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Month: May 2024

Reading the ‘tea leaves’: TV networks vamp for time during the wait for the Donald Trump verdict

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York accents of court reporters reading testimony. A juror’s facial expression. And tea leaves — plenty of tea leaves. Jury deliberation meant tense, ultimately boring hours of waiting for lawyers, journalists and others at the Manhattan courtroom where former President Donald Trump’s hush

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Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected

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Biden is said to be finalizing plans for migrant limits as part of a US-Mexico border clampdown

By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing plans for a U.S.-Mexico border clampdown that would shut off asylum requests and automatically deny entrance to migrants once the number of people encountered by American border officials exceeded a new daily threshold, with President Joe Biden expected

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Aung San Suu Kyi Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain.

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Mohamed ElBaradei Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mohamed ElBaradei, former director general of the IAEA and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1942 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt Birth name: Mohamed Mostafa ElBaradei Father: Mostafa ElBaradei, an attorney Mother: Aida (Hegazi) ElBaradei Marriage: Aida (Elkachef) ElBaradei Children:

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Truckers suing to block New York’s congestion fee for Manhattan drivers

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Truckers have added to the list of legal challenges to block New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee for driving into Manhattan. The Trucking Association of New York filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which developed the toll scheme. The association says the higher

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