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Voting ends in the last round of India’s election, a referendum on Modi’s decade in power
By Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – India’s 6 -week-long national election came to an end Saturday with most exit polls projecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to extend his decade in power with a third consecutive term. During the grueling, multi-phase election, candidates crisscrossed the country, poll workers hiked to remote villages, and voters lined up ... Read More »
1 responseVoting ends in the last round of India’s election, a referendum on PM Modi’s decade in power
By Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – A six-week-long national election in India that is a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power ended Saturday as Indians cast ballots in the last phase of voting. The election is considered one of the most consequential in India’s history. If Modi wins, he’ll be only the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority in landmark election
By Gerald Imray And Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With more than 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The ANC party that freed South Africa from apartheid loses its 30-year majority
By Gerald Imray And Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – The African National Congress party lost its parliamentary majority in a historic election result Saturday that puts South Africa on a new political path for the first time since the end of the apartheid system of white minority rule 30 years ago. With nearly 99% of votes counted, the once-dominant ANC had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!River ferry sinks in Afghanistan, killing at least 20
By The Associated Press on June 1st, 2024
ISLAMABAD (AP) – At least 20 people were killed when a boat sank while crossing a river in eastern Afghanistan Saturday morning, a Taliban official said. Quraishi Badlon, provincial director of the information and culture department in Nangarhar province, said that the boat sank while crossing a river in Mohmand Dara district, killing 20 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump’s attorney was ‘shocked’ the former president took the verdict with ‘solemnness’
By Michael R. Sisak And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump’s lawyer told The Associated Press he was surprised at Trump’s stoic demeanor as he listened to the verdict that made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. Todd Blanche was sitting to Trump’s left in the Manhattan courtroom as the verdict was read – the jury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump’s attorney says he was ‘shocked’ the former president took the verdict with ‘solemness’
By Michael R. Sisak And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump’s lawyer told The Associated Press he was surprised at Trump’s stoic demeanor as he listened to the verdict that made him the first former U.S. president convicted of a crime. Todd Blanche was sitting to Trump’s left in the Manhattan courtroom as the verdict was read – the jury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting begins in the last round of India’s election, a referendum on Modi’s decade in power
By Sheikh Saaliq And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – Indians began voting Saturday in the last round of a six week-long national election that is a referendum on the country’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power. The election is considered one of the most consequential in India’s history. If Modi wins, he’ll be only the second Indian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators say
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. NTSB board member Tom Chapman said preliminary investigation shows workers were in the basement to clear out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio explosion caused by crew cutting gas line they thought was turned off, investigators say
By The Associated Press on May 31st, 2024
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. NTSB board member Tom Chapman said workers were in the basement to clear out piping and other ... Read More »
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