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2021-05-18 16:30:49 Biden to Pitch his $174 Billion Electric Vehicle Plan

President Joe Biden will make the case for his $174 billion electric vehicle plan on Tuesday, calling for government grants for new battery production facilities during a visit to a Ford Motor electric vehicle plant in Michigan. He will also rule out consumer incentives for high-priced electric luxury models, according to a White House fact sheet reviewed by Reuters.



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2021-05-18 16:30:47 Biden Expresses Support for Israel, Gaza Cease-Fire

In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, President Joe Biden “expressed his support for a cease-fire,” according to a White House readout of the conversation. The shift came after 29 Democratic and independent senators issued a joint statement on the issue earlier Monday. At least 200 Palestinians have been killed in a week of airstrikes, including 59 children and 35 women.



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2021-05-18 16:28:23 21 Dead, Many Missing as Cyclone Tauktae Batters COVID-Hit India

At least 21 people have been killed and nearly 100 others missing after a monster cyclone slammed into western India, compounding the misery for millions of others who are enduring a devastating coronavirus surge. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power after Cyclone Tauktae, one of a growing number of increasingly severe storms in the Arabian Sea blamed on climate change, hammered the Gujarat coast on Monday evening.



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2021-05-18 16:28:21 Migrants Reach Spain’s Ceuta Enclave in Record Numbers

At least 6,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Ceuta enclave from neighbouring Morocco, a record number over a single day, Spanish officials say. They say the migrants – who include about 1,500 minors – either swam around the border fences that jut out into the sea or walked across at low tide. They are said to be mostly from Morocco. Spain says it has already sent some 2,700 back – but not the minors.



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2021-05-17 17:11:22 ‘Monster’ Cyclone to Batter COVID-Ravaged India

A deadly cyclone is bearing down on India’s western coast, as authorities scramble to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people. Cyclone Tauktae, which has already killed six people in southern parts of the COVID-ravaged country, was expected to make landfall on Monday evening in Gujarat state with winds of up to 109 miles per hour. Forecasters from the India Meteorological Department warned of possible extensive damage from high winds, heavy rainfall and flooding in low-lying areas.



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2021-05-17 17:11:20 AT&T and Discovery to Create New Streaming Giant

US telecom giant AT&T has agreed to combine its WarnerMedia business with Discovery in a deal to create a new streaming giant. The tie-up brings one of Hollywood’s biggest studios and Discovery’s channels under the same ownership. AT&T owns CNN, HBO and Warner Bros, after acquiring many brands in a $108.7bn purchase of Time Warner in 2018. The deal also marks the entry of another player into a crowded market.



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2021-05-17 17:11:19 Israeli Strikes Hit Gaza Tunnels as Diplomats Work for Truce

The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (9 miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders, as international diplomats worked to end the week of fighting that has killed hundreds of people. The latest attacks killed a top Gaza leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group.



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2021-05-17 17:11:17 US Supreme Court Agrees to Consider Major Rollback of Abortion Rights

The US supreme court agreed on Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi’s bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion. The court first announced a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion in 1973. The state’s ban had been blocked by lower courts as inconsistent with supreme court precedent that protects a woman’s right to obtain an abortion before the fetus can survive outside her womb.



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2021-05-17 17:11:15 Britain Eases Covid Lockdown

Britain has relaxed restrictions on its economy and social contact further on Monday, but the spread of the Covid variant that first emerged in India is threatening a full lifting of measures. Lockdown measures have been eased in England, Wales and most parts of Scotland on Monday, meaning that pubs, bars and restaurants are now allowed to serve customers inside; museums, cinemas and theaters can reopen; and exercise classes and indoor sports can resume.



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2021-05-14 18:19:24 Colonial Pipeline Paid Ransomware Hackers $5 Million, U.S. Official Says

Colonial Pipeline paid the hackers who shut down some of its networks nearly $5 million in ransom, a U.S. official familiar with the matter said Thursday. News of the payment was first reported by Bloomberg. The U.S. official did not say how or when the company paid. Colonial, which operates the country’s largest fuel pipeline, announced it had been hacked Friday. The company announced Wednesday that it was resuming operations.



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