Tag: Washington
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Friday Briefing: Zelensky’s High-Stakes Washington Visit
[ad_1] Zelensky lobbied for more aid in Washington President Volodymyr Zelensky was welcomed at the White House yesterday as President Biden faces pushback from some Republican lawmakers in Congress who oppose providing further assistance to Ukraine. Making his second wartime visit to Washington, Zelensky also met with lawmakers and warned that his country would fall…
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In Washington Visit, Zelensky Tries to Shore Up Critical Support
[ad_1] President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made his second wartime visit to Washington on Thursday, and he warned lawmakers that his country would fall to Russia if the United States curtailed the military and financial aid that helped Kyiv withstand a brutal onslaught but had ultimately not given the Ukrainians an upper hand. Mr. Zelensky’s…
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Political divide emerges on U.S. aid to Ukraine as Zelenskyy heads to Washington
[ad_1] Washington — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington this week comes at a critical juncture for his alliance with the United States as Republican leaders in Congress diverge on how to send more military and humanitarian aid to the country. President Biden is seeking an additional $24 billion in security and humanitarian aid…
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‘Our hearts are broken’ – school in tribute to Dublin student Ella Mills who died after kayaking accident near Washington DC
[ad_1] Ella Mills was on the Potomac River in Maryland while on a trip with the Columbia University Whitewater Kayaking Club when it is reported her clothing got caught on a rock after being submerged in the water on Sunday. She had started at Columbia University this autumn as a third-year student in its dual…
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Zelensky to Meet With Biden in Washington Next Week
[ad_1] Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, will visit Washington next week following his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, according to three U.S. officials. Mr. Zelensky’s plan to appear in person before the General Assembly on Wednesday, as part of the U.N.’s annual gathering in New York City, was previously known. But his follow-on trip…
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Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg to Discuss AI with Lawmakers in Washington
[ad_1] Elon Musk warned of civilizational risks posed by artificial intelligence. Sundar Pichai of Google highlighted the technology’s potential to solve health and energy problems. And Mark Zuckerberg of Meta stressed the importance of open and transparent A.I. systems. The tech titans held forth on Wednesday in a three-hour meeting with lawmakers in Washington about…
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Washington University Stops Offering Gender Medications to Minors
[ad_1] Background In June, Gov. Mike Parson, Republican of Missouri, signed into law the ban on gender-affirming care for new patients under 18, part of a wave of more than 20 laws across the country severely restricting such care. Under the new law, existing patients of Washington University’s youth gender clinic were still allowed to…
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A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why.
[ad_1] Though international media gave the story a lot of ink, the city had paid little attention — even though it involved a ghastly local death of a man who once moved in elite circles and owned the house that later became the Kalorama residence of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Now, with the Prigozhin…
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Rita Moreno recounts attending the March on Washington 60 years ago: “I came home a completely different person”
[ad_1] Sixty years after the 1963 March on Washington, actress and activist Rita Moreno still gets goosebumps thinking about that historic afternoon. “I came home a completely different person,” Moreno told CBS News’ John Dickerson. “And I have not changed since then.” Moreno was fresh off her groundbreaking best supporting actress win for her role…
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From the archives: 1963 March on Washington covered by CBS News’ Walter Cronkite
[ad_1] From the archives: 1963 March on Washington covered by CBS News’ Walter Cronkite – CBS News Watch CBS News Watch CBS News’ special report on the March on Washington anchored by Walter Cronkite on Aug. 28, 1963. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not…