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Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama: ‘It’s time for it to end’
By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance. Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply anxious Democratic Party came Monday as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Cat 1 hurricane
By Mark Vancleave And Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas early Monday with heavy rains and powerful winds, knocking out power to 1.5 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents. Beryl had already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden tells Hill Democrats he won’t step aside amid party drama and “it’s time for it to end’
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an end to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance. Biden’s efforts to shore up a deeply anxious Democratic Party came Monday as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden tells Hill Democrats he ‘declines’ to step aside and says it’s time for party drama ‘to end’
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an “end” to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats about whether he should stay in the race after his dismal public debate performance. Biden wrote in the two-page ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens are killed as Russia bombards Ukraine. Among the buildings hit was a Kyiv children’s hospital
By Hanna Arhirova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A major Russian missile attack across Ukraine on Monday killed at least 31 people and injured 154, officials said, with one striking a large children’s hospital in the capital of Kyiv, where emergency crews searched the rubble for victims. The daytime barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Kyiv children’s hospital is struck by a cruise missile as Russia bombards Ukraine
By Hanna Arhirova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A major Russian missile attack across Ukraine killed at least 31 people and injured almost 130 on Monday, officials said, with one missile striking a large children’s hospital in the capital, Kyiv, where emergency crews searched the rubble for casualties. The daytime Russian barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indian prime minister arrives in Russia on his first visit since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine
By Krutika Pathi And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday on a two-day visit, his first since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, an action that has complicated the relationship between the longtime partners and pushed Russia closer to India’s rival, China. Modi is set to have dinner with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, knocking out power to more than 1 million
By Mark Vancleave And Valerie Gonzalez, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Power outages are mounting along the Texas coast after Beryl came ashore Monday and lashed Houston with heavy rains and powerful winds as the storm moved inland. More than 1 million homes and businesses were without power hours after Beryl made landfall, according to CenterPoint Energy in Houston. High waters quickly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, knocking out power to nearly 1 million
By Mark Vancleave And Valerie Gonzalez, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Power outages are mounting along the Texas coast after Beryl came ashore Monday and lashed Houston with heavy rains and powerful winds as the storm moved inland. About 1 million homes and businesses were without power hours after Beryl made landfall, according to CenterPoint Energy in Houston. High waters quickly began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A major Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 28 people and hits a children’s hospital
By Hanna Arhirova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A major Russian missile attack across Ukraine killed at least 28 people and injured almost 100 on Monday, officials said, with one missile striking a large children’s hospital in the capital, Kyiv, where emergency crews searched the rubble for casualties. The daytime Russian barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl makes landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, knocking out power to more than 750,000
By Mark Vancleave And Valerie Gonzalez, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda early Monday with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds, knocking out power to more than half a million homes and businesses. The storm’s center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. Central Standard Time about 85 miles southwest ... Read More »
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