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Month: September 2023

Prominent Egyptian political activist and acclaimed academic dies at 85

CAIRO (AP) — A prominent Egyptian-American academic and pro-democracy activist during the reign of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died. Saad Eddin Ibrahim was 85. His death was announced by Egyptian state media on Friday, although few further details were given. The acclaimed academic was a leading critic of Mubarak’s autocratic government and an

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Another suit to disqualify Trump under the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause is filed in Michigan

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press A liberal group has filed a lawsuit in Michigan seeking to disqualify former president Donald Trump from the White House under a rarely-used clause in the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit filed on Friday by the group Free Speech For People relies on the post-Civil War 14th Amendment provision that forbids

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The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November, taking a groundbreaking step that military leaders have long resisted. Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, announced the new program Friday in a

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NBA suspends former Spurs guard Joshua Primo for 4 games for exposing himself to women

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has suspended former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo four games without pay for conduct detrimental to the league. League investigators found that Primo engaged in inappropriate behavior by exposing himself to women. Primo insists his conduct was not intentional, the league said Friday, and investigators found no evidence

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