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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyllis are parents of 2 babies
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyllis, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyllis recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in a series of stabbings in Rockford, Illinois
By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
By Kathleen Foody, Rick Callahan And Corey Williams, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State’s Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the charges and for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings into Gaza
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provisional measures in a case brought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday that Phyliss recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia’s turnaround on the monitoring — which it repeatedly agreed to in the past — prompted Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia vetoes UN resolution, abolishing monitoring of UN sanctions against North Korea by UN experts
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution on Thursday, effectively abolishing the monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea by a panel of U.N. experts. The Security Council resolution sponsored by the United States would have extended the mandate of the panel for a year, but Russia’s veto will halt its operations. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian Authority announces new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
By The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) – The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
By Jim Gomez, The Associated Press on March 28th, 2024
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would enforce a “countermeasure package” in response to “aggressive and dangerous attacks” by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of the actions his ... Read More »
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