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The Biden Debate Aftermath: WATCH THIS and Decide

The Biden Debate Aftermath: WATCH THIS and Decide

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The day after the Biden Trump debate had the world buzzing. Biden went out on a rally firing attendees up while media attacked. Watch this 4-minute video to see both side. YOU decide how our country should move forward. This is a pivotal time in America’s history. We’ve never been so divided. It will be up to us on what happens next.

The Biden admin has proposed new wording the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas

The Biden admin has proposed new wording the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas

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Unbiased headline news for Saturday June 29, 2024 – The Biden administration has proposed new wording for parts of the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas after negotiations reached an impasse. The revised agreement follows Hamas’s suggested changes to the original three-part plan, including a timeline for a lasting ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, which Israel rejected. The new wording reportedly focuses on conditions for the second phase of the deal, aimed at achieving a “sustainable calm” in Gaza. — No candidate won a simple majority in a four-way race for Iran’s presidency, leading to a run-off election on Friday. Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and “ultraconservative” candidate Saeed Jalili will be the only names on the ballot. Pezeshkian secured 42.5% of the votes to Jalili’s 38.6% in an election that saw only 40% of the nation’s 60 million eligible voters participate last Friday. — As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travels to Cairo on Saturday to deliver financial aid at the EU-Egypt Investment Conference, Amnesty International urges the EU to push for human rights reforms in Egypt. The EU will sign a short-term macro-financial assistance package worth $1.06 billion to strengthen the resilience of the Egyptian economy. This is part of a larger $7.91 billion EU package to support the Strategic and Comprehensive partnership with Egypt. — An attacker with a crossbow wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli Embassy in Belgrade on Saturday, according to Serbia’s Interior Ministry. The officer responded by fatally shooting the assailant. Both Serbian and Israeli officials indicated initial signs pointed to terrorism as a motive. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic stated that the attacker shot a bolt at the officer, hitting him in the neck. The officer then “used a weapon in self-defense to shoot the attacker, who died from his injuries.” — Following court rulings last week that blocked key parts of a student loan policy, the Biden administration plans to place about 3 million student loan borrowers into a monthslong payment pause. The pause will resemble the pandemic-era student loan moratorium, where borrowers do not need to make payments and interest will not accrue. The SAVE Plan is considered the most affordable option for borrowers and represents President Joe Biden’s primary surviving student debt reform effort. — A North Carolina mother has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter after allegedly leaving her 8-year-old daughter in a hot car while at work, resulting in the girl’s death, police said. Officers responded Wednesday evening to reports of a critically ill child inside a vehicle in Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The child was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead early Thursday, as stated in the arrest warrant affidavit. — Four people were killed and nine others injured after a vehicle crashed into a Long Island nail salon on Friday, authorities said. Steven Schwally, 64, was driving a Chevy Traverse southbound at high speed through a parking lot in Deer Park when he crossed a roadway and entered another parking lot, Suffolk County Police reported Saturday. Schwally then crashed through the front window of Hawaii Nail & Spa. — A man was fishing in Florida when a shark bit him, severely injuring his arm, officials said. The man, in his 40s, was on a boat at the time of the attack, which occurred around 11 a.m. Friday at West Rock near the port of Fernandina, north of Jacksonville near the Florida-Georgia border, Nassau County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Alicia Tarancon said. A responding deputy boarded the man’s boat and applied a tourniquet to his right arm to slow the bleeding. — A former lab manager at Northeastern University has been convicted of staging a hoax explosion on the Boston campus and then lying about it to a federal agent. Jason Duhaime, 46, from San Antonio, Texas, was convicted on three counts Friday by a federal jury. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each offense. Two attorneys representing Duhaime withdrew from the case in January, court documents show.

The Japanese yen fell below 160 against the U.S. dollar

The Japanese yen fell below 160 against the U.S. dollar

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The IRS is taking far too long to resolve a significant issue for taxpayers, who must wait nearly two years for the agency to address identity theft cases. A new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent watchdog within the IRS, highlights this concern. In April 2024, the IRS took over 22 months to resolve identity theft victims’ assistance cases, an increase from 19 months earlier this year. As of April, the IRS had about 500,000 unresolved identity theft cases, according to the NTA. — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández has been sentenced to 45 years in a U.S. prison for collaborating with drug traffickers to ensure the delivery of over 400 tons of cocaine to the United States. Judge P. Kevin Castel, who sentenced Hernández and imposed an $8 million fine, stated that the penalty should serve as a warning to “well educated, well dressed” individuals who believe their status can protect them from justice. — The Japanese yen fell below 160 against the U.S. dollar, marking its lowest level in over 37 years, as Tokyo considered appropriate intervention measures. This record fall follows warnings from Japanese and South Korean forecasters about the depreciation of their currencies. Last week, the United States placed Japan on its watch list of currency manipulators. The yen fell to 160.39 during London trading hours at one period, its lowest point since 1986. — Five individuals have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a $120,000 bribery attempt of a juror during the recent Feeding Our Future fraud trial. During the trial, a juror reported that a woman dropped a bag of cash at her home and offered more money for a vote to acquit seven people accused of stealing over $40 million from a pandemic-era children’s food program. — Electric vehicle prices are dropping as dealership lots fill with more models amid cooling consumer demand. This has resulted in EV prices, in some cases, approaching those of gas-powered cars, especially when federal tax credits are factored in. According to Kelley Blue Book, the average price of a new EV in May was $56,648, down about 15% from two years ago when the average was $65,000. — A pro-Palestinian protester captured on video leading what city officials called an “antisemitic” chant on a New York City subway surrendered to police, authorities said. Identified as Anas Saleh of Staten Island, the protester turned himself in Wednesday at the Transit District 2 precinct in lower Manhattan. He was expected to be released after receiving a desk appearance ticket, according to the NYPD. Police had been searching for Saleh since the June 10 incident. — A suspect in an Ohio killing, mistakenly released from jail due to a clerical error, was captured on Wednesday, authorities said. U.S. marshals arrested Amarion Sanders, 22, of Cleveland, during a morning traffic stop. Sanders was mistakenly released Monday from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center, where he was held on $1 million bail. The release occurred after charges were dismissed against another man in an unrelated case. — The investigation into the ketamine supplied to actor Matthew Perry before his death in October is nearing completion, with the U.S. Attorney’s Office soon to decide if charges will be filed. The investigation, involving the LAPD, DEA, USPS, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, has been ongoing since Perry’s death. The USPS’s involvement suggests that drugs or payments may have been sent by mail.