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Biden’s candidacy faces new peril, as first Senate Democrat says he should exit race
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden’s candidacy faces new peril as Pelosi, Clooney and more Democrats weigh in
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden’s imperiled re-election campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about his ability ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Las Vegas hits record of fifth consecutive day of 115 degrees or greater as heat wave scorches US
By Ken Ritter And Ty Oneil, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Las Vegas baked Wednesday in its record fifth consecutive day of temperatures sizzling at 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46.1 Celsius) or greater amid a lengthening hot spell that is expected to broil much of the U.S. into the weekend, the National Weather Service said. The temperature climbed to 115 shortly after 1:00 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state. The secretary of state’s office rejected the petitions submitted on Friday by supporters of the proposal, saying the group didn’t submit statements required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man suspected of killing the family of BBC radio commentator has been found, British police say
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police said they found Wednesday the man suspected of killing the wife and two daughters of a BBC radio commentator near London and that the suspect is receiving medical treatment for his injuries. In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said 26-year-old Kyle Clifford has been found in the Enfield area of north ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving 8 murders, including deaths of 2 girls on Long Island
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) – A leader of an MS-13 gang clique in New York pleaded guilty Wednesday to racketeering and firearms charges in a case involving eight murders, including the 2016 killings of two high school girls who were hacked and beaten to death as they strolled through their leafy, suburban neighborhood on Long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!12 schoolchildren and their driver are killed when their minibus crashes in South Africa
By The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Twelve schoolchildren and their driver were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when their minibus overturned and caught fire on a road in Gauteng province, officials said. The accident took place a day after schools reopened after the winter holidays. Seven other children were injured in accident, which took place in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in the UAE in a mass trial criticized abroad
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A mass trial of dissidents in the United Arab Emirates sentenced 43 people to life in prison on Wednesday while several other defendants received long prison terms in a case that has been widely criticized by activists abroad. The sentences given by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police are searching for a man with a crossbow after BBC radio commentator’s family is killed
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police launched a huge manhunt Wednesday for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow and potentially other weapons after three women were killed in a house northwest of London. The BBC said the women killed were the family of well-known radio racing commentator John Hunt. Hertfordshire Police said Kyle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK police are searching for a man with a crossbow after family of BBC radio commentator killed
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police launched a huge manhunt Wednesday for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow and potentially other weapons after three women were killed in a house northwest of London. The BBC said the women killed were the family of well-known radio racing commentator John Hunt. Hertfordshire Police said Kyle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens of people are sentenced to life in prison in a mass trial in the UAE criticized abroad
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on July 10th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A mass trial in the United Arab Emirates of dissidents that was widely criticized abroad sentenced 43 people to life in prison Wednesday, while others received other prison terms, authorities said. The sentences given by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal came in a case described by the ... Read More »
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