Israel says it is bolstering its attack on Gaza as a fragile ceasefire depends on the balance. Trump authorities don’t trust the institutions that have long served as a check on the presidency. And then two NASA astronauts who have been in space for over nine months finally return home.
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Israeli strike kills hundreds of people in Gaza as ceasefire balances
The Israeli Defense Forces attacked Hamas targets overnight across the Gaza Strip, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office would “Now Israel will act against Hamas as the military grows.”
The strike was Gaza’s heaviest gunfire as it reached a ceasefire contract in January and brought a pause to a 15-month battle that killed more than 48,500 people in Gaza. Hamas says the new Israeli strike violates the agreement.
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Hamas-controlled Gaza’s health ministry believes the World Health Organization has previously said it believes it is trustworthy, saying that at least 326 people have been killed and hundreds of other people have been injured. It added that people are still buried under the tiled rub and recovery efforts are underway.
International negotiators have been in discussions in the hopes of strengthening the ceasefire contract. Steve Witkoff, the US envoy for the Middle East, said he rejected Hamas’ recent proposal last weekend.
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Trump officials raise confrontational interests with judges
During a tense hearing yesterday, federal judge James Boasberg stopped Justice Department lawyers as if the Trump administration had ordered El Salvador to deport hundreds of Venezuelans under alien enemy laws. Boasberg summed the government’s position as follows: “We don’t care. We do what we want to do.”
It’s not the first time the Trump administration has been incompatible with federal courts. And beyond the courts, Trump has argued almost infinite power through a campaign to outlaw the institutions that have long acted on the presidency check. He shut down Congress-approved agencies, fired thousands of federal workers, and suspended funds legally allocated for various federal programs and unreliable universities and nonpartisan media.
But when it comes to fighting the judiciary, the Trump administration could face its ultimate opponent: the Supreme Court. In other words, justice controls the regime.
Legal experts expressed concern about what will happen if the administrative agency continues to violate court orders. Trump’s critics had no power to force him to follow the judge’s orders, and his allies frequently criticized the judges who controlled him, and in some cases called for their removal.
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Other Political News:
A national NBC News poll found that 49% of registered voters think that workplace DEI programs should be eliminated, while 48% say they should continue with the program. Trump said he has ended Secret Service protections for Joe Biden’s two adult children, Hunter and Ashley Biden.
Other immigration news:
A mixed immigrant status family deported to Mexico — including a 10-year-old girl who is a US citizen and recovering from brain surgery — claimed she faced “deplorable states” during civil rights complaints. The German citizen, a legal US resident, has been detained in an ice facility, and his family added that they don’t know why he was arrested, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
NASA astronauts are taking their long-awaited journey to Earth
After more than nine months in space, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Willmore are finally back. The two are one of four returning to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon Capsule, and are expected to depart overnight from the International Space Station and fly off the coast of Florida around 5:57pm.
Williams and Wilmore’s journey to Earth closes an unusual and common chapter in spaceflight history. They became the common name after it was launched in June on the first crew test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule. After they ran into problems with the vehicle’s thruster, their expected week in space continued for most of the year.
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The family of Sudiksha Konanki, a missing university student, asked police in the Dominican Republic to declare her death. Serphon’s records show that Betsy Arakawa, wife of actor Jean Hackman, lived longer than previously thought. A Texas midwife was arrested and accused of performing an illegal abortion, which could be the first case of a health care provider being charged since the state’s ban. It’s too early to tell if the US is really in a recession. While waiting, economists monitor some of these important figures to assess the health of the economy. Here’s the best professional basketball outlook to see in March’s Madness (other than the Dukestar Cooper Flag):
Staff Pick: Tesla Owners Want to Abandon their Car
In the eyes of some progressive Tesla owners, Elon Musk’s transformation from CEO, who perceived as “focusing on the environment, sustainability and space travel,” makes it uncomfortable, as it puts it on the divisive politicians of the Trump administration. In fact, it’s so disgusting that some people are rethinking whether it’s worth owning an electric car. “Do I like to represent Elon Musk’s vehicles? Hell, no,” said the owner of Tesla in the San Diego area. Reporter Curtis Van spoke to owners across the country who relied on selling cars, hitting breakpoints and worshiping cars by expressing magnets and bumper stickers as musk’s sloppy da. However, some have admitted that removing EVs is not included in the card. – Elizabeth Robinson, Newsletter Editor
NBCU Academy: How photojournalists see the mind of news stories
Photojournalism is more than just taking photos. It can show the joy, surprise, or devastation at the heart of the story. “I have no rights to their stories or their photos,” said photojournalist Mark Abramson. “It’s a privilege. It’s an honor. They’re giving me this access.”
The NBCU Academy recently photographed Abramson and senior photo director Zara Katz for NBC News as they filmed the family where relatives were killed in the Eton fire in Altadena, California. See how empathy and care captured the family story.
NBCU Academy is a free, award-winning education program that helps you develop new skills in journalism, media and technology and advance your career.
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