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Schumer calls for new leadership in Israel after Netanyahu ‘lost his way'
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., spoke from the Senate floor on Thursday for Israel to host new elections to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has ‘lost his way'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to peace in the region amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader in the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., strongly...
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Netanyahu says no to Biden's call for ceasefire as Ramadan begins
President Joe Biden says he will continue to send weapons to Israel while also pushing to send more aid to Gaza. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Chuck Schumer says the delegation he's leading was rushed to a shelter amid rocket fire in Israel
Chuck Schumer arrived to Tel Aviv, Israel, this weekend leading a bipartisan coalition of senators to meet with Israeli officials.
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Schumer says he's leading a bipartisan group of senators to Israel to show ‘unwavering' US support
Schumer is the first Jewish majority leader of the Senate and the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S.
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Former Hamas chief calls for protests Friday
The NYPD is working hard to keep people safe as they prepare for increased amount of protests in the city. Marc Santia reports.
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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer loosens Senate's informal dress code
The change would let Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who is often seen wearing a hoodie and baseball shorts, wear his casual attire on the Senate floor whenever he wants.
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‘Skin-Rotting Zombie Drug' Fueling Long Island Overdose Deaths, Schumer Says
A frighteningly toxic mix of synthetic opioid fentanyl and a human flesh-eating animal sedative has been blamed for an increasing number of U.S. overdose deaths, prompting a rare public health warning at the federal level last week and now, calls for more assistance at home. Longtime New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the feds Sunday to send a...
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What is Xylazine?
Everything to know about the the veterinary tranquilizer linked to an increase of overdose deaths nationwide.
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Sen. Schumer Says 2 Downed Objects Believed to Be Balloons
The United States believes the unidentified objects shot down by American fighter jets over Canada and Alaska were balloons, though smaller than the China balloon downed over the Atlantic Ocean last weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday. Schumer, D-N.Y., told ABC’s “This Week” that he was briefed on Saturday night by President Joe Biden’s national security adviser,...
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Second ‘High-Altitude Object' Shot Down Over US Territory
NSC Coordinator John Kirby says the U.S. shot down a “high-altitude object” flying Alaska airspace on Friday. Kirby said the object was smaller than the spy balloon shot down last week.
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Schumer Reelected Senate Leader After Dems Expand Majority
Sen. Chuck Schumer has been elected for another term as Democratic leader in the Senate. Democrats met behind closed doors Thursday at the Capitol to choose their leadership team.
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Deadliest Streets on Long Island: Families Who Lost Loved Ones Demand Changes
Families across Long Island are demanding help to make their roads safer, as advocates call on help from the federal government as they say too many people have died this year as a result of reckless drivers.
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Families Push for Safer Roads on Long Island After Child's Death
Advocates say too many people have died this year due to reckless drivers on Long Island roads, Pei-Sze Cheng reports.