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Month: August 2023

Guatemala elects progressive Arévalo as president, but efforts afoot to keep him from taking office

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A progressive from outside Guatemala’s power structure was resoundingly elected the country’s next president Sunday in a reprimand to the governing elite over widespread allegations of corruption. Despite preliminary results showing a potential landslide for anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo, the attention immediately

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‘Lahaina belongs to its people’: Hawaii governor insists fire-ravaged Maui community will be rebuilt as search efforts continue

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted Friday that the years-long undertaking of rebuilding Maui’s historic Lahaina community will prioritize residents’ desires over those of property developers. “Let me be clear. Lahaina belongs to its people and we are

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Trump and his allies double down on election lies after indictments for trying to undo 2020 results

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal indictment and one in Georgia charging Donald Trump with lying about the 2020 election to overturn President Joe Biden’s win have done nothing to slow the geyser of election falsehoods flowing from the former president and his supporters. Just two days after

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