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In a contentious debate ahead of Michigan’s Democratic primary, candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens debated outside funding, race tone, and electability. El-Sayed criticised Stevens for accepting financial support from groups like AIPAC, while Stevens pointed to a super PAC backing El-Sayed. Both candidates seek to replace outgoing Sen. Gary Peters.

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Audio recordings from former President Joe Biden, made while writing his memoir in 2017, have been released after a court ruling. The two hours of tape include Biden discussing potentially classified information and reflect strained communication. Biden’s team had previously sought to keep the recordings private.

“Whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas,” Biden said in a statement, external. “We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.”

A real mixture of domestic news features on the US front pages this morning, with ongoing speculation what Donald Trump’s second term in office will look like, continued scrutiny of his picks for Cabinet.

International news is splashed across the front pages, with the escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war following Joe Biden authorising Ukraine to use American weapons to strike Russia. The outgoing president will also send landmines – a move that has been criticised by charities and rights groups.

The DOJ has proposed breaking up Google to curb the tech giants’ dominance in online search. In a court filing on Wednesday, the DOJ suggested that Google should be required to sell its Chrome web browser and end contracts that make its search engine the default choice on devices from companies like Apple and Samsung.

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