Giorno: 1 Giugno 2024

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control. Gangs in Mexico depend on […]

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement that Pickton, an inmate of Port-Cartier Institution in […]

Florida Sheriff Fires Deputy Who Fatally Shot Airman at Home

A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy …

Marian Robinson, Mother of Michelle Obama, Dies at 86

Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama, died peacefully on Friday, the former first lady and her brother, Craig Robinson, and their families announced in a statement. She was 86.

Vt. First State to Charge Oil Companies for Climate Damage

Vermont on Friday became the first state to enact legislation that requires oil companies to pay for damages resulting from alleged climate change after Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature.

Kansas Constitution doesn’t include right to vote: state high court majority

The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year’s general election. But it was the ballot signature verification […]

Trump Launches Grassroots Push After Trial

Former President Donald Trump wasted no daylight in launching his voter outreach campaign after a Manhattan jury on Thursday found him guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with the “hush money” payments to adult film actor Stormy Daniels.[#item_full_content]

Sen. Murkowski: GOP Nominee Without Trump’s ‘Baggage’ Could Win

In the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s conviction on felony charges, one member of his own party is suggesting another Republican candidate in his place would have an easier chance of defeating President Joe Biden in November.[#item_full_content]

Netanyahu invited to address Congress as Biden urges Hamas to take Israel peace offer

President Biden has urged Hamas to accept a new peace deal on offer from Israel, but some remain skeptical about the details of the deal and whether it was Israel who proposed the deal in the first place.  “The Israeli government is united in the desire to return our hostages as soon as possible and […]

Aborto, welfare e pensioni, i diritti minati dalla destra. Così la prima premier ha tradito le donne

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