Trending | View in Browser June 10, 2022 Here is today’s selection of top stories from The Associated Press at this hour to begin your day.  Today’s Headlines Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame […]

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By Associated Press The childhood friend accused of fatally shooting the Dominican Republic’s Minister of Environment and Natural Resources this week allegedly did so because he was denied environmental permits he was seeking on behalf of various companies, according to judicial documents obtained Wednesday. One of the permits that slain former minister Orlando Jorge had […]

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UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023. All five countries ran unopposed for a spot on the 15-member body, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security. They […]

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By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, June 9 (Reuters) – Over 90 migrants, mostly Venezuelans and Ecuadorians, were detained by Panamanian police after trying to enter the country by boat, Panama’s National Border Service (SENAFRONT) said on Thursday. The group, 92 in total, was the largest ever found in SENAFRONT’s jurisdiction, it said. The border service’s […]

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LOS ANGELES, June 9 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro agreed during a meeting at an Americas summit in Los Angeles to work together on preventing further deforestation of the Amazon, the White House said on Thursday. The two leaders also agreed to coordinate at the United Nations Security Council […]

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By Daina Beth Solomon, Dave Graham and Humeyra Pamuk LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Americas are set to pitch a plan designed to stem illegal migration and manage record migrant numbers as a regional summit roiled by diplomatic squabbling draws to a close on Friday. […]

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New versions of omicron variant gaining ground in US by Nathaniel Weixel The Hill A sign at the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ron Harris) Omicron COVID-19 subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 represent an increasing number of new infections in the country, according […]

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By Jude Sheerin BBC, Washington   Former US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year’s Capitol riot in an “attempted coup”, a congressional inquiry has heard as a hearing opened into the raid. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the committee, said Mr Trump had “lit the flame of this attack”. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, said […]

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By Sheri-Kae McLeod CNW-The Jamaican government says it is aiming for the country to become a republic by the time the next general election is constitutionally due in 2025. The timeline was announced by Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte during her sectoral debate on June 7. The issue of Jamaica’s Constitution […]

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LOS ANGELES, USA, CMC – Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has made a personal appeal for all countries to be invited to the Ninth Summit of the Americas that got underway here on Wednesday, saying attendance could also be facilitated virtually. Skerrit, who is celebrating his 50th birthday, said that he wanted to use the […]

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