Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election | AP News

Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election | AP News

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats will retain their one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after voters in Pittsburgh on Tuesday elected former congressional aide Lindsay Powell.Powell’s victory gives Democrats a 102-101 majority in the House. Republicans have a 28-22 majority in the Senate, creating a divided Legislature that has kept Democrats from passing

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El Salvador’s leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing | AP News

El Salvador’s leader, criticized internationally for gang crackdown, tells UN it was the right thing | AP News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele trumpeted the success of his gang crackdown during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, crediting his administration’s will against international criticism over human rights violations.Bukele said that if El Salvador had listened to external critics — including some at the United Nations —

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Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hope | AP News

Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hope | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — With deadly extreme weather hitting all over the globe, rising temperatures peaking during the hottest summer on record and carbon pollution levels that keep climbing, Britain’s Prince William and wealthy entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg promised a warming world a degree of hope.That comes in the form of innovation, creativity

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Colombia announces cease-fire with a group that split off from the FARC rebels | AP News

Colombia announces cease-fire with a group that split off from the FARC rebels | AP News

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and one of the nation’s last remaining rebel groups announced Tuesday that they will start peace talks next month, and enter a 10-month cease-fire that is expected to decrease violence against civilians.The agreement between the Colombian government and the rebel group known as FARC-EMC comes as President Gustavo Petro

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A look at Canada’s relationship with India, by the numbers | AP News

A look at Canada’s relationship with India, by the numbers | AP News

Tensions between Canada and India have escalated since the assassination of a Sikh independence advocate in June. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country was investigating “credible allegations” that Indian government agents were connected to the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but India has rejected the allegations as “absurd.” India has long demanded that

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