House Democrats launch an effort to force a vote on Ukraine aid, but face long odds

House Democrats launch an effort to force a vote on Ukraine aid, but face long odds

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday launched a long-shot effort to force a vote on $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, intensifying pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the foreign funding package.Democrats, as the minority in the House, began gathering signatures for a “discharge petition” — a seldom-successful procedural

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Kate’s ‘photogate’ scandal shows that relations between royals and the press rarely run smoothly

Kate’s ‘photogate’ scandal shows that relations between royals and the press rarely run smoothly

LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family.It’s also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the social-media era.U.K. newspapers were dominated Tuesday

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2 detectives looking for missing students disappear themselves in Mexico Pacific coast state

2 detectives looking for missing students disappear themselves in Mexico Pacific coast state

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost ten years ago have themselves disappeared in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero, Mexico’s president said Tuesday.President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that a search effort has been launched to find the two federal detectives, a man and a woman. Speaking

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Eskobar: Priština nema obrazloženje zašto nije formirala ZSO kojom bi rešila i pitanje dinara

Eskobar: Priština nema obrazloženje zašto nije formirala ZSO kojom bi rešila i pitanje dinara

Politika | 12.03.2024 | access_time 16:20 Specijalni izaslanik SAD za Zapadni Balkan Gabrijel Eskobar izjavio je danas da Priština nije dala nikakvo obrazloženje zašto nije počela sa formiranjem Zajednice srpskih opština (ZSO) čime bi se transparentno rešilo pitanje dinara na Kosovu.”Nikada nismo dobili pun i razložan odgovor zašto Priština ne sprovodi nešto na šta se pravno

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Lutovac za Betu: DS neće ići na konsultacije niti dati predlog za potpredsednika skupštine

Lutovac za Betu: DS neće ići na konsultacije niti dati predlog za potpredsednika skupštine

Politika | 12.03.2024 | access_time 15:45 Demokratska stranka (DS) neće ići sutra na konsultacije poslaničkih grupa oko izbora potpredsednika Narodne skupštine, članova radnih tela i stalnih parlamentarnih delegacija u međunarodnim institucijama, potvrdio je za agenciju Beta lider DS Zoran Lutovac.”Nećemo ići na konsultacije i nećemo imati kandidata za potpredsednika Skupštine Srbije”, naveo je Lutovac.Skupština Srbije

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SSP: Grad Bor povećava cenu grejanja za 30 odsto

SSP: Grad Bor povećava cenu grejanja za 30 odsto

Politika | 12.03.2024 | access_time 15:25 Grad Bor povećava cenu grejanja za 30 odsto a građani većim delom nisu ni imali grejanje tokom prošle grejne sezone, dok ga ove godine imaju na minimumu, izjavila je danas predsednica Gradskog odbora Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) iz Bora Irena Živković.Prema njenim rečima, to je jedna od posledica

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Chinese legislature’s meetings return, but the limited openness they once had is gone

Chinese legislature’s meetings return, but the limited openness they once had is gone

BEIJING (AP) — This year, China’s national legislature resumed its annual in-person meetings without many of the restrictions that had been imposed since the pandemic. No more bubbles, multiple COVID-19 tests or social distancing.Officials say China is back to business, but in practice, the meetings have become even more tightly scripted to convey Chinese leader

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