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Month: June 2024

Opinion: Dear Joe, it’s time to go

Opinion by Jay Parini (CNN) — Dear Joe, I write to you urgently, as your old neighbor from Scranton. My mother was your babysitter, and you and I sat at my kitchen table many decades ago. I’ve been your admirer for years, sending you checks, knocking on doors and writing pieces supporting you. Few leaders in American

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Some cities facing homelessness crisis applaud Supreme Court decision, while others push back

Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — San Francisco’s mayor says the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces will allow the city to begin clearing homeless encampments that have plagued the city. The Democratic mayor applauded the ruling Friday. But the ruling was not welcomed everywhere

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Missouri governor vetoes school safety initiative to fund gun-detection surveillance systems

Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed funding Friday for a school safety initiative that would have used video surveillance software to detect guns, becoming the second governor in as many months to balk at implementing the technology. The Republican governor’s rejection of the proposed $2.5 million grant program for

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Nevada verifies enough signatures to put constitutional amendment for abortion rights on ballot

Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday. Democrats in several states hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day. Democrats have made

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Suspect arrested after allegedly driving through a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9

By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) – A man has been arrested after allegedly driving a minivan through a Long Island nail salon Friday afternoon, killing four people and injuring nine, according to local authorities. The 64-year-old was charged with driving while intoxicated, the Suffolk County Police Department announced in a Saturday news

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JBLM servicemen say the Army didn’t protect them from a doctor charged with abusive sexual contact

Associated Press Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. Maj. Michael Stockin is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist

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Ministros de la Suprema Corte piden al Congreso de México que la reforma al Poder Judicial se implemente de forma gradual

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La propuesta de reforma al Poder Judicial, enviada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador al Congreso el 5 de febrero pasado, dividió opiniones entre ministros de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), quienes pidieron que, ante lo que consideran una inminente aprobación de dicha propuesta por la amplia mayoría parlamentaria

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Delaware Supreme Court reverses ruling invalidating early voting and permanent absentee status laws

Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware’s Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling that state laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court did not address the merits of the case in its ruling Friday. It instead found only that the plaintiffs, a state elections inspector and a Republican

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ANÁLISIS | Las frases clave del debate presidencial en CNN explican por qué los demócratas están preocupados

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En el debate presidencial de CNN, el presidente Joe Biden se mostró titubeante y, en ocasiones, se entrecortó y confundió las palabras, alimentando una narrativa persistente sobre su idoneidad para la presidencia. El expresidente Donald Trump se negó a responder a preguntas sencillas sobre la aceptación de los resultados electorales y

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