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From a founding father to a golden toilet: protesters get creative at Pennsylvania “No Kings” rally

By Eva Andersen, Jon Claudio, Ryan Hughes, Sean Tallant, Nikki DeMentri Click here for updates on this story     MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Hundreds gathered outside the Montgomery County Courthouse Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement, joining voices across the nation and region to protest what they call a growing threat of authoritarianism

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Israeli opposition leader rallies behind Netanyahu’s Iran operation, suspending months of criticism

By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Roughly 24 hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering assault on Iran, Israel’s opposition was scheming to bring down his government. Now, just days into the ongoing operation against Iran, the opposition has closed ranks behind the effort, suspending months of bitter criticism

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Before Juneteenth, volunteers are working to preserve Underground Railroad history in this Pennsylvania town

By Madeleine Wright Click here for updates on this story     KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Kennett Square heralds itself as the mushroom capital of the world. But what many people don’t know is that it was a crucial stop for freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad. Crystal Crampton, president of the Kennett Underground Railroad Center,

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Trump wanted these Persian-language journalists fired. Now they’re ‘rising to the occasion’ amid Israel-Iran conflict

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Voice of America’s Persian-language operations are back up and running as the US government tries to beam information into Iran amid the widening conflict between Israel and Iran. Voice of America and another US-funded international network, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, are promoting their programming — partly to persuade the

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Takeaways from AP’s reporting on shuttered prisons, mass deportation push and no-bid contracts

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Private prison operators are marketing their shuttered lockups to federal immigration officials as President Donald Trump pushes for mass deportations, with some facilities nabbing lucrative no-bid contracts. When Trump, a Republican, took office, politically connected private-prison giants CoreCivic Inc. and The Geo Group

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The witnesses that defined the retrial of Karen Read for the death of her police officer boyfriend

By Dakin Andone, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Karen Read was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges Wednesday in the killing of her Boston police officer boyfriend – bringing a dramatic end to her retrial in John O’Keefe’s 2022 death. Read had faced charges of second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and leaving the scene

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Aplazan audiencia contra dueños de la discoteca Jet Set tras desastre que dejó más de 230 muertos en República Dominicana

Por Jessica Hasbún, CNN en Español Un tribunal dominicano aplazó para este miércoles la audiencia de solicitud de medida de coerción contra Antonio y Maribel Espaillat, propietarios de la discoteca Jet Set Club, donde el colapso del techo dejó más de 230 muertos y al menos 180 heridos el 8 de abril. Ambos hermanos se

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INE entrega constancias de mayoría a los nueve ministros de la Suprema Corte electos

Por CNN Español El consejo general del Instituto Nacional Electoral validó este domingo la elección a ministros de la Suprema Corte y entregó, en un acto simbólico, las constancias de mayoría a los nueve próximos ministros del máximo tribunal de justicia de México. Tras una larga sesión extraordinaria en donde se expusieron varias irregularidades y

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Líderes buscan evitar un desastre con Trump en el G7, donde el conflicto entre Israel e Irán ocupará un lugar preponderante

Por Kevin Liptak Es una situación que ningún líder mundial —excepto quizás el presidente Donald Trump— quiere repetir. Reunidos en las Montañas Rocosas canadienses para la cumbre del Grupo de los 7 de esta semana, los presidentes y primeros ministros esperan evitar la acritud que imperó la última vez que este país fue anfitrión del

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Israel condemns black partition walls around its pavilions at Paris Air Show

By JOHN LEICESTER and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s government ordered black partition walls erected around Israeli defense industry exhibits displaying offensive weapons at the Paris Air Show, because of the war in Gaza and rising tensions in the Mideast. Israel’s Defense Ministry demanded a reversal of the decision. A French appeals

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