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Hamas accepts a Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel hasn’t commented
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fake ashes and rotting bodies prompt Colorado lawmakers to pass funeral home regulations
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping bill Monday to overhaul the state’s lax oversight which failed to catch a series of horrific incidents involving funeral homes, including sold body parts, fake ashes and the discovery of 190 decaying bodies. The cases have devastated hundreds of already grieving families, and encouraged lawmakers to pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza after Israel orders Rafah evacuation ahead of attack
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. There was no immediate comment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 40 workers trapped after a building under construction collapsed in South Africa
By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A multi-story apartment building under construction collapsed Monday in a coastal city in South Africa, injuring at least 22 workers and trapping more than 40 others in the rubble, authorities said. The injured workers were taken to a hospital, but authorities did not immediately provide details of their injuries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection to a fourth term
By The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) – Eighty-two-year-old liberal U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced Monday that he is running for re-election, saying American democracy is in question during difficult times for the country and the world. Sanders, seeking a fourth Senate term, is an independent. He was a Democratic congressman for 16 years and still caucuses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities say multiple injuries after building under construction collapses in South Africa
By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – A building that was under construction collapsed in South Africa on Monday, with authorities saying there were “multiple patients.” Local media reports said at least 59 people were trapped under the rubble and 10 had been rescued. Five people sustained serious injuries, they said. The building collapsed in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest | Judge fines Trump $1K for contempt, threatens jail time if he violates gag order again
By The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial sanctioned him Monday morning for violating his gag order for a second time. Judge Juan M. Merchan fined the former president $1,000 and warned that going forward, additional violations could result in jail time. Prosecutors had accused Trump of four violations, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time
By Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker And Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial has fined him $1,000 for violating his gag order and sternly warned the former president that additional violation could result in jail time. The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Columbia University cancels main commencement after protests that roiled campus for weeks
By Karen Matthews, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests but will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the university announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention on our Class Days and school-level graduation ceremonies, where students are honored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Gaza’s Rafah ahead of an expected assault
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah to start evacuating from the area, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. The announcement complicates last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the director of the CIA, to broker a cease-fire. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah in Gaza ahead of an expected assault
By Sam Mednick, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli army on Monday ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, along the border with Egypt, to start evacuating from the area, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent. The announcement complicated last-ditch efforts by international mediators, including the ... Read More »
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