Joe Biden to begin fundraising to build presidential library in Delaware

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Effort could be a tough task in current political climate, with Trump maligning ex-president and left-leaning groups daily

Former US president Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in Delaware and has tapped a group of former aides, friends and political allies to begin the heavy lift of fundraising and finding a site for the museum and archive.

The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation this past week approved a 13-person governance board that is charged with steering the project. The board includes former secretary of state Antony Blinken, longtime adviser Steve Ricchetti, prolific Democratic fundraiser Rufus Gifford and others with deep ties to the one-term president and his wife.

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LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome, acknowledging new sense of acceptance – CBS News

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  1. LGBTQ+ Catholics make Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome, acknowledging new sense of acceptance  CBS News
  2. L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics Have Jubilee With Pope’s Blessing, if Not His Presence  The New York Times
  3. A historic pilgrimage: Why LGBTQ Catholics hope Pope Leo will take up Francis’ legacy  CNN
  4. 'Semi-official' LGBTQ+ Jubilee marks watershed moment at Vatican for long-marginalized Catholics  National Catholic Reporter
  5. Catholic LGBT pilgrimage to Vatican sparks hopes of greater acceptance  politico.eu
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The world wants Ukraine’s cutting-edge drones, but they aren’t yet for sale – The Washington Post

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  1. The world wants Ukraine’s cutting-edge drones, but they aren’t yet for sale  The Washington Post
  2. Ukraine commander seeks improved use of interceptor drones  Reuters
  3. Exclusive | AI-Powered Drone Swarms Have Now Entered the Battlefield  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Ukraine now has an entire unit dedicated to fighting Russia with ground assault robots  Business Insider
  5. Ukraine Unveils DF-M, a Plug-and-Play Drone Killer Built for the Battlefield  UNITED24 Media
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More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period

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Unicef expects August malnutrition cases to top 15,000, as famine declared in Gaza City spreads south

More than 7,000 children under the age of five were put on recovery programmes for acute malnutrition at clinics run by Unicef in Gaza in just two weeks last month, figures reveal.

The overall total for August is being compiled by Unicef but is expected to exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times the total in February.

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More than 7,000 under-fives in Gaza put in malnutrition recovery in two-week period

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Unicef expects August malnutrition cases to top 15,000, as famine declared in Gaza City spreads south

More than 7,000 children under the age of five were put on recovery programmes for acute malnutrition at clinics run by Unicef in Gaza in just two weeks last month, figures reveal.

The overall total for August is being compiled by Unicef but is expected to exceed 15,000 new patients, more than seven times the total in February.

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Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton

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Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner

Nigel Farage has admitted he misspoke when he claimed to have bought a house in his constituency of Clacton, saying the property is in fact solely owned by his long-term partner.

The Guardian revealed in May that the detached property in an upmarket part of Clacton-on-Sea was actually solely bought by Laure Ferrari, and when approached by the newspaper the Reform UK leader insisted his name did not appear because of “security reasons”.

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Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton

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Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner

Nigel Farage has admitted he misspoke when he claimed to have bought a house in his constituency of Clacton, saying the property is in fact solely owned by his long-term partner.

The Guardian revealed in May that the detached property in an upmarket part of Clacton-on-Sea was actually solely bought by Laure Ferrari, and when approached by the newspaper the Reform UK leader insisted his name did not appear because of “security reasons”.

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Report: UAE’s public warning against West Bank annexation caught Israel off guard – The Times of Israel

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  1. Report: UAE’s public warning against West Bank annexation caught Israel off guard  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel backs off talk of annexing West Bank after UAE warning  The Washington Post
  3. Israel weighs West Bank annexation over Western nations’ recognition of Palestinian state  CNN
  4. Saudi Arabia, UAE said to agree on freezing normalization over West Bank annexation plans  The Times of Israel
  5. Far-Right Israeli Minister Calls for West Bank to Be Annexed  The New York Times
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How an 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis was recovered 80 years later in Argentina – The Guardian

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  1. How an 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis was recovered 80 years later in Argentina  The Guardian
  2. Nazi officer's daughter charged after stolen WWII painting spotted in real estate listing  Fox News
  3. Long-lost painting looted by Nazis recovered after it was spotted in a real estate listing  NBC News
  4. Argentine Authorities Charge Couple With Hiding Nazi-Looted Painting  The New York Times
  5. Argentina investigates daughter of former Nazi official and her husband over stolen painting  Reuters
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Deadly attack: Shark fatally mauls man at beach, authorities say – WPFO

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  1. Deadly attack: Shark fatally mauls man at beach, authorities say  WPFO
  2. Rare deadly shark attack sparks ocean hunt in Sydney, Australia  CNN
  3. Surfer dead after mauling by large shark off Australia beach  CBS News
  4. 'Large shark' kills man at Australian beach; witness describes hearing screams of 'don't bite me!'  Fox News
  5. Man killed in shark attack in Australia after screams of 'don't bite me' heard  Sky News
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Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’

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Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision

US supreme court rulings are “not just an opinion poll” of its nine judges’ beliefs, conservative Amy Coney Barrett says, as she and her colleagues weigh a request to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage.

“The court should not be imposing its own values on the American people,” Barrett remarked in a preview of an interview airing on the latest episode of CBS News Sunday Morning. “That’s for the democratic process.”

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Amy Coney Barrett says supreme court rulings are ‘not opinion polls’

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Justice believes court should not ‘impose’ own values as it weighs request to overturn same-sex marriage decision

US supreme court rulings are “not just an opinion poll” of its nine judges’ beliefs, conservative Amy Coney Barrett says, as she and her colleagues weigh a request to overturn the legalization of same-sex marriage.

“The court should not be imposing its own values on the American people,” Barrett remarked in a preview of an interview airing on the latest episode of CBS News Sunday Morning. “That’s for the democratic process.”

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