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In test for President Milei’s radical agenda, Argentina’s Senate begins voting on key bills
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentina’s Senate on Wednesday night began voting on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei in the most serious test to date of the libertarian leader’s vision of governance and change. The vote opened after hours of debate overshadowed by clashes between police and demonstrators outside Congress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman with gun taken into custody after standoff at FBI building in Seattle, authorities say
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) – A woman armed with a handgun was taken into custody after an hourlong standoff at the FBI building in Seattle on Wednesday, authorities said. The woman walked into a publicly accessible area where people have to wait to be buzzed into the lobby, according to FBI spokesperson Steve Bernd. The woman did ... Read More »
1 responsePresident Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
By Seung Min Kim And Rebecca Santana (), The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden’s recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern border, saying it differs little from a similar move during the Trump administration that was blocked by the courts. The lawsuit – filed by the American ... Read More »
1 responseBiden and Zelenskyy will sign a security deal, as G7 leaders agree to use Russian cash to help Kyiv
By Darlene Superville, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BRINDISI, Italy (AP) – President Joe Biden and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a bilateral security agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine on Thursday when they meet on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Italy, as negotiators for the group have reached an agreement on how to provide Ukraine with up to ... Read More »
1 response3 deputies shot while responding to northern Illinois home, suspect also wounded, official says
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
DIXON, Ill. (AP) – Three sheriff’s deputies were shot Wednesday while responding to a northern Illinois home, and the suspect was also wounded, authorities told reporters. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle says the deputies were shot while responding to a report that someone inside the home was threatening to kill themself or others. He said ... Read More »
1 responseHouse votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio
By Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case, Republicans’ latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department as partisan conflict over the rule of law animates the 2024 presidential campaign. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons and tear gas ahead of key Senate vote
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentine riot police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse protesters outside the country’s Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were to vote on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei. The vote is the most serious test to date of the libertarian leader’s vision ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple people shot in northern Illinois community, authorities say
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
DIXON, Ill. (AP) – Multiple people were shot Wednesday in a community in northern Illinois, authorities said. Ambulances and two medical helicopters went to the Lost Lake community near Dixon, where there also was a massive police presence, according to a post on the Winnebago Boone & Ogle County Fire/Ems Incidents Facebook page. A spokesperson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argentine riot police disperse protesters with water cannons ahead of key Senate vote
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentine riot police blasted protesters with water cannons to disperse crowds outside of Congress on Wednesday, escalating tensions before lawmakers were expected to vote on state overhaul and tax bills proposed by President Javier Milei. Libertarian Milei’s political opponents, powerful trade unions and thousands of demonstrators began converging around Congress ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multiple people reported shot in northern Illinois in a ‘mass casualty incident,’ authorities say
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
DIXON, Ill. (AP) – Multiple people have been reported shot Wednesday in northern Illinois in what authorities are calling a “mass casualty incident.” Ambulances and two medical helicopters were called to the scene in Dixon where there also was a massive police presence, according to a post on the Winnebago Boone & Ogle County Fire/Ems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
By The Associated Press on June 12th, 2024
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. The nine-member ... Read More »
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