Tag: Political issues
Spain: Police bust major drug distribution network in Madrid
MADRID — Police in Spain have arrested 12 people and seized about six tons of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what investigators describe...
Police detain participants in Russian opposition forum
MOSCOW — Russian police on Saturday detained about 150 participants of a forum of independent members of municipal councils, an action that comes amid...
How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged New Yorkers to “wait for the facts."
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Le Graet re-elected as French Football Federation president
PARIS — French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet was re-elected on Saturday despite opposition from anti-racism activists who describe him as out of...
Despite hacks, US not seeking widened domestic surveillance
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the U.S. internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals...
Ex-San Diego deputy sentenced to jail for illegal gun sales
SAN DIEGO — A former San Diego County sheriff’s captain who used his law enforcement credentials to run a gun trafficking business was sentenced...
South Dakota AG pleads not guilty in fatal crash trial
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded not guilty in an initial court hearing Friday for three misdemeanor charges he is...
Democratic push to revive earmarks divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — Can lawmakers bring home the bacon without it being pork?
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Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a man waving and smiling in...
Ethiopia denies ‘ethnic cleansing,’ is open to outside probe
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ethiopian government is disputing charges of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray conflict, calling allegations by the United States “unfounded."
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