WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that a Republican holdup on sending new U.S. aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia was “close to criminal neglect” as he huddled with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about U.S. and Europe’s efforts to maintain support for Kyiv. The U.S. president made his comments as Scholz amplified growing concerns in Europe …
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Harris critica informe sobre Biden y el manejo de documentos clasificados
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 »As Finns choose a new president, one thing is certain: A hard line on Russia will continue
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 »Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter
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 …
Read More »What a comeback! Three longtime friends have attended every Super Bowl — and don’t intend to stop
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — As long as they still have each other, they’re still going to go to every Super Bowl. That’s the sentiment shared by three friends who say they are the final fans who can claim membership in the exclusive “never missed a Super Bowl” club. And they’re back again for number 58 — Super Bowl 58 — …
Read More »Nevada high court dismisses casino mogul Steve Wynn’s defamation suit against The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct. The court cited state anti-SLAPP law in rejecting Wynn’s claim that he was defamed in the February 2018 AP article, which …
Read More »Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in front of her peers. But the Grammy winner eventually leans on prayer to settle her anxiety. On Sunday, Day will certainly use the same approach before she graces the Super Bowl stage as a pregame performer. She’s set to perform “ Lift Every …
Read More »AP Fotos: Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina
Letales incendios forestales que arrasaron la ciudad chilena de Viña del Mar quemaron viviendas hasta los cimientos, volcaron autos y dejaron decenas de fallecidos y desaparecidos. El país sudamericano lloró también la muerte Sebastián Piñera, que ocupó la presidencia en dos ocasiones, en un accidente de helicóptero a los 74 años. En Brasil, los aficionados al Carnaval bailaron en las …
Read More »Migrants from Africa and Mideast who died in Bosnia get marble headstones and a memorial
BIJELJINA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — In cities along a section of the Drina River, which forms a natural border between Bosnia and Serbia, there are simple, durable gravestones marking the final resting places of dozens of migrants who drowned in recent years trying to reach Western Europe. Their often decomposing bodies were retrieved from the Bosnian side of the river, examined …
Read More »In battleground Wisconsin, election clerks must now accept absentee ballots with partial addresses
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Elections Commission has complied with court orders and voted to tell the more than 1,800 local clerks who run elections in the battleground state that they can accept absentee ballots that are missing parts of a witness’s address. The commission voted 5-1 Thursday, with Republican Commissioner Bob Spindell opposed, to adopt the new guidance …
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