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Month: June 2024

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and Trump prosecutor Matthew Colangelo will appear before Congress July 12

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has agreed to testify before Congress on July 12, a day after former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money trial. A spokesperson for Bragg’s office confirmed that he will appear before the House Select Subcommittee on

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Russian warships conduct Atlantic drills en route to Cuba. New hypersonic missiles are on board

Russian warships have conducted drills in the Atlantic while en route to Cuba. It’s part of Moscow’s efforts to project power amid the tensions with the West over Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry says the Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the Kazan nuclear-powered submarine conducted the exercise that was intended to simulate a missile attack on

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Historic Mexico City castle is depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials aren’t amused

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City’s historic Chapultepec Castle has been depicted flying the Targaryen flag, and officials in Mexico aren’t amused. The producers of the HBO series “House of the Dragon” posted a video this week showing the black Targaryen flag hanging over the battlements of the 19th-century landmark in Mexico City. Mexico’s National

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Dozens arrested in new pro-Palestinian protests at University of California, Los Angeles

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles. Previous camps at UCLA were cleared after an attack by counterprotesters this spring. The university says 27 people were arrested late Monday. Police

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A forecast model shows one way drenching storms may develop Wednesday night.

Heavy rain and ‘life-threatening flooding’ hit South Florida, prompting the governor to declare an emergency

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Multiple communities across South Florida — including the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas — flooded Wednesday amid bouts of torrential rain that prompted the state’s governor to declare an emergency and stranded drivers across the region. Flood warnings are in effect Wednesday night for

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