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Haiti protest signals political tension for future

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Several thousand supporters of two-time President Jean-Bertrand Aristide filled the streets of Haiti's capital Wednesday on the eighth anniversary of his ouster, accusing the country's current leader of not doing enough to improve their lives....

Judge blocks day labor rules in AZ immigration law

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets....
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Judge blocks day labor rules in AZ immigration law

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge blocked police in Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that prohibited people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day labor services on streets....
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Poor Brazilians eke out life in seized high-rises

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
SAO PAULO (AP) -- They've squatted for years, living in a 22-story building they took over in the heart of South America's biggest city....

Analysis: Snowe departure will widen partisan gulf

AP - Politics - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics....

Analysis: Snowe departure will widen partisan gulf

AP - Politics - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The surprising retirement of moderate Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction and highlights the great paradox of American politics....

Chavez's health key to Venezuela political future

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- It's hard to imagine an election in Venezuela without Hugo Chavez, the larger-than-life personality who gazes down from billboards and murals and fills the airwaves for hours at a stretch with his unique mixture of fiery speeches and folksy banter....

Mystery man could be called in webcam spying trial

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- The man prosecutors say was secretly watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University freshman in a dorm room could testify as early as Thursday in the privacy-invasion trial of the student's roommate....
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UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

UK warns Argentina regarding the Falklands

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
LONDON (AP) -- The British government summoned Argentina's top diplomat to the Foreign Office on Wednesday to explain his country's decision to ask 20 leading companies to stop importing British products and supplies because of the dispute over the Falkland Islands....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

Former US resident pleads guilty at Guantanamo

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A former Maryland resident pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping al-Qaida plot attacks from his native Pakistan, reaching a plea deal with the U.S. government that spares him from a potential life sentence in exchange for helping to convict fellow prisoners at Guantanamo Bay....

Santorum raises $9 million in February

AP - Politics - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum's presidential campaign raised $9 million in February as he emerged the chief rival to Republican Mitt Romney....

Santorum raises $9 million in February

AP - Politics - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum's presidential campaign raised $9 million in February as he emerged the chief rival to Republican Mitt Romney....

Santorum raises $9 million in February

AP - Politics - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum's presidential campaign raised $9 million in February as he emerged the chief rival to Republican Mitt Romney....

Obama salutes Iraq war vets at White House dinner

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a formal dinner for the few, President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the many....
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North Korea says it will halt nuclear activities

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- North Korea raised hopes Wednesday for a major easing in nuclear tensions under its youthful new leader, agreeing to suspend uranium enrichment at a key facility and refrain from missile and nuclear tests in exchange for a mountain of critically needed U.S. food aid....

Senegal heading to runoff in presidential race

AP - World News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Presidential election results published late Wednesday dealt a humiliating blow to Senegal's aging leader, who had boasted that he would win the race outright and instead will have to face his former protege in a runoff election next month....

Ohio shooting suspect described as 'fine person'

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
CHARDON, Ohio (AP) -- The teenager suspected in an Ohio school shooting struggled with a broken family and did poorly in school, then appeared to turn himself around once he was taken in by grandparents and began to attend an alternative school, longtime neighbors and friends said Wednesday...
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US skips first chance at new Iran penalties

AP - U.S. News - Sat, 2024-05-18 14:54
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration sidestepped a congressional deadline Wednesday and an opportunity to unilaterally ratchet up economic pressure on Iran by punishing foreign firms that do business there....
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