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Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s ending blockade of most military nominees
By The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Tuesday he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved. Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions was over a dispute about a Pentagon abortion policy. The Alabama Republican said Tuesday he’s “not going to hold the promotions of these people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
By Wafaa Shurafa, Jack Jeffery And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in a bloody new phase of the war. The military said its forces were “in the heart” of Khan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second-largest city in a bloody new phase of the war
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, sending ambulances and private cars racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war. Under U.S. pressure to prevent further mass casualties, Israel says it is being more precise as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An explosion leveled a home in Arlington, Virginia, as officers tried to serve a search warrant
By Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – A massive explosion at a duplex where police were investigating reports of shots fired shook a Washington, D.C, suburb Monday and destroyed the home. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who was inside the home when it was leveled by the explosion, Arlington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second-largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war in Gaza. Under U.S. pressure to prevent further mass casualties, Israel says it is being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on December 5th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war in Gaza. Under U.S. pressure to prevent further mass casualties, Israel says it is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An explosion leveled a home in Arlington, Virginia, as officers tried serve a search warrant
By Matthew Barakat, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – A massive explosion at a duplex where police were investigating reports of shots fired shook a Washington, D.C, suburb Monday and destroyed the home. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who was inside the home when it was leveled by the explosion, Arlington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More bodies found after surprise eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising apparent toll to 23
By Mardi Rosa Tanjung, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
BATU PALANO, Indonesia (AP) – Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the number of confirmed and presumed dead to 23. More than 50 climbers were rescued after the initial eruption Sunday, and 11 others were initially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virginia police investigate explosion at house where officers were trying to serve a search warrant
By The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating an explosion at a residence where officers were trying to serve a search warrant Monday. The Arlington County Police Department said in a statement that the suspect fired several shots inside the home and that an explosion happened. Firefighters were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
By Joshua Goodman And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
MIAMI (AP) – A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said Monday. Newly unsealed court papers allege that Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981, including by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends 2024 Republican presidential bid days before the fourth debate
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday despite a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign donation gimmick that helped get him on the debate stage. Burgum, a second-term governor and wealthy software entrepreneur, was little known nationally when he launched his 2024 ... Read More »
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