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Month: December 2023

UNLV gunman sent letters to university personnel across the country before shootings, sheriff says

By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine, Evan Perez, Andy Rose and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Anthony Polito, the gunman authorities said killed three people Wednesday at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, visited a post office in Henderson and mailed 22 letters to various university personnel across the country with no return address,

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The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?

By The Associated Press It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand

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‘Target list,’ ammo and conspiracy theories: Authorities reveal details on UNLV gunman who killed 3 faculty members

CNN, KVVU, KTNV, KSNV By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The 67-year-old career college professor who fatally shot three faculty members this week at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, kept a “target list” of faculty at the school and elsewhere, said authorities searching for a motive. Investigators found ammunition

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OPINIÓN | Informé sobre Hamas en Gaza durante más de una década. Estas son las preguntas que me hago ahora

Alexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Ilene Prusher es una periodista y escritora que pasó dos décadas cubriendo el Medio Oriente. Enseña periodismo en la Florida Atlantic University, donde es directora digital de MediaLab@FAU. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo pertenecen exclusivamente a su autora. (CNN) —  Llegamos al puesto de control de Erez. Los soldados

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Investment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at interconnecting South America

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they will put $10 billion for infrastructure works aiming to better connect South America. Potential projects that could receive funds include ports, airports, roads, electricity transmission lines, railways, and others. The “Routes

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North Dakota senator’s son charged with manslaughter after allegedly leading police chase that ended in a deputy’s death

By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer has been charged with manslaughter after crashing into an unoccupied patrol vehicle that struck and killed a sheriff’s deputy who was outside of the car on Wednesday. Responding to a report of a stolen vehicle in Bismarck, law enforcement began

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Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election. The new charges — three felonies and six misdemeanors — are in

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The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza ceasefire. What exactly is it?

By The Associated Press It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand

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