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Month: July 2024

Adolis García to represent host Rangers in Home Run Derby, Teoscar Hernández completes 8-man field

NEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García will represent the host Texas Rangers in Monday night’s Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández completed the eight-man field. García was knocked out by Tampa Bay’s Randy Arozarena last year in the first round at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.

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At least 261 people have died in El Salvador’s prisons under anti-gang crackdown, rights group says

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The human rights organization Cristosal says at least 261 people have died in prisons in El Salvador during President Nayib Bukele’s 2 1/2-year-old crackdown on street gangs. Since 2022, Bukele’s government has rounded up 81,110 people and accused them of being gang members, often based on a person’s appearance

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NATO allies call China a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In their most serious rebuke against Beijing, NATO allies on Wednesday called China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and expressed concerns over Beijing’s nuclear arsenal and its capabilities in space. The sternly worded final communiqué, approved by the 32 NATO members at their summit in Washington, makes

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Federal judge orders mediation to break impasse over Puerto Rico power company debt

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal judge overseeing a drawn-out debt-restructuring process for Puerto Rico’s power company has ordered all parties to mediation. Wednesday’s ruling is the latest attempt to break an impasse that has sparked widespread indignation. The U.S. territory’s Electric Power Authority holds more than $10 billion in debt

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House Oversight subpoenas three White House aides for depositions about Biden’s health

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The GOP-led House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed three White House aides for depositions later this month to discuss President Joe Biden’s health, according to the committee. The subpoenas were sent to Anthony Bernal, Annie Tomasini and Ashley Williams, according to a committee news release. The subpoenas are the latest

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Wisconsin secretary of state settles open records lawsuit brought by conservatives

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic secretary of state settled an open records lawsuit brought by a conservative policy group on Wednesday, agreeing to respond to all future requests even when her office has no responsive records. The Institute for Reforming Government sought records in 2023 related to Democrat Sarah Godlewski’s appointment as

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Queda en libertad condicional en Colombia el exlíder paramilitar Salvatore Mancuso; ahora puede cumplir como “gestor de paz”

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El exlíder paramilitar colombiano Salvatore Mancuso salió en libertad condicional este miércoles, luego de que el Tribunal de Justicia y Paz de Bogotá ordenara que se dejaran sin efectos las más de 50 órdenes de captura que pesaban en su contra, dijo a CNN el Ministerio de Justicia de Colombia.

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