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2 children dead and 9 others injured in stabbings in England, police say; 2 adults also wounded
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A stabbing Monday at a children’s dance class in northwest England killed two children and wounded 11 other people, police said, and officers arrested a 17-year-old boy and seized a knife after the bloody rampage. Nine children and two adults were wounded in the attack in Southport, a seaside town near Liverpool, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entrenched incumbent Maduro is declared winner of Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was formally declared the winner of his country’s disputed presidential election Monday, a day after the political opposition and the entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in the contest. The National Electoral Council, which is loyal to Maduro’s ruling party, announced his victory, handing him a third six-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 children dead and 9 people injured in stabbings in northwest England, police say
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A stabbing at a children’s dance class in northwest England on Monday killed two children and injured nine other people, police said. A 17-year-old boy was arrested and a knife seized after the bloody attack, police said. A witness described seeing bloodied children running from a community center where a Taylor Swift-themed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela’s electoral body declares Maduro winner of country’s disputed presidential election
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Venezuela’s electoral body has formally declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election, handing him third six-year term. The move on Monday came one day after the country’s political opposition and its entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in the contest to decide who will take control of an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-based Cater Center calls on Venezuelan authorities to release vote tallies
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The U.S.-based Carter Center is calling on Venezuelan authorities to immediately publish the tallies of 30,000 individual voting machines from Sunday’s disputed presidential election. The center in Atlanta sent a small group to Venezuela for the election. It said the missing polling station data is “critical to our assessment and important ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloodied children flee a stabbing attack in England. 8 people are hurt and a 17-year-old is arrested
By The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – At least eight people, some of them children, were injured in a stabbing attack in northwest England on Monday, emergency services said. Police said they detained 17-year-old male suspect and seized a knife. A witness described seeing bloodied children running from a community center where a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Normally bustling Venezuelan capital is unusually quiet after both sides claim victory in election
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The normally bustling Venezuelan capital was unusually quiet Monday, a day after the country’s political opposition and its entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in a presidential election to decide who will take control of an economy recovering from collapse and a population desperate for change. Officials delayed the release of detailed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Normally bustling Venezuelan capital is usually quiet after vote in which both sides claimed victory
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The normally bustling Venezuelan capital was unusually quiet Monday, a day after the country’s political opposition and its entrenched incumbent both claimed victory in a presidential election to decide who will take control of an economy recovering from collapse and a population desperate for change. Officials delayed the release of detailed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump agrees to be interviewed as part of an investigation into his assassination attempt, FBI says
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI says former President Donald Trump has agreed to be interviewed as part of the investigation into the attempted assassination in Pennsylvania earlier this month, an official said Monday. The expected interview is part of the FBI’s standard protocol to speak with victims of federal crimes during the course of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venezuela’s capital is eerily calm after vote in which Maduro and opposition both claimed victory
By Joshua Goodman And Regina Garcia Cano, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – An eerie calm enveloped Venezuela’s capital early Monday, a day after the country’s opposition and entrenched incumbent Nicolás Maduro both claimed victory in the presidential election, setting up a high-stakes standoff. Several foreign governments, including the U.S. and European Union, held off recognizing the results of Sunday’s election, as officials delayed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they’re pregnant
By Hannah Fingerhut, The Associated Press on July 29th, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The ... Read More »
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