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Month: February 2024

Churchill Downs moves Kentucky Derby post draw ahead one week before historic 150th running on May 4

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s marquee event on May 4, a switch intended to provide better handicapping information for bettors and have entries on site earlier. Darren Rogers, senior director of communications and media services

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Analysis shows destruction and possible buffer zone along Gaza Strip’s border with Israel

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite photos show new demolition along a 1-kilometer-wide path on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, according an analysis by The Associated Press and expert reports. The destruction comes as Israel has said it wants to establish a buffer zone there, over international objections, further tearing away

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Former Atlantic City politician charged with election fraud involving absentee ballots

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A former Atlantic City councilman who went to prison for bribery and a sex blackmail case is facing charges again. Craig Callaway, a former city council president and sought-after political operative, was charged Thursday with election fraud involving the misuse of absentee ballots. Prosecutors say

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Guatemala’s new president to ask for society’s help in face of opposition from entrenched powers

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says that with his political party suspended, little support in congress and an attorney general in hot pursuit, he will appeal to the country’s people to help him overcome the entrenched old guard and achieve the change he campaigned on. In

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Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel

By FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after a cease-fire in Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be yearslong talks between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, speaking to The

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Cataluña declara la emergencia por sequía: estas son las restricciones que afectarán a casi seis millones de personas

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — En Cataluña, nunca se había registrado un período sin lluvias tan largo e intenso como el actual. De hecho, desde la comunidad autónoma hablan de una sequía histórica. “La crisis climática nos está poniendo a prueba”, aseguró el presidente de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Pere Aragonés. Por esta

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Trump’s political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s political operation has amassed about $130 million in the final months of last year, but after spending heavily he’s headed into 2024 with more than $42 million. New campaign finance reports filed Wednesday showed that across four committees that make up Trump’s political operation, he ended 2023 having

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An armed man found dead at an amusement park researched mass shootings. His plan is still a mystery

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A heavily armed man who was found dead at a Colorado mountaintop amusement park last year had researched mass shootings online, but authorities say they still haven’t determined why he amassed such an arsenal or didn’t follow through on “whatever he was planning.” The body of Diego

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

La madre del atacante del tiroteo escolar en Michigan sube al estrado en su juicio por homicidio involuntario

urielblanco (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, la madre del adolescente que mató a cuatro personas en una escuela secundaria de Michigan en 2021, subió al estrado este jueves en su juicio por homicidio involuntario en lo que probablemente será un testimonio crucial en el caso. Su abogada Shannon Smith dijo en sus declaraciones iniciales que Crumbley testificaría

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Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Court documents show that Memphis Police Department trainers are prepared to testify in the federal civil rights case against four former Memphis police officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that the officers used force inconsistent with their training and failed to prevent their colleagues

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Passenger showing ‘indications of intoxication’ restrained on JetBlue flight

By Marnie Hunter and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A passenger on a Tuesday JetBlue flight was restrained with help from other passengers after acting “erratically and aggressively toward his travel companion and members of the inflight crew,” according to a statement from the airline. The incident occurred on flight 1926 from London to New York. Flight crew

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