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Former judge admits signing invalid arrest warrant in Haiti president's assassination

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The Haitian judge who signed an arrest warrant for President Jovenel Moïse that figured prominently in the late leader’s July 7, 2021, assassination testified Friday that the document was illegal and that he had no authority to remove a sitting head of state.

Jean Roger Noelcius also admitted under oath during a deposition in Miami federal ...Read more

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French far-right protest over activist death ends peacefully

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A march in Lyon organized by far-right groups to honor a man beaten to death in a fight went off without violence Saturday after authorities put a massive police presence on the streets.

About 3,200 people turned out for the rally and march, local media reported, citing estimates from the prefecture of the region. The event paid homage to 23-...Read more

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Bodies of all 9 skiers killed in Tahoe-area avalanche retrieved, as slide risk lowered slightly

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The four remaining bodies of the nine skiers killed in Tuesday’s avalanche were retrieved Saturday morning, after five others were recovered Friday.

Authorities confirmed the identities of all the victims Saturday afternoon.

On Saturday morning, a U.S. Army California National Guard Blackhawk med-evac helicopter took off...Read more

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Hundreds march in south Minneapolis to honor Alex Pretti

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MINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds gathered in Minneapolis’ Whittier Park on Saturday, Feb. 21, to mark the month that has passed since Alex Pretti was shot by immigration agents.

On a sunny day with temperatures in the teens, organizers handed out signs at 11 a.m. and led chants through megaphones. The crowd also honored Renee Good, who was shot and ...Read more

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Conan O'Brien breaks silence on Reiner murders following his holiday party

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Conan O’Brien, whose holiday party was reportedly the site of several confrontations involving Nick Reiner in the hours before police say he murdered his parents, has broken his silence more than two months after the brutal slayings.

Nick, 32, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbings of his father, director Rob...Read more

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Trump approves FEMA role in repair of collapsed DC sewer pipe

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it’s helping the District of Columbia clean up and make repairs after a section of sewer line collapsed last month, leading to a massive discharge of raw sewage into the Potomac River.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency over the collapse on Wednesday ...Read more

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Rev. Jesse Jackson was a 'giant figure in the world,' but he stayed rooted in Illinois

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CHICAGO — Courtney Carson did not want to go to the Decatur church that November day in 1999 when the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to town for a rally. To do so, he remembered all these years later, was to admit a truth he had been trying to deny, that he had taken part in the melee that broke out two months earlier in the stands at a high school ...Read more

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Spanberger signs bill that approves congressional redistricting map

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Friday night that approves the proposed congressional redistricting map, her staff confirmed Saturday.

The map was attached to the budget bill, known as the “caboose bill,” that amends the existing budget through the end of fiscal 2026 in July. The Senate amended the map Thursday, and the House ...Read more

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After criticism over storm deaths, garbage pileup, NYC's Mayor Mamdani braces for a blizzard

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NEW YORK — With some tough lessons in hand from the record-breaking storm and cold snap that hit the city in the first month of his tenure, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday he has begun mobilizing plowing, street-cleaning operations and homeless outreach in preparation for the weekend nor’easter that’s expected to bring blizzardlike ...Read more

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Desperate for reelection, Hungary's Orban latches on to war fears

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Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.

But on April 12 the former bookseller will vote to reelect Viktor Orban anyway. He fears the opposition will send his son to the front in Ukraine.

“And because the Ukrainians hate ...Read more

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Philly forecast calls for a foot or more of snow to fall Sunday into Monday

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PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia and its suburbs are forecast to receive 12 to 18 inches of snow beginning Sunday and continuing into Monday, with weather prediction models sharpening their focus as the storm approaches.

When all is said and done, the total snowfall may be close to a foot in the city, and could surpass 18 inches at the Jersey ...Read more

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Winter storm watch for Baltimore area: 4 to 8 inches possible

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BALTIMORE — After a heavy snowstorm wreaked havoc across the state last month, even more snowfall is expected in the Baltimore area late this weekend.

The Baltimore area is under a Winter Storm Warning from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Total snow accumulation could top 12 inches in some ...Read more

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US accepted Iran's bid to maintain uranium enrichment, ISNA says

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U.S. officials have accepted Iran’s red line of continuing to enrich uranium, the semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency quoted one of the country’s diplomats as saying.

The idea that Iran would completely stop nuclear enrichment was dismissed during the recent U.S. talks in Geneva, according to the diplomat, whom ISNA did not ...Read more

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Trump's treasured negotiating edge dulled by tariff defeat

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With the stroke of a pen, the Supreme Court wreaked havoc on President Donald Trump’s favorite method of wielding leverage over other countries.

The justices’ landmark ruling Friday striking down the administration’s global tariffs marks a significant blow to a president who relishes exerting unilateral power to achieve his goals — ...Read more

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Trump boosts new tariff rate to 15% a day after announcing 10%

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President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day earlier to 15%, stirring up more economic turbulence as he lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court over its ruling that his preferred mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.

“I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately,...Read more

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NYC under first blizzard warning in 9 years, up to 17 inches of snow predicted

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NEW YORK — New Yorkers only just freed from the snow and ice left by January’s monster storm will once again face winter’s wrath.

The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a blizzard warning across all five boroughs, as well as Long Island, the Lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and much of New Jersey. The warning — the ...Read more

Avalanche risk lowered slightly as body recovery efforts of 8 skiers begins

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Operations to retrieve the bodies of skiers killed in Tuesday’s avalanche started Saturday morning. A Blackhawk med-evac helicopter took off from a Truckee airport just before 10 a.m. and flew into the area where the deadly slide struck a ski-tour group and guides northeast of Donner Summit.

The risk of more avalanches in...Read more

Desperate for reelection, Hungary's Orban latches on to war fears

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Three years past retirement age, Imre still works every day. Soaring inflation in Hungary has made a pittance of his 120,000 forint-a-month ($370) pension.

But on April 12 the former bookseller will vote to reelect Viktor Orban anyway. He fears the opposition will send his son to the front in Ukraine.

“And because the Ukrainians hate ...Read more

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NASA delays moon mission to fix rocket, rules out March launch

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NASA is preparing to remove its massive moon rocket from its launchpad to fix a technical issue, delaying the agency’s much-anticipated mission to send a crew of four around the moon.

On Saturday, NASA announced that it planned to roll back the rocket, the Boeing-built Space Launch System, to its hangar at Kennedy Space Center in Florida to ...Read more

Conan O'Brien breaks silence over killing of Rob and Michele Reiner after his holiday party

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LOS ANGELES — Hours before filmmaking legend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home, they attended a holiday party at Conan O'Brien's house.

Now, two months after the tragedy, the comedian has broken his silence about the death of his good friends.

"To have that experience of saying good night to ...Read more