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Month: May 2023

Zelenskyy says ‘Bakhmut is only in our hearts’ after Russia claims control of Ukrainian city

By SUSIE BLANN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, had seized the city in eastern Ukraine. Speaking alongside U.S. President

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Pakistani transgender activists to appeal Shariah court ruling against law aimed at protecting them

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act was passed by Parliament in 2018 to secure the fundamental rights of transgender Pakistanis. But the Federal Shariat Court struck down several provisions

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Takeaways from AP’s report on secretive networks helping women circumvent Honduras’ abortion ban

By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Pres TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases. But across the country, women are terminating pregnancies with the help of clandestine networks seeking to make the procedure as safe as possible. Activists

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Burner phones, aliases, code words: How secret networks help women circumvent Honduras’ abortion ban

By MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Inside a little wooden house among the pine and oak forests of western Honduras’ coffee-growing mountains, a woman opened a tiny package of pills, delivered to a nearby town. She didn’t know it, but the medication had more than likely entered the country

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How GOP attacks on ‘wokeism’ helped lead the Pentagon to abandon its effort to combat extremism in the military

By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — An early Biden administration initiative to root out extremism in the military was designed to identify people like Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman with a long-history of violent and racist behavior now accused of perpetrating one of the biggest leaks of

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The Biden administration blamed airlines for delays and cancellations but downplayed the FAA’s lack of staffing in air traffic control

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — While President Joe Biden’s administration publicly hammered airlines for flight delays and cancellations last summer, behind the scenes Federal Aviation Administration officials were well aware that their own agency also bore responsibility for disrupting thousands of flights, according to previously unreported internal FAA records The FAA’s problem, according to

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Reanudan las operaciones en el Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México, tras el cierre por presencia de cenizas del volcán Popocatépetl

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Tras permanecer cerrado durante varias horas por la presencia de ceniza volcánica del Popocatépetl, el Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México, anunció que reanudaba sus operaciones cerca de las 12 pm ET. #AICMinformaPor presencia de ceniza volcánica el aeropuerto cerró operaciones a partir de la 4:25 horas. Estaremos informando

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Oklahoma prisons locked down following inmate stabbing in northeastern Oklahoma

HOMINY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing at a medium security prison in northeastern Oklahoma. Department spokesperson Kay Thompson said Saturday that it was “inmate on inmate,” but that she could not release further information because of an ongoing investigation

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More states are requiring patients to give consent for medical students performing pelvic exams

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s

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World needs to be ‘vigilant’ as AI technology improves and deepfakes spread: UN adviser

By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A UN adviser says the world needs to be “vigilant” as artificial intelligence technology improves, allowing for more realistic-looking deepfakes. Deepfakes refer to media, typically video or audio, manipulated with AI to falsely depict a person saying or doing something

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Katie Taylor faces Chantelle Cameron in ‘huge boxing event for Ireland’ as national hero attempts to become a two-weight undisputed world champion

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Katie Taylor is one of women’s boxing’s ‘Mount Rushmore’ figures. The undisputed lightweight world champion, Taylor holds 18 gold medals – including an Olympic gold – and sits second in the Ring’s women’s pound-for-pound rankings. Yet, at 36 years old, Taylor has never fought professionally in her native Ireland.

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Zimbabwe releases prisoners in amnesty, reducing overcrowding

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has begun releasing more than 4,000 prisoners under a presidential amnesty. Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services spokeswoman Meya Khanyezi said the amnesty would “go a long way in reducing the prison population.” Former prisoners have previously complained about harsh conditions such as overcrowding, a lack

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Focus on coalition horse-trading as Greek election looks unlikely to deliver a strong winner

By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Sunday’s Greek parliamentary election looks likely to be a dress rehearsal for a new round of voting in the busy summer tourist season. That’s barring a surprise coalition deal by dissonant opposition parties. Opinion polls indicate that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right New Democracy party could

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Nevada Democrats scrap fentanyl bill, amend companion bill to adjust drug penalty proposal

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A bill that would enhance fentanyl penalties in Nevada did not pass after a hearing in an Assembly committee, while a companion bill was significantly amended in a last-minute shift for Nevada Democratic leadership’s plans to send fentanyl legislation to the governor’s desk.

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Venice Architectural Biennale gives overdue voice to long-silenced Africa

By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Scottish-Ghanaian architect Lesley Lokko is giving voices that have long been silenced a platform at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale. It’s the first biennale architectural exhibition ever curated by an African and features a preponderance of work by Africans and the African diaspora. Opening Saturday, the

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Arrestan y acusan a la madre de “Baby India”, la bebé encontrada en una bolsa de plástico en un bosque hace casi cuatro años

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Casi cuatro años después de que una recién nacida abandonada fuera encontrada viva en una bolsa de plástico en una zona boscosa del norte de Georgia, las autoridades han identificado y detenido a la madre de la niña. La oficina del sheriff del condado de Forsyth detuvo el jueves a

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Amid a conservative takeover of a Florida liberal arts college, graduation attendees boo a former Trump adviser giving a keynote speech

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Scott Atlas, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, was met with a flurry of boos, jeers and chants as he delivered a keynote speech during the graduation ceremony for the New College of Florida Friday night, amid a contentious conservative government takeover of the

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2024 Republican hopefuls rush to defend Marine who put NYC subway rider in fatal chokehold

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged the nation to show Daniel Penny that “America’s got his back.” Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley called for New York’s governor to pardon Penny, and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy donated $10,000 to his legal defense fund. Republican presidential hopefuls have lined up

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San Francisco announces inaugural Drag Laureate, the first position of its kind in the country

By Eddie Sun and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — D’Arcy Drollinger, a veteran of San Francisco’s vibrant drag scene, has been named the city’s first-ever Drag Laureate and will become an ambassador for San Francisco’s drag and LGBTQ+ community for an 18-month term, Mayor London Breed’s office announced Thursday. The position is the

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The Biden administration blamed airlines for delays and cancellations but downplayed the FAA’s lack of staffing in air traffic control

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — While President Joe Biden’s administration publicly hammered airlines for flight delays and cancellations last summer, behind the scenes Federal Aviation Administration officials were well aware that their own agency also bore responsibility for disrupting thousands of flights, according to previously unreported internal FAA records The FAA’s problem, according to

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy at center of last day of high-level diplomacy as G7 looks to punish Russia

By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — World leaders ratcheted up pressure Sunday on Russia for its war against Ukraine, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the center of a swirl of diplomacy on the final day of the Group of Seven summit of rich-world democracies. Zelenskyy’s in-person

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Dudamel gets 7-minute ovation after 1st NY Philharmonic concert since music director decision

NEW YORK (AP) — Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic received a seven-minute standing ovation Friday night following his first performance with the orchestra since he agreed to become music director. Dudamel conducted a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at David Geffen Hall, a program he is scheduled to repeat on Saturday night and

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ANÁLISIS | Putin quiere hacer creer a China que puede derrotar a Ucrania, pero su costosa táctica militar aún no da resultados

Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El bombardeo masivo de misiles rusos en Kyiv esta semana fue el ataque más rápido y complejo contra la capital de Ucrania hasta el momento. El Kremlin afirmó que había alcanzado uno de los prestigiosos sistemas de defensa antimisiles Patriot de Estados Unidos. Fue una afirmación audaz, pero resultó que no

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Former 49ers lobbyist testifies he received illegally leaked report on team’s political influence

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief lobbyist for the San Francisco 49ers has testified that a Silicon Valley city councilman illegally leaked a confidential report criticizing the team’s political influence. The San Francisco Chronicle reports Friday that Rahul Chandhok told a criminal grand jury in March that he received the report from Santa Clara

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