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Ukraine’s top diplomat tells skeptics at the UN that his country will win the war

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister on Friday told skeptics who believe Ukraine can’t win the war with Russia that they will be proven wrong: “Ukraine will win the war.” Dmytro Kuleba, speaking at the United Nations on the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion, urged the world’s nations to stand behind Ukraine. If they do, he …

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Exinformante de FBI acusado de mentir sobre Biden y de tener contactos rusos es detenido de nuevo

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Un exinformante del FBI que afirma tener vínculos con los servicios de inteligencia rusos y está acusado de mentir sobre supuestos sobornos multimillonarios que involucran a la familia del presidente Joe Biden fue detenido de nuevo el jueves en Las Vegas, dos días después de que un juez lo dejara en libertad, dijeron sus abogados. Alexander …

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Abogados de Trump piden desestimar caso de documentos clasificados por inmunidad presidencial

WASHINGTON (AP) — El expresidente estadounidense Donald Trump instó a una jueza de Florida a desestimar el caso penal que lo acusa de retener ilegalmente documentos confidenciales, alegando en parte que la inmunidad presidencial lo protege del enjuiciamiento, aun cuando tal argumento hasta ahora ha fracasado en los tribunales federales de apelaciones en un caso separado. En una de una …

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A small, nonthreatening balloon was intercepted by a fighter jet over Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small, nonthreatening balloon spotted flying high over the mountainous Western United States was intercepted by a fighter jet over Utah on Friday, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command. NORAD fighter pilots sent in the morning to investigate the balloon determined it was “not maneuverable” and did not present a threat to national …

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Agricultores franceses regresan a París en sus tractores para una nueva protesta

PARÍS (AP) — Los agricultores franceses regresaron el viernes a París con sus tractores en una nueva protesta para exigir más ayudas públicas y leyes más sencillas en vísperas de una importante feria agrícola en la capital francesa. Docenas de tractores entraron pacíficamente en un vecindario del oeste de París con banderas de Coordinación Rural, el sindicato agrario que convocó …

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A judge has dismissed Fargo’s challenge to North Dakota restrictions on local gun control

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by North Dakota’s largest city that challenged a new law banning zoning ordinances related to guns and ammunition. Fargo sued last year, calling the law unconstitutional and a swipe at the city’s home rule powers. State District Judge Cherie Clark on Tuesday granted the state’s motion for summary judgment …

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Hyundai’s Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis

SINGAPORE (AP) — As the aviation sector seeks ways to make air travel less polluting and more sustainable, aerospace company Embraer and South Korean automaker Hyundai are among the companies betting on a new form of air travel -– air taxis. Hyundai’s Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility are developing electric aircraft that take off and land vertically. The idea …

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2 killed in chain-reaction crash at a Georgia welcome center that engulfed semitrucks in flame

PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (AP) — Two truck drivers were killed in a chain-reaction crash at a Georgia welcome center that engulfed several tractor-trailers in flames, according to authorities. The wreck happened Wednesday night after a speeding semitruck entered the parking lot of a welcome center off Interstate 95 near the Georgia-South Carolina line, said Trooper 1st Class Joshua Staff of …

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