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Veteran Spanish conservative politician shot in face in Madrid street
By The Associated Press on November 9th, 2023
MADRID (AP) – Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras has been taken to a hospital in Madrid after being shot in a street in the capital, police said Thursday. Police said he was shot in the face on a central street around 1:30 p.m. local time and was conscious when taken to a hospital. Vidal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Wisconsin, old fashioneds come with brandy. Lawmakers want to make it somewhat official
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers want to make it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail was up for approval Thursday in the state Assembly. It’s a resolution, not a bill, so even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain’s Socialists to grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in exchange for support of new government
By Ciarán Giles And Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2023
MADRID (AP) – Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for potentially thousands of people involved in the region’s failed secession bid in exchange for its key backing of acting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to form a new government. Socialist lawmaker and party official ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French President Macron opens Gaza aid conference with appeal to Israel to protect civilians
By Sylvie Corbet, The Associated Press on November 9th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron opened a Gaza aid conference on Thursday with an appeal for Israel to protect civilians, saying that “all lives have equal worth” and that fighting terrorism “can never be carried out without rules.” “Civilians must be protected. It’s absolutely essential. It is non-negotiable,” Macron said. He reiterated calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury finds man not guilty of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – A federal court jury on Wednesday found a man not guilty of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica. Stephen Tyler Bieneman had stood trial this week, charged with misdemeanor assault following an incident last November at McMurdo Station. In testimony earlier in the day, he denied hurting the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden administration picks Maryland for new FBI headquarters, AP sources say
By Lindsay Whitehurst And Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration has chosen a location for a new FBI headquarters in Maryland, people familiar with the selection said Wednesday, choosing the site over one in Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states. Consideration for a new headquarters has been going on for more than a decade, with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years and gave families fake remains, police say
By Jesse Bedayn And Mead Gruver, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. Investigators entered the Return to Nature Funeral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years, police say
By Jesse Bedayn And Mead Gruver, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years. Investigators entered the Return to Nature Funeral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
BATESVILLE, Texas (AP) – Eight people died in a South Texas car crash Wednesday while police chased a driver suspected of smuggling migrants, the Texas Department of Public Safety said... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US launches airstrike on site in Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said. The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US launches airstrike on site in Syria linked to Iranian-backed militants
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. launched an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria linked to Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for what has been a growing number of attacks on bases housing U.S. troops in the region for the past several weeks, the Pentagon said. The strike by two U.S. F-15 fighter jets was on ... Read More »
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