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Month: April 2024

Pedro Sánchez cancela su agenda y dice que el próximo lunes informará si continúa como presidente del Gobierno de España

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, anunció que hará una pausa en sus compromisos públicos para “poder reflexionar” y decidir si continúa al frente de sus responsabilidades, de acuerdo con una carta que publicó en sus redes sociales. Sánchez adelantó que comparecerá antes los medios de

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Authorities in Togo are cracking down on media and the opposition, report says ahead of election

By ERICK KAGLAN Associated Press LOME, Togo (AP) — Amnesty International says authorities in Togo have repressed the media and prevented civilians from gathering to protest peacefully. In its an annual report published Wednesday, ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled to take place at the end of this month, the rights group said two newspapers in

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Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damaged

By RICK CALLAHAN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The “rat hole” is gone. A Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday after city officials determined the section bearing the imprint of an animal was damaged and needed to be replaced, officials said. The imprint has been

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Pennsylvania redesigned its mail-in ballot envelopes amid litigation. Some voters still tripped up

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A form Pennsylvania voters must complete on the outside of the envelopes used to return mail-in ballots has been redesigned, but that didn’t prevent some voters from failing to complete it accurately for this week’s primary. Some votes from this week’s primary election won’t count as

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Tens of thousands protest as Milei’s austerity measures hit Argentina’s public universities

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — More than a hundred thousand protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities in Argentina Tuesday to demand President Javier Milei increase funding for public universities. The protests, organized by students, alumni, unions, and political parties, were among the biggest in a series of demonstrations that

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Minnesota State Sen. Nicole Mitchell, charged with burglary, says she was checking on loved one with Alzheimer’s

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Minnesota state senator now faces charges in connection to a burglary at a Detroit Lakes home earlier this week. On Tuesday, the Becker County Attorney’s Office charged 49-year-old Sen. Nicole Mitchell, DFL-Woodbury, with first-degree burglary. According to police, officers

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Attempt to expedite ethics probe of Minnesota state senator charged with burglary fails on tie vote

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Republican attempt to expedite an ethics investigation of a Democratic Minnesota state senator who’s facing a felony burglary charge has failed on a tie vote. Sen. Nicole Mitchell was absent Wednesday as the Senate reconvened for the first time since her arrest early Monday

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