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Court validates Mississippi’s lifetime ban on felons voting

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 19, 2024

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals on a 13-6 vote upheld a provision of Republican-backed Mississippi state constitution that dates back to the Jim Crow era that today disenfranchises people convicted of a set of crimes, including murder, rape and theft. A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for people […]

9 killed in Oman Shi’ite mosque shooting, Islamic State claims responsibility

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 18, 2024

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Nine people were killed, including three attackers, and more than two dozen others were injured in an assault on a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Oman late on Monday, law enforcement said, in a rare security breach in the oil producing Gulf state. Four Pakistanis , an Indian and a police officer were among those killed in the gun […]

Exiled Chinese businessman Guo convicted at US fraud trial

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 18, 2024

Guo Wengui was convicted on nine of the 12 criminal counts he faced, including racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud, in a trial that lasted seven weeks. NEW YORK – Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman and outspoken opponent of Beijing’s communist government, was convicted on Tuesday in his U.S. trial on charges of stealing hundreds of […]

Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 17, 2024

Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli military offensive in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 10, 2024. REUTERS/ Hatem Khaled/File photo CAIRO/GAZA – Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group’s leadership, which killed scores […]

Biden calls for unity after Trump shooting; Trump to attend Republican convention

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 16, 2024

US President Joe Biden delivers a statement at the White House in Washington, DC a day after Republican challenger Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally, July 14, 2024. REUTERS/ Nathan Howard WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden condemned the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Sunday, urged Americans to come together in unity and […]

Bystander killed in Trump rally shooting identified

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 16, 2024

Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. The suspected shooter is dead, US media reported Saturday, along with one bystander. Rebecca Droke/ AFP BETHEL […]

Biden, Democrats scramble after Trump rally shooting upends campaign

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 15, 2024

Biden campaign officials said they expect that the assassination attempt will lower the pressure from congressional Democrats for Biden, 81, to step aside in the race amid concerns about his fitness for office. REUTERS/ Yves Herman/ File photo WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is scrambling for a new strategy after an assassination attempt […]

‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Biden says as his campaign struggles

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 14, 2024

US President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks during a campaign event at Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan, US, July 12, 2024. Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz DETROIT – Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit, telling a cheering crowd he wasn’t going to leave the race and […]

Remains of two men found in suitcases at UK’s Clifton Suspension Bridge

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 13, 2024

Detectives launched a major manhunt after the grisly discovery of the remains at the bridge on Thursday after they were alerted to reports of a man with a suitcase acting suspiciously on the bridge just before midnight on Wednesday. LONDON, United Kingdom – British police said on Friday the human remains found in two suitcases at the famous […]

UN says world population to peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 13, 2024

People walk through a market for last-minute shopping ahead of Diwali in Mumbai on October 21, 2022. Indranil Mukherjee/ AFP/ File photo NEW YORK – Earth’s population will peak in the mid-2080s at around 10.3 billion people, then drop slightly to a level much lower than anticipated a decade ago, the United Nations said. The […]

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