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Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for first time over alleged falsification of his own vaccination data
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Brazil’s Federal Police have accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data, marking the first indictment for the embattled far-right leader with others potentially in store. The Supreme Court released the police’s indictment on Tuesday that alleges Bolsonaro and 16 others inserted false information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hong Kong lawmakers pass new national security law, giving government more power to curb dissent
By Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that grants the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown that was triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019. The legislature passed the Safeguarding National Security Bill during a special session ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US defense chief vows continued aid to Ukraine, even as Congress is stalled on funding bill
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on March 19th, 2024
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed Tuesday that the U.S. will continue to support Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, even as the U.S. Congress remains stalled over funding to send additional weapons to the front. “The United States will not let Ukraine fail,” said Austin, addressing more than 50 defense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
By Joey Cappelletti And Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off prison sentence
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for refusing to cooperate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
By Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic attempt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohio mom who left toddler alone 10 days when she went on vacation pleads guilty to aggravated murder
By The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on vacation was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Kristel Candelario, 32, had pleaded guilty last month to aggravated murder and child endangerment as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022. He also will stand trial in the coming months in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller And Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “We’ve arrived at a point where each side has been making clear to the other its perspective,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at least 100 people from their homes, residents and a state official told The Associated Press on Monday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen attacked communities in Kaduna state’s Kajuru council area on Saturday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Afghan refugee convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on March 18th, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – An Afghan refugee has been found guilty of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque’s Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Jurors returned the verdict Monday. Muhammad Syed faces to life in prison in the killing of 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022. He also ... Read More »
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