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Month: March 2025

French prime minister again lashes out at US over Ukraine, says pause in aid is ‘unbearable’

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s prime minister decried the U.S. pause on providing military aid to Ukraine as “unbearable” on Tuesday, describing it as tantamount to abandoning Ukrainians and allowing for a possible victory by Russia. “The word ‘suspension’ fools no one,” Prime Minister François Bayrou said, addressing French senators and

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Yasser Arafat Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Yasser Arafat, who was president of the Palestinian Authority. Personal:Birth date: August 24, 1929 (some sources say August 4th) Death date: November 11, 2004 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt (claimed he was born in Jerusalem) Birth name: Mohammed Abdel Raouf Arafat al

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1947 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. Father: Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, transit police officer and jazz musician Mother: Cora Alcindor,

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Bill Richardson Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico. Personal Birth date: November 15, 1947 Death date: September 1, 2023 Birth place: Pasadena, California Birth name: William Blaine Richardson III Father: William Blaine Richardson Jr., executive with Citibank Mother: Maria Luisa (Lopez-Collada) Richardson Marriage: Barbara

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Democrats lodge complaint against acting deputy Attorney General Emil Bove in New York over Eric Adams case

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats are urging New York legal authorities to investigate whether acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove engaged in professional misconduct by engaging in a supposed quid-pro-quo to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The complaint, sent to the Attorney Grievance Committee in New York,

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