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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package – Los Angeles Times

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings.

Many Republicans said the election-year compromise wasn’t enough, even as supporters of the bill insisted it was the best possible in a divided government.

The 49-50 vote, far short of the 60 ayes needed to take up the bill, came after most Republicans said they would vote against the legislation, which also includes $60 billion in wartime aid to Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel and was backed by President Biden. GOP lawmakers had insisted that the money for conflicts abroad be paired with help for the U.S. border.

Source: Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package – Los Angeles Times

Republicans Block the Bipartisan Deal to Fund Border Security and War – Mother Jones

After months of negotiations, Senate Republicans have officially tanked a bipartisan border bill linked to a national security supplemental funding package. The now-dead agreement would have represented the most restrictive immigration overhaul in decades. And it would have given billions in aid to Israel and Ukraine. (Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to strip the border security provisions from the larger national security bill and hold a separate vote on the latter.)

President Biden has been urging Congress to pass the 370-page bill, calling it the “thoughest and fairest set of border reforms in decades.” But Donald Trump’s attacks coupled with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s statement that it was “dead on arrival” in that chamber led Senate Republicans to walk away from a deal largely catered to Republicans’ priorities. “The Senate bill has reforms Trump never came close to getting,” the Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote in support of the proposed legislation, which also garnered an endorsement from the Border Patrol Union representing some 18,000 agents.

Source: Republicans Block the Bipartisan Deal to Fund Border Security and War – Mother Jones

Palestinian American stabbed near UT campus – AsAmNews

The victim, 23-year-old Zachary Doar attended a state-wide rally in West Campus in support of Palestine with his three friends. Attached to the car they rode in flew a keffiyeh or Arab headscarf that read ‘Free Palestine,’ The Daily Texas reported.

Bert James Baker, allegedly ripped the keffiyeh off the car and opened the passenger side door while yelling racial obscenities. The passengers got of the car, to defend themselves. In response, Baker stabbed Doar in the lower chest.

Source: Palestinian American stabbed near UT campus – AsAmNews

Love’s Sweet Anthem – Kaushal Kishore

 

In gardens of grace, roses bloom,

Right from the heart, a fragrant plume…

Cherished for beauty, timeless and rare,

Their fragrance whispers tales in the air…

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Cherished whispers, love’s gentle embrace,

Symbols of hope in every petals’ grace…

Resilience echoes as blossoms unfold,

A tale of passion, both young and old…

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Deep-rooted traditions, roots intertwined,

Gifting roses, with sentiments aligned…

Admiration expressed in red and pink hues,

A language of flowers, emotions anew…

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Gifts of affection in bright bouquets,

Roses softly speak in the language of rays…

Universal symbols, in gardens they sway,

Love’s sweet anthem, in each display…

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P.S.

I offer a rose to those seeking love and hope, reminding them they’re not alone, extending the gesture to even those who may not feel the need.

Happy World Rose Day 🌹🌷🌹

–Kaushal Kishore 

Source: Love’s Sweet Anthem – Kaushal Kishore

Pope Francis denounces ‘hypocrisy’ of critics of blessings for same-sex couples – UPI.com

“I don’t bless a ‘homosexual marriage,’ I bless two people who love each other, and I also ask them to pray for me,” he told the Italy’s Credere magazine.

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“No one is scandalized if I give a blessing to an entrepreneur who perhaps exploits people, which is a very serious sin. Whereas they are scandalized if I give it to a homosexual — this is hypocrisy,” Francis said.

Source: Pope Francis denounces ‘hypocrisy’ of critics of blessings for same-sex couples – UPI.com