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University of Michigan regent’s law firm vandalized in antisemitic attack that police chief calls ‘horrific’

June 3, 2024 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Jewish University of Michigan regent’s law firm in Southfield, Michigan, was vandalized early Monday, spray painted with pro-Palestinian language in what the firm is calling an antisemitic attack. Jordan Acker, who serves as a regent for the University of Michigan and partner for Goodman Acker, called the crime “an enormously difficult moment for

5 dogs with military intelligence unit in violence-plagued Ecuador given medals for service

June 3, 2024 4:04 PM Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives hidden under a car tire. The dogs — Dayco, Amanda, Apolo, Zeus and Maly — were showing their skills Monday at a military intelligence brigade ceremony south of Ecuador’s capital of Quito

Claudia Sheinbaum promises to govern for all. Here are the challenges she’ll face

June 3, 2024 5:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become the first female president of Mexico and first Jewish person in the role, adding to the growing list of accolades to the climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City. But when she formally takes office in October, how will she tackle the biggest challenges facing the

3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot

June 3, 2024 3:54 PM Associated Press

By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota voters will decide again on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office on Monday validated the measure for the November general election ballot. It will be the third time South Dakota voters have weighed in on the question. In 2020, voters

Ex-US soldier charged in ‘international crime spree’ extradited from Ukraine, officials say

June 3, 2024 3:49 PM Associated Press

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press A former U.S. soldier has been extradited from Ukraine on years-old charges that he went on an alleged “international crime spree,” including the 2018 killings and robbery of a couple in Florida to fund travel plans to Venezuela to wage military-style raids against its government, federal prosecutors announced Monday. In

After 1,000 complaints in one week, court no longer accepting ‘orchestrated’ complaints about judge in Trump’s Florida case

June 3, 2024 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court will no longer accept complaints about Aileen Cannon, the judge presiding over the federal criminal case against Donald Trump in Florida, that appear to be part of an “orchestrated campaign.” The May 22 opinion from the 11th Circuit Judicial Council, which oversees

RFK Jr. sues Nevada’s top election official over ballot access as he scrambles to join debate stage

June 3, 2024 3:14 PM Associated Press

By GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign filed a lawsuit Friday against Nevada’s top election official, alleging a requirement that independent candidates must name their running mate by the time they start gathering signatures for ballot access is unconstitutional. The filing in the U.S. District Court of Nevada

Trump raises $141 million in May, bolstered by guilty verdict

June 3, 2024 3:10 PM Associated Press

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee say they raised $141 million in May, a massive fundraising haul that includes tens of millions of dollars raised in the aftermath of his guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial. Trump’s campaign is not required to publicly

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

June 3, 2024 2:59 PM Associated Press

By SEUNG MIN KIM, STEPHEN GROVES and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

June 3, 2024 2:59 PM Associated Press

By SEUNG MIN KIM, STEPHEN GROVES and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is telling lawmakers that President Joe Biden is preparing to sign off on an executive order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of

Burkina Faso named most neglected crisis for second year in a row

June 3, 2024 11:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Burkina Faso has been named the world’s most neglected displacement crisis by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) for the second year. In its annual report, released Monday, the NRC said the West African country saw a record-high 707,000 new displacements in 2023, driven by escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian

PacifiCorp will pay $178M to Oregon wildfire victims in latest settlement over deadly 2020 blazes

June 3, 2024 2:56 PM Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, says it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs. It’s the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. The utility says it has settled nearly 1,500 claims stemming from

Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101

June 3, 2024 2:53 PM Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 90s, has died. She was 101. Paige died Sunday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home,

Timing for Netanyahu address to Congress uncertain after floated date is ruled out

June 3, 2024 5:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — A date for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress remains uncertain after one date initially floated was ruled out because it fell on a Jewish holiday. A US congressional leadership aide initially said Monday that Netanyahu was scheduled to speak on June 13, which

Judge affirms settlement of lawsuit filed by family of man who died after police pulled him from car

June 3, 2024 2:48 PM Associated Press

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge has ordered the enforcement of a lawsuit settlement between Mississippi’s capital city and the family of a man who died after police officers pulled him from a car while searching for a murder suspect. George Robinson died in January 2019, days after the

Intelligence chairman says US may be less prepared for election threats than it was four years ago

June 3, 2024 2:47 PM Associated Press

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The leader of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the U.S. may be less prepared for the threat of foreign disinformation ahead of this year’s election than it was four years ago. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia based his assessment on the development of powerful new AI

Three boys found a T. rex fossil in North Dakota. Now a Denver museum works to fully reveal it

June 3, 2024 2:46 PM Associated Press

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of the North Dakota badlands when they stumbled across a T. rex bone poking out of the ground. The trio announced their discovery publicly as workers at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science prepare to begin chipping

Janis Paige, star of Hollywood and Broadway, dies at 101

June 3, 2024 2:46 PM Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Paige, a popular actor in Hollywood and in Broadway musicals and comedies who danced with Fred Astaire, toured with Bob Hope and continued to perform into her 90s, has died. She was 101. Paige died Sunday of natural causes at her Los Angeles home,

21 top collegiate teams to play 19 games across Thanksgiving week at Acrisure Arena

June 3, 2024 2:43 PM Jesus Reyes

Several of the nation’s top collegiate basketball teams will gather in the desert during the week of Thanksgiving for the Acrisure Series. The Acrisure Series includes the Acrisure Classic, Acrisure Invitational and the inaugural Acrisure Holiday Invitational. It will be the nation’s largest combined multiple-team event at a single site. “We are excited to once

Trump team raised $141 million in May, as criminal trial fuels donations

June 3, 2024 3:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee raised a combined $141 million in May for former President Donald Trump’s reelection effort, the campaign said Monday – a dramatic boost in fundraising over the previous month’s haul as the Trump team works to erase President Joe