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Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions during a Senate hearing Thursday regarding the origins of Covid-19.  US forces launched strikes on Iran following Tehran’s retaliatory attack earlier this week.  Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed international concerns about potential arrest warrants while addressing Israeli troops in Gaza.

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Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during US Senate hearing about Covid origins
BBC · Tier A6 outletsyesterday

frames the invocation as a deliberate obstruction

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The American Conservativeκ .36Δ .70Fauci Refuses to Address Senate Hearing on CovidCBC Newsκ .28Δ .70Dr. Anthony Fauci, former COVID-19 adviser to Trump, refuses to answer Senate commitee questionsABC Australiaκ .21Δ .70Fauci refuses to answer questions in 'unhinged' COVID hearingSouth China Morning Postκ .19Δ .70Fauci refuses to answer questions at heated Senate hearing on Covid-19 origins
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Iran war: US launches strikes on Iran as 'powerful response'
DW · Tier B6 outlets6h ago

leads with trump’s threat and military response

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Times of Israelκ .55Δ .76US-Saudi strikes target Iraqi pro-Iran militias as IRGC renews attacks on US forcesSouth China Morning Postκ .34Δ .76US launches more strikes on Iran as conflict spreads across regionNew York Timesκ .24Δ .76New Strikes Engulf More Countries in the Iran WarABC Australiaκ .20Δ .76US strikes 'dozens of targets' in Iran as war threatens to engulf Middle East
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04Fauci’s Fifth Amendment answers may test Biden pardon as GOP eyes contemptWashington Examiner·4 outlets·κ .7805Salman Rushdie assailant convicted of terrorism chargesLe Monde EN·4 outlets·κ .7406Trump unveils Dulles airport overhaul: ‘We’re going to make it maybe the best.’Politico Europe·6 outlets·κ .6707Elon Musk’s xAI sues Minnesota over law banning ‘nudification’ technologyThe Guardian·5 outlets·κ .66
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