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Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban
By The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which means a subsequently passed six-week ban can soon take effect. The court that was reshaped by former presidential candidate and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ruled that the 15-week ban signed by DeSantis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November
By The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state’s voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting the state attorney general’s arguments that the measures should be kept off the November ballot. ABORTION RIGHTS The proposed amendment would protect the right to an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
By Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
HONOLULU (AP) – The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor has died. Lou Conter was 102. Conter passed away at his home Monday in Grass Valley, California following congestive heart failure, his daughter, Louann Daley said. The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike on Iran’s consulate in Syria kills two generals, Iranian military officials say
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli airstrike that demolished Iran’s consulate in Syria killed two Iranian generals and five officers, Syrian and Iranian officials said Monday. The strike appeared to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of Iranian military officials and their allies in Syria, which had already intensified following the Oct. 7 attack on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says two of its generals were killed in strike on Syrian consulate
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Monday said Monday that seven of its members were killed in an airstrike that struck Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital. Syrian officials and state media pinned the attack on Israel, which declined to comment. The strike on Iran’s embassy compound appears to signify an escalation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike destroys Iran’s consulate in Syria, killing a top commander, local media say
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli airstrike destroyed Iran’s consular building in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military leader and several others, Syrian officials and state media said Monday. The strike on Iran’s embassy compound appears to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of Iranian military officials and their allies in Syria, which have intensified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli airstrike destroys Iran’s consular building in Damascus, killing several, says Syrian media
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli airstrike destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and several others, Syrian officials and state media said Monday. The strike appears to signify an escalation of Israel’s targeting of Iranian military officials and their allies in Syria, which have intensified since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli prime minister vows to shut down ‘terror channel’ Al Jazerra
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will shut down satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera immediately. Netanyahu vowed to close the “terror channel” after parliament passed a law Monday clearing the way for the country to halt Al Jazeera from broadcasting from Israel. Netanyahu accused Al Jazeera of harming Israeli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran’s consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
By Kareem Chehayeb And Albert Aji, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Damascus, killing or wounding everyone inside, Syrian state media said Monday. The Iranian Arabic-language state television Al-Alam and pan-Arab television station Al-Mayadeen, which has reporters in Syria, said the strike killed Iranian military adviser Gen. Ali Reza Zahdi. Zahdi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ships carrying food for Palestinians in Gaza approach the enclave
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said Monday that ships carrying hundreds of tons of aid are approaching war-ravaged Gaza. Kombos told The Associated Press that the three ships have been granted permission to start offloading their cargo. The Israel-Hamas war has displaced most of Gaza’s population and driven a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli troops withdraw from Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, after 2-week raid
By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on April 1st, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early Monday after a two-week raid, leaving behind several bodies and a vast swath of destruction, according to Palestinian residents. The military has described the raid on Shifa Hospital as one of the most successful operations of the nearly six-month war. ... Read More »
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