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Month: September 2024

Hakeem Jeffries rejects GOP spending bill as ‘unserious and unacceptable’

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The response frames the spending battle to come over the next

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Cyprus and the US sign a defense deal outlining ways to tackle regional crises

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and the United States have signed a defense cooperation framework agreement that outlines ways the countries can enhance their response to regional humanitarian crises and security concerns. The two sides hailed the agreement on Monday as another milestone in burgeoning Cypriot-U.S. ties in recent years. The U.S. praised Cypriot authorities

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Venezuelan opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum after disputed election

By Mauricio Torres, Stefano Pozzebon, Alex Stambaugh, Manuel Cobela, and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez landed in Madrid on Sunday afternoon, Spain said, after fleeing his home country with an arrest warrant accusing him of terrorism, conspiracy and other crimes related to July’s disputed presidential election. Gonzalez, his wife and

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Así quedó el medallero de los atletas latinoamericanos en los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024

Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Paralímpicos de París 2024, que llegaron a su fin este domingo, nos dejaron varias anécdotas y victorias, destacando atletas de varios países latinoamericanos. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Algunos de los países que acumularon más medallas fueron Brasil, que arrasó con 89 medallas; Colombia con 28; México con

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The Taliban’s repression of women in Afghanistan is outrageous, the UN rights chief says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban’s repressive control over women and girls is unparalleled and will jeopardize Afghanistan’s future. Volker Türk said new morality laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, along with sweeping bans on education and most jobs, are outrageous and amount to systematic gender persecution.

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Kate, the Princess of Wales, has finished chemotherapy and will return to limited public duties

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and King Charles III. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William released a video Monday in which

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El Salvador’s police director and a fugitive banker are among 9 dead in a helicopter crash

Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials and a fugitive banker were among nine people killed in a military helicopter crash in a rural part of the country. The crash on Sunday night is being investigated. It occurred after the banker, Manuel

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Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes and raising alarm

AP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The risk is coming from lithium-ion batteries that power all kinds of portable electronics. Safety-science group UL Standards said Monday that overheating incidents rose 28% from 2019 to 2023, although such events remain

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