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Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley stood out because the frontrunner of final evening’s fourth Republican major debate. Nonetheless, she’s behind former President Donald Trump, who stays the frontrunner total and has not participated within the debates, in some polls. These are 5 takeaways from final evening.
Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy throughout a Republican presidential major debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday on the College of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy throughout a Republican presidential major debate hosted by NewsNation on Wednesday on the College of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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- The candidates are nonetheless ”threading the needle” of not criticizing Trump whereas advocating for themselves because the greatest individual to guide the Republican social gathering, NPR’s Ximena Bustillo studies on Up First. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was Trump’s most outspoken critic, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refused to reply whether or not he thought Trump was mentally match to carry workplace.
- Trump and his allies are making ready for an enlargement of his powers if he wins the presidency, together with extra energy to crack down on immigration and overhaul the Justice Division.
Israel has accused the U.N. of being gradual to reply to and condemn allegations of sexual violence in opposition to ladies on Oct. 7 by Hamas fighters. Israel says it collected greater than 1,500 eyewitness accounts of rape or proof of sexual violence from Hamas assaults. Hamas denies its fighters have been concerned in sexual violence.
- An Israeli police officer and rescue staff shared testimony with the U.N. on Monday. U.N. Girls, the department that focuses on ladies’s points, mentioned it was deeply shocked by the accounts and although U.N. procedures can seem slow-moving, it has been intently following studies, NPR’s Michele Kelemen says. Editor’s notice: This story and the audio include descriptions of graphic violence and sexual assault.
Take a look at npr.org/mideastupdates for extra protection and evaluation of this battle.
After making historical past as the one Home speaker eliminated by a vote by his colleagues, Kevin McCarthy introduced he would retire on the finish of the 12 months earlier than his time period ends.
- His departure shrinks the Republican social gathering’s ”already razor-thin majority,” says Joshua Yeager from NPR community station KVPR in Fresno. However the possibilities that Democrats can flip his seat are slim, as McCarthy’s district is one in every of California’s reddest. Yeager provides that GOP candidates can anticipate to ”really feel their purse strings tighten” within the upcoming election, as McCarthy was an enormous fundraiser for the social gathering.
Senate Republicans voted yesterday to stop debate on a safety funding invoice that would come with cash for Ukraine and Israel. President Biden warned Congress that it wanted to approve funding for Ukraine earlier than the vacation break, or it will strengthen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s place. Republican lawmakers wish to see U.S. border safety and immigration coverage measures added to the bundle.
Deep dive
A protestor sporting a keffiyeh waves a Palestinian flag throughout a rally in help of Palestinians in Lisbon in October.
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A protestor sporting a keffiyeh waves a Palestinian flag throughout a rally in help of Palestinians in Lisbon in October.
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Two current incidents of violence in opposition to individuals sporting keffiyeh within the U.S. have drawn consideration to the checkered scarf, which has turn into an emblem for Palestinians. One concerned a British Punjabi man who was at a playground in Brooklyn. The second was the taking pictures of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont. So what’s the keffiyeh, and who wears it?
- The Keffiyeh was the standard Arab headdress worn by nomadic Bedouin communities in historic Palestine.
- Over the past century, Palestinians adopted it as an emblem of nationalism and resistance — first in opposition to British rule, and later, in opposition to Israeli occupation.
- In current occasions, some individuals have worn it as a political assertion and to guard their faces throughout protests from tear gasoline or identification.
- For the reason that begin of the Israel-Hamas warfare, some have embraced it as an emblem of unity and solidarity in help of oppressed individuals — particularly Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
Right now’s pay attention
The 1808 Érard piano that Napoleon gifted to his second spouse, Marie-Louise, is on long-term mortgage from the Museum of Music Historical past to the Cobbe Assortment of historic devices exterior London.
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The 1808 Érard piano that Napoleon gifted to his second spouse, Marie-Louise, is on long-term mortgage from the Museum of Music Historical past to the Cobbe Assortment of historic devices exterior London.
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For those who pay attention intently throughout Ridley Scott’s newest biopic movie Napoleon, you will hear the fragile sounds of a piano that when belonged to the French emperor himself. The greater than 200-year-old instrument was gifted to Napoleon’s second spouse, Marie-Louise. It was utilized in two introspective moments within the movie’s rating.
3 issues to know earlier than you go
Supporters maintain up a banner displaying the Haudenosaunee Confederacy as they cheer for the Haudenosaunee Nationals throughout a July 23, 2023 match in opposition to England in San Diego, Calif.
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Supporters maintain up a banner displaying the Haudenosaunee Confederacy as they cheer for the Haudenosaunee Nationals throughout a July 23, 2023 match in opposition to England in San Diego, Calif.
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- President Biden mentioned he hopes to see a crew of Native People compete below their very own flag when lacrosse debuts as an Olympic sport in 2028.
- The School Board has launched an up to date framework for its AP African American historical past course, following criticism from state officers and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this 12 months. The course is ready to launch within the 2024-2025 college 12 months.
- Producer and screenwriter Norman Lear has died at 101. He was recognized for addressing critical points in humorous sitcoms like All within the Household and The Jeffersons.
This text was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Anandita Bhalerao contributed.