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Month: January 2024

Armed men storm an Ecuador TV studio during a live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate

By ALLEN PANCHANA and GONZALO SOLANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Masked men broke onto the set of a public television channel in Ecuador waving guns and explosives during a live broadcast Tuesday, and the president issued a decree declaring that the violence-plagued country had entered an “internal armed conflict.” The men armed with

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Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett receive honorary Oscars at starry, untelevised event

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s awards season can feel a little gratuitously self-congratulatory, but Tuesday night some of the biggest movie stars in the industry gathered to celebrate someone other than themselves. Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett and film editor Carol Littleton collected honorary Oscar statuettes at a private, untelevised

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Rays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge in the Dominican Republic analyzed evidence that alleges the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and paid her mother thousands of dollars for her consent. Originally accused of

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Biden can’t escape protests over his backing for Israel, even in church

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — At most only a few dozen ever come, but they’re following President Joe Biden almost everywhere. On Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania – as the president was inside giving a searing speech warning that American democracy might collapse if he doesn’t beat Donald Trump – a group of pro-Palestinian protestors stood on

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Mississippi governor, in second inauguration, says he wants young people to stop leaving the state

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Gov. Tate Reeves used the theme “Mississippi Forever” on Tuesday as he was inaugurated for his second term, saying he wants to curb the trend of young people leaving to pursue careers elsewhere. “For too many decades, Mississippi’s most valuable export has not been

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Teacher, 2 paraprofessionals on leave in New Haven after audiotape surfaces of possible verbal abuse to pre-k students

By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — State investigators are looking into claims of verbal abuse at a magnet school in New Haven. The Department of Children and Families told Channel 3 on Tuesday that it was notified and that the New Haven police were investigating allegations

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