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Month: November 2024

Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia’s foreign minister

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian lawmakers have reappointed experienced diplomat Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister. The National Assembly unanimously approved his appointment Wednesday in a surprise Cabinet reshuffle. He replaces Sok Chenda Sophea, who remains deputy prime minister under Hun Manet’s government. Hun Manet took office last year after his father Hun Sen ruled

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Elections in 2 Indian states are seen as a test of Prime Minister Modi’s popularity

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people are voting in state elections in Maharashtra, India’s western industrial hub, and the mineral-rich eastern province of Jharkhand in a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party. Politically significant Maharashtra, home to India’s financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, is currently ruled

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. Marcos thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his government on

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Greg Rodriguez discusses winning election to Desert Healthcare District board

Greg Rodriguez has won his election to the Desert Healthcare District Board, Zone One seat. Rodriguez is currently the deputy director of government affairs and community engagement for Riverside County’s Housing and Workforce Solutions Department. He’s taking over the seat held by Les Zendle, who chose not to seek re-election. Rodriguez will continue to hold

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Los Angeles officials move to establish city as a sanctuary for immigrants and LGBTQ youth in advance of Trump’s return to the White House

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Veronica Miracle, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which

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What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon is Donald Trump’s choice for Education secretary.  McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s first presidency, and she supported his campaigns with financial contributions and her leadership of outside groups. Before entering politics, McMahon ran World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, with her husband Vince McMahon. McMahon is

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Argentina’s Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China’s Xi after shaking up the G20

Associated Press LA PAZ, Boliva (AP) — Last year, then-presidential candidate Javier Milei declared Argentina would not “make deals with communists” in China or Brazil, calling their leaders “murderers” and “thieves” in a bid to channel the populist energies of Donald Trump into a winning political message. But Tuesday, President Milei found himself at the

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Trump elige al doctor y personalidad de televisión Mehmet Oz para dirigir los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid

Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — El presidente electo Donald Trump selecció al doctor Mehmet Oz para servir como administrador de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés), una agencia federal clave que supervisa la cobertura de seguro de salud para más de 150 millones de estadounidenses. “He conocido

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