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Month: December 2024

French prime minister to stay on as caretaker after handing in resignation

By Rob Picheta, Joseph Ataman, Sophie Tanno and Pierre Bairin, CNN Paris (CNN) — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation Thursday, after losing a vote of no confidence that triggered the collapse of the government and deepened the country’s political turmoil. Barnier formally handed in his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who accepted

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Sheinbaum busca acuerdo con Trump para enviar migrantes deportados que no sean mexicanos directo a sus países de origen

Verónica Calderón, CNN Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este jueves que espera llegar a un acuerdo con la administración del presidente electo de EE.UU., Donald Trump, para que envíe a las personas deportadas que no sean mexicanas directamente a sus países de origen. Sheinbaum reiteró que su Gobierno espera no enfrentar el

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MAC commissioner calls for NCAA to crack down on ‘behavioral trainwreck’ in college sports after flag-planting brawls

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The Mid-American Conference (MAC) commissioner wants the NCAA to crack down on what he calls “abysmal behavior” at college sports events, which he said has shown a “lack of respect for norms and traditions.” The letter, sent on Thursday from Jon A. Steinbrecher to NCAA president Charlie Baker and

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Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

AP Health Writer A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. That’s according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press

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Hegseth faces senators’ concerns not only about his behavior but also his views on women in combat

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth has spent the week on Capitol Hill trying to reassure Republican senators that he is fit to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Department of Defense in the wake of high-profile allegations about excessive drinking and sexual assault. But senators in both parties have also expressed concern about another issue

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Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday. Fox News and parent Fox Corp. sought the information to help fight Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit

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Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday. Fox News and parent Fox Corp. sought the information to help fight Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit

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California shorted prisoners on money for their release. It’s ending the practice

CalMatters California prisons are no longer withholding money they are supposed to give people at the time of their release, according to a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation memo obtained by CalMatters. The policy change is meant to ensure that thousands of people leaving California prisons will receive their full $200 “gate money” allowance

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House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House shut down Democrats’ efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be

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