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Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The prosecution has rested its case against the president’s son Hunter, who is accused of lying on a federal gun-purchase form when he said he wasn’t using drugs at the time he bought a revolver in 2018. Prosecutors say Hunter Biden was actively using drugs and purposefully lied on the form. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-built pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. The section that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home
By Chris Megerian And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
POINTE DU HOC, France (AP) – President Joe Biden on Friday looked to summon Americans to defend democracy from threats at home and abroad – and cast an implicit contrast with Donald Trump – by drawing on the heroism of Army Rangers who scaled the seaside cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in the D-Day invasion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance
By Christopher Megerian, Sylvie Corbet And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. Biden met in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who appealed for bipartisan U.S. support going forward “like it was during ... Read More »
1 responseUS-built pier in Gaza reconnected after repairs, aid expected to flow soon, US Central Command says
By Lolita C. Baldor And Tara Copp, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key section of the U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the Gaza beach following storm damage repairs, and aid will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. The section that connects to the beach, the causeway, was rebuilt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden’s gun trial as prosecution wraps up
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors aimed to wrap up their gun case against Hunter Biden on Friday with two final witnesses in their effort to prove that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. Prosecutors planned to call ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden’s gun trial. Prosecution has 2 more witnesses
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. Prosecutors were still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Back from France, the first lady attends Hunter Biden’s gun trial. The defense has 2 more witnesses
By Randall Chase, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Claudia Lauer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Federal prosecutors are wrapping up their gun case against Hunter Biden, with two more witnesses expected Friday in their effort to prove to jurors that the president’s son lied on a mandatory gun purchase form when he said he wasn’t “an unlawful user of, or addicted to” drugs. Prosecutors were still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia gain
By Christopher Megerian And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed for bipartisan U.S. support “like it was during World War II.” Speaking in Paris, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden apologizes to Ukraine’s Zelenskyy for monthslong holdup to weapons that let Russia make gains
By Christopher Megerian And Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a months-long holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. Speaking in Paris, where they both attended ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Biden told Zelenskyy that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
By Jon Gambrell And Baraa Anwer, The Associated Press on June 7th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as ... Read More »
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