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The speech comes before House Republicans expecting to hold a vote Wednesday to strip Rep. Liz Cheney of her leadership position.<\/p>\n
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Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible incursion<\/h2>\nIsraeli artillery pounded Gaza early Friday as part of a large operation to attempt to destroy a vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza City used by militants to evade surveillance and airstrikes, the military said. The operation has brought the front lines closer to dense civilian areas and paves the way for a potential ground invasion. Israel has troops along the border and called up 9,000 reservists following days of fighting with the\u00a0Islamic\u00a0militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza. Palestinian militants have fired some 1,800 rockets and the military has launched more than 600 airstrikes, toppling at least three apartment blocks. An exiled senior Hamas leader said his group has turned down a proposal for a cease fire, adding that Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations were leading the truce efforts. <\/p>\n
\n- Delta, United, American Airlines suspend flights to Israel:<\/strong>Moves comes amid clash with Hamas, Palestinians<\/li>\n
- Fears of a ‘full scale war’:<\/strong>Biden administration dispatches envoy to Middle East<\/li>\n
- Visual representation:<\/strong>\u00a0Graphics show rising violence as Israelis use airstrikes against Palestinian rocket attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Biden administration is facing growing pressure to help stem the deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.<\/p>\n
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More states begin lifting mask mandates after updated CDC guidance<\/h2>\n
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday he would sign executive orders Friday ending the mask mandate he enacted by emergency authority last July. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier Thursday new masking guidelines that carry welcome words: Fully vaccinated Americans, with just a few exceptions, no longer need to wear masks indoors. The agency also said fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks outdoors, even in crowded spaces. The announcement represents a quantum shift in recommendations and a major loosening of the mask restrictions that Americans have had to live with since COVID-19 became a major part of U.S. life in early 2020. States across the nation \u2013 including Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania\u00a0 \u2013 already have adopted the CDC guidelines and loosened their mask mandates after\u00a0Thursday’s announcement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- ‘We’re all in’:<\/strong>Second-largest teachers union calls for reopening all schools in the fall<\/li>\n
- Theme park reaction:\u00a0<\/strong>Disney looking at mask requirement, capacity after CDC says no masks for fully vaccinated<\/li>\n
- Opinion:<\/strong>\u00a0CDC says it’s OK to ditch masks. But it’s not OK to harass people wearing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The updated CDC rules still call for everyone to wear masks in crowded indoor settings such as buses, planes and hospitals.<\/p>\n
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WNBA’s 25th season tips off<\/h2>\n
The 2021 WNBA season\u00a0\u2014 the league’s 25th\u00a0\u2014\u00a0gets started Friday with eight of the league’s 12 teams in action. The first game of the night will see the Indiana Fever take on\u00a0the New York Liberty in Brooklyn, New York (7 p.m. ET on NBA TV).\u00a0However, the game of the night appears to be the Phoenix Mercury traveling to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx, a matchup of two teams that made the playoffs last season.\u00a0Fans will also get a first look at the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft, Charli Collier, when the Dallas Wings take the floor against a new-look Los Angeles Sparks team that traded star forward Candace Parker in February.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n- ESPN’s ‘144’ chronicles WNBA players’ bravery<\/strong> amidst racial reckoning, pandemic<\/li>\n
- Alex Rodriguez finalizing deal to become part owner<\/strong>of WNBA’s Lynx,\u00a0NBA’s Timberwolves<\/li>\n
- Breanna Stewart becomes first WNBA player in a decade<\/strong>with her own signature shoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The Biden administration is facing growing pressure to help stem the deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.<\/p>\n
Associated Press<\/span><\/p>\n
More states begin lifting mask mandates after updated CDC guidance<\/h2>\n
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday he would sign executive orders Friday ending the mask mandate he enacted by emergency authority last July. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced earlier Thursday new masking guidelines that carry welcome words: Fully vaccinated Americans, with just a few exceptions, no longer need to wear masks indoors. The agency also said fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks outdoors, even in crowded spaces. The announcement represents a quantum shift in recommendations and a major loosening of the mask restrictions that Americans have had to live with since COVID-19 became a major part of U.S. life in early 2020. States across the nation \u2013 including Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania\u00a0 \u2013 already have adopted the CDC guidelines and loosened their mask mandates after\u00a0Thursday’s announcement.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- ‘We’re all in’:<\/strong>Second-largest teachers union calls for reopening all schools in the fall<\/li>\n
- Theme park reaction:\u00a0<\/strong>Disney looking at mask requirement, capacity after CDC says no masks for fully vaccinated<\/li>\n
- Opinion:<\/strong>\u00a0CDC says it’s OK to ditch masks. But it’s not OK to harass people wearing them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
The updated CDC rules still call for everyone to wear masks in crowded indoor settings such as buses, planes and hospitals.<\/p>\n
USA TODAY<\/span><\/p>\n
WNBA’s 25th season tips off<\/h2>\n
The 2021 WNBA season\u00a0\u2014 the league’s 25th\u00a0\u2014\u00a0gets started Friday with eight of the league’s 12 teams in action. The first game of the night will see the Indiana Fever take on\u00a0the New York Liberty in Brooklyn, New York (7 p.m. ET on NBA TV).\u00a0However, the game of the night appears to be the Phoenix Mercury traveling to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Lynx, a matchup of two teams that made the playoffs last season.\u00a0Fans will also get a first look at the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 WNBA Draft, Charli Collier, when the Dallas Wings take the floor against a new-look Los Angeles Sparks team that traded star forward Candace Parker in February.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- ESPN’s ‘144’ chronicles WNBA players’ bravery<\/strong> amidst racial reckoning, pandemic<\/li>\n
- Alex Rodriguez finalizing deal to become part owner<\/strong>of WNBA’s Lynx,\u00a0NBA’s Timberwolves<\/li>\n
- Breanna Stewart becomes first WNBA player in a decade<\/strong>with her own signature shoe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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