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Month: February 2024

Buncombe County considers 24/7 homeless shelter in collaboration with Asheville

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — On Tuesday, Buncombe County commissioners heard recommendations about the next steps for creating a homeless shelter in conjunction with the city of Asheville. Members of the Shelter Team recommended a 24/7 shelter that serves families, allows pets, and provides various

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He erased Marilyn Monroe from some of her most famous photos — and has since spent years ‘camouflaging’ celebrity portraits

By Ann Binlot, CNN (CNN) — The basketball player floats in the air, his arms out-stretched wide, frozen in a position that evokes both athletic motion and stillness — perhaps even religiosity. His face is angled, obscured in shadow; absent are the name and number that would normally identify him on his stark white jersey. Several

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Poland is concerned by pro-Putin slogans at farmers’ protests, saying Russian agents may be to blame

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities are voicing grave concerns after slogans praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine appeared at Polish farmers’ protests. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that it believed extreme groups were trying to take over the farmers’ protest movement “perhaps under the influence

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WikiLeaks’ Assange went far beyond journalism and should face spying charges, lawyers for US say

By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday. The

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UN top court shouldn’t urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International

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