Tag: Political issues
Almost 900 Secret Service employees were infected with COVID
WASHINGTON — Roughly 900 U.S. Secret Service employees tested positive for the coronavirus, according to government records obtained by a government watchdog group.
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DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate
WASHINGTON — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working...
Biden pushes effort to combat rising tide of violent crime
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to lay out new steps to stem a rising national tide of violent crime, with a particular focus...
Mexican police identify corpse of Indigenous activist
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora said Monday tests have confirmed that a badly decayed corpse is that...
Rights group calls for more pressure on Nicaragua government
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — An international human rights organization is calling for increased pressure on Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega as arrests of political opposition figures...
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in...
St. Louis city and county sue to block new Missouri gun law
O'FALLON, Mo. — St. Louis and adjoining St. Louis County filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block Missouri's new law barring state and local...
Mexican president replaces head of anti-corruption agency
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president announced Monday he is replacing the head of the government’s anti-corruption agency, saying more reforms are needed.
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Anti-government activist Bundy issues Idaho campaign video
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy on Saturday came out with his first video announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho.
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Israeli PM: World powers must ‘wake up’ on Iran nuke deal
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday opened his first Cabinet meeting since swearing in his new coalition government last week with...