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Biden laughs off idea of Trump pardon after DeSantis pledges to consider it

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President Joe Biden on Monday scoffed at the idea of granting his predecessor, former president Donald Trump, a pardon absolving him of any crimes he may have committed during or after his presidency.

Mr Biden was asked if he’d consider a reprieve for Mr Trump as he departed the White House en route to his Delaware home on Monday, the day before the eighth anniversary of his late son Beau Biden’s death.

The question about pardoning his then-opponent came during a Covid-era virtual town hall hosted by MSNBC in May 2015.

Mr Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor, was appointed in November by Attorney General Merrick Garland shortly after Mr Trump declared his candidacy in next year’s presidential election,.

Mr Smith is also looking into the ex-president’s role in fomenting the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which came as Mr Trump pushed to remain in office despite losing the 2020 election to Mr Biden. »

Poor GenXers without dependents targeted by debt ceiling work requirements

Authored by reuters.com

Previously, work requirements to receive SNAP ended at age 50.

Republicans argue that the work requirements encourage people to get back to work.

However, hundreds of thousands of GenXers living below or near the poverty line are likely to be impacted by the new work requirements. »

Blocked! French minister threatens to ban Twitter if it doesn’t follow EU rules

Authored by politico.eu

In comments made on radio network France Info, the minister said that the U.S. company would be banned from the EU if it refused to follow the incoming European Digital Services Act, which goes into effect throughout the EU at the end of August.

"Disinformation is one of the gravest threats weighing on our democracies," said Barrot.

"Twitter, if it repeatedly doesn't follow our rules, will be banned from the EU," the French minister added. »

Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate

Authored by jpost.com

Hadassah-University Medical Center in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem has announced an “unprecedented achievement” in the treatment of multiple myeloma cancer – the second-most common hematological disease.

The treatment is based on genetic engineering technology, which is an effective and groundbreaking solution for patients whose life expectancy was only two years until a few years ago.

They have used a genetic engineering technology called CAR-T, or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy, which boosts the patient’s own immune system to destroy the cancer. »

NATO soldiers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters

Authored by reuters.com

LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo, May 29 (Reuters) - Around 25 NATO peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo were injured in clashes with Serb protesters on Monday, while Serbia's president put the army on the highest level of combat alert.

[1/11] Local Kosovo Serb protesters sit on the ground in front of NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers in the town of Zvecan, Kosovo, May 29, 2023.

Igor Simic, deputy head of the Serb List, the biggest Belgrade-backed Kosovo Serb party, accused Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti of fuelling tensions in the north. »