Ashraf Khalil, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

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In fiery speech, Netanyahu defends war in Gaza

by Ellen Knickmeyer Associated Press, Farnoush Amiri Associated Press, and Ashraf Khalil Associated PressJuly 24, 2024

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s war in Gaza and condemned American protesters in a scathing speech to Congress Wednesday that triggered boycotts by many top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands to the…

President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, at the Ronald Reagan Building, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Biden bullish on ending hunger in US

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Darlene Superville Associated PressSeptember 28, 2022

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon, pauses as he departs federal court on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Washington. Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction hailed by 1/6 committee

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressJuly 22, 2022

These images taken from surveillance video show a man suspected of shooting two homeless people Saturday in New York.

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Man sought in killings of homeless in New York, DC

by Caina Calvan Associated Press, and Ashraf Khalil Associated PressMarch 14, 2022

A man receives food at an Armed Services YMCA food distribution, Oct. 28, 2021, in San Diego. As many of 160,000 active duty military members are having trouble feeding their families, according to Feeding America, which coordinates the work of more than 200 food banks around the country. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Thousands of military families struggle with hunger

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressNovember 15, 2021

Mary Taboniar, a housekeeper at the Hilton Hawaiian Village resort in Honolulu, looks over bills at her home in Waipahu, Hawaii, Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Taboniar went 15 months without a paycheck, thanks to the COVID pandemic. The single mother of two saw her income completely vanish as the virus devastated the hospitality industry. Taboniar is one of millions of Americans for whom Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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Two COVID safety net anchors ending

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressSeptember 5, 2021

FILE - In this May 19, 2021 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants who are unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic but says this is expected to be the last time it does so. Walensky extended the evictions moratorium from June 30...

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CDC extends eviction moratorium for a month

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Michael Casey Associated PressJune 24, 2021

This May 4, 2021 image shows teacher Graciela Olague-Barrios working with two infants at Cuidando Los Ninos in Albuquerque, N.M. The charity provides housing, child care and financial counseling for mothers, all of whom will benefit from expanded Child Tax Credit payments that will start flowing in July to roughly 39 million households. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Can monthly payments cut child poverty by half?

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressMay 19, 2021

In this April 21, 2021, photo, Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., center, joined from left by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51- the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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House approves DC statehood

by Ashraf Khalil Associated PressApril 22, 2021

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press before Air Force One at Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Del., Sunday, March 28, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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US extends pandemic ban on renter evictions

by Ashraf Khalil Associated Press, and Michael Casey Associated PressMarch 29, 2021