planned offensive in southern Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Monday. During a secretive meeting with an Israeli parliamentary committee, Netanyahu disclosed that Biden, 81, began warning him in April against the assault …

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Treasury contenders Howard Lutnick, Scott Bessent in ‘knife fight’

Two top contenders to serve as Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary are engaged in what is being reported as a “knife fight” — and the president-elect is apparently widening his list of choices after he is said to have soured on one of them, according to reports. Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Wall Street giant Cantor Fitzgerald, is said to …

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Trump confirms plans to use military force to deport migrants after declaring national emergency

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday he would declare a “national emergency” to deport illegal migrants using military force once he steps back into office. Trump made the statement on Truth Social, responding “TRUE!!!” in response to a post from Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton saying there are reports he would do so. “GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump administration prepared to declare …

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