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Early returns show Putin has nearly 88% of the vote in election where opposition was stifled
By Emma Burrows And Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024
Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule for six more years after a relentless crackdown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election
By The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday became his party’s official nominee for July’s highly anticipated presidential election, which would allow him to stroll into a third consecutive term with no real competition on the horizon. Not unusual to Venezuela, the election has been plagued with controversy since Maduro’s main opponent, MarÃa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man suspected of killing 3 people in Philadelphia area arrested in New Jersey, police say
By Mike Catalini And Ron Todt, The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A man suspected of killing three people in their Philadelphia-area homes Saturday was later arrested in New Jersey’s capital city following a major police response and hourslong standoff, authorities said. Steve Wilson, police director for the city of Trenton, said the man was found near a house were he was believed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect arrested in New Jersey after killing 3 people in Philadelphia suburb, police say
By Mike Catalini And Ron Todt, The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A man killed three people in their Philadelphia-area homes Saturday and was later arrested in New Jersey’s capital city following a major police response and hourslong standoff, authorities said. Steve Wilson, police director for the city of Trenton, said the man was found near a house were he was believed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police: Suspect has barricaded himself in a home after killing 3 people in suburban Philadelphia
By Michael Catalini And Ron Todt, The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A suspect has barricaded himself in a home in New Jersey and was holding hostages after shooting three people to death in suburban Philadelphia. The Saturday morning shooting in Falls Township in eastern Pennsylvania forced the cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and shut down a children’s theme park. Authorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities order residents to shelter in place after 3 killed in suburban Philadelphia shootings
By The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) – Three people were killed after gunfire erupted early Saturday in a suburban Philadelphia township, forcing cancellation of a St. Patrick’s Day parade and shutting down a children’s theme park, authorities said. Middletown Township police said there were “confirmed shootings” in neighboring Falls Township in Eastern Pennsylvania that resulted in “several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shelter-in-place order issued in Pennsylvania after shootings; businesses closed, parade canceled
By The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. (AP) – Authorities have issued a shelter-in-place order following the shooting of multiple people in a suburban Philadelphia township. Middletown Township police said Saturday morning that there were “confirmed shootings” in neighboring Falls Township that resulted in “several gunshot victims.” Police said it wasn’t known yet if the shootings were “targeted or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India announces multi-phase general elections starting April 19 with results expected on June 4
By The Associated Press on March 16th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – India on Saturday announced its general elections will start on April 19 and results are expected on June 4. The voting will stretch over six weeks and seven phases, with different states voting at different times. Almost 1 billion voters – over 10% of the world’s population – will elect 543 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge appoints special master to oversee California federal women’s prison after rampant abuse
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – A judge on Friday appointed a special master to oversee a federal prison dubbed the “rape club” in the San Francisco Bay Area. The judge’s order encompasses the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, located about 21 miles (34 kilometers) east of Oakland. A 2021 Associated Press investigation that found a culture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheriff had cause to take guns from killer before Maine mass shooting that left 18 dead, report says
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A sheriff’s office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into protective custody beforehand and to take away his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey assembled the commission to review both the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sheriff had cause to take Maine mass shooting killer into protective custody beforehand, report says
By The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A sheriff’s office investigating a mass shooting in Maine had cause to take the killer into protective custody beforehand and to remove his guns, according to a report issued by an independent commission Friday. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey assembled the commission to review both the events ... Read More »
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