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Smoke rises from the building after the Michigan State Police reported an active shooting incident at the Temple Israel Synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S., March 12, 2026 in a still image from video. (ABC Affiliate WXYZ via Reuters)

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Suspect Killed After Vehicle Ramming, Shooting at Detroit-Area Synagogue

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz listens to Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia as he addresses the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on a sanctions resolution regarding the situation in Iran and the Middle East at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 12, 2026. (Reuters/Eduardo Munoz)

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US and Allies Clash With Russia and China Over Iran Nuclear Program

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel delivers a speech at the funeral of an Israeli hostage, in Meitar, Israel, Jan. 28, 2026. Rebuffing pressure from President Donald Trump, a key Israeli legal office says the prime minister should be granted a pardon in his long-running trial on corruption charges only if he resigns, confesses or is convicted. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)

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Pardoning Netanyahu Now Would Be Improper, Key Israeli Office Says

Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a “Saving College Sports” roundtable discussion at the White House in Washington, March 6, 2026. After President Donald Trump urged states to recommit themselves to capital punishment, Florida started to put prisoners to death at rates not seen in the state’s modern history. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

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Ron DeSantis Wants Speedy Executions, and Lots of Them

People stand at an affected area on the street, following a reported strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, in this screengrab from a a handout video released March 10, 2026. (Iranian Red Crescent Society/Handout via Reuters)

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Israeli Military Says It Struck Basij Checkpoints in Tehran

The seal of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is printed on a sign during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) two-day job fair in Texas to help fill vacancies for deportation officers and attorneys, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025. (Reuters File)

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US Senate Fails to End Standoff Over Funding Homeland Security, Airport Screening

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