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Ceasing attempts to replace international law with the law of the jungle Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the decision a statement from his office said the policy quote reflects a historical truth that the Jewish people have long historic and current ties to the West Bank for n.p.r. News I m in Tel Aviv days ahead of a potential government shutdown House lawmakers have their dues to new temporary funding plan to keep the government operating pose for a week spending measure needs to gain approval from Congress by Thursday to avoid a shutdown on Wall Street stocks closed higher the Dow up 31 points today the Nasdaq was up 9 points this is n.p.r. . The state of California is suing the nation s biggest a cigarette maker in the lawsuit the state alleging that jewel labs deliberately targeted teenagers with some of its early marketing efforts the suit filed by the California attorney general is the latest legal action against the company which already faces multi
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About 90 percent of which were intercepted by the Israeli missile defense system 40 people in Israel were injured for n.p.r. News I m Naomi s Eveleigh Intel of Eve Britain s Prince Andrew has given his 1st interview about his connections with a convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein who was found dead in his jail cell in August Vicki Barker reports from London the Queen Elizabeth son is defending himself from accusations of sexual misconduct in an interview with the b.b.c. Prince Andrew said he doesn t remember ever meeting Virginia Jew Frey the then 17 year old he was photographed with his arm around and who claims had sex with the prince on Jeffrey Epstein s orders recollection of. Anders says his biggest regret was staying with Epstein after the financier s sex offense conviction we try to uphold the highest standards and prices decide that the interview took place in Buckingham Palace with the permission of Andrew s mother Queen Elizabeth for n.p.r. News I m Vicki Barker in London an