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Israel police fire tear gas into Palestinian schoolyard in Jerusalem

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Israel has ordered six schools in East Jerusalem to close this week, throwing the educational future of 800 children of Palestinian refugees into turmoil. In a visit to one of the schools — all run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA …

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Many see the benefit of using weight loss drugs for adults with obesity

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo About half support the use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs for adults with obesity or weight-related conditions, and a similar share the belief that these drugs should be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. About half the public support  the use of weight loss drugs to treat obesity …

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Pakistan’s prime minister praises military response to Indian jets

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday commended Pakistan’s armed forces for their response to an attempted overnight incursion by Indian fighter jets, claiming that five Indian aircraft were downed after they released their payloads. In a speech to Parliament, Sharif said the Pakistan Air Force had been …

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India fires missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory, killing at least 26

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo Today’s live updates have ended. Read what you missed below and find more coverage at apnews.com. India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least 26 people including a child, in what Pakistan’s leader called an act of war. India said it struck …

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Trump suggests that migrants who ‘self-deport’ could eventually have a ‘path to coming back into the country’

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys stayed the legal course charted by Biden administration. But they didn’t weigh in on the …

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White House says Harvard will receive no new grants

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced in a letter to Harvard’s president Monday. The administration previously froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, and Trump is pushing to strip the …

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Canadian PM Carney arrives in DC for upcoming talks with Trump

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has arrived in Washington ahead of his high-stakes meeting Tuesday with Trump, who has revived talk of Canada becoming the 51st state. Carney will meet with U.S. and Canadian business leaders at a function Monday evening before having lunch and a …

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Immigration remains one of Trump’s strongest issues

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Trump continues to garner more public approval on immigration than other issues including the economy. Forty-six percent of adults say they approve of Trump’s approach to immigration policy while 53% disapprove. The public gives Trump higher marks for his handling of immigration than the economy (37%) or …

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UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles. The package delivery company said Tuesday that it anticipates making the job cuts this year. It anticipates closing 73 leased and …

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Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy

Muhamad Yehia..Cairo NEW YORK — Young people are following the news but aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing. Broadly speaking, that’s the conclusion of a study released Wednesday showing 79% of young Americans say they get news daily. The survey of young people ages 16 to 40 — the …

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