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Month: November 2024

Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here’s how and why

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a growing number of Latino men of his generation voted for Donald Trump for president this year. Leija had voted for the Republican in 2016 and 2020. Leija’s rationale was simple: He said he has benefited from

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Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has ambitious Day 1 plans for when he moves back into the White House in January. His list includes starting mass deportations of migrants and rolling back Biden administration policies on education. He’s also promising to reshape the federal government by firing potentially thousands of federal workers he

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Mauritius holds an election with the ruling party seeking a new term

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — People in Mauritius are voting for a new Parliament with the ruling party seeking to secure a second five-year term for Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth. His government has faced criticism recently after it banned social media websites following a wiretapping scandal in which recorded conversations involving politicians, businesspeople, activists and journalists leaked

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Lionel Messi y el Inter de Miami se despiden de las eliminatorias de la MLS con una sorprendente derrota ante el Atlanta United

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Lionel Messi y el Inter Miami tuvieron una temporada regular de récord, terminando con un récord de 74 puntos y llevándose a casa el Supporters’ Shield. Sin embargo, los favoritos a la Copa se estrellaron en las eliminatorias de la Major League Soccer (MLS) tras una sorprendente derrota por 3-2 a

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UN nuclear head to visit Iran for talks on country’s nuclear program as next Trump presidency looms

VIENNA (AP) — The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says he will travel to Iran in the coming days to hold talks regarding the country’s nuclear program. The visit comes amid wider tensions gripping the Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war and uncertainty over how U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will approach Iran. The Director

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Children’s book by chef Jamie Oliver is withdrawn after criticism from Indigenous Australians

LONDON (AP) — A children’s book written by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been withdrawn from sale after it was criticized for causing offense to Indigenous Australians. The Guardian newspaper reported Saturday that the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Corporation blasted “Billy And The Epic Escape” for employing a series of tropes

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China delimits a contested South China Sea shoal in a dispute with Philippines

BEIJING (AP) — China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The Foreign Ministry on Sunday posted online geographic coordinates for the baselines around Scarborough Shoal. A nation’s territorial waters and exclusive economic

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Drones strike Moscow as top UK official highlights Russian casualties in Ukraine

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A massive drone strike rattled Moscow and its suburbs overnight into Sunday, injuring several people and temporarily halting traffic at some of Russia’s busiest airports, officials reported. Meanwhile, a huge nighttime wave of Russian drones targeted Ukraine. This came after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a pact

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As Russian forces close in on Kurakhove, hundreds of residents remain in the front-line city

Associated Press KURAKHOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Set on Ukraine’s eastern front, Kurakhove is surrounded on three sides, with Russian forces just under 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the devastated city center. Yet between 700 and 1,000 local residents remain, most of them living in the basements of apartment buildings, without running water, heating or electricity.

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