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Month: August 2024

US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea, senior admiral says

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility of escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, depending on consultations under the allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. Adm. Samuel Paparo’s remarks, which he made in response to a question during a news

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Special counsel urges appeals court to reinstate classified documents case against Trump

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Monday to reinstate the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying a judge’s decision that dismissed the prosecution was at odds with longstanding Justice Department practice and must be reversed. Smith’s team said U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon made

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Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called “historic truth” presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government. Tomás Zerón, a fugitive now in Israel, says the

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Robert Telles has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Las Vegas investigative reporter Jeff German.

Prosecution picks apart ex-politician’s conspiracy defense in Vegas reporter’s death: ‘It didn’t make sense’

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Late last week, Robert Telles, the former Nevada politician accused of killing a Las Vegas investigative reporter, took the stand and alleged he had been framed in a vast conspiracy. He alleged the real estate company Compass Realty, his office co-workers, Las Vegas police, the DNA lab and prosecutors

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13 US Servicemembers killed in Kabul attack to receive Congressional Gold Medal next month

The 13 U.S. servicemembers killed during evacuations in Kabul, Afghanistan three years ago will posthumously receive the Congressional Gold Medal next month. House Speaker Mike Johnson will present the award to the servicemembers’ families on September 10. (Top row left to right) Maxton Soviak, Kareem Nikoui, David Espinoza, Rylee McCollum, Jared Schmitz, Taylor Hoover, Nicole

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Democrats sue to block Georgia rules that they warn will block finalization of election results

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state and national Democratic parties are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board. The lawsuit argues the rules could be used by county officials to refuse to certify an election, potentially causing delays in finalizing the state’s results. Democrats say the rules violate a

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Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens

Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The order Monday by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker comes after 16 states, led by Republican attorneys general, challenged the

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El Departamento de Justicia intenta revivir caso de documentos clasificados contra Trump y defiende papel del fiscal especial

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith aboga por revivir el caso de los documentos clasificados de su oficina contra Donald Trump con una vigorosa defensa de su autoridad en la primera presentación formal desde que la jueza Aileen Cannon desestimó el caso penal el mes pasado. En un escrito presentado el lunes

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Board to review short-term rental regulations for Idyllwild, Temecula Valley

Riverside County’s short-term rental regulations for properties in Idyllwild-Pine Cove and the Temecula Valley Wine Country yielded more than 500 cease-and-desist orders and $56,000 in citations during their first six months on the books, according to a report the Board of Supervisors will review tomorrow. The Transportation & Land Management Agency will present its semiannual

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