Author: Pauline Edwards

– 202404Election 2024 Trump 20644

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according […]

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– 202404Haiti Violence 95311 1

There was a lot of gunfire in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police fought with gang members near the National Palace for a few hours. Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot on Monday after he and other officers had to run away from an armored car that was later set on fire. Loads of people were stuck because of the gunfire in downtown Port-au-Prince as many others managed to escape. The most recent gunbattle happened more than a month after powerful gangs started attacking important government infrastructure.

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– 202404AP24060555772176 e1712008174468

The Biden administration is thinking about selling more weapons to Israel despite requests to stop sending weapons to the ally as civilian casualties in Gaza mount, The Hill confirmed on Monday. The U.S. government is thinking about selling Israel up to 50 new F-15 fighter jets, 30 AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles, as well as Joint…

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– 202404Pelvic Exams 42077

By DEVNA BOSE (AP Health Writer) Hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to pelvic exams and exams of other sensitive areas — especially if an exam will be done while the patient is unconscious, the federal government said Monday. New guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]

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– 202404Obit Lou Conter 33076 1

The final surviving member of the USS Arizona battleship, which exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has passed away. Lou Conter was 102. The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and Marines in the 1941 attack that pushed the United States into World War II. Conter was a quartermaster, standing on the main deck of the Arizona as Japanese planes flew overhead on Dec. 7 that year. His autobiography describes how he joined other survivors in caring for the injured. The Wisconsin native later flew 200 combat missions in the Pacific during World War II and retired in 1967 after 28 years in the Navy. Conter’s daughter, Louann Daley, says her father died at his home Monday in Grass Valley, California.

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