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Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that has killed scores
By Julhas Alam And Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest killed scores
By Julhas Alam And Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on July 21st, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Bangladesh’s top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, in a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs, have been demanding an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Korea flies more balloons likely carrying trash after the South resumes propaganda broadcasts
By The Associated Press on July 20th, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea says North Korea has again launched balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korean balloons were flying north of Seoul, the South Korean capital, after crossing the border on Sunday. The launches were the latest in a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump holds first rally after assassination attempt with his new running mate, Vance, by his side
By Joey Cappelletti And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on July 20th, 2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) – Donald Trump is holding his first campaign rally since he survived an attempted assassination last week, returning to the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate. Exactly a week after the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left Trump with a bloodied ear, killed one man in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli military says it has struck several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks
By Wafaa Shurafa And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on July 20th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – The Israeli army says it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen on Saturday following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. A number of “military targets” were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Houthi-controlled TV station reports intense airstrikes in Yemen that appear to be Israeli
By Wafaa Shurafa And Jack Jeffery, The Associated Press on July 20th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) – A media outlet controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen is reporting intense airstrikes on the port city of Hodeidah and says it appears that Israel is behind them. Al-Masirah TV says the strikes on storage facilities for oil and diesel at the port and on the local electricity company have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
By Heather Hollingsworth And Jim Salter, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) – A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 64, left a prison in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her 1980 murder conviction was overturned
By Heather Hollingsworth And Jim Salter, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) – A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars. On Friday, Sandra Hemme left prison in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri judge scolds AG’s office and orders release of woman whose murder conviction was overturned
By Heather Hollingsworth And Jim Salter, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
A Missouri judge has once again ruled that a woman whose 1980 murder conviction was overturned must be released — and he said she must be allowed to walk free by Friday evening. Judge Ryan Horsman overturned Sandra Hemme’s conviction last month and ordered her release then, but Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey fought it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ten Commandments won’t go in Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
By The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana will delay implementing a requirement that the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms until at least November, according to an agreement approved by a federal judge Friday. A lawsuit was filed in June by parents of Louisiana public school children with various religious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh imposes nationwide curfew as deadly protests over government jobs escalate
By Al Emrun Garjon, Julhas Alam And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government late Friday announced a nationwide curfew across Bangladesh and ordered the deployment of military forces to maintain order following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. The announcement was made by Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League party, and ... Read More »
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