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Month: June 2024

Opinion: Destined to be a lame duck

Opinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — Republicans couldn’t defeat President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he ran for a third and fourth term. But in 1947, two years after the Democratic president died of a stroke at his Warm Springs, Ga. retreat, the GOP-led Congress passed a resolution to make sure a three-term presidency never

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Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu’s address to Congress as many plan to boycott

By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran. With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers

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UK election betting scandal widens as a fourth Conservative Party official reportedly investigated

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations that the governing party’s members used inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election before it was announced. The Sunday Times

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Why Mount Rainier is the US volcano that troubles scientists most

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more than Hawaii’s bubbling lava fields or Yellowstone’s sprawling supervolcano, it’s Mount Rainier that has many US volcanologists worried. “Mount

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Netanyahu says Israel is winding down its Gaza operations. But he warns a Lebanon war could be next

By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down, setting the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The comments threatened to further heighten the

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Interrumpen “importante número de vuelos” en el aeropuerto de Mánchester por un corte de luz

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un “número significativo de vuelos” que operaban desde el aeropuerto de Mánchester, en el norte de Inglaterra, se han visto afectados por un “importante” corte de electricidad en la zona, informó este domingo el aeropuerto. “El aeropuerto de Manchester se vio afectado esta mañana por un importante corte de electricidad en

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Netanyahu defiende la decisión de hacer pública su queja sobre el suministro de armas por parte de Estados Unidos

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, declaró que había hecho públicos los retrasos en el suministro de armas por parte de Estados Unidos después de que meses de conversaciones privadas no hubieran dado ningún resultado. Al comienzo de una reunión del gabinete celebrada este domingo, Netanyahu dijo: “Hace unos cuatro

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