Longtime Councilwoman Steps Down To Take Ocean City Job
By OCEAN CITY, NJ — The longest-serving member of City Council has stepped down. Karen Bergman, a member of City Council for 13 years, announced her resignation at the latest meeting. She is leaving to take a job as supervisor of the Howard S. Stainton Senior Center when it goes under Ocean City control on Feb. […]
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EU Parliament votes to require a universal charger for all cellphones starting in 2024
Europeans might soon have an easier time finding the right charging cords for each of their devices. The European Parliament approved a measure Tuesday that would require all cellphones and other small handheld electronic devices sold in the European Union to have the same USB Type-C charging port. This means Europeans would no longer need […]
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Gun attack in Mexico leaves at least 18 dead, including town’s mayor
Mexico City — Attackers gunned down a mayor, his father and 16 other people in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero on Wednesday, authorities said. It happened in broad daylight, according to Agence France-Presse. State Attorney General Sandra Luz Valdovinos told Milenio television late Wednesday that 18 people were killed and two were wounded in […]
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Radio commentator Percival Mabasa killed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Philippines
Motorcycle-riding gunmen killed a longtime radio commentator in metropolitan Manila in the latest attack on a member of the media in the Philippines, considered one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Police said Percival Mabasa, 63, was driving his vehicle Monday night when two men on a motorcycle approached and shot him twice […]
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Rockets slam into Ukraine city near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzia nuclear plant
Seven loud explosions rocked Ukraine’s southeast city of Zaporizhzia early Thursday, as Russian rockets slammed into residential buildings, killing at least one person and leaving five trapped, according to the local governor. The city is the largest in the southern Ukrainian region of the same name, most of which remains occupied by Russian forces, including […]
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U.S. troops carry out raid in Syria against “senior” ISIS official
U.S. forces have carried out a rare raid in Syria in territory held by dictator Bashar Assad’s regime targeting the ISIS terror group. CBS News correspondent Cami McCormick said the U.S. military’s Central Command would confirm only that American forces had conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a “senior” ISIS official, releasing no further […]
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Prominent Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza charged with high treason, lawyer says
Prominent Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was jailed six months ago for denouncing Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, has been charged with high treason, his lawyer said Thursday. Kara-Murza, a dissident politician who’s suffered two suspected poisoning attacks, was detained near his house in April and quickly sentenced to 15 days in jail for […]
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At-Risk Missing Napa Woman May Be Up Valley: Police
NAPA COUNTY, CA — Police were continuing to search Monday for an at-risk woman reported missing over the weekend. Paula Jo Garcia, 77, was last seen around 11 a.m. Saturday at her residence on Georgia Street, the Napa Police Department said. She is considered at risk because of her medical status; if contacted, she may […]
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3 ISIS leaders killed in separate U.S. military operations in Syria
U.S. forces killed three senior Islamic State leaders in two separate military operations in Syria on Thursday, including a rare ground raid in a portion of the northeast that is controlled by the Syrian regime, U.S. officials said. According to officials, U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid near the village of Qamishli, killing IS […]
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Biden says risk of “Armageddon” highest since Cuban Missile Crisis as tensions rise with Russia
President Biden said Thursday the risk of “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials allude to the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in Ukraine. “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis,” Mr. Biden said […]
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