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Month: March 2024

UN envoy says ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe Hamas committed sexual violence on Oct. 7

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy focusing on sexual violence in conflict said in a new report Monday that there are “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexualized torture,” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women during its surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7.

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FAA finds ‘multiple instances’ of Boeing quality control issues

By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has found multiple problems with Boeing’s production practices following a six-week audit of Boeing triggered by the January 5 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines’ 737 Max 9. “The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process

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A look at Taurus missiles, the weapon at the heart of a leaked audio and Russian-German tensions

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER, VANESSA GERA and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — On the day that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow, Russian state media leaked an audio recording of German military officers discussing the hypothetical use of Taurus long-range missiles in Ukraine. The conversation on a sensitive subject

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NLRB official denies Dartmouth request to reopen basketball union case. Players to vote Tuesday

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Dartmouth basketball players remain on schedule to vote on whether to form the nation’s first-ever college athletes’ labor union after a National Labor Relations Board official rejected the school’s request to reopen the case. NLRB regional director Laura Sacks denied the school’s request, saying there was no new evidence

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Teen suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in Zurich expressed solidarity with Islamic State group

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich over the weekend had appeared in a video expressing solidarity with the banned Islamic State group and called himself as a “soldier” in its self-described caliphate. Police say authorities are investigating

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History-rich Pac-12 marks the end of an era as the conference basketball tournaments take place

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tara VanDerveer managed to compartmentalize her emotions as she chased down and eclipsed Mike Krzyzewski’s all-time wins record earlier this season, determined to focus only on the moment ahead. And that’s how the Hall of Fame Stanford coach is approaching the final Pac-12 Conference women’s

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Georgia defense attorney subpoenaed to appear before state committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant has been subpoenaed to appear before a Georgia state Senate committee hearing on Wednesday as it investigates the actions of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Merchant confirmed to CNN that she had been subpoenaed for the hearing, which will

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Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities

By TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press Trillions of gallons are lost from aging drinking water systems across the U.S., underscoring an economic and public health reckoning after decades of deferred maintenance and disinvestment that leave some communities struggling to provide reliable service. The problem is especially acute in older industrial and rural areas in the eastern

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