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Month: August 2025

Priscilla Presley’s ex-business partners sue her for more than $50 million, alleging fraud

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Priscilla Presley’s former business partners have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages, alleging fraud and breach of contract. Brigitte Kruse and Kevin Fialko filed the lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. Among many other allegations, they say Presley used them to financially exploit her

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Judge weighs whether Trump violated federal law by deploying National Guard to Los Angeles

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco is weighing whether the Trump administration violated federal law by sending National Guard troops to accompany immigration agents on raids in Southern California. A three-day trial on the matter concluded Wednesday. California has argued the troops violated the Posse

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Peru's President Dina Boluarte

Peru grants amnesty to security forces accused of abuse during fight against rebel groups

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed into law Wednesday a bill granting amnesty to police officers, military personnel and members of civilian self-defense committees who took part in counterterrorism activities during the country’s bloody 20-year fight against leftist guerilla groups. The amnesty will cover members of the security forces who

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears

Spanberger and Earle-Sears still at odds over when to debate in Virginia governor’s race

By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor, formally accepted CNN’s invitation on Wednesday to participate in a fall debate. But her Democratic opponent, former US Rep. Abigail Spanberger, declined CNN’s invitation a day later. The election is one of two governor’s races across the nation in

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Colombians bid farewell to presidential hopeful Uribe after shooting at political rally

By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians on Wednesday bid farewell to senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, who died more than two months after being shot during a political rally in the South American country’s capital. Family, friends, members of Congress and a delegation of government officials from the United

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California National Guard members are positioned at the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on June 10.

Federal judge questions if Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in the Los Angeles area is lawful

By Molly Reinmann, Julia Vargas Jones, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in San Francisco seemed unconvinced after a three-day trial that the continued deployment of federalized members of California’s National Guard — who were originally deployed to Los Angeles in response to protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda — is lawful. US District

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Two 3-and-a-half-month-old Florida panther kittens were struck and killed by a vehicle on August 13

Two panther kittens killed, pushing Collier County to top of state death count this year

By Mahmoud Bennett Click here for updates on this story     NAPLES, Florida (WFTX) — Two 3-and-a-half-month-old Florida panther kittens were struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday on Davis Boulevard in Naples, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The female kittens were found about 110 yards apart on opposite sides of

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MDC, partners host Third Annual Governor’s Mentored Deer Hunt Oct. 10-12

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will partner with multiple organizations to host the Third Annual Governor’s Mentored Deer Hunt scheduled for Friday, Oct. 10 through Sunday, Oct. 12. Mentored hunts will take place in several counties during Missouri’s early firearms antlerless deer season. The mentored hunts are made possible through

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UN rejects plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group for a rival government amid civil war

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group to establish a rival government in areas it controls, warning that the move threatens the country’s territorial integrity and risks further exacerbating the ongoing civil war. The strongly worded statement by the U.N.’s

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