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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

The Hill

Although 80 world democracies rejected that approach, the largest democracies of Latin America looked atomized, small, and faint-hearted in the face of a great and extraordinary threat to humanity and world peace.

Opinion: Brazil, Mexico and Colombia say no to peace and yes to Putin

NBC News

SOURCE-SEINE — The mighty river that runs through Paris starts as a trickle in the quiet woods of this tiny village of stone houses, three roads, a single steepled church, and just 72 voters. Source-Seine, in the vine-striped hills of Burgundy, is mostly farming country. French farmers traditionally vote...

French face election where center has ‘imploded,’ energizing the far right

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Norfolk, NE

Two Nebraska-born ice cream obsessives who grew up on Zesto soft serve are working to broaden a loose network of restaurants that bear the same name but operate mostly independently. Soft-Serve Survivors: How Zesto Endured in Nebraska After Its Ice-Cream Empire Melted. On the hottest day of July 1948 in...

Soft-Serve Survivors: How Zesto Endured in Nebraska After Its Ice-Cream Empire Melted

Iran’s presidential election is heading to a second round after none of the four candidates managed to secure more than 50% in Friday’s vote.

Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes

PBS NewsHour

European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission for another five years.

EU leaders appoint top officials to serve as the face of world's largest trading bloc

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Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to federal regulatory power on Friday by overturning a 1984 precedent that had given deference to government agencies in interpreting laws they administer, handing a defeat to President Joe Biden's administration. The justices ruled 6-3 to set aside lower court...

US Supreme Court Curbs Federal Agency Powers, Overturning 1984 Precedent

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's very public criticism of China over its relationship with Russia, and cool stance toward a forthcoming peace summit, could backfire. China denied Ukrainian accusations that it was helping Russia to undermine a forthcoming peace summit in Switzerland. Analysts say Ukraine's leadership has risked antagonizing Beijing at...

In slamming China over its stance on Russia and the war, Ukraine might have made a big miscalculation

BERLIN -- The far-right Alternative for Germany reelected its leadership duo Saturday after the party made gains in the recent European election, while thousands of people protested against its convention and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9% of the...

German far-right party reelects its leaders after election gains while opponents protest

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The global economic collapse is adversely affecting relationships. Some zodiac signs are struggling to pick partners who will stand by them when they are financially unstable. The zodiac greatly affects people’s character. However, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when choosing a lover. Select someone who is understanding and you are compatible. This might be time-consuming but it is worth it. Which reliable zodiac signs are ideal to start a long-term relationship with?

4 Zodiac Signs Who Always Stand Up For Their Partner

President Joe Biden’s shaky performance at the first presidential debate of the cycle has left many Democrats on edge and questioning whether there’s a path to victory in November. Within the first few minutes of the debate, it was clear to viewers that the 81-year-old Biden’s performance was...

‘That Was Painful’: 8 of the Biggest Post-Debate Democratic Freakouts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minutes before going on stage for the first presidential debate on Thursday, Donald Trump received a phone call from the mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was killed in Houston this month, allegedly by two Venezuelan men in the U.S. illegally. The mother, Alexis Nungaray, was returning a voicemail Trump had left earlier in the day when she was at her daughter's funeral, a friend of the family, Victoria Galvan, who witnessed the call, told Reuters. Nungaray's body was found in a creek near her home on June 17, after her attackers allegedly took her under a bridge, tied her up, took her pants off and strangled her, according to police and prosecutors.

Trump Puts Murdered Women and Girls Center Stage in Anti-Immigration Drive

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. Results released Friday from a...

Number of Homeless Residents in Los Angeles County Decreases in Annual Count

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan government said on Friday it "deeply regrets" China's move to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for what it called "diehard" Taiwan independence separatists.

Taiwan says it deeply regrets China's guidelines against 'separatists'

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge granted a motion Friday to temporarily stop Oklahoma from enforcing its new anti-immigration law that would make it a crime to live in the state without legal immigration status. U.S. District Judge Bernard M. Jones issued a preliminary injunction requested by the...

Federal Judge Temporarily Stops Oklahoma From Enforcing New Anti-Immigration Law

French voters head to the polls on Sunday for the first round of voting in a snap parliamentary election. Opinion polls in June predicted that the far-right National Rally party could win the largest share of the vote, but will struggle to reach an absolute majority. France's President Emmanuel Macron...

France votes in snap election that could hand power to the far right

Jordan Bardella, the president of the euroskeptic and anti-immigration National Rally party, could be thrust into one of the top roles in French politics. Opinion polls point to Rassemblement National, or RN, winning the largest share of the vote — but not enough to gain an outright majority. If...

He's only 28 but has revitalized France's far right: Meet the man who could be the country's next prime minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly deployed Kenyan police officers began patrolling the city as part of a U.N.-backed mission to battle armed gangs that have taken over the capital. Conille's office said he would...

Haiti PM Travels to US as Kenyan Police Patrol Capital

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Canada's Trudeau to Stay in Office After Special Election 'Disaster'

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made clear on Tuesday he would stay in office amid fresh questions about his future after the ruling Liberal...

Canada's Trudeau to Stay in Office After Special Election 'Disaster'

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