Israeli airstrikes and ground operations over the last month have largely cut off southern Lebanon from the rest of the country, depopulating dozens of towns and damaging key public services that are a lifeline for the residents that remain. This week, Israel said it would seize southern Lebanon up to the Litani River to create a “buffer zone” against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which pulled Lebanon into the regional war by firing on Israel on March 2 in solidarity with its patron Iran.The a...

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Republican Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow ​Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on Friday dropped an investigation ‌into Fed Chair Jerome Powell that Tillis viewed as a threat to the central bank's political independence.

Republican Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow ​Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on Friday d...