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The United Nations top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The decision is a preliminary stage of a case filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice alleging that Israels militar
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stanley cup major blow to the countrys international standing.If the court grants some or all of South Africas eight requests for so-called provisional measures, it is unclear if Israel will comply.SEE MORE: President Biden projected to win New Hampshire Democratic primaryIsraeli Prime Qtjq Omicron now represents 73% of new US COVID-19 cases, CDC says
CHICAGO, Ill. 鈥?In 2016, some 33 million ballots were cast by mail, about one quarter of all votes cast. With pandemic protocols and precautions in place, experts estimate a record-breaking number of mail-in votes this election cycle.Voting by mail has been in place for more than 150 years 鈥?since the Civil War. It s become so common in the United States that since 2010, about a quarter of the electorate has voted by mail in federal elections, said Lawrence Norden, director of the Election Reform Program at the non-partisan Brennan Center for Justice.Some states have whats known as a universal vote-by-mail system, which means they mail ballots to all their vote
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