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Month: February 2023

Iran marks anniversary of Islamic Revolution amid protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is celebrating the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West. Thousands of Iranians marched Saturday through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and placards with revolutionary and religious slogans. The military put on display its Emad

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South Dakota is set to ban nearly all forms of gender-affirming care for minors

By Andy Rose, CNN South Dakota is set to prohibit nearly all forms of gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors after a proposed law gained sweeping approval through its state legislature. The state Senate passed a House bill banning surgical and non-surgical gender-affirming treatment for minors on Thursday in a 30-4 vote, advancing the legislation to

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UN draft resolution: Any peace must keep Ukraine intact

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s supporters have circulated a proposed resolution for adoption by the 193-member U.N. General Assembly on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor. It would underscore the need for peace ensuring Ukraine’s “sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity.” The

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Quake-hit Turkey and Syria face years of rebuilding. Experts say it didn’t have to be this way

By Christian Edwards and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Five days after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria the number of dead is staggering. Drone footage and satellite imagery have conveyed the stark reality of widespread destruction in an area that straddles two very different nations. The scale of the disaster is enormous. “We’ve

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US blacklists 6 Chinese entities over balloon program

BEIJING (AP) — The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. The economic restrictions announced Friday followed the Biden administration’s pledge to consider broader efforts to address Chinese surveillance activities and will

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US blacklists 6 Chinese entities over balloon program

BEIJING (AP) — The United States has blacklisted six Chinese entities it said were linked to Beijing’s aerospace programs as part of its retaliation over an alleged Chinese spy balloon that traversed U.S. airspace. The economic restrictions announced Friday followed the Biden administration’s pledge to consider broader efforts to address Chinese surveillance activities and will

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Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online

By Jonny Hallam, Artemis Moshtaghian and Niamh Kennedy, CNN An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs of his severely emaciated condition emerged on social media. Farhad Meysami was released from prison on Friday, according to the Iranian pro-reform outlet Shargh Daily. News of his

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California state agencies investigating conditions at the two sites of the Half Moon Bay mass killing

By Veronica Miracle and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two California state agencies are investigating whether there were potential labor and workplace safety and health violations at the two Half Moon Bay, California, farms where seven people were fatally shot last month. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the state’s Labor Commissioner’s Office “want

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Tras revés en procesos electorales, Lasso cambia a colaboradores clave de su Gobierno

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cuatro días después de las elecciones seccionales y el referendo constitucional en Ecuador que representaron un revés para el Gobierno, el presidente Guillermo Lasso aceptó este jueves las renuncias de varios de sus funcionarios y designó a otros en su reemplazo. Los movimientos ocurren luego de que los

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One month before Tyre Nichols arrest, activists made city council presentation over fears of violent traffic stops in Memphis

By Nick Valencia and Mark Morales, CNN A month before Tyre Nichols’ arrest and death, activists and organizers gave a presentation at the Memphis City Council public safety committee hearing to highlight their concern about violent pretextual traffic stops in the city they say led to the death or injury of five people since 2013,

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San Francisco DA threatens to drop historic case against officer, claims charges filed by her predecessor were ‘political’

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco’s District Attorney is threatening to drop what’s believed to be the city’s first case filed against a police officer for an on-duty homicide, claiming the case was filed by her predecessor for “political reasons.” In 2020, San Francisco Police Department Officer Christopher Samayoa was charged with manslaughter in the

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Govs. Spencer Cox, R-Utah, and Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Mark Pomerantz, a former prosecutor in the Manhattan district attorney’s office. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Sen.

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Trump team turns over additional classified records and laptop to federal prosecutors

By Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s legal team turned over more materials with classified markings and a laptop belonging to an aide to federal prosecutors in recent months, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. The Trump attorneys also handed over an empty folder marked “Classified Evening

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Gobierno de EE.UU. ofrece US$ 5 millones por información sobre un líder de MS-13

Tatsuji Alejandro Murakami (CNN Español) — Esta semana el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anunció la recompensa de US$ 5 millones para quien ofrezca información que lleve al arresto y/o condena de Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, también conocido como “Porky” o Alex Mendoza, catalogado como un líder de la pandilla Mara Salvartrucha en Honduras.

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