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FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Federal Building Performance Standard, Catalyzes American Innovation to Lower Energy Costs, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Cut Emissions – The White House

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces First-Ever Federal Building Performance Standard, Catalyzes American Innovation to Lower Energy Costs, Save Taxpayer Dollars, and Cut Emissions  The White House

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Why the Director of Netflix’s Farha Depicted the Murder of a Palestinian Family

A lot has happened since Jordanian director Darin Sallam’s debut feature film Farha had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year: Jordan selected the movie as its 2023 Oscars entry, it secured best youth film at

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Juul settles more than 5,000 lawsuits over its vaping products

Juul Labs has reached settlements covering cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Buffeted by lawsuits, Juul announced hundreds of layoffs last month. (Image credit: Seth Wenig/AP)

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Electricity, telecoms return to parts of Tigray following cease-fire with Ethiopia

Basic services like electricity and telecoms have been restored to key parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the signing of a cease-fire deal a month ago, but most areas are still cut off from the world.

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Peru Congress to make third attempt to impeach president

Peru’s opposition-dominated Congress will on Wednesday debate whether to impeach President Pedro Castillo in the third attempt to unseat him since his election a year and a half ago. Castillo, a former school teacher who unexpectedly took power from Peru’s

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Killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Hani freed on parole

South Africa on Wednesday released on parole Janusz Walus, a far-right Polish immigrant who in 1993 assassinated anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani and nearly plunged the country into civil war. His release — bitterly contested by groups that fought white-minority rule

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German Council of Jews probe backs serious allegations against rabbi

Germany’s Central Council of Jews published the findings of an investigation on Wednesday which supports serious allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of power against prominent rabbi Walter Homolka. The Council demanded Homolka’s full dismissal from his roles as the

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Georgia Senate runoff live updates, analysis after Warnock win – The Washington Post

Georgia Senate runoff live updates, analysis after Warnock win  The Washington Post Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Senate runoff, defeating GOP challenger Herschel Walker  Fox News See the moment CNN called the race for Warnock  CNN Raphael Warnock wins U.S. Senate over Republican

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Oregon court places hold on state’s gun law, state to appeal

A ruling by a state court judge placed Oregon’s tough new voter-approved gun law on hold late Tuesday, just hours after a federal court judge allowed the ban on the sale and transfer of high-capacity magazines to take effect this

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