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- Beijing responds to Trump: China's foreign ministry has accused the U.S. of "spreading rumors" in response to a recent revelation about former President Donald Trump authorizing a covert influence operation targeting Beijing. Read their response.
- Trump's lawyer plans to disqualify Willis: Steve Sadow, the lead defense counsel for Donald Trump in the Fulton County, Georgia, election interference case, disclosed his next step to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Here's what he said.
- Planet Fitness faces boycott: Conservative social media users are calling for a boycott of Planet Fitness after reports of a 2023 incident involving a man who allegedly exposed himself to a 15-year-old in a women's locker room. Learn more.
- McDonald's responds to drive-thru shooting: McDonald's has spoken out after an incident in Nashville, Tennessee, saw a shooting break out in the drive-thru lane, leaving one underage employee critically injured. Here's what its owner said.
- In the ongoing war in Ukraine, pro-Ukrainian Russian partisans allegedly took control of a Russian border village and its administrative building on Sunday, coinciding with the final day of voting for President Vladimir Putin's expected renewed term in power.
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TL/DR: "He is a threat to everyone in the United States of America. He is a threat to democracy," Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said about Donald Trump's remarks.
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner condemned Donald Trump's "bloodbath" remarks and warned that the former president is a "threat to democracy."
Why it matters: Trump is facing mounting criticism for telling rallygoers in Ohio that there will be a "bloodbath" if he loses to his Democratic rival President Joe Biden in November. Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign's communications director, told Newsweek in an email that the former president meant "economically it will be a bloodbath because Crooked Joe Biden's policies have decimated working families." Kirschner compared Saturday's remarks to his January 6, 2021, rhetoric, for which Trump is accused of inciting the U.S. Capitol riot by spreading unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud during the 2020 election.
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What happens now? Ohio's Republican primary election is on March 19, and Trump has endorsed business owner Bernie Moreno's bid to challenge Democratic incumbent U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown in November.
TL/DR: "I believe the biggest divide in our country isn't between Republicans and Democrats but between those who still believe in our democracy and those who don't," Congressman Colin Allred told Newsweek via email.
Congressman Colin Allred, a Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, told Newsweek in an exclusive interview that he wants to work with Republicans to defeat his opponent, Senator Ted Cruz.
Why it matters: Last week, Allred, who currently serves Texas's 32nd district, won his state's Democratic primary, pitting him against GOP incumbent Cruz, who has held his seat since 2013. The Texas Senate race comes amid great political division in America, even within one's political party. Allred said he is building a coalition that includes Democrats, Independents, and Republicans who "don't want to be associated" with Cruz's "extremism." A recent poll by the University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research found that Cruz and Allred tied with 41 percent each.
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What happens now? Colin told Newsweek that he is confident he will win Cruz's seat in November. But defeating Cruz is no small feat. During the 2018 election, then-Congressman Beto O'Rourke, Cruz's Democratic challenger, garnered $70 million in campaign contributions but failed to unseat Cruz by 2.6 percent of the vote. If Allred does unseat Cruz, it could be a huge win for Democrats, but no Democrat has won a statewide office in Texas in 30 years.
TL/DR: "It's like after 9/11— you're in the midst of fighting the war against Al-Qaeda and an Israeli would say, you know what we need now is either new elections in the U.S. or if your system doesn't allow then President Bush should resign, and we should have an alternative leader. You don't do that," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on CNN.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, calling for new elections in Israel is "ridiculous."
Why it matters: Netanyahu said on CBS News' Face the Nation last month that there will be no peace until Hamas is destroyed. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the United States and longtime supporter of Israel said on the Senate floor on Thursday that Netanyahu is an "obstacle to peace." Schumer's speech received mixed reactions. Schumer's office said of Netanyahu's interview, "It's a good thing that a serious discussion has now begun about how to ensure Israel's future security and prosperity once Hamas has been defeated."
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What happens now? While many U.S. lawmakers and the White House have remained loyal to Israel, a longtime ally, amid the conflict in the Middle East, there has been growing concern for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The White House, along with other world leaders, has been working on a second temporary ceasefire in the region to get the remaining hostages in Gaza out and to bring more humanitarian aid in.
TL/DR: “2024 is the first year since the Soviet Union when the military and police budget combined is bigger than the social budget," said Russian opposition politician Aleksei Miniailo.
Vladimir Putin last month described budget priorities between now and 2030—a term 12 months longer than the 5-year plans initiated by Joseph Stalin, whose record tenure as Kremlin leader he is set to overtake.
Why it matters: Addressing the Federal Assembly, Putin focused more on social programs than he did on the Ukraine war. His plans aim to tackle the demographic crisis with the goal of increasing life expectancy. Ken Osgood, a history professor at Colorado School of Mines, told Newsweek that "a withdrawal of U.S. support and American pressure on Ukraine to negotiate will mean a victory for Putin. Even if he only holds the territory Russia presently occupies, Putin will credibly claim it as a win." Increased repression, information control, and geopolitical maneuvering mark Putin's strategy for maintaining power amid growing challenges.
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What happens now? "I do not think that there is any importance to the election," Konstantin Sonin, a Kremlin critic and economics professor at the University of Chicago, told Newsweek. "Putin is not safer just because he gets another term— every year has the same danger for him.
TL/DR: “By the end of this century, China may have a population size barely above half of what it is now,” Feng said.
After decades of enforcing strict one-child policies, China confronts a new challenge as it grapples with a growing population decline, prompting efforts to reverse the trend, including restrictions on abortions.
Why it matters: In January 2023, China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed that for the first time in decades, the country's population had declined by roughly 850,000 people from the previous year, and it was then standing at 1.41 billion. Wang Feng, a professor of sociology at the University of California, told Newsweek that the situation is historical and unprecedented. China's demographic shift mirrors trends in Western countries, with factors like decreased child mortality and rising costs deterring Millennials from having children. The country's aging workforce and its "uber-low fertility level" are of particular concern for the future of the country and its financial sustainability, said Susan Greenhalgh, research professor of Chinese society at Harvard University, as they might contribute to a potential labor shortage.
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What happens now? Beijing has already passed new policies limiting abortions that are "not medically necessary” but as far as banning abortions in the country, Wang said that it is "hardly imaginable" for the government to go that far.
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My rent is determined based on 30 percent of my gross income, which sounds fair in theory but has been a source of constant headaches for me.
Since moving in, I've faced numerous issues with rent adjustments. For every job I take on, no matter how minor, I'm obligated to report the income.
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