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Secret Service director says Trump’s assassination attempt was biggest agency ‘failure’ in decades
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 »
Be the first to comment!Secret Service director says Trump assassination attempt was biggest agency ‘failure’ in decades
By Alanna Durkin Richer And Farnoush Amiri, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was the agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. Director Kimberly Cheatle told lawmakers Monday during a congressional hearing: “On July 13, we failed.” Cheatle says she takes full responsibility for the agency’s missteps related to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harris looks to lock up the Democratic nomination after Biden steps aside, reordering the 2024 race
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, court records show
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 the city of Kazan came on Friday, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assailant kills 6 people and wounds 6 others at a care home in central Croatia, officials say
By The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) – An armed assailant entered a care home for older people in central Croatia Monday and opened fire, killing six people and wounding six others, police said. Croatia’s police chief, Nikola Milina, said five people died immediately, while one more person died in a hospital. The suspect fled the scene, but the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone as war’s toll passes 39,000 Palestinians
By Wafaa Shurafa And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military ordered the evacuation Monday of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants there. Thousands of Palestinians, many carrying backpacks and accompanied by children, walked down dusty roads under the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 39,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war
By Wafaa Shurafa And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israel’s campaign in the territory has now killed more than 39,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 89,800. The new toll comes as Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza and other parts of the territory have killed several dozen people, the ministry said. Its count does not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone
By Wafaa Shurafa And Melanie Lidman, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to begin an operation against Hamas militants who have embedded themselves in the area and used it to launch rockets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assailant kills 5 people at care home for the elderly in central Croatia, media reports say
By The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) – An assailant entered an elderly care home on Monday in central Croatia and shot five people dead, Croatian media reports said. The Index news portal said five people died immediately, while others were still receiving medical assistance. The suspect fled the scene, but the police soon caught him in a cafe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A PhD student at a top Chinese university publicly accuses her supervisor of sexual harassment
By Kanis Leung, The Associated Press on July 22nd, 2024
HONG KONG (AP) – A female PhD student at one of China’s top universities took social media by storm after accusing her academic supervisor of sexual harassment and said he threatened to stop her from attaining her doctorate for refusing his advances, prompting her school to launch an investigation on Monday. The woman, who identified ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel’s Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden’s exit from race
By Tia Goldenberg And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. With efforts ongoing to bring about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, rising concerns about ... Read More »
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