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Month: August 2023

Ecuadorians are choosing a new president amid increasing violence that may scare away voters

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians put aside fears of leaving their homes amid unprecedented violence and voted for a new president Sunday in a special election that was heavily guarded by police and soldiers in part due to the assassination of a presidential candidate this month. Front-runners included an

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Hurricane Hilary moves very near to Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall

By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S. As of 8 a.m.

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Hurricane Hilary moves very near to Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall

By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S. As of 8 a.m.

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Hurricane Hilary moves “very near” to Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary neared landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as a still-dangerous Category 1 hurricane carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S. The National Weather Center in

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Hurricane Hilary moves “very near” to Mexico’s Baja coast packing deadly rainfall

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary neared landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula as a still-dangerous Category 1 hurricane carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely across a broad region of the southwestern U.S. The National Weather Center in

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First on CNN: Biden wades into GOP primary with $25 million ad blitz, starting with economy focus

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is preparing to blanket the airwaves with a $25 million television and digital ad campaign in battleground states this month as Republicans are set to face off in their first presidential primary debate. The first minute-long ad, titled “Fought Back,” which was first obtained by

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The Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Dutch prime minister says

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the Netherlands and Denmark will give F-16 warplanes to Ukraine. Rutte met with Zelenskyy at a Dutch air base on Sunday. The Dutch leader said the planes would be delivered once unspecified conditions are

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The Salmon Festival in Klamath, California, is not serving salmon this year, with the hope of restoring a food central to area tribes

By Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — The Yurok Tribe’s annual salmon festival in Klamath, California, is a little different this year. Yes, there’s a noisy parade, yes there are dozens of stalls selling T-shirts and jewelry, yes there are kids wrestling it out in a traditional stick game and yes there is plenty of food.

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