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Biden Administration Limits Power Of ICE To Arrest Immigrants In Courthouses

The decision rolls back a Trump administration practice of seizing people who were in courthouses for reasons unrelated to their immigration status. (Image credit: Tommy Gilligan/AP)

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French-Jewish judge resigns to protest high court ruling in Sarah Halimi affair

‘I decided to resign over the ruling, which at first I couldn’t believe,’ saysJack Broda of the Tribunal of Commerce of Nancy, in eastern France

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Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton – CNBC

Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton  CNBC Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners  The New York Times America’s Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite

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No designated survivor for Biden’s first joint address to Congress – POLITICO

No designated survivor for Biden’s first joint address to Congress  POLITICO Why there won’t be a designated survivor at Biden’s 1st speech to Congress  Yahoo News Washington Post ripped for ending Biden fact-checking database for rest of his term  Fox News What Biden

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New video shows deputies arriving at Andrew Brown’s home before fatal shooting – NBC News

New video shows deputies arriving at Andrew Brown’s home before fatal shooting  NBC News Andrew Brown Jr. family autopsy shows he was shot 5 times, once in back of head  Yahoo News North Carolina Gov. calls for special prosecutor in Andrew Brown

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Iran says nuclear deal talks to ‘speed up’

Negotiators say major differences still remain in indirect talks between Washington and Tehran; US dispatching special envoy for Iran to Vienna

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Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton – CNBC

Biden capital gains tax plan would raise $113 billion if ‘step up in basis’ is killed, says Wharton  CNBC Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners  The New York Times America’s Ultra-Rich Fear Biden Will Close Their Favorite

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LGBTQ students sue Yeshiva University for discrimination

Students and alumni claim Modern Orthodox institution violated New York City’s human rights law when it refused to recognize an LGBTQ student club

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Arizona governor signs abortion ban for genetic issues

The measure he approved Tuesday has a host of other provisions championed by anti-abortion groups, including a requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated and conferring civil rights on a fetus.

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Wildlife preservationist Rory Young and two reporters killed in Burkina Faso

The two journalists were working with the wildlife campaigner on a documentary about poachers in a national park bordering Benin when they were attacked by gunmen.

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