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Mexico awakes with joy, fear, market jitters to first woman elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum has promised to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men who appeared in video
By Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Four more hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military – including three older adults seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. Monday’s announcement heightens pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal that could secure the return of the hostages still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says 4 more hostages found dead in Gaza, including 3 older men who appeared in video
By Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. The three men, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri, were all age 80 or older. Looking weak and wary, they appeared in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian officials apply to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Palestinian officials have applied at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The request published Monday alleges that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and its culture and social institutions from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel confirms deaths of 4 more hostages, including 3 older men who appeared in video
By Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military on Monday confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. The three men, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri, were all age 80 or older. Looking weak and wary, they appeared in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says 4 more hostages found dead, including 3 older men who appeared in video
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military has confirmed the deaths of four more hostages held by Hamas — including three older adults seen in a Hamas video begging for their release. The three men, Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger and Haim Peri, were all age 80 or older. They appeared in a video in December released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘State of Palestine’ applies to join South Africa’s case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Palestinian officials have applied on behalf of the “State of Palestine” at the top U.N. court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The request published Monday says that Israel’s ongoing military operation is “part of a systematic effort to wipe Palestinian society and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden’s firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction, politics
By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Randall Chase, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden was seated in the front row of the courtroom, in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prospective jurors in Hunter Biden’s firearms case questioned on gun rights, addiction
By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long And Randall Chase, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden was seated in the front row of the courtroom, in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico awakes with joy, division to the first woman elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s newly elected president held out an olive branch Monday to the more than one-third of Mexicans who didn’t vote for her, but the first woman to win the job faces a tough path toward reconciling a country left deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Claudia Sheinbaum promised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As jury selection starts in Hunter Biden’s gun case, president says he has ‘boundless love’ for him
By Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following the collapse of a plea deal that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden was seated in the front row of the courtroom, in a ... Read More »
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