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Biden won’t participate in nonpartisan commission’s fall debates but proposes 2 with Trump earlier
By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than three decades and instead proposed two debates with former President Donald Trump to be held earlier in the year. Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate ... Read More »
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By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than three decades and instead proposed two debates with former President Donald Trump to be held earlier in the year. Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden challenges Trump to 2 debates but won’t participate nonpartisan commission’s debates
By Josh Boak, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday on social media that he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “Since then, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia
By Barbara Surk And John Leicester, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia to curb spiraling violence, the presidency said Wednesday. Speaking at parliament, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who attended a two-hour meeting with top defense officials at the Elysee, said the aim of the state of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden won’t participate in debates sponsored by nonpartisan commission, proposes 2 Trump debates
By Josh Boak, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday on social media that he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. “Since then, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden won’t participate in debates sponsored by nonpartisan commission, proposes two Trump debates
By The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says he won’t participate in the campaign debates sponsored by a nonpartisan commission, instead challenging Republican Donald Trump to a pair of debates. Biden said Wednesday that Trump lost two debates to him in 2020 and since then, he hasn’t shown up for a debate. Biden proposes debating Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wong sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years
By Eileen Ng, The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong was sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained economist, Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, 72, who stepped down after two decades at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian historian Michael Ignatieff wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
By The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
MADRID (AP) – Canadian historian and writer Michael Ignatieff has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences for his “critical reflections on the major conflicts of our time,” prize organizers said Wednesday. With more than 20 books that range from human rights, foreign policy, economics, and nationalism, among other topics, the 77-year-old Ignatieff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Swiss court convicts a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity
By The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
GENEVA (AP) – Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity during repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator, a legal advocacy group said Wednesday. Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s interior minister from 2006 to 2016 under then-President Yahya Jammeh, was sentenced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French president convenes top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in territory of New Caledonia
By The Associated Press on May 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said Wednesday. The special defense and security council meetings typically bring Macron together with a limited group of officials, including Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Incumbent Brandon Scott prevails in Baltimore mayor’s race primary
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) – Incumbent Brandon Scott beat out one of his predecessors in Baltimore’s Democratic primary for mayor on Tuesday, all but ensuring a second term in office. Scott was originally elected in 2020, when he also campaigned against former Mayor Sheila Dixon and won by a narrow margin. This was Dixon’s third attempt at ... Read More »
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