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US bishops halt aid partnerships with government due to funding cuts | US news newsthirst.

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced on Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children, saying the “heartbreaking” decision follows the Trump administration’s abrupt halt of funding for refugee resettlement. The break will inevitably result in fewer services than Catholic agencies were able…

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U.S. will control it ‘one way or the other’ newsthirst.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would take control of Greenland “one way or the other,” escalating months of increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards the self-governing Danish territory. Addressing a joint session of Congress in Washington, Trump said he had “a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland.” “We strongly support your right to…

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David Hogg to exit Democratic National Committee after months of turmoil | Democrats newsthirst.

David Hogg, the young vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee whose vow to unseat “asleep-at-the-wheel” Democrats roiled his party, said on Wednesday that he would step away from the high-ranking role in a move that ends months of internal infighting. Moments before Hogg announced his decision, members of the committee had voted to hold new…

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