FRANKLIN, Maine (AP) — An 88-year-old man died when an all-terrain vehicle driven by his grandson broke through ice and plunged into a lake, officials said Saturday, the latest in a string of incidents linked to treacherous ice conditions in the state. The grandson managed to escape and climb back onto the ice Friday evening, but Floyd Hardison, of Waltham, …
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DAMASCO, Siria (AP) — Un dron aparentemente israelí atacó un auto cerca de la ciudad portuaria de Sidón, en el sur del Líbano, el sábado, con un saldo de al menos dos muertos y dos heridos, informaron agentes de seguridad. El ataque tuvo lugar a unos 60 kilómetros (37 millas) de la frontera con Israel, por lo que sería uno …
Read More »Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas on Sunday is shaping up to be quite a doozy. There’s the Kansas City Chiefs and their prolific offense, led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and mustachioed coach Andy Reid. On the other side of the field, there’s the San Francisco 49ers, led by Mr. Irrelevant quarterback Brock Purdy, running back …
Read More »BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government on Saturday activated for the first time a decade-old conscription law that makes young men and women subject to at least two years of military service if called up, effective immediately. The announcement of the measure on state television amounts to a major, though tacit, admission that the army is struggling to contain the …
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BOGOTÁ (AP) — Un hombre de nacionalidad holandesa fue hallado muerto en un sector del suroriente de Medellín, el quinto extranjero fallecido en las dos últimas semanas, confirmó el sábado la policía. El cuerpo del holandés se encontró la víspera en un apartamento de la comuna suroriental El Poblado y “no presenta signos de violencia”, confirmó a The Associated Press …
Read More »MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a key Republican Congressman who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, announced Saturday that he won’t run for a fifth term. The announcement comes just days after he angered his fellow Republicans by refusing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The GOP has been looking to oust Mayorkas as …
Read More »JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The three candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election held their final campaign events in front of tens of thousands of people on Saturday, four days before more than 200 million citizens cast their votes in the world’s third-largest democracy. The frontrunner, former special forces general Prabowo Subianto and his running mate, 36-year-old Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — La vicepresidenta estadounidense Kamala Harris criticó el viernes el informe de un fiscal especial del Departamento de Justicia sobre el mal manejo de documentos clasificados por parte de Joe Biden que generó dudas sobre la memoria del presidente. Harris dijo que el informe estaba “motivado políticamente” y era “arbitrario”, mientras que la Casa Blanca indicó que el …
Read More »HELSINKI (AP) — Finns on Sunday will choose either of two experienced politicians to be their next head of state, whose main task will be to steer the Nordic country’s foreign and security policy now that it is a member of NATO, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, 55, on the center right, and former foreign Minister …
Read More »Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to push his narrative on the war in Ukraine, urge Washington to recognize Moscow’s interests and press Kyiv to sit down for talks. For more than two hours, a largely unchallenged Putin showered Carlson with Russian history and Kremlin talking points. Putin repeated his claim the …
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