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Trump wins Florida primary as he and Biden also win their party’s contests in Ohio
By Patrick Orsagos, Cody Jackson, Michelle L. Price And Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Donald Trump won Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary in Florida, a vote the former president was expected to carry easily after all his major challengers had dropped out. Trump’s win in his adopted home state came as he also won Ohio’s Republican primary. President Joe Biden, meanwhile, won Ohio’s Democratic primary at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Ohio, Biden and Trump win primaries a week after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees
By Patrick Orsagos, Cody Jackson, Michelle L. Price And Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their party’s presidential primaries in Ohio on Tuesday, banking more support after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees last week. In addition to Ohio’s contest, Trump is expected to easily win GOP primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, and Kansas. Biden is expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court allows Texas to begin enforcing law that lets police arrest migrants at border
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
WASHINGTON – A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to begin enforcing a law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over the measure plays out. The conservative majority’s order rejects an emergency application from the Biden administration, which says the law is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!4 killed, 4 hurt in multiple vehicle crash in suburban Seattle
By The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Four people were killed and four others were hurt in a multiple vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in suburban Seattle, fire officials said. Firefighters were sent to a crash involving four vehicles in Renton at about 12:45 p.m., Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority spokesperson Pat Pawlak said. The crash involved four vehicles. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ deputies get yearslong sentences for racist torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies were sentenced to years behind bars Tuesday for torturing two Black men after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home with a white woman. Hunter Elward, 31, was sentenced to about 20 years in prison, while Jeffrey Middleton, the leader of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. The Biden administration is suing to strike down the measure, arguing it’s a clear violation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court lifts stay on Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants at border
By The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out. The Biden administration is suing to strike down the measure, arguing it’s a clear violation of federal authority that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader, with more allegations potentially in store. The federal police indictment released by the Supreme Court alleged that Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information into a public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men
By Michael Goldberg, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home with a white woman. Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men
By Michael Goldberg, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men last year. Hunter Elward was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee, who is also due to sentence five other former law enforcement officers who admitted to subjecting Michael ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve second law that gives government more power to curb dissent
By Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approved a new national security law Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill during a special session. The law ... Read More »
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