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Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from a government watchdog says President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year over warnings from staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The report from USAID’s inspector general says multiple staffers had expressed concerns that the

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Biden authorized troubled Gaza pier operation as officials warned of weather and security challenges, watchdog finds

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden authorized the troubled Gaza pier operation as officials warned the humanitarian aid effort would face weather challenges in the Mediterranean Sea and security problems in an active war zone, according to a newly released government watchdog report. Officials from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) also feared that

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‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could

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Nicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in support of his embattled fellow authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro, in case there is an attempt at an “armed counterrevolution” following July’s disputed presidential election. Maduro has been under some pressure since his declaration of victory

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