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3 men face firearms charges after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting, authorities say
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Three men from Kansas City, Missouri, face firearms charges, including gun trafficking, after an investigation into the mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade and rally, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas City said that 22-year-old Fedo Antonia Manning, was charged in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geert Wilders says he doesn’t have support of likely coalition partners to become Dutch premier
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders said Wednesday he doesn’t have the support of his prospective coalition partners to become the next Dutch prime minister. Wilders took to X, formerly Twitter, to say that “I can only become premier if ALL parties in the coalition support that. That wasn’t the case.” His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas man who used an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a law degree, has died. Paul Alexander died Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas man who used an iron long for decades after contracting polio as a child dies at 78
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a law degree, has died. Paul Alexander died Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but many counts in the sweeping racketeering indictment remain intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia election interference case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must be quashed, including three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some charges against Trump
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but many other counts in the indictment remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in an order that six of the counts in the indictment must be quashed, including three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge overseeing Georgia election interference case dismisses some of charges against Trump
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case has dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump, but others remain. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote Wednesday in an order that six of the charges in the indictment must be quashed, including three against Trump. But the order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days ahead of an election in which he’s all but certain to win another six-year term. The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his readiness to use ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Putin says Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty or independence, but said he hoped that the U.S. would refrain from actions that could trigger a nuclear conflict. Putin’s statement was another blunt warning to the West ahead of a presidential vote this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if threatened, Putin tells state media
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2024
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Speaking in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday, Putin said he hoped that the U.S. would avoid any escalation that could trigger a nuclear war, but emphasized that Russia’s ... Read More »
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