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As Hunter Biden’s gun case starts jury selection, president says he has ‘boundless love’ for him
By Randall Chase, Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrived at court on Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against him after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden arrived shortly after, entering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as president, the first woman to hold the job
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Claudia Sheinbaum claimed victory in Mexico’s presidential election, becoming the first woman selected for the job by promising to continue the political course set by her populist predecessor despite widespread discontent with persistent cartel violence and disappointing economic performance. The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor was the favored successor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive for jury selection in his federal gun case
By Randall Chase, Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrived at court on Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against him after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. First lady Jill Biden entered the courthouse shortly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrives for jury selection in a federal gun case
By Randall Chase, Claudia Lauer, Michael Kunzelman And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter arrived at court Monday for jury selection in a federal gun case against after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would have avoided the spectacle of a trial so close to the 2024 election. Hunter Biden, who spent the weekend with his father has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. Sheinbaum, the favored successor of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, vowed to continue on the direction set by the populist leftist leader. But the cool-tempered scientist offers a sharp contrast in style – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliament speaker in Georgia signs into law a bill that critics say curbs media freedom
By Sophiko Megrelidze, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – The speaker of Georgia’s parliament said he signed into law Monday a divisive measure that has drawn weeks of protests by critics who say it will curb media freedom and jeopardize the country’s chances of joining the European Union. Speaker Shalva Papuashvili acted after the legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker Mohammad Qalibaf registers as a presidential candidate
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s hard-line parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, registered Monday for country’s June 28 presidential election. Monday marked the last day of registration for the competition. Other politicians have been rumored as potential candidates in the vote to replace Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with seven others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia’s parliament speaker says he has signed a divisive foreign influence bill into law
By The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) – The speaker of Georgia’s parliamen said he gave the final endorsement on Monday to a divisive “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of protests by critics who say it will restrict media freedom and jeopardize Georgia’s chances of joining the European Union. Shalva Papuashvili announced that he signed the bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea plans to nullify peace deal to punish North Korea over trash-carrying balloon launches
By Hyung-jin Kim, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea announced Monday it’ll suspend a rapprochement deal with North Korea to punish it over its launches of trash-carrying balloons, even after the North said it would halt its balloon campaign. Over several days, North Korea flew hundreds of balloons to drop trash and manure on South Korea in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman president in the country’s 200-year history. The climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor said Sunday night that her two competitors had called her and conceded her victory. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum says competitors have conceded
By MarÃa Verza And Mark Stevenson, The Associated Press on June 3rd, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum said Sunday night that her two competitors had called her and conceded her victory. “I will become the first woman president of Mexico,” Sheinbaum said with a smile, speaking at a downtown hotel shortly after electoral authorities announced a statistical sample showed she held an ... Read More »
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