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Montgomery, Alaa.. The Alabama Attorney General announced a civil investigation Monday into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices following an incident Federal indictment against the organization. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he sent a subpoena to the center seeking information about his donations and payments to informants. He said he is seeking to…

Omaha, Nebraska — The fate of Nebraska’s “blue dot” — a small but important factor in presidential politics — will take center stage Tuesday when Democratic voters choose a congressional candidate in the state’s high-profile 2nd District. Omaha area district where Republican US Representative Don Bacon retiresis one of the Democratic Party’s biggest targets this…

Washington– Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will face a new round of questioning from lawmakers over the Iran war on Tuesday, including some Republicans who expressed their concerns Over the course of the conflict and its failure to obtain Congressional approval. The powerful House and Senate subcommittees that oversee defense spending are holding back-to-back hearings to…

Washington– President Donald Trump said Monday he would move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans afford it High fuel prices resulting from the Iran war. The president cannot suspend the federal tax on his own. Congress will have to approve the move. Lawmakers from both parties have pushed to suspend the…

OAKLAND, CA– in trial Featuring a clash between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, neither tech giant comes off as an overly sympathetic character. But no one has more to lose than Altman, who is expected to take the stand this week to defend himself. Already, testimony about Altman’s turbulent tenure at ChatGPT maker…

New York — Costs pile up for companies across the US and Israel The war against Iran Many economists see a bleak outlook, as some prepare for a decline in employment and investment in the coming months. Nearly half of American business economists who responded to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics…

The repatriation effort, coordinated by Spanish authorities with the support of the WHO, the European Union, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and several governments, marked the end of an emergency operation that has dominated global health attention for weeks following an outbreak of Andean hantavirus on board the ship. As of…

The ceremony included the inauguration of new office buildings and the inauguration of a new conference facility at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (ONUN), which will substantially expand the Organization’s presence in Africa. Approved by the UN General Assembly, the $340 million project is the largest investment by the UN Secretariat in Africa in…

new orleans — Actor who Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance broke down He was convicted Monday of resisting an officer after police said he ran across the field at Caesars Superdome carrying a Sudanese flag that read “Sudan and Gaza are free.” Zulqarnain Kwame Nantampo, 41, of New Orleans, was among dozens of dancers…

“At a time when some powerful global actors are openly challenging and even vilifying human rights, including through transnational repression, Mongolia’s positive engagement stands out,” said United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. However, concerns about corruption remain. A representative of civil society told him that “corruption is the biggest obstacle to the…