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Secret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris exhibits "distressing behavior"
Washington — A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris exhibited "distressing behavior" Monday morning at Joint Base Andrews and was hospitalized, authorities said. Harris was not present at the airbase at the time.In a statement provided to CBS News, the U.S. Secret Service said that at about 9 a.m. local time Monday, the agent "began displaying behavior their colleagues found distressing. The agent was removed from their assignment while medical personnel were summoned."Two sources briefed on the situation told CBS News the agent spouted gibberish, was speaking incoherently and provoked another officer physically.According to sources, the...
Hamas official says group would lay down its weapons if a two-state solution is implemented
ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders.
5th person charged in killing of 2 Kansas moms, officials say
A fifth person was arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing of two mothers in Oklahoma, officials said.Paul Grice, 31, was arrested and booked into the Texas County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a press release.Veronica Butler, 27, and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley disappeared on March 30 while on their way from Kansas to pick up Butler's children from a birthday party in nearby Oklahoma. Their remains were found on April 14 after having last been...
Trump holds overall 6-point lead in battleground states: Poll
Former President Trump holds a 6-point lead over President Biden in key battleground states that will likely determine the outcome of November’s election, according to a survey published Wednesday. The Bloomberg News/Morning Consult poll found Trump garnered 49 percent support in the swing states, over Biden’s 43 percent. The former president held the lead in…
Nancy Pelosi calls for Netanyahu to resign as she slams his ‘terrible’ actions in Gaza
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, the most high-profile Democrat to do so over his “terrible” actions in Gaza.“We recognize Israel’s right to protect itself. We reject the policy and the practice of Netanyahu — terrible. What could be worse than what he has done in response?” Pelosi told Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, during a visit to the country on Monday.She noted this week’s resignation of Israel’s intelligence chief, MajorGeneral Aharon Haliva, over the failure to prevent the 7 October attack by militant group Hamas. Of Mr Netanyahu, she then...
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