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Month: June 2024

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Fiscal especial defiende el manejo de los investigadores de los documentos de Mar-a-Lago guardados de “forma desordenada” por Trump

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El grupo de fiscales del equipo del fiscal especial Jack Smith hizo una presentación a última hora de la noche de este lunes para contener el esfuerzo del expresidente Donald Trump contra el caso de los documentos clasificados en su contra y sobre cómo los materiales encontrados en cajas durante

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South Korean military says 350 waste balloons detected from North Korea overnight as tensions flare

By Gawon Bae and Michael Mitsanas, CNN Seoul (CNN) — South Korea spotted another 350 North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a suspected balloon was seen flying in northern Gyeonggi Province, which borders

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‘Flock’ license plate reading cameras have led to more than 30 arrests, says Palm Springs Police Department

Newly installed technology is helping local police departments track down criminals. The ‘Flock Safety’s Automated License Plate Readers’, or ALPR’s, were adopted by the Palm Springs Police Department, as well as several others around the Coachella Valley, in October. The cameras don’t monitor every day drivers, but instead, they seek out license plates for cars

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South Korea slams North Korea’s fresh trash balloon launches and threatens loudspeaker broadcasts

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has lashed out at North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches and threatened to restart anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts. On Monday night, North Korea floated huge balloons carrying plastic bags of waste papers across the border in its fifth such campaign since late May. It was an

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Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new law mandating that the Ten Commandments must be displayed in every public school classroom. Plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Americans

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A look at Julian Assange and how the long-jailed WikiLeaks founder is now on the verge of freedom

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — News that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a plea deal with Julian Assange brings a stunning culmination to a long-running saga of international intrigue that spanned multiple continents and has had as its central character a quixotic internet publisher with a disdain for government secrets. An Australian editor and

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces tough challenge from George Latimer in Democratic primary in NY suburbs

Associated Press One of the most liberal members of Congress is trying to fight off a strong challenge from a political moderate in a Democratic primary north of New York City. Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces Westchester County Executive George Latimer in Tuesday’s primary election. The race has centered on the candidates’ diverging positions on Israel.

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Hawaii wildfire death toll rises to 102 after woman determined to have died from fire injuries

Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities say the death toll from last year’s wildfire in Lahaina on the island of Maui has risen to 102. The Maui Police Department said Monday the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office found 68-year-old Claudette Heermance succumbed to injuries suffered in the fire. She died in hospice care in March.

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Missouri, Kansas judges temporarily halt much of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan

Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many of the intended

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South Korean rescuers search burned factory after a blaze killed 22, mostly Chinese migrants

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescue workers were combing through the charred ruins of a factory building near South Korea’s capital to find any more fire victims Tuesday, a day after a devastating blaze likely triggered by exploding lithium batteries killed 22 people, mostly Chinese migrant workers. More than 100 people were working

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