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In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu defends war in Gaza and denounces protesters

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing speech to Congress Wednesday that triggered boycotts by many top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands to the Capitol to condemn the war and the humanitarian crisis it has created.

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Fauci says he was always open to China lab-leak theory for coronavirus, blames others for Covid-era bungles

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday said he never tried to squelch lab-leak theories about the origins of the coronavirus, distanced himself from a senior adviser who bragged about defying transparency laws and rebuffed Republicans who said he should have spoken out against the 6-foot social distancing rule.

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Americans’ email, calls, texts in the crosshairs: Congress takes up fight over feds’ spy powers

National security officials have mounted a full-court press in recent weeks to try to head off major changes to the government’s most important snooping authority, warning Capitol Hill that terrorists will benefit if lawmakers require the FBI to get a warrant before querying Americans’ names in its massive trove of data.

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