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Month: November 2024

Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze

Associated Press A second teenager has been charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia. Meanwhile a storm is blowing into the region, bringing “significant” rainfall that should help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border. Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in

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Texas officials signal support for adding Bible lessons for K-5 classes as some states push Christianity in public schools

By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members voted Tuesday to keep the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum on a list of K-5 reading and English language arts

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Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case but opposes dismissal

By Paula Reid, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The Manhattan district attorney’s office said Tuesday it would agree to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case to give prosecutors time to litigate the president-elect’s expected motion to dismiss the case. In a letter to Judge Juan Merchan,

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Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he’s chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Trump has expressed skepticism about the Western military alliance for years. Trump said in a statement Wednesday that Whitaker is “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure the United

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What to know about a standoff between police and illegal miners at a South Africa mine

Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the site. The miners in Stilfontein, in the country’s North West province, have entering the mine, which is no longer in

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Detención masiva y devolución de migrantes a México: los planes de Donald Trump sobre inmigración comienzan a tomar forma

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los planes de la próxima administración de Trump para implementar medidas estrictas en la frontera, derogar las políticas de la era Biden y comenzar con la detención y deportación a gran escala de migrantes están en marcha y comenzando a aclararse, según cuatro fuentes familiarizadas con los planes. El presidente electo

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