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Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, Chinese state media says
By The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift, state media said Tuesday, without providing further details. The two rival Palestinian groups met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, concluding talks that started Sunday... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party’s presidential nominee: AP survey
By Zeke Miller, Leah Askarinam, Maya Sweedler And Chad Day, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey taken in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his bid for reelection. Harris, who was endorsed by Biden minutes after he announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 person hurt in Iowa mall shooting that sent people running, police and witnesses say
By The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Gunshots in an Iowa mall sent people running Monday and one person was injured and expected to survive, police and witnesses say. Davenport Police posted a statement on Facebook that the wounded person had non-life-threatening injuries following the shooting inside NorthPark Mall in Davenport, an east-central Iowa city near the line ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats plan to push ahead with virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favored
By Will Weissert, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they meet in person next month in Chicago, with Vice President Kamala Harris heavily favored now that President Joe Biden has abandoned his reelection bid. The convention rules ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Local sheriff says shots fired inside an Iowa mall
By The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Shots were fired inside an Iowa mall on Monday, a local sheriff said. There was no immediate word on any injuries. Scott County Sheriff Tim Lane confirmed the shooting Monday inside NorthPark Mall in Davenport, an east-central Iowa city near the border with Illinois, KWQC-TV reported. Authorities haven’t said if there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri judge overturns the murder conviction of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. The ruling is likely to free Dunn from prison, but it wasn’t immediately clear when that would happen. He has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris wins Pelosi endorsement, claims many of the delegates she needs for the nomination
By Zeke Miller And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly Monday to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Biden’s exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries over his fitness for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris praises Biden’s ‘unmatched’ legacy, claims many of the delegates she needs for the nomination
By Zeke Miller And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly Monday to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Biden’s exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries over his fitness for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris praises Biden’s ‘unmatched’ legacy, looks to lock up the Democratic nomination
By Zeke Miller And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Biden’s exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries over his fitness for office, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, gets 6 1/2 years in prison, court says
By Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
A court has convicted Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, of spreading false information about the Russian army and sentenced her to 6 1/2 years in prison after a secret trial, court records and officials said Monday. The conviction in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s central region of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says: ‘We failed’
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday as calls mounted for her to resign. In the first congressional hearing over the shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, Cheatle said she ... Read More »
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