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Year: 2024

Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court has overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail. Zamora, founder of El Periódico newspaper, had spent more than two years in jail awaiting trial before a judge granted him house arrest in October. Prosecutors appealed the order and

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Heftier GOP majorities in Arizona Legislature could imperil Democratic governor’s agenda

Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs had hoped fellow Democrats would make enough gains during this month’s election to flip one or both chambers of a state Legislature that Republicans narrowly controlled, easing the path for her policy agenda ahead of a 2026 reelection campaign. Instead, the opposite happened. Rather than lose

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Austria says Russia’s Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend

Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early Saturday to Austrian utility OMV. Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Friday that his country’s underground gas storage is full and that it has alternative non-Russia supplies. The cutoff follows OMV’s announcement that it would stop paying for

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Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Utility regulators in North Dakota have approved part of a carbon dioxide pipeline that would span five Midwestern states. Friday’s decision by the state’s Public Service Commission is a key victory for Summit Carbon Solutions, a company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various setbacks in its plans.

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Missouri officers accused of pulling over women, searching phones for nude pictures

Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri police officers were indicted separately this week and accused of similar crimes — pulling over women and searching their phones to find nude photos. The indictments of former Missouri State Highway Patrol officer David McKnight on Tuesday and former Florissant, Missouri, officer Julian Alcala on Wednesday were

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What to stream: ‘The Piano Lesson,’ ‘Wicked’ album, ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Cruel Intentions’ TV series

The animated movie “Spellbound” with a heroine voiced by Rachel Zegler and Denzel Washington’s son Malcolm directing August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” for Netflix are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases. Kim Deal, the center of bands like the Breeders and the Pixies, will release her debut solo album, while in Hulu’s “Interior

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Cellphone battery sparks fire, evacuations on Southwest flight at Denver International Airport

By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — Everyone on board a Southwest Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated safely Friday morning after a cellphone battery ignited. It happened on board Southwest Airlines Flight 3316 before 7 a.m. as the plane was getting ready to depart for Houston.

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