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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Friday appealed for party unity to take on former President Donald Trump’s “dark vision,” aiming to hold off pressure from Democrats at the highest levels for him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee and avoid widespread losses. As six more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bangladesh security forces fire bullets and sound grenades as protests over government jobs escalate
By Al Emrun Garjon, Julhas Alam And Krutika Pathi, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Police and security officials in Bangladesh fired bullets and tear gas at protesters Friday and banned all gatherings in the capital as internet and mobile services were cut off following days of deadly clashes over the allocation of government jobs. Several people were killed, media reports said. The protests, which began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The top U.N. court ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end, pointing to the building and expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, and east Jerusalem, its annexation and imposition of permanent control over lands and discriminatory policies ... Read More »
1 responseBiden’s campaign chair acknowledges support ‘slippage’ but says he’s staying in the race
By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Michael Balsamo And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s campaign is insisting anew that he is not stepping aside as he faces the stark reality that many Democrats at the highest levels want him to bow out of the 2024 election to make way for a new nominee atop the ticket and try to prevent widespread party losses ... Read More »
1 responseVietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
By The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health, official media said Friday. He was 80. “General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 13:38 on July 19, 2024, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drone strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
By Melanie Lidman And Sam Metz, The Associated Press on July 19th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – An Iranian-made drone sent by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck Israel on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least 10 wounded in a neighborhood near the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The aerial strike – the first lethal Houthi attack in Israel – rumbled through the center of the city, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would make a good president, AP-NORC poll shows
By Seung Min Kim And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – As President Joe Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make a good president herself. A new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Kamala Harris would do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air attack leaves 1 dead, at least 10 injured in Tel Aviv
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – A large explosion rumbled through the streets of central Tel Aviv early Friday morning after an apparent drone strike caused shards of shrapnel to rain down and injure at least 10 people, authorities said. Israel’s military said that they were reviewing the explosion and increasing air patrols after the incident, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powerful 7.4-magnitude quake strikes north Chile near Argentine border. No reports of major damage
By The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina late Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damages. The quake’s epicenter was 45 kilometers (28 miles) east-southeast of San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, and it had a depth of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump describes assassination attempt in personal detail as he accepts Republican nomination
By Steve Peoples, Jonathan J. Cooper And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech where he described how he felt during an assassination attempt that could have ended his life. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Chile near Argentine border, USGS says
By The Associated Press on July 18th, 2024
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit northern Chile near its border with Argentina on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at at 9:51 p.m. Chilean time and had a depth of 117 kilometers, according to the USGS. Its epicenter was 45 ... Read More »
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