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In response, attorneys general from more than a dozen states filed a lawsuit asserting that the order violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

Manila's coast guard said the incident took place near Thitu Island, part of the Spratly Islands where Beijing has sought to assert its sovereignty claims for years.

Research group Unit 42 said in a note the group had "asserted responsibility for laying siege to customer Salesforce tenants as part of a coordinated effort to steal data and hold it for ransom".

His aspiration was not of the clout-chasing, fame-hungry sort, but a drive to be understood, to have his culture recognized, to break free of stereotype and assert one’s being by being perceived.

Mr. Clark is undoubtedly correct in asserting that “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” was shaped by the biases of its author.