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Month: March 2024

Biden and Trump are now their parties’ presumptive nominees. What does that mean?

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have officially secured the requisite numbers of delegates to be considered their parties’ presumptive nominees. It was a foreseeable outcome. Biden faced token opposition in the Democratic primary. Several high-profile Republicans ran against Trump but didn’t come close

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Britain will introduce legislation to quash convictions of those affected by a Post Office scandal

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government will introduce legislation to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday the legislation “marks an

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Chris Wallace looks back at Nixon-Kennedy election in the book ‘Countdown 1960

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime newsman Chris Wallace isn’t only thinking about this year’s presidential election. The CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The race was narrowly won by Kennedy and featured the first televised presidential debates. Dutton announced Wednesday that “Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes

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Michigan group, including Mitch Albom, rescued from Haiti: “We were luckier than a lot of others”

By DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A group of Michiganders, including Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom, have been rescued from Haiti amid gang violence in the country. Albom released a statement on social media Tuesday, saying a group of people from Have Faith Haiti Orphanage, which

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BNP Paribas Open honoring community heroes

Volunteers from local nonprofits are being honored at the BNP Paribas Open. These volunteers are part of the nonprofits that receive grants from the Champions Volunteer Foundation. The Champions Volunteer Foundation is a certified nonprofit of the BNP Paribas Open. Celebrating Heroes ceremonies are held after the first set of the night match at Stadium

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