Iran disqualifies former moderate president from running for reelection to influential assembly | AP News

Iran disqualifies former moderate president from running for reelection to influential assembly | AP News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s former moderate President Hassan Rouhani says he has been disqualified from running for reelection to the country’s influential Assembly of Experts, calling it a move to limit the people’s participation in elections, official state media reported.The official IRNA news agency reported late Wednesday that Rouhani said in a statement that

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Jill Biden is helping the White House promote a new gun safety initiative with school principals | AP News

Jill Biden is helping the White House promote a new gun safety initiative with school principals | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is trying to enlist school leaders to help spread the word about the importance of safely storing firearms to protect children.The new initiative is being announced Thursday at an event for school principals with first lady Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. Also participating will be Stefanie Feldman

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Man who killed 3 in English city of Nottingham sentenced to high-security hospital, likely for life | AP News

Man who killed 3 in English city of Nottingham sentenced to high-security hospital, likely for life | AP News

LONDON (AP) — A 32-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia who fatally stabbed two college students and a man just months away from retirement in the city of Nottingham, in central England, was told Thursday that he would “most probably” spend the rest of his life in a high-security medical facility.The sentencing of Valdo Calocane followed

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Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says | AP News

Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says | AP News

Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on Thursday.The group was released late Wednesday, and everyone is in good condition, said Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor.“Thanks to God for helping us,” he said.He declined to say whether a ransom was

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