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Month: August 2024

US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery

CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the

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ABC-7 at 4: Student-operated Goodwill store to open at Canutillo

El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)—The Canutillo Independent School District is thrilled to announce the grand opening of the Employee Development Service (EDS) Goodwill Store at Canutillo High School, a student-operated store on campus. The store, developed through a partnership between CISD and Goodwill Industries of El Paso, aims to provide special-education students with invaluable job skills

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Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, UN says

Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands. That’s according to a confidential report by the International Atomic Energy Agency that was seen by The Associated Press on Thursday. The report says Tehran has

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Polish electoral body says former ruling party violated campaign rules, imposes penalty

Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote. The State Electoral Commission imposed a penalty worth millions of dollars that would undercut the party’s resources for next year’s presidential election. The commission said Thursday that the campaign

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Consumers should immediately stop using this magnetic game due to ingestion risks, agency warns

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Product and Safety Commission says people should immediately throw out a magnetic game because it poses serious ingestion for children. According to the commission, Magnetic Chess Games sold by China-based seller JOMO contain magnets that do not comply with U.S. federal safety requirements. As a result, the commission says,

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Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse

Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland transportation leaders have approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after it collapsed under the impact of a wayward container ship. Officials have cited a 2028 completion date and estimated the project will cost $1.7 billion. The Maryland Transportation Authority board on Thursday awarded

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Israel dice haber matado a un comandante de la Jihad Islámica en una mezquita, mientras continúa la redada en la Ribera Occidental

Sofía Benavides (CNN) —  El ejército israelí dijo este jueves que terminó con la vida de cinco militantes palestinos, incluido un comandante de la Jihad Islámica, durante un intercambio de fuego “dentro y cerca de una mezquita” en la ciudad ocupada de Tulkarem, en la Ribera Occidental. El tiroteo se produjo después de que Israel

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Arlington National Cemetery worker was ‘pushed aside’ in Trump staff dispute but won’t seek charges

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in an altercation with former President Donald Trump’s staff during a wreath-laying ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, but she declined to press charges, an Army spokesman said Thursday. The Army spokesman said the cemetery employee

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US Army rebukes Trump campaign for incident at Arlington National Cemetery

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army issued a stark rebuke of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over the incident on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, saying in a statement on Thursday that participants in the ceremony “were made aware of federal laws” regarding political activity at the cemetery, and “abruptly pushed aside” an employee of the cemetery.

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FBI continues to fail child sex abuse victims despite reforms after bungled Nassar investigation, watchdog finds

Originally Published: 29 AUG 24 11:01 ET By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has continued to mishandle allegations of child sexual abuse in the years after the bureau’s notorious bungling of the investigation into disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, according to an audit by the Justice Department’s inspector general released Thursday. Because of those failures, allegations

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Nebraska is a four-touchdown favorite against UTEP as it looks to win its first opener since 2019

UTEP at Nebraska, Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Nebraska by 27 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Nebraska, which hasn’t won an opener since 2019, expect to make a big jump in Matt Rhule’s second season. The game marks the debut of freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola, the highest-ranked recruit

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Justice Department watchdog finds failures in FBI’s handling of child sex abuse cases

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has failed to report some child sexual abuse allegations to local law enforcement or social service agencies even after changes prompted by its handling of the case against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, according to a Justice Department watchdog report released Thursday. In a review brought

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