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Month: June 2024

International monitor notes some irregularities during Serbia’s rerun of municipal election

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An international observer says Serbia’s rerun of a troubled municipal election in the capital was marked by misuse of public resources and ruling party dominance but overall was well-run. The coalition led by the nationalist Serbian Progressive Party of President Aleksandar Vucic won convincingly over the

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Jenniffer González-Colón, comisionada de Puerto Rico ante la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., gana la primaria para la gobernación de la isla, según resultados preliminares

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Jenniffer González-Colón fue la precandidata más votada en la elección primaria para la gobernación de Puerto Rico por el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), según los resultados preliminares de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. La aspirante se impuso al actual gobernador de la isla, Pedro Pierluisi, quien buscaba ser

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Judge rejects call to immediately shut down Alex Jones’ Infowars in bankruptcy dispute

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A federal judge has rejected a request to immediately shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company as disputes in his bankruptcy cases widen. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez denied the request Monday and said Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, can continue operating until June 14. That’s when the judge

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California firefighters make significant progress against wildfire east of San Francisco Bay

By MELINA WALLING and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press California’s largest wildfire so far this year has been significantly surrounded after blackening a swath of hilly grasslands between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the Corral Fire is 75% contained Monday after scorching more than 22

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Minnesota Vikings sign star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to four-year extension, making him the highest paid non-QB in NFL

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday that they had signed their star wide receiver Justin Jefferson to a four-year extension. Although the financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, the Vikings did say that the contract sets a record for non-quarterbacks in the NFL. According to ESPN’s Adam

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Hawaii’s Kilauea erupts again in a remote area. It’s one of the most active volcanoes in the world

HONOLULU (AP) — One of the most active volcanoes in the world has erupted again in a remote area that last erupted a half-century ago. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says Kilauea began erupting early Monday, about 1 mile south of the Kilauea caldera inside Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The eruption paused about

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Biden expected to unveil immigration order severely limiting asylum-seeker crossings

By Priscilla Alvarez, MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order as early as Tuesday that would effectively shut down the US-Mexico border to asylum-seekers crossing illegally when a daily threshold of crossings is exceeded – a sweeping and controversial proposal that is likely to receive fierce pushback from

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