Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel appears in the following:

News brief: Biden-Xi meeting, midterm election results, Istanbul explosion

Monday, November 14, 2022

President Biden and China's leader are meeting at the G20 summit. Democrats retain control of the U.S. Senate. Turkish authorities say at least six people were killed in a blast on an Istanbul street.

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Texas judge strikes down Biden administration's student loan-forgiveness plan

Friday, November 11, 2022

A judge in Texas has vacated President Biden's student loan relief plan, calling it unconstitutional. The ruling will almost certainly be appealed by the U.S. Justice Department.

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Biden assesses midterm results — even as some key races remain undecided

Thursday, November 10, 2022

In his first formal news conference since January, President Biden laid out his legislative agenda for the next two years and teased a 2024 reelection run.

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Georgia will hold a runoff between U.S. Senate candidates Warnock and Walker

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Neither U.S. Senate candidate got enough votes to win the election outright. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker will face each other in a runoff in December.

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Several state ballot measures resulted in victories for abortion rights supporters

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Voters generally favored abortion rights in abortion-related ballot initiatives this year. That could have implications for both policy and strategy.

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Ukraine is skeptical of Russian claims that it is withdrawing from Kherson

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Russian officials made an announcement that they are withdrawing troops from the key city of Kherson. The city is the capital of a region Russia claims to have annexed.

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News brief: Georgia runoff, GOP's 'red wave' is stopped, Russia to leave Kherson

Thursday, November 10, 2022

U.S. Senate candidates in Georgia head to a December runoff. Democrats avoided a "red wave" in the midterm elections. Russia says it's withdrawing from a key port city, but Ukraine is skeptical.

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Meghan Trainor rediscovers her self-love as a new mom

Tuesday, November 01, 2022

The pop star first drew attention with the 2014 hit "All About That Bass" — she's back with a new full-length album hearkening to that era, called Takin' It Back.

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Candidates for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat traded barbs in a formal setting

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

The only debate in the highly contentious Pennsylvania Senate race took place Tuesday night in Harrisburg, Pa. Democrat John Fetterman faces Republican Mehmet Oz.

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Some 19,000 people in Haiti are facing catastrophic levels of hunger

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Haiti is now in the sixth week of a fuel blockade by armed gangs in the capital Port-au-Prince. It means that escalating hunger, along with a cholera crisis, is getting more dire by the day.

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News Brief: Pa. Senate race debate, LA City Council scandal, Haiti's hunger crisis

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Candidates for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat clash in a debate. Two LA City Council members involved in a racist conversation refuse to step down. Haiti's hunger crisis gets worse each day.

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Russia has been threatening to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The threats come 60 years since the world held its collective breath during the Cuban Missile Crisis. What lessons does that 1962 crisis offer today?

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News brief: dirty bomb accusations, Davos in the desert, Trump Organization trial

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The West warns Russia over its accusations that Ukraine is preparing a dirty bomb. Top bankers and investors flock to a Saudi conference. Trump's family business goes on trial for tax evasion.

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Rishi Sunak leads the race to become the U.K.'s next prime minister

Monday, October 24, 2022

The former treasury chief was runner-up to Liz Truss in the contest to replace scandal-plagued Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and prime minister. Truss quit after a turbulent 45-day term.

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Haiti is dealing with multiple crises. Is international intervention the answer?

Monday, October 24, 2022

Haiti is experiencing high levels of gang violence, crime, poverty and disease that has intensified since last year's assassination of the president.

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Ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a sexual assault trial in Los Angeles

Monday, October 24, 2022

Opening statements are set to start Monday in Los Angeles in Harvey Weinstein's latest trial. This time, the disgraced movie producer is facing 11 counts of sexual assault.

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Morning news brief

Monday, October 24, 2022

Boris Johnson drops out of the U.K. prime minister race. Harvey Weinstein faces a sexual assault trial in Los Angeles. Despite chaos in Port-au-Prince, Haitians don't want outside intervention.

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Bannon receives 4-month sentence for flouting House Jan. 6 panel

Friday, October 21, 2022

A judge has sentenced former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon to 4 months incarceration and a $6,500 fine for flouting demands from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

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News brief: U.K. politics, Steve Bannon sentencing, U.S. housing market

Friday, October 21, 2022

The revolving door at No. 10 Downing Street keeps turning. Steve Bannon faces sentencing for defying the Jan. 6 committee's subpoena. Interest rates throw cold water on the once-hot housing market.

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News brief: Iran denies helping Russia in Ukraine, U.K. politics, asbestos issues

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Iran faces sanctions over drones being used against Ukraine. There's turmoil and distrust over Britain's two-month-old government. Despite safe alternatives, chemical companies still use asbestos.

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