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WORLD VIEW: 50% Want Trump Charged, Israel Set for New Poll, Ukraine Rebuilds, More

SSM Trending | View in Browser June 30, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines About half say Trump should be charged for Jan. 6: AP-NORC poll WASHINGTON (AP) — About half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be […]

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Guyana President Irfaan Ali Says His Life Has Been Threatened Over Murder Suspect Cop’s Release

By Santana Salmon   Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali says the protest by residents over the alleged release of a police officer linked to the murder of a young man, “is not all about justice” and that “a man threatened my life.”   President Ali in an earlier broadcast had urged residents on the East Coast […]

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Taiwan: St. Kitts and Nevis Embassy Donates Books to National Central Library

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) The Embassy of Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis in Taiwan donated a set of five English books written by authors from the Caribbean country to the National Central Library (NCL) on Thursday to promote cultural understanding between the two ally countries. At a ceremony held at the library that was […]

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R Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years Over Sick Sexual Grooming

R Kelly was branded ‘the pied piper of R&B’ as he came face to face with several of his victims who detailed his ‘deplorable and inexplicable’ abuse ahead of his sentencing. by scottishdailyexpress R&B singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a US federal court in New York for masterminding […]

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Brazilian Court Orders Bolsonaro to Compensate Journalist for Sexist Remarks

By Camilo Rocha and Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, CNN São Paulo (CNN) A Brazilian court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaro must pay “moral damages” of 35,000 reais (approximately $6,700) to a Brazilian journalist after making remarks with sexual innuendo about her in 2020. The Brazilian president publicly claimed that Patricia Campos Mello, a reporter for […]

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Salvadoran President Vows Tougher War On Gangs After Police Killed

By Nelson Renteria   SAN SALVADOR, June 28 (Reuters) – President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador pledged on Tuesday that his government will “intensify” already tough efforts to combat gangs after three police officers were gunned down earlier in the day. Bukele declared a state of emergency in March in an effort to rein in […]

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IMF Says Haiti Staff-Monitored Program May Lead to Loan Deal

By David Lawder   WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday its management had approved a staff-monitored program for Haiti to establish a track record of policy implementation that could lead to an IMF-supported loan program. The monitoring program, which does not include financial assistance and does not require Executive […]

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COVID Cases Spike in Americas, So. America Worst Hit -PAHO

By Steven Grattan   SAO PAULO, June 29 (Reuters) – COVID-19 cases in the Americas rose about 14% last week from the previous one, with 1.3 million new cases and 4,158 new deaths reported, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Wednesday. South America was the worst affected, with an increased COVID death rate […]

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For a Better Life: Migrants Die Daily in Trucks Hot as ‘Gates of Hell’

By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington   Bodies packed like sardines, airless boots or lorry cargo-holds and risk of bones crushed by the weight of others being snuck in by smugglers are suffered daily by migrants attempting to cross the US-Mexico border, according to those familiar with the journey. After two failed attempts, Gabriela […]

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Suspected Truck Driver is Charged in Deaths of 53 Migrants

By Leo Sands BBC News The suspected driver of a truck found abandoned in Texas with dozens of bodies inside has been charged with migrant smuggling resulting in death. Homero Zamorano was found posing as a migrant in a bush near the lorry in San Antonio and arrested by police. Some 53 people died in […]

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