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Attacker stabs and wounds French soldier patrolling Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics
By The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday and the attacker was arrested, officials said, while the city was under a high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. A French military official said the soldier was hospitalized but is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attacker stabs and wounds French solider patrolling Paris ahead of the Olympics. officials say
By The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A French soldier was stabbed outside a big train station in Paris on Monday, and the attacker was arrested, officials said. Paris is under high security alert 11 days before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. A French military official says the soldier was hospitalized but is not in life-threatening condition, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump receives enough delegate votes to officially be Republicans’ nominee
By Christine Fernando, Steve Peoples And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention. Trump has been the presumptive nominee for months. But it was the vote of RNC delegates in Milwaukee that made it official Monday afternoon. Trump hit the necessary threshold with votes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump names vice presidential pick as anger and anxiety loom over RNC
By Christine Fernando, Steve Peoples And Jill Colvin, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The top of Republicans’ presidential ticket was coming together Monday, as cheering delegates were casting votes to officially make Donald Trump the official GOP nominee and the former president announced JD Vance as his running mate. The announcement came amid a frenzy of phone calls updating potential running mates and just days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden orders Secret Service to protect RFK Jr. after attempt on Trump’s life
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has ordered the U.S. Secret Service to protect independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Kennedy is a longshot to win Electoral College votes, much less the presidency. But his campaign events have drawn large crowds of supporters and people interested in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
By Jill Colvin, Julie Carr Smyth, Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump named Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, choosing a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. “After lengthy deliberation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orbán after his outreach to Russia, China
By Justin Spike, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Top officials of the European Union will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungary’s pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held a series of rogue meetings with foreign leaders about Ukraine that angered his European partners. The highly unusual decision to have the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump announces Vance as VP pick
By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump says Ohio Sen. JD Vance will be his vice presidential pick. He says on his Truth Social Network that, “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary’s Orban after his outreach to Russia, China
By Justin Spike, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – Top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country has the EU’s rotating presidency, after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held a series of meetings with foreign leaders that angered European partners, the European Commission said Monday. The highly unusual decision to have the European Commission president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump makes his vice presidential pick. Rubio and Burgum are told it’s not them, AP sources say
By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump has made his decision on his vice presidential pick, according to a person familiar with his thinking who spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity. Trump’s pick is expected to appear at the Republican National convention later this afternoon as the vice president is formally nominated. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump makes his vice presidential pick. Rubio is told he is not the choice, an AP source says
By Jill Colvin, Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller, The Associated Press on July 15th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump has made his decision on his vice presidential pick, according to a person familiar with his thinking who spoke Monday on the condition of anonymity. Trump’s pick is expected to appear at the Republican National convention later this afternoon as the vice president is formally nominated. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ... Read More »
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