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Huckabee Calls Death of Palestinian-American in West Bank ‘Terrorism’

Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, demanded “accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” referring to the killing last week of Sayfollah Musallet in the occupied territories.

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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, urged Israel to “aggressively investigate” the death of a Palestinian-American in a clash in the West Bank.
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Sherrod Brown Plans to Try for a Senate Comeback in Ohio

The former three-term senator is said to be running to get his old job back, delivering a recruitment coup for Democrats facing an uphill battle to win a Senate majority next year.

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Former Senator Sherrod Brown at his home in Cleveland in March.
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Huckabee Says U.S.-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza Will ‘Scale Up’

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon operate 16 distribution sites instead of four, said Mike Huckabee, the United States ambassador to Israel.

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“The immediate plan is to scale up the number of sites up to 16 and begin to operate them as much as 24 hours a day,” Mike Huckabee, U.S. ambassador to Israel, said in a Fox News interview.
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Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. Advance in Detroit Mayoral Election

Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch Jr. will face off in a November election. Mike Duggan, Detroit’s mayor for a dozen years, is not seeking re-election.

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Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council president, at her campaign office.
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12 Years After Bankruptcy, a Changed Detroit Is Picking a Mayor

Several candidates want to replace Mike Duggan, the only mayor the city has had since its financial crisis. Detroit’s next challenge, residents say, will be reviving forgotten neighborhoods.

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An array of candidates will compete in Detroit’s mayoral primary election on Tuesday.
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Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away

Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist minister, is the first evangelical to serve as American ambassador to Israel. Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government are pleased.

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Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, on Tuesday at his official residence in Jerusalem.
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Mike Donilon Had $4 Million Incentive to Secure a 2024 Biden Win

Mike Donilon was promised a bonus that would have doubled his payment for work on the campaign if the former president had been re-elected.

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Mike Donilon was among former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s aides who resisted calls for him to end his re-election campaign, even after a damaging debate performance.
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Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women

China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and “improper relations” with women.

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The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin. The Buddhist Association of China said it had revoked his clergy certificate.
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