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Month: March 2024

Trump sues ABC News and George Stephanopoulos for defamation over Nancy Mace interview

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump filed yet another lawsuit against the news media late Monday, accusing ABC News and George Stephanopoulos of defamation over assertions the anchor made in a combative interview. In an interview on “This Week,” Stephanopoulos pressed Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, a rape survivor, over her continued support

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IOC blasts Russia’s Friendship Games for what it says is a violation of the Olympic Charter and politicization of sport

By George Ramsay and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has criticized Russia’s so-called Friendship Games as being “purely politically motivated” and a violation of the Olympic Charter. The World Friendship Games is a multi-sport event set to be held in Moscow in September and – given that as few as

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First on CNN: Oversight Committee Democrats invite Giuliani associate Lev Parnas as witness for Biden impeachment hearing

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Democrats on the Oversight Committee have selected an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, who played a role in former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, to be their witness at the panel’s hearing on Wednesday, a source with Oversight Committee Democrats told CNN. Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-American, worked with Giuliani in the lead-up to the

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¿Quién es Kristel Candelario, ecuatoriana condenada a perpetua en EE.UU. y qué delito cometió?

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Kristel Candelario, una mujer ecuatoriana de 32 años, fue condenada este lunes a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional en Cleveland, Estados Unidos, según informó en un comunicado el fiscal del condado Cuyahoga, Michael C. O’Malley. Candelario estaba acusada de cargos de asesinato por dejar a su hija de

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Hats, t-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president’s outsized presence in upcoming election

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Souvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert. Just outside Mexico’s presidential palace, throngs of mostly Mexicans crowd around a booth selling plush talking dolls, earrings and plastic sandals plastered with the face of

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Stress over threats drove former Milwaukee elections official to request fake ballots, attorney says

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently ordering three military absentee ballots under fake names and sending them to a Republican lawmaker who embraced election conspiracy theories told investigators she wanted to draw attention to real shortcomings in the elections system. Kimberly Zapata is on

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Ethiopian bank seeks to recover millions after a technical glitch triggered massive withdrawals

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s biggest bank is reportedly attempting to recover more than $40 million after a technical glitch allowed customers to withdraw more than they had in their accounts. Local media said long lines formed at cash machines across Ethiopia on Saturday after the problem was discovered at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia.

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Gardening bloomed during the pandemic. Garden centers hope would-be green thumbs stay interested

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now, as another crucial spring planting season kicks in the question is, will those wannabe green thumbs stick with the habit. Spending on lawn and gardening activities rose

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Real Madrid files complaint against referee, saying he ‘deliberately omitted’ insults aimed at Vinícius Jr. from match report

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid says it has filed a complaint against the referee who took charge of the team’s recent 4-2 La Liga win at Osasuna for “the negligent drafting” of his report about the match following the abuse aimed at star player Vinícius Jr. by supporters. The Spanish giant said that

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German police detain 2 Afghans for plotting an attack near Swedish parliament over Quran burnings

By STEPHEN GRAHAM Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say police have detained two Afghan citizens accused of planning to attack police near the Swedish parliament. The prosecutors say federal police detained the the pair on Tuesday in the eastern German city of Gera. The prosecutors allege that Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan

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Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence

By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — Human rights activists are calling on the Dominican Republic’s government for a temporary reprieve in deportations as neighboring Haiti’s crisis spirals and people attempt to flee over the closed border from a surge in deadly gang violence. Small trucks with customized cages are ferrying

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