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Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
By Sonia Pérez D., The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police deploy pepper spray as crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marches toward US Capitol
By Ashraf Khalil And Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Police deployed pepper spray Wednesday as a large crowd protesting Israel’s war in Gaza marched toward the U.S. Capitol, where Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was speaking to Congress. Thousands of protesters descended on Washington, chanting “Free, Free Palestine” as some tried to block streets ahead of Netanyahu’s speech. Police wearing gas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities says 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) – Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netanyahu seeks support for Gaza war in address to Congress that sparks large protests and boycotts
By Ellen Knickmeyer, Farnoush Amiri And Ashraf Khalil, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups in a speech to Congress Wednesday that sparked boycotts by some top Democrats and drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol to condemn the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cause of crash that killed NY couple at Niagara Falls border crossing still a mystery 8 months later
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) – A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities said. The probe into the Nov. 22, 2023, crash that killed Kurt and Monica Villani, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday that a laptop tied to the Trump rally gunman included a Google search of “How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?” That is a reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the shooter who killed President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York faces a new charge that he supported a terrorist group. An indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on Wednesday charges Hadi Matar with providing material support to Hezbollah, a militant group based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in southern England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN cultural agency reject plan to place Britain’s Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in southern England ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people
By Julhas Alam, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh was crawling back to normalcy with limited internet and office hours Wednesday after more than a week of chaos over student protests involving government job quotas. Nearly 200 deaths were reported in just over a week of violence. Most of the country remained without internet, but thousands of cars were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday is the hottest day recorded on Earth, beating Sunday’s record, European climate agency says
By Sibi Arasu, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
Monday was recorded as the hottest day ever, beating a record set the day before, as countries across the globe from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, according to the European climate change service. Provisional satellite data published by Copernicus early on Wednesday showed that Monday broke the previous ... Read More »
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