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Month: June 2024

France captain Kylian Mbappé urges young people to vote, warns against ‘extremes’ ahead of elections

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — On the eve of France’s first game at the European Championship, captain Kylian Mbappé has called on French people to vote and warned against “extremes” at a time when the far right seeks to take power in upcoming parliamentary elections. Mbappé’s teammates Marcus Thuram and

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Fact check: Trump revives lie that he was long ago named ‘Man of the Year’ in Michigan

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — For the third consecutive presidential election, former President Donald Trump is lying that he was named “Man of the Year” in Michigan before he ran for president. Trump said it again on Saturday during a speech in Detroit: “You know, I got the ‘Man of the Year’ in Michigan. Years ago, long before politics,

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German police intervene to stem clashes between England and Serbia fans before Euro 2024 match

By JAMES ROBSON and STEVE DOUGLAS Associated Press GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Riot police in Germany intervened to stop brawling soccer fans before Sunday’s match between Serbia and England at the European Championship soccer tournament. Social media footage showed men throwing chairs at each other outside a restaurant festooned with Serbian flags in the western

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Sen. Murphy says Supreme Court is readying to ‘fundamentally rewrite’ Second Amendment after bump stock ruling

By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said Sunday the Supreme Court is “readying to fundamentally rewrite the Second Amendment” after striking down a federal ban on bump stocks. Recent gun-related rulings from the high court, Murphy told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” signal it is prepared to “take away

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A Georgia inmate used a gun to kill a prison kitchen worker before killing himself, officials say

GLENNVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Officials say an inmate used a gun to kill a kitchen worker at a Georgia prison before fatally shooting himself. The Georgia Department of Corrections says it’s investigating the killing early Sunday at Smith State Prison. Few details were released, including how the inmate obtained a firearm. Prison officials said inmate

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Russian forces ‘eliminate’ ISIS-linked detainees after hostage situation at detention center, state media report

By Darya Tarasova and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Two employees of a pre-trial detention center in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don have been rescued after they were held hostage by six detainees in the facility for several hours on Sunday morning, according to Russian state media. The Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Rostov region said the

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