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Month: July 2023

Mexican president tells Americans not to vote for DeSantis because of Florida’s tough migrant law

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called on U.S. citizens not to vote for Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis because of his state’s enactment of a tough immigration bill. The comments about the Florida law, which the Mexican government has said is likely to cause discrimination against migrants, marks President Andrés

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Fright over crack on North Carolina ride serves as reminder of risks at amusement parks

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ERIK VERDUZCO Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — State investigators were on site at a North Carolina amusement park after a crack was discovered on a support beam on one of their popular roller coasters. Tommy Petty, chief of the state Department of Labor’s Amusement Device Bureau, said investigators

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Dutch and Luxembourg PMs urge Serbia and Kosovo to defuse tensions under shadow of war in Ukraine

By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Xavier Bettel, the Luxembourg PM,

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Gentrification leads to madness, cannibalism and laughs in ‘The Horror of Dolores Roach’

By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in Chicago’s inner city, in the neighborhoods Lincoln Park, Humboldt Park and Logan Square — all of which she says have been gentrified. Gentrification is a catalyst for Machado’s new dark comedy series “The

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Emaciated and imprisoned, former Georgian President Saakashvili tells court he is spiritually fit

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s imprisoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared severely emaciated on Monday in videolink testimony to a court considering an abuse-of-power case against him. He and his supporters claim he was poisoned in prison and has lost half of his body weight since he was arrested in October 2021. Speaking from the

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Greece urges EU border agency not to pull out of the country as questions mount over migrant deaths

Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s new minister for migration says he would consider it “unthinkable” for the European Union to pull out its border protection force from the country. A dispute between the Greek government and the EU border agency Frontex worsened after a trawler carrying hundreds of migrants sank off the coast

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