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Georgia Democrats file challenges to keep Kennedy and others off presidential ballot

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and three other candidates on the state’s presidential ballots It’s part of a nationwide effort to block candidates who could siphon votes from incumbent President Joe Biden. Besides Kennedy, Democrats are targeting independent Cornel West, Green Party candidate Jill

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Nationals closer Finnegan becomes the ninth All-Star replacement and the 39th first-time selection

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Washington Nationals closer Kyle Finnegan was named Monday as a replacement on the National League All-Star team for St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley. Finnegan is the fourth replacement that has been named for the NL roster, while there have been five AL replacements. He also became the 39th first-time All-Star.

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Lawmakers are moving quickly to launch investigations into the Trump assassination attempt

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rallygoer killed and two others seriously wounded. Lawmakers are alarmed at how the would-be-assassin was able to open fire from a rooftop within 150 meters

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Soldier in France’s anti-terrorism force stabbed in Paris ahead of Olympics opening ceremony next week

By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — A French soldier deployed in the country’s anti-terrorism force was stabbed at a train station in central Paris on Monday evening, French government officials said, a little more than a week before the Paris 2024 Olympics’ opening ceremony is due to take place. “A soldier with Operation Sentinelle

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Abogados de Edmundo González, candidato de la oposición en Venezuela, acudirán al poder electoral a denunciar actos violentos, detenciones y cierres de locales

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El equipo de abogados del comando de campaña Con Venezuela del candidato opositor, Edmundo González, alertó sobre una arremetida contra personas que han contribuido con las actividades electorales de su equipo y adelantó que acudirán ante el poder electoral para denunciarlo. Sin embargo, no precisó la fecha. A juicio de

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Cape Cod’s fishhook topography makes it a global hotspot for mass strandings by dolphins

Associated Press The recent stranding of more than 100 dolphins on Cape Cod is the largest such event involving dolphins in U.S. history. The stranding is partly due to the peninsula’s geography which includes gently sloping sand flats, tidal fluctuations and proximity to productive feeding grounds. Those challenges plus the the hook-like shape of the

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