Rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Wednesday, the Israeli military said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The military said in a statement the alerts sounded in at least three communities near the border with Lebanon. The border has been mostly quiet since Israel fought a 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas

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Ten people were killed and 12 injured on Wednesday when a van carrying more than 25 migrant workers crashed in southern Texas, about 90 miles (150 km) from the United States-Mexico border, local media reported.



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10 dead, 12 injured in gruesome migrant transport crash

The Biden administration is developing a plan to require nearly all foreign visitors to the United States to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of eventually lifting travel restrictions that bar much of the world from entering the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Wednesday.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Wednesday that it will be outfitting its agents with body cameras in order to "enhance its policing practices and reinforce trust and transparency."

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Thousands of border agents to be required to wear body cameras

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has picked a diplomat who served in the administration of Barack Obama, Mark Brzezinski, to serve as his ambassador to Poland, the White House said on Wednesday. Biden also finalized his nominees for ambassadors to the African countries of Togo, Benin and Malawi, the White House said. (Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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Biden picks Brzezinski as ambassador to Poland -White House

The Washington Wizards and Brooklyn Nets agreed to terms on a sign-and-trade deal that will send Spencer Dinwiddie to Washington Wednesday evening, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.



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Washington Wizards to get Spencer Dinwiddie in sign-and-trade deal; guard to sign 3-year, $60M contract

Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday formally challenged in court a recent U.S. Justice Department order that his tax returns should be turned over to a House of Representatives committee.

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Trump challenges release of his tax returns in court

The sailor charged with starting a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard last year was assigned to the ship after dropping out of training to become a Navy SEAL, and he was described by some fellow sailors as a person who had disdain for the Navy, according to investigators.

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Sailor charged in ship fire was Navy SEAL dropout

These Olympic Games are never far from the hint of a gesture or protest, a moment of free speech, an opportunity to make a statement.

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US Olympian Gwen Berry raises a fist in protest as IOC relaxes rules on free speech

More than 100 state legislators are slated to join Texas House Democrats in Washington, D.C., on Monday, as the lawmakers push for federal voting reform.

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More than 100 state legislators joining Texas Democrats to push voting bills in DC

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