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White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can’t perform duties after Austin illness
By Seung Min Kim And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House chief of staff on Tuesday ordered Cabinet heads to notify his office if they ever can’t perform their duties, as the Biden administration, reeling from learning of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s surprise illness last week, mounts a policy review. Jeff Zients, in a memo to Cabinet secretaries, directed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blinken dismisses South Africa genocide case against Israel as ‘meritless’
By Matthew Lee, Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has dismissed the South African genocide case against Israel as “meritless.” Speaking to reporters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, Blinken said the case, filed in the International Court of Justice, is a distraction from efforts to halt the Israel-Hamas war. “It is particularly galling, given ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation but no jail time for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters. Ray Epps, a former Arizona resident who was driven into hiding by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he’s immune from prosecution
By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer And Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – With Donald Trump present for the first time in months, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecution on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The panel of three judges also also questioned whether they had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gabriel Attal is France’s youngest-ever and first openly gay prime minister
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister and had polled as the most popular minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France gets its youngest-ever prime minister, Gabriel Attal, as Macron shakes up government
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Gabriel Attal was named Tuesday as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. Macron’s office announced the appointment in a statement. Attal, 34, rose to prominence as the government spokesman and education minister. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan’s defense ministry issues an air raid alert saying China has launched a satellite
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s defense ministry has issued an alert saying China has launched a satellite and urging caution. The alert Tuesday comes days before Taiwan has presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, which China has described as a choice between war and peace. China views Taiwan, which is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 21 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large sections of debris from the building and injured 21 people, including one person who was in critical condition, authorities said. The blast flung doors and entire sections of wall onto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 20 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – An explosion at a historic Texas hotel on Monday injured more than 20 people and trapped some in the basement before they were found by rescue crews, authorities said. One person was in critical condition. Fort Worth Fire Department spokesman Craig Trojacek said investigators are confident the blast was “some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosion at historic Texas hotel injures 11 and scatters debris in downtown Fort Worth
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – An explosion at a historic Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows, littered downtown streets with large piles of debris from the building and injured 11 people, including one person who is in critical condition, authorities said. Investigators believe the blast was caused by natural gas, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosion at Texas hotel injures 11 and scatters debris across downtown Fort Worth
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – An explosion at a Texas hotel in Fort Worth on Monday littered downtown streets with large section of building and debris and injured 11, including one person who is in critical condition, authorities said. Investigators believe the blast was caused by natural gas, said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ... Read More »
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