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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyliss recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia’s turnaround on the monitoring — which it repeatedly agreed to in the past — prompted Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia vetoes UN resolution, abolishing monitoring of UN sanctions against North Korea by UN experts
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Thursday, effectively abolishing the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea by a panel of U.N. experts. The Security Council resolution sponsored by the United States would have extended the mandate of the panel for a year, but Russia’s veto will halt its operations. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would enforce a “countermeasure package” in response to “aggressive and dangerous attacks” by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
By The Associated Press on March 27th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
By The Associated Press on March 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family. Lieberman died in New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4 people killed and 5 wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois, with a suspect in custody
By The Associated Press on March 27th, 2024
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Four people were killed and five were wounded in stabbings in northern Illinois on Wednesday, authorities said. A suspect is in police custody and was being questioned Wednesday afternoon, according to Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd. She said one of the people who was wounded remained in critical condition. Rockford’s population ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talks resume on bringing Israeli delegation to Washington to discuss Gaza operation, AP sources say
By Colleen Long And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on March 27th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Talks have restarted aimed at bringing top Israeli officials to Washington to discuss potential military operations in Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned visit this week because he was angry about the U.S. vote on a U.N. cease-fire resolution, two U.S. officials said Wednesday. No date has been finalized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas’ migrant arrest law is on hold for now under latest court ruling
By The Associated Press on March 27th, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Texas law that allows the state to arrest and deport migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. will remain on hold for now, a federal appeals court ruled. The order late Tuesday from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals followed a March 20 hearing by a three-judge panel of ... Read More »
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