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Month: September 2023

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge has denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear threat that he would destroy evidence. Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision at a detention facility where he would have been held

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Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of the screenwriters union declared their nearly five-month-old strike over Tuesday after board members approved a contract agreement with studios, bringing Hollywood at least partly back from a historic halt in production. The governing boards of the eastern and western branches of the Writers Guild of America and their joint negotiating committee all

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Alaska man charged with threats against Florida sheriff who spoke against antisemitic activity

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man facing murder charges in state court has now also been indicted on federal charges of cyberstalking and threatening a sheriff in Florida who had spoken out against antisemitic activity. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Alaska announced Tuesday that Joshua Wahl is accused of emailing a threat to Michael

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Presidente de Costa Rica ordena el estado de emergencia ante oleada de migrantes que viajan rumbo a Estados Unidos

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, ordenó a las autoridades declarar el estado de emergencia este martes en medio de una oleada de migrantes que han llegado al país para cruzarlo hacia Estados Unidos. Durante una conferencia de prensa, Chaves dijo que muchos de los migrantes pasan por Costa Rica en

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The Hollywood writers’ strike is over

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The Hollywood writers strike is finally over after 148 days. Leaders of the Writers Guild of America have unanimously voted to authorize its members to return to work following the tentative agreement reached Sunday between union negotiators and Hollywood’s studios and streaming services, effectively ending the months-long strike that

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Cuba’s ambassador to the US says Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy were a ‘terrorist attack’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuba’s ambassador to the United States says an incident in which at least one incendiary device was thrown into the Cuban embassy compound was a “terrorist attack.” The Cuban embassy’s chief of mission, Lianys Torres Rivera, told The Associated Press in an interview on Tuesday that the Sunday night incident was part

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