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Month: October 2024

Nick Harkaway steps into his father John le Carré’s footsteps with spy thriller ‘Karla’s Choice’

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Fictional spymaster George Smiley is back. And so, somewhat surprisingly, is his creator, John le Carré. Four years after the spy writer’s death at the age of 89, comes a new thriller, “Karla’s Choice.” It was written by Nick Harkaway, whose qualifications include seven published novels, a lifetime of reading

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Georgia’s opposition disputes result of crucial vote which could decide the country’s role in Europe

Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s opposition disputed the results of its crucial election vote Saturday which could decide the country’s role in Europe. The Central Election Commission in the South Caucasus country says the ruling Georgian Dream party won 52.99% of the vote. The CEC said the announcement was preliminary with the majority

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In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The first time electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode. The 52-year-old Ecuadorian woman has relied on an electricity-powered oxygen concentrator to breathe properly since she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and a chronic respiratory disease. Despite her condition, Vidal is one of an estimated

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Federal judge halts Virginia’s pre-election voter roll purge aimed at suspected noncitizens

By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday halted a Virginia program that purged the state’s voter rolls based on indications that a person might be a noncitizen and ordered officials to restore the registrations of roughly 1,600 people who had been removed under the process. The ruling, from US District Judge Patricia

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Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’

AP Music Writer Beyoncé has spoken at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, telling the crowd: “I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother.” Beyoncé arrived onstage late Friday with her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland. “Imagine our daughters growing up seeing what’s possible

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Una gran fiesta Latina se celebrará este domingo en Rancho Escondido con motivo del Día de los Muertos

“Yo tengo dos años haciendo escaramuza y me gusta este deporte porque tengo muchas amigas”, dijo Roselyn Pérez, escaramuza de las Reynas del Valle. Pérez solamente tiene 12 años, desde los 10 años se encuentra practicando un deporte lleno de magia y color como lo es la escaramuza charra. “Aquí me enseñaron responsabilidad, disciplina y

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain in a locked race and are tied heading into the final stretch.

Washington Post won’t endorse candidate in 2024 presidential election after Bezos decision

By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, the newspaper’s publisher announced Friday, a decision that sparked widespread outrage among the paper’s staffers. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of

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