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Independent candidates backed by ex-PM Khan’s party take early lead in Pakistan’s national election
By Riazat Butt And Munir Ahmed, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Independent candidates backed by imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading Pakistan’s national election results Friday, a surprise given claims by Khan’s supporters and a national rights body that the balloting was manipulated to favor his rival. Khan, a former cricketer turned politician with a significant grassroots following was disqualified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Independent candidates backed by ex-PM Khan’s party lead as Pakistan announces election results
By Riazat Butt, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – Independent candidates backed by imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan are leading national election results in Pakistan on Friday. The country’s election oversight body has announced over 120 results after an hourslong delay, a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence and a cellphone service shutdown. Of the 122 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharif’s party has edge in Pakistan’s delayed election results, with some independent wins reported
By Riazat Butt, The Associated Press on February 9th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – The results of Pakistan’s elections are trickling in after an hours-long delay on Friday, a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced about 60 results ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan election results are delayed, but wins are reported for independents backed by Khan’s party
By The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – The results of Pakistan’s elections were delayed by connectivity issues Friday a day after the vote that was marred by sporadic violence, a mobile phone service shutdown and the sidelining of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. Local media reported victories by independents backed by his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
By Michelle L. Price, Jonathan J. Cooper And Gabe Stern, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican presidential caucuses Thursday after he was the only major candidate to participate. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley skipped the caucuses, which are the only contest in Nevada that counts toward the GOP nomination. Haley cited what she considered an unfair process favoring Trump and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III is doing ‘extremely well’ after cancer diagnosis, queen says at charity event
By The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Queen Camilla said Thursday that King Charles III is doing well given his cancer diagnosis, adding that he has been touched by the messages of support he’s received from the public. Camilla traveled from Sandringham House to Salisbury Cathedral on Thursday to attend a concert celebrating the work of local charities. Among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel finds evidence Biden willfully mishandled classified info but no charges warranted
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted. The report from special counsel Robert Hur resolves a criminal investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury awards climate scientist Michael Mann $1 million in defamation lawsuit
By Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate scientist Michael Mann wins defamation suit over comparison to molester, jury decides
By Suman Naishadham, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A jury on Thursday in Washington D.C. said climate scientist Michael Mann was defamed 12 years ago when a pair of conservative writers compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel: Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Zeke Miller And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. The report ... Read More »
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