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Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya
By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
CAIRO (AP) – Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean storm Daniel pointed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps
By Scott Bauer, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin Republican lawmakers on Tuesday proposed a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to enact ahead of the 2024 election to preempt the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn maps. The move comes as Wisconsin justices are considering two Democratic-backed lawsuits seeking to toss the Republican maps, first enacted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 5,300 are feared dead, thousands more are missing as eastern Libya is devastated by floods
By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
CAIRO (AP) – Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported still missing after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The death toll in Derna alone has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Mexico Democratic attorney general won’t defend suspension of right to publicly carry guns
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public. State Attorney General Raúl Torrez said Tuesday in a letter to the governor that gun violence cannot be rebranded as a public health emergency to justify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5 former officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols are now also facing federal charges
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Five former Memphis police officers are now facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted Tuesday in U.S. District ... Read More »
1 responseFrance’s Foreign Ministry says French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – France’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that a French official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and called for the junta to immediately release him. Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and later ordered French officials to leave the country – an order that France has refused to ... Read More »
1 responseSpeaker McCarthy directs a House panel to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden
By Lisa Mascaro And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election. McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France’s Foreign Ministry says one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – France’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that one of its officials has been arrested in military-run Niger, and called for his immediate release by the country’s junta Military officers in Niger deposed elected President Mohamed Bazoum in July and later ordered French officials to leave the country, an order that France has refused ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCarthy directs House panel to open Biden impeachment inquiry
By Lisa Mascaro And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he is directing a House committee to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family’s business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election. McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee’s investigation so far has found a “culture of corruption” around the Biden ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul
By Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s Supreme Court heard the first challenge Tuesday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, deepening a showdown with the far-right government that has bitterly divided the nation and put it on the brink of a constitutional crisis. Netanyahu’s coalition, a collection of ultranationalist and ultrareligious lawmakers, unveiled the overhaul earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead as eastern Libya is devastated by floods
By Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2023
CAIRO (AP) – Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could spiral with 10,000 people reported still missing after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city. The startling death and devastation wreaked by Mediterranean ... Read More »
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