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Meanwhile…

The New York Times reports:

The Senate on Wednesday again rebuked President Trump for his continued defense of Saudi Arabia after the killing of the dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, voting for a second time to end American military assistance for the kingdom’s war in Yemen and to curtail presidential war powers.

The 54-to-46 vote, condemning a nearly four-year conflict in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians and inflicted a devastating famine, sets the foundation for what could become Mr Trump’s first presidential veto, with the House expected to overwhelmingly pass the measure, possibly this month.

Senate Votes Again to End Aid to Saudi War in Yemen, Defying Trump (The New York Times)

Yesterday: Fact-Finding

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This morning.

Outside the Dáil.

Further to the release of a video by St Mochta’s National School Building Action Group…

Students from the school in Clonsilla, Dublin 15 – where 450 of the schools 907 children are taught in delapidated overcrowded prefabs – call for the building of a new school, which was promised 10 years ago.

Previously: It’s Story Time

Pic and video via Sean Defoe