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Maryland State Sen. Sarah Elfreth wins Maryland Democratic congressional primary
By Brian Witte, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Maryland State Sen. Sarah Elfreth has defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn in a crowded congressional Democratic primary. Elfreth prevailed in a primary with 22 candidates to replace outgoing Rep. John Sarbanes, who announced in October he would not seek a 10th term. The heavily Democratic 3rd Congressional District ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
By John Raby, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Congresswoman Carol Miller has held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia. Miller defeated Evans in the 1st Congressional District and will try to capture her fourth term in November. Miller focused on her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
By Seung Min Kim, Ellen Knickmeyer And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday. It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer – consisting of 3,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden administration is giving $1 billion in new weapons and ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
By Seung Min Kim, Ellen Knickmeyer And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides said Tuesday. It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer – consisting of 3,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden administration is moving ahead on $1 billion arms package for Israel, AP sources say
By Seung Min Kim, Ellen Knickmeyer And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it is sending a new package of more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition to Israel, two congressional aides said Tuesday. It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer – consisting of 3,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
By Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Brad Knott has won the Republican primary runoff for the 13th Congressional District in North Carolina. Knott won the nomination over Kelly Daughtry on Tuesday. Daughtry had received the most votes among 14 candidates in the initial March 5 primary, but she didn’t reach the threshold needed to avoid a runoff. ... Read More »
1 responseCargo ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port
By Lea Skene, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
BALTIMORE (AP) – Investigators probing the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore said in a preliminary report Tuesday the cargo ship Dali experienced an electrical blackout about 10 hours before leaving the Port of Baltimore while undergoing maintenance. The power outage was caused by a crewmember mistakenly closing an exhaust damper, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
By Maryclaire Dale And Nicolas Vaux-montagny, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
LYON, France (AP) – An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search. A prosecutor in Metz, France, confirmed Tuesday that Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, of Saratoga, California, had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges
By Claudia Lauer And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Hunter Biden’s federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president’s son to delay the prosecution. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected Hunter Biden’s request to push the trial until September, which the defense said was necessary to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!German court convicts prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan, imposes a fine
By The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
HALLE, Germany (AP) – A court on Tuesday convicted one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. The verdict in Björn Höcke’s trial comes months before a regional election in the eastern state of Thuringia in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to delay his June trial on gun charges
By Claudia Lauer And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on May 14th, 2024
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Hunter Biden’s federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president’s son to delay the prosecution. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected Hunter Biden’s request to push the trial until September, which the defense said was necessary to give ... Read More »
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