Day: August 9, 2024

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@AP: Co-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts apnews.com/article/smartm…

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Imane Khelif Tunes Out the Distractions to Win Gold

Khelif weathered two weeks of distractions, breezing to the gold medal in women’s boxing.
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AP Headline News – Aug 09 2024 18:00 (EDT)

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Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year

Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a federal appeals court ruling. The U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday ruled the ban can take effect as a lawsuit seeking to overturn it plays out.
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B-Girl Raygun, an Australian Professor, Turned Breaking on Its Head

Rachael Gunn, known as B-girl Raygun, displayed some … unique moves as she competed in a field with breakers half her age. The judges and the internet were underwhelmed.
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Israel-Hamas War: White House Issues Rare Criticism of Israeli Minister Who Opposes Cease-Fire

John F. Kirby, a national security spokesman, rebuked Israel’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, in unusually harsh terms and accused him of being willing to sacrifice Israeli hostages.
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Making House Calls to Mongolia’s Herders

Health workers travel great distances, sometimes on horseback, to provide basic services to the country’s semi-nomadic populations.
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Plane crash in Brazil kills all 61 people aboard, airliner says

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Plane Crashes Near São Paulo, Brazil, Killing 62 On Board

The Brazilian authorities said no one survived the crash, outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon. The airline, VoePass, said the cause was unknown.
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@SicTransit34: RT by @joshrogin: .⁦@joshrogin⁩: “The attacks on Walz over his ties to China are surely just beginning. But his experience, knowledge and commitment to the U.S.-China relationship should be seen an asset, not a liability, for both his campaign and the country.”