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Month: July 2024

Operation Sweetness: Paraguay finds 4 tons of cocaine stashed in sugar in its biggest drug bust yet

Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Authorities in Paraguay have announced the largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history as officials were surprised to find more than 4 tons of the drug stashed inside a shipment of sugar bound for Belgium. President Santiago Peña on Tuesday expressed hope the seizure would disrupt the trade and

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WNBA heads to Olympic break with big All-Star weekend, showdown between US team and league standouts

AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA heads into its monthlong Olympic break following this weekend’s highly anticipated All-Star festivities. The Olympic team’s matchup with Team WNBA featuring Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese will be one of the toughest games the American squad will potentially play over the month. In 2021, the WNBA

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remains open to major leaguers in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball players participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics remains a possibility, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, though many obstacles remain to Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and Bryce Harper playing for a gold medal. Baseball was a medal sport from 1992-2008, then was dropped until

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Violence plagued all levels of American politics long before the attempt on Trump’s life

Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Long before a would-be assassin wounded former President Donald Trump, the fuse of political violence had been burning across America. Members of Congress have been shot. One lawmaker’s staffers in Virginia were attacked with a baseball bat. In Louisville, a bullet grazed the mayor’s sweater after someone stormed into

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Iranian spies tasked Israeli citizen with delivering severed animal head, Shin Bet says

By Pauline Lockwood, Benjamin Brown, Mike Schwartz and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — An Israeli citizen has been charged with colluding with Iranian spies, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency and police announced in a joint statement Tuesday. Twenty-one-year-old Elimelech Stern is suspected of completing “missions” given to him by a social media user with the

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French federation files complaint after ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players

PARIS (AP) — The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win. Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 on Sunday. A video posted on Instagram by Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who plays for Chelsea,

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Donald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has reached the greatest political heights while linking immigration to violent crime, but he’s hardly the first American politician to promote the unfounded narrative. Historians go back to at least the 1850s when German and Irish immigrants were targeted as degenerate thieves. An undercurrent of popular belief

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Donald Trump is the most prominent politician to link immigrants and crime but not the first

Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Donald Trump has reached the greatest political heights while linking immigration to violent crime, but he’s hardly the first American politician to promote the unfounded narrative. Historians go back to at least the 1850s when German and Irish immigrants were targeted as degenerate thieves. An undercurrent of popular belief

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Southern California school district sues Gov. Newsom over new gender-identity law

Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over a new law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change. The law has elicited a mixed response from advocates. LGBTQ+ groups say it will protect gender-nonconforming students

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The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university resigns after donation debacle

Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The president of Florida’s only public historically Black university has announced he’s resigning. The resignation comes as Florida A&M University faces backlash over the school’s apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million dollar donation from a dubious donor. Larry Robinson will leave FAMU at a time when

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Gobierno de Colombia anuncia el fin del cese del fuego que mantenía con el EMC, principal grupo disidente de las FARC

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Colombia anunció este martes que da por terminado el cese del fuego bilateral que mantenía con el Estado Mayor Central (EMC), el principal grupo disidente de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Las autoridades explicaron que la decisión se debe a los constantes ataques

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Ingrid Andress says she’s checking into rehab after viral national anthem performance: ‘I was drunk last night’

Originally Published: 16 JUL 24 11:05 ET Updated: 16 JUL 24 13:48 ET By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Country music artist Ingrid Andress says she was intoxicated during her much-criticized performance of the national anthem on Monday at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby and will be seeking treatment. On Tuesday, Andress posted a statement

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Exclusive: Secret Service ramped up security after intel of Iran plot to assassinate Trump; no known connection to shooting

By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — US authorities obtained intelligence from a human source in recent weeks on a plot by Iran to try to assassinate Donald Trump, a development that led to the Secret Service increasing security around the former president, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.

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Rep. Escobar warns of dangerous rhetoric from Trump, GOP at RNC

(KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joined America’s Voice and immigration experts this morning to “sound the alarm” and discuss the looming threats of a potential second presidential term for Donald Trump. Escobar warned that some of her Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives repeatedly use fear to “paint immigrants as criminals”. Today’s events at

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