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Month: June 2024

South Korean soldiers fire warning shots after North Korean troops cross border, apparently in error

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean troops fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the rivals’ heavily fortified land border Tuesday for the second time this month, the South’s military said. Both incursions were believed to be unintentional. Around 20 to 30 North Korean soldiers

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US suspends inspections of avocados, mangoes in Mexico’s Michoacan state over security concerns

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States government has suspended inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan due to security concerns. A U.S. government spokesperson says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has paused inspections in Michoacan until the security conditions

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin is in trouble again as he’s indicted for royal defamation

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted and arraigned on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail. Thaksin is the unofficial power behind the party leading the government, Pheu Thai,

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Judge pauses federal rule requiring employers give abortion-seekers time off in Louisiana, Mississippi

By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A judge paused in two Southern states a new federal mandate that employers give workers seeking elective abortions time off to obtain and recover from the procedure. US District Judge David C. Joseph in a Monday order partially halted the new rule being implemented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,

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‘With the most heartfelt sadness,’ The Phoenix Restaurant in NE Bend says it’s closing soon after nearly 15 years in business

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular northeast Bend dining spot, The Phoenix Restaurant, announced “with the most heartfelt sadness” late Monday that it will be closing soon, after nearly 15 years in business. “There were many factors in this decision,” the restaurant said in its Facebook page post: “rising costs, lease negotiations, new ventures, but

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