Pressure mounts on Maduro, in Venezuela and abroad, to release vote results

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is facing mounting pressure, at home and abroad, to release evidence that would verify the results of Sunday’s presidential election, which both he and his main challenger claim to have won. Thousands of people have been protesting since Monday when Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González declared victory. It’s estimated that … Read more

Triathletes swim in Seine for Paris Olympics as last-minute testing shows the river is safe

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After months of speculation about whether the Seine River would be clean enough for Olympic athletes to compete in it, officials deemed the water safe for swimming after a last-minute test. The favorable test of the river’s water quality on Wednesday morning Paris time means the men and women will swim in back-to-back races as … Read more

Protesters storm Israeli military bases after soldiers detained for alleged abuse of Palestinian prisoners

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The exact details of the alleged abuse were not immediately clear. The IDF did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for further information. Some videos shared on social media appeared to show clashes breaking out between demonstrators and Israeli soldiers and officers at the Sde Teiman facility. NBC News was not immediately able to … Read more

Judge temporarily bans Wayne LaPierre from returning to lead the National Rifle Association but does not appoint a monitor

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A New York judge on Monday temporarily banned Wayne LaPierre from returning to lead the National Rifle Association but said he would not appoint an independent monitor to oversee the gun rights group. State Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen denied one of the most significant remedies proposed by New York Attorney General Letitia James after … Read more

Biden to call for Supreme Court reforms and constitutional limits on presidential immunity

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President Joe Biden is set to call Monday for an overhaul of the Supreme Court and a constitutional amendment limiting his own power — reforms that might not be implemented but demonstrate his priorities in his final months in office. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks in the afternoon at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential … Read more

Robert Downey Jr.’s shocking return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Doctor Doom divides fans

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Tony Stark died a hero. But Robert Downey Jr. lived long enough to become a villain. Downey had seemingly finished his Marvel career in 2019 when, after playing Stark across 10 films, his superhero alter ego Iron Man finally died fighting Thanos in “Avengers: Endgame.” But on Saturday, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige surprised the … Read more