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Month: August 2024

No ‘tangible’ terror threat detected since the start of the Paris Olympics, interior minister says

PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says authorities have not detected any “tangible” terror threat during the first week of the Olympic Games. He said about 200 people have been arrested by security forces for various crimes. He said hey include some “individuals” who “could have” committed attacks, including on the day of

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Harris raised a massive $310 million in July, as she looks to reset November’s race against Trump

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2. The haul by

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UK police brace for more far-right protests as government warns of tough response

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Several suspects arrested in violent protests that erupted after the fatal stabbing of three children in northwest England made court appearances Friday as officials braced for more clashes that Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned and blamed on “far-right hatred.” Starmer vowed to end the mayhem and said police across the

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Swimmer Tamara Potocka collapses after 200M IM race at the Olympics following an asthma attack

AP Sports Writers NANTERRE, France (AP) — Slovakia swimmer Tamara Potocka collapsed poolside Friday morning after a qualifying heat of the women’s 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics. A Slovakian team spokesman says Potocka suffered an asthma attack after the race. She was given first aid and carried off on a stretcher. The spokesman

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‘There was no excitement. Now, there’s tons’: How Harris’ candidacy has energized plans for the DNC

By Priscilla Alvarez, Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — In the moments after President Joe Biden pulled out of the 2024 race, a scramble unfolded as officials raced to reframe the Democratic National Convention around a new candidate: Vice President Kamala Harris. Officials quickly moved to tailor the Chicago convention to Harris with

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3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with

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Flavor Flav helps Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley who said she struggles to pay the rent

AP Sports Writer SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Vanderbilt’s discus thrower and Olympian Veronica Fraley lamented on social media she needed help with rent. Rapper Flavor Flav and entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian decided to help. Soon after Fraley posted on the social media platform, X, that she was in need of financial assistance, Flav, founding member of

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Scientists have spotted unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the atmosphere. They are struggling to explain them

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Each day, radio signals from key communications and navigation satellites travel freely through a layer of Earth’s atmosphere known as the ionosphere. Floating 50 to 400 miles (80 to 643 kilometers) above our heads, directly beneath the lowest reaches of space where some communications satellites orbit, this zone in

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At least 4 dead in apartment block collapse following gas explosion in Russia’s Ural Mountains

MOSCOW (AP) — Emergency officials say at least four people have died and dozens are feared buried under rubble after an apartment block in Russia’s Ural Mountains collapsed following a gas explosion. Photos published by Russian agencies Friday showed a large part of the five-story prefab building, in the industrial city of Nizhny Tagil, leveled

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Tres estadounidenses regresaron a casa como parte de un histórico intercambio de prisioneros. Esto es lo que hay que saber

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Unos 20 minutos antes de la medianoche de este jueves, un avión que transportaba a tres ciudadanos estadounidenses liberados de la detención rusa aterrizó en suelo norteamericano, en un momento histórico y emotivo después de un esfuerzo de varios años en varios países que implicó reuniones secretas y complejas negociaciones. El

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JD Vance’s Republican colleagues defend Trump’s running mate saying Ohio senator is a voice for next generation of GOP voters

By Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — JD Vance’s Republican colleagues in the Senate say they’re largely sticking with the Ohio freshman – despite newly resurfaced comments facing criticism – warning that Vance represents where Republican see their voters moving. In the weeks since becoming Donald Trump’s chosen running mate, Vance has found himself caught in the middle of

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Japan asks Denmark to extradite activist Paul Watson, accused of obstructing a whaling research ship

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has asked Denmark to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was arrested in Greenland last month. Japan’s coast guard sought his arrest over an encounter with a Japanese whaling research ship in 2010 when he was accused of ordering someone to throw explosives at the whaling ship. Environmental activists

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Rights group says security forces have killed 9 as Nigeria protests over hardship enter a second day

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A rights group says at least nine people have been killed by security forces in Nigeria during mass protests against the economic crisis gripping the country. Amnesty International’s Nigeria office cited accounts from witnesses in its statement Friday. Authorities said a police officer was also killed and others injured,

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