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Judge dismisses election official’s mail ballot lawsuit in North Dakota
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the acceptance of mail-in ballots after Election Day brought by a county election official and backed by a legal group aligned with former President Donald Trump. In his Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor said Burleigh County Auditor Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toddler twins found dead in car parked on Miami highway
By The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – Three-year-old twins died after being found unresponsive in a car parked along Interstate 95 in Miami early Friday and the female driver was critically injured when she jumped off an overpass when police arrived, authorities said. The investigation had traffic tied up north of Downtown Miami and was delaying commuter trains. Miami-Dade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of charge that she blocked an oil conference
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A judge on Friday acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year. Thunberg was acquitted along with four other defendants. Judge John Law said there were “significant deficiencies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures 280 others
By Tom Odula, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A truck loaded with liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in a depot in the Kenyan capital and set off a late-night inferno that rapidly spread and burned homes and warehouses, killing at least three people and injuring 280, officials said Friday. The death toll was expected to rise. At least 24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The UN’s top court says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine’s genocide case against Russia
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The United Nations’ top court said Friday it has jurisdiction to rule on a request by Ukraine for a declaration that Kyiv is not responsible for genocide. The ruling comes in a case filed by Ukraine alleging that Moscow used trumped-up claims of genocide to justify its invasion nearly two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sauna patrons dressed only in towels pull 2 from a car that plunged into a Norwegian fjord
By The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Not all heroes wear capes. Some don’t wear anything at all. With only towels around their waists, patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water. The car appeared to have driven off the quay on Thursday at the Akershusstranda, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says it’s studying Gaza cease-fire proposal, but appears to rule out key provisions
By Bassem Mroue And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Hamas officials said Friday that the group is studying a proposed cease-fire deal that would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some of its key components. Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official in Beirut, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures more than 270 others
By Tom Odula, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, officials said Friday, with the death toll expected to rise. Many residents were likely inside their homes when the fire reached their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya’s capital kills at least 3 people, injures over 270
By Tom Odula, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital early Friday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 270, with the death toll expected to rise. Many residents were likely inside their homes when the fire reached their houses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massive fire set off by gas explosion in Kenya’s capital injures 270 with toll expected to rise
By Tom Odula, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A vehicle loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital early Friday, injuring more than 270 people and killing at least three with the toll expected to rise. A number of residents were likely inside their homes when the fire reached their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Massive gas explosion in Kenya’s capital injures more than 200 with toll expected to rise
By Tom Odula, The Associated Press on February 1st, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – A truck loaded with gas exploded and set off an inferno that burned homes and warehouses in Kenya’s capital early Friday, injuring more than 200 people and killing at least three with authorities expecting the death toll to rise. A number of residents were likely inside their homes when the fire ... Read More »
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