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Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle
By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, as a newly-released transcript of Biden’s testimony last fall showed that he repeatedly insisted he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says he never meant to keep classified documents. Hur stands by report on president’s memory
By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over five hours of interviews, President Joe Biden repeatedly told a special counsel that he never meant to retain classified information after he left the vice presidency, but it shows he was at times fuzzy about dates and said he was unfamiliar with the paper trail for some of the sensitive documents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel Hur says he didn’t sanitize his findings on Biden or disparage him unfairly
By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Special counsel Robert Hur said in prepared testimony ahead of his congressional hearing Tuesday that he did not sanitize the findings of his report on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents that questioned his age and competence, but that he also didn’t disparage him unfairly. Hur will appear before the House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel Hur says he didn’t sanitize his findings on Biden and didn’t disparage him unfairly
By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The special counsel who impugned President Joe Biden’s age and competence in his report on how Biden handled classified documents after his years as vice president is set to be questioned himself on Tuesday, as House Republicans seek to keep a spotlight on the unflattering assessment of the president. Robert Hur will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special counsel Hur is set to testify before a House committee over handling of Biden documents case
By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The special counsel who impugned the president’s age and competence in his report on how Joe Biden handled classified documents after his years as vice president is set to be questioned himself on Tuesday, as House Republicans seek to keep a spotlight on the unflattering assessment of the president. Robert Hur will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board has crashed on takeoff, officials say
By The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian Defense Ministry said that a military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed on Tuesday while taking off from an air base in western Russia. The ministry said the Il-76 aircraft with eight crew and seven passengers on board crashed in the Ivanovo region. It said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aid ship sets sail to Gaza where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into war
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy And Menelaos Hadjicostis, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands of people to the brink of starvation. The food was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed UK arrest warrant, his spokesperson says
By The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening on allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said. She said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aid ship sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza, where hunger is worsening 5 months into war
By The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza, the international charity behind the effort said. The shipment is a test for the opening of a sea corridor to supply aid to the territory, where starvation is spreading five months into the Israel-Hamas war. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Food charity says aid ship bound for Gaza has set sail from Cyprus
By The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An international charity says its aid ship bound for Gaza has set sail from Cyprus. World Food Kitchen, the charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, posted on the X social media platform that a ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail on Tuesday. The shipment is a test ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ariel Henry bows to pressure, saying he’ll resign once a council is formed to lead crisis-hit Haiti
By Dánica Coto And Evens Sanon, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war. Henry made the announcement hours after officials including Caribbean leaders ... Read More »
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