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Kissinger's unwavering support for brutal regimes still haunts Latin America
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — In Chile, leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to watch relatives be raped. In Argentina, many were “disappeared” by members of the brutal military dictatorship that held detainees in concentration camps. It all happened with the...
Musk uses expletive to tell audience he doesn't care about advertisers that fled X over hate speech
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in “blackmail” and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away. “Don't...
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley's presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide coalition of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President...
Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union
PARIS (AP) — Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron urged France on Thursday to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc's 27 countries. The demonstrators gathered in downtown...
Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats endorses Ron DeSantis
Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, endorsed Ron DeSantis for president Tuesday, boosting the Florida governor as he goes all in on the leadoff caucus state in an effort to trip up Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Vander Plaats is the second major backer...
California Democrats cancel some convention events amid large Gaza cease-fire demonstration
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Demonstrators demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war prompted California Democratic Party officials to cancel evening events during their state convention on Saturday "for the safety and security of our delegates." California Democrats have been...
Trump picks up the endorsement of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during a visit to a US-Mexico border town
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Donald Trump picked up the Texas governor’s endorsement Sunday during a visit to a U.S.-Mexico border town and promised that his hard-line immigration policies in a second presidential term would make Greg Abbott’s “job much easier.” “You’ll be...
Spain's Pedro Sánchez beat the odds to stay prime minister. Now he must keep his government in power
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez pulled off his latest feat of political survival to get reelected as prime minister with an absolute majority in a highly fragmented parliament. Now, he will have to use all his dexterity to keep a mixed bag of supporters happy and...
EU Commission to extend use of glyphosate for 10 more years after member countries fail to agree
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after the 27 member countries again failed to find a common position for or against a prolongation. Representatives of EU states...
Spain's leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists ahead of vote on new government
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Protests backed by...
