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* President Donald Trump is chairing a meeting today between Israeli and American officials to discuss the aftermath of war in Gaza, despite no sign that the conflict, which has killed tens of thousands and pushed its largest city into famine, is nearing its end. * Trump ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in tribute to the victims of a deadly shooting during morning Mass at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. * Iowa Democrats flipped a Republican seat in a special election yesterday, a significant victory that broke the GOP supermajority in the state Senate. * Economic and financial analysts are warning that Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook risks undermining the central bank’s independence — something that could ultimately put U.S. households

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