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Abortion measures could be on Arizona and Nebraska ballots after organizers submit signatures
By Walter Berry And Anita Snow, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona abortion-rights supporters said Wednesday that they turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key swing state. In Nebraska, organizers of competing abortion measures said that they collected enough signatures to go to voters. That would make Nebraska the only state where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Competing abortion measures could be on Nebraska’s ballot in November
By Walter Berry And Anita Snow, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Organizers of competing abortion measures in Nebraska said Wednesday that they collected enough signatures to get on the November ballot. Officials with Protect Our Rights, which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, said they turned in 207,000 signatures to the Nebraska secretary of state’s office. SBA Pro-Life America says ... Read More »
1 responseAbortion-rights advocates in Nebraska submit needed signatures to put the issue on November ballot
By Walter Berry And Anita Snow, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Organizers of a measure to protect abortion rights in Nebraska said Wednesday that they collected enough signatures to get on the November ballot. Officials with Protect Our Rights, which seeks to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution, said they turned in 207,000 signatures to the Nebraska secretary of state’s office, which ... Read More »
1 responseBiden vows to keep running after his disastrous debate. ‘No one is pushing me out,’ he says
By Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden defiantly vowed on Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. He said he would not be forced from the race. “I am running. I am the leader of the Democratic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top White House aide urges staff to tune out ‘noise’ and focus on governing during debate fallout
By Seung Min Kim (), The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House chief of staff Jeff Zients urged people during an all-staff meeting on Wednesday to tune out the “noise” and focus on the task of governing as senior aides scramble to contain the political fallout from President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Even as Zients acknowledged that the days since the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abortion-rights advocates in Arizona submit needed signatures to put the issue on November ballot
By Walter Berry And Anita Snow, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona abortion-rights supporters on Wednesday turned in more than double the signatures needed to put the issue on November’s ballot in the key swing state. Organizers say they submitted far above the 383,923 required from registered voters. The measure would add an amendment to the state constitution providing a fundamental right to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy appeals court upholds conviction of 2 Americans in death of Rome cop but reduces sentences
By The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
ROME (AP) – An Italian appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of two American men in the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer during a botched sting operation but reduced their sentences. The new trial was ordered after Italy’s highest court threw out their original convictions. The court convicted Lee Elder Finnegan and ... Read More »
1 responseIsrael turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion with largest land grab in decades
By Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring tensions linked to the war in Gaza. Israel’s aggressive expansion in the West Bank reflects the settler community’s strong influence ... Read More »
1 responseExtremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21
By Baba Ahmed, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – An armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali and killed at least 21 people, residents said Wednesday, as the West African nation’s military rulers struggle to combat growing violence by extremists. The assailants rode on motorcycles into Djiguibombo village in the town of Bandiagara on Monday evening as residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
By Julia Frankel, The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that could further worsen already soaring tensions linked to the ongoing war in Gaza. Authorities recently approved the appropriation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades
By The Associated Press on July 3rd, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. Peace Now said Wednesday that authorities recently approved the appropriation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) of land in the Jordan Valley. The group’s data indicate it was the ... Read More »
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