Their motivation: a mix of economic decline and repression from President Daniel Ortega’s government.
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What if Donald Trump is convicted? The 2024 Republican convention rules don’t address the issue
The Republican National Committee’s rules don’t include any provisions specific to the unprecedented scenario unfolding.
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DNA found on Gilgo Beach murder victims matches suspect’s wife, reports say
Investigators matched suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann’s wife, Asa Ellerup’s DNA to samples collected from the victims’ bodies, sources told Newsday and ABC News.
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Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024
The accounts sported fake photos, names and locations as a way to appear like everyday American Facebook users weighing in on political issues.
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U.S. prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings
The goal was to kill at least four people in the two countries by June 29, and then more after that, prosecutors contend.
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Drugmaker AbbVie to spend over $10 billion on ImmunoGen to juice its cancer-fighting treatment portfolio
Cheaper versions of the drugmaker’s all-time best seller, Humira, are cutting into its sales.
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Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures continuing to cool
It’s the latest sign that price pressures are waning in the face of high interest rates and moderating economic growth.
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Some OPEC+ members will cut the oil that they send to the world to try to boost prices
The OPEC oil cartel and allied producers have made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices.
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Japan suspends its Osprey flights after fatal crash of U.S. Air Force aircraft
Tokyo said it also asked the U.S. military to ground all Ospreys operating in Japan except for those joining the search operations at the crash site.
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Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent
The first-term Republican congressman from New York could well become just the sixth member of the House to have been expelled by colleagues.