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Response to Uvalde elementary school shooting beset by ‘many failures,’ investigator says
By Acacia Coronado, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
UVALDE, Texas (AP) – Uvalde police made “many failures” when responding to a gunman who killed 19 students and two teachers at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school in 2022, the investigator who led the city’s probe of its local officers said Thursday. The report for the Uvalde City Council on Thursday is just one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Over 100 pupils abducted by gunmen in fresh school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, authorities say
By Chinedu Asadu, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Gunmen attacked a primary school in Nigeria’s northwest region on Thursday morning and abducted at least 100 pupils as they were about to start the school day, local residents and authorities told The Associated Press. Abductions of students from schools in northern Nigeria are common and have become a source of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks
By The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince amid a fierce political battle for power. An initial three-day curfew was announced over the weekend, but gangs have continued to attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden will announce a plan for a temporary port on Gaza’s coast to increase flow of humanitarian aid
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials. The officials, who spoke on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden officially joins NATO, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality
By Matthew Lee And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality
By Matthew Lee And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sweden on Thursday formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe have spiked following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Secretary of State Antony Blinken presided at a ceremony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting largest wildfire in Texas history
By The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history. Texas officials have said they are still investigating the cause of the fire that has burned nearly 1,700 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utility provider Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have role in igniting Texas wildfire
By The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) – The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history. Texas officials have said they are is still investigating the cause of the fire that has burned nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north
By Gerald Imray, The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – The United Nations’ refugee chief raised a new alert Thursday over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique, the vast majority of them because of a seven-year insurgency by a jihadi group that has thrown the north of the country into turmoil. Filippo Grandi, the U.N.’s high commissioner for refugees, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!EU’s largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief
By The Associated Press on March 7th, 2024
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) – The European Union’s largest political party on Thursday endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc’s powerful Commission. Von der Leyen ‘s nomination at a gathering of her center-right European People’s Party in Romania’s capital, Bucharest, comes ahead of June 6-9 elections ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff
By The Associated Press on March 6th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of the country’s most progressive prosecutors, George Gascón, has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid for Los Angeles County’s district attorney, surviving a primary race that pit him against 11 challengers. Gascón will compete in November against the second highest vote-getter from Tuesday’s primary in the race to ... Read More »
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