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President Trump’s threats to Syria, Paul Ryan’s retirement, what happens to a donated brain, and more
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Retaliation Plan? President Trump threatened a military strike on Syria over President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected chemical attack on civilians, tweeting that Russia—an ally of the Assad regime—should “get ready … because [missiles] will be coming.” Russia responded with a claim that reports of the attack had been fabricated. Trump has in the past expressed a desire to withdraw American troops from Syria, but news of children harmed in the most recent attack may have changed his mind.
House Speaker Paul Ryan announced his decision joining who are stepping down from office ahead of this year’s midterms. Ryan’s retirementeven though While the speaker has throughout his time in Congress, he leaves his post in the wake of
