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Month: September 2023

Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years

By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday, revealed he’s adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. Menendez is a three-term senator who has held office at every

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Federal judge rules Texas university that canceled drag show didn’t violate free speech rights

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that a university in the Texas Panhandle did not violate the constitutional right to free speech when the school’s president canceled a drag show earlier this year. The U.S. district judge argued Thursday that drag shows are “sexualized content” and can be subject to more

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Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and first ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died. He was 98. Napolitano was also the first person to be elected twice to the presidency. A statement issued on Friday night by the Quirinal presidential palace confirmed Italian news

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Judge overseeing case to remove Trump from ballot agrees to order banning threats and intimidation

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado judge overseeing the lawsuit attempting to bar former President Donald Trump from The White House using a rare constitutional clause has issued an order prohibiting threats and intimidation regarding the case. District Court Judge Sarah Block Wallace said Friday she was doing so for the

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Pope decries indifference toward migrants, as he prays for the dead in the French port of Marseille

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Pope Francis blasted the “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants seeking a better life in Europe, as he arrived Friday in the Mediterranean port of Marseille amid a new influx of would-be refugees from Africa that has sparked a backlash from some of

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Giorgio Napolitano, former Italian president and 1st ex-Communist in that post, has died at 98

By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s presidential palace says Giorgio Napolitano, the first former Communist to rise to Italy’s presidency, has died. Napolitano, who also is the first person to be elected twice to the presidency, was 98. A statement issued Friday night by the Quirinal presidential palace confirmed Italian news reports

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Kent ISD taking over; looking for organizations to help kids impacted by ELNC closure

By Chris Bovia Click here for updates on this story     GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — The Kent Intermediate School District and First Steps Kent are working to ensure kids impacted by the abrupt closure of the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) have access to the education parents expected. “We share in the sadness and disappointment

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