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Month: August 2023

Maui fire deaths surge to 53 and likely to go higher, governor says. Over 1,000 structures burned

By TY O’NEIL, CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing

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Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Boris Epshteyn, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in an Arizona nightclub, according to police records. Epshteyn pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct charges in Scottsdale city court after prosecutors dropped charges

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Ecuador arrests six Colombians as suspects in slaying of anti-corruption presidential candidate

By GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption Ecuadorian presidential candidate are Colombian nationals, a police report said Thursday as authorities investigated the motive for a crime that shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in drug-related

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Iran transfers 5 Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in step toward deal for full release

By JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea. U.S. and Iranian officials disclosed the tentative deal Thursday. It is still being negotiated and could eventually lead to the full

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Biden administration defends communications with social media companies in high-stakes court fight

By Brian Fung and Devan Cole, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday defended its communications with social media giants in court, arguing those channels must stay open so that the federal government can help protect the public from threats to election security, Covid-19 misinformation and other dangers. The closely watched court

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6 Western nations demand Russia return two regions it took from neighboring Georgia 15 years ago

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Six Western nations marked the 15th anniversary of Russia’s takeover of 20% of Georgia’s territory by demanding that Moscow return the South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions. A joint statement Thursday by the six members of the U.N. Security Council — the United States, United Kingdom,

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