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Month: June 2023

Trump’s penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them. But Donald Trump, the former president and current White House hopeful, is no ordinary defendant. In his first televised interview since his arraignment last week on federal charges, the former president acknowledged that he

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Phoenix man charged with sending threatening email to Maricopa County supervisor after 2022 election

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man has been indicted for allegedly sending a threatening email to Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates after the 2022 general election, state prosecutors said Tuesday. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said 44-year-old Ryan Stuart Hadland is facing a misdemeanor charge of using an electronic communication to terrify, intimidate, threaten or

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41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs

By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blamed on “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries. Most victims were burned but there also were reports

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Hobbs vetoes GOP-backed bill to extend transportation sales tax in Arizona’s biggest county

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed proposal to extend a longstanding half-cent sales tax that funds transportation projects in Arizona’s most populous county and is set to expire at the end of 2025. The legislation approved in party-line votes would have prohibited the sales tax dollars from being used

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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered pressure campaigns on American soil to bully expatriates into returning home. A Brooklyn federal court jury delivered its verdict Tuesday. The men were accused of participating in scare

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