The Lowdown On Politics

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Zohran Mamdani calls on the federal government to execute the International Criminal Court’s warrant for the arrest of Benjamin Netanyahu.

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US President Donald Trump met with massive boos at the FIFA WORLD CUP final.

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John Glenn was born 105 years ago today. (1921-2016)

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Nelson Mandela was born 108 years ago today. (1908-2013)

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Vidkun Quisling was born 139 years ago today. (1887-1945)

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Trygve Lie served as the United Nations’ first proper secretary general (1946-1952).

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Trygve Lie was born 130 years ago today. (1896-1968)

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Trygve Lie was born 130 years ago today. (1896-1968)

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Happy Birthday Malala Yousafzai (29)

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) dead at 71.

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"I believe that's the definition of a patriot, you know, that you love your country so much that you are willing to look at it clearly, recognize its faults, encourage it to be a better place, and believe that you carry in your heart the country that is waiting."

- Bruce Springsteen on what he calls "critical patriotism".

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George W. Bush turns 80 years old today.

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The 14th Dalai Lama turns 91 years old today.

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Donald Trump thanks FIFA for reversing Folarin Balogun’s one-game red-card ban:

"Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!"

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Hong Kong's top court ruled same-sex couples are entitled to equal visa rights in landmark case 8 years ago today.

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The Cayman Islands separated from Jamaica as its own colony 67 years ago today.

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Manuel Roxas was inaugurated as the 1st President of an independent Philippines 80 years ago today.

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The Philippines gained independence from the US as a sovereign country 80 years ago today.

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The short-lived sovereign Republic of Hawai'i was proclaimed 132 years ago today.

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France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States 142 years ago today.

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Abraham Lincoln requested 400,000 troops from Congress to preserve the Union 165 years ago today.