Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

▶ Follow the AP’s live coverage and analysis from the 2024 Democratic National Convention. CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the

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France’s Macron to hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government

France’s Macron to hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with key political players in a bid to form a new government, after surprise legislative elections last month resulted in no party winning the majority at the National Assembly, France’s powerful lower house of parliament. Macron’s office said meetings with leaders of France’s main political

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AP Week in Pictures: Global

AP Week in Pictures: Global

Aug. 16-22, 2024 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris closed out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, accepting her party’s historic presidential nomination. A luxury superyacht carrying foreigners, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in a powerful storm. Internet influencer Andrew Tate was placed under house arrest

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Despite smaller crowds, activists at Democrats’ convention call Chicago anti-war protests a success

Despite smaller crowds, activists at Democrats’ convention call Chicago anti-war protests a success

CHICAGO (AP) — As far as Chicago’s storied protests go, the numbers outside the Democratic National Convention were unremarkable. But organizers say they did something leaders inside didn’t: Make the war in Gaza part of the agenda. The stakes were high for Chicago. Despite hosting more political conventions than any other American city, comparisons to

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An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

An Iceland volcano erupts again but spares the nearby town of Grindavik for now

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption began shortly after 9 p.m. following a series of strong earthquakes and within the hour a 4-kilometer (2.4-mile) fissure cut through the Sundhnúkur crater.

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Long-running battle over lucrative beach concessions between Italy and EU could be in final chapter

Long-running battle over lucrative beach concessions between Italy and EU could be in final chapter

ROME (AP) — The latest chapter in a seemingly endless saga over the management of Italy’s lucrative beach concessions has set Italian beaches on fire this summer. For almost two decades, the European Commission has been locked in a legal tug-of-war with Italy over its beach concession practices, accusing the peninsular nation of lacking transparency

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