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Tunisia opposition figure Issa denounces military prosecution as creating fear about civil freedoms 12/12/2023 05:40pm • TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A prominent opposition figure on trial in Tunisia on charges of undermining state security warned Tuesday that efforts to prosecute her are sowing fear about civil rights and liberties. Chaima Issa, a leader in the coalition of parties opposed to President Kais Saied, spoke t Court overturns conviction of former Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif ahead of parliamentary election 12/12/2023 08:20am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court overturned Tuesday the 2018 conviction of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case, clearing his path to run in the parliamentary election set to be held in February. The Islamabad High Court announced its verdict after Sharif filed his appeal in Octobe Saints, Carr aim to get past infighting, mistakes with opportunity to win their division 12/11/2023 08:17pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Things could be worse for quarterback Derek Carr and his Saints teammates. Despite stretches of poor play and some visible infighting on offense, New Orleans is coming off a 28-6 victory over woeful Carolina and enters Week 15 tied for first place in the NFC South. “We won a g Wisconsin Republican leader stands by fake Trump elector, will keep him on elections commission 12/11/2023 05:29pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The majority leader of the Wisconsin Senate on Monday rejected Democrats' calls to rescind his appointment to the state elections commission, who was one of the Republicans who served as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in 2020. Republican Senate Majority Leader Slumping Eagles still have a shot at the NFC East crown, No. 1 seed 12/11/2023 04:28pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Let’s look on the bright side for the Philadelphia Eagles. Yes, they’ve lost two straight games, against two of the NFC's best teams. Yes, they’ve been sloppy. Yes, confidence has waned in Philly that the Eagles can return to the Super Bowl. Yes, the entire coaching staff Is Your Home Alone for the Holidays? How to Keep Your House Bandit-Free 12/10/2023 07:00pm • When your family goes out of town for the holidays, fingers crossed, you won't leave a kid behind. But then who's going to keep your home safe from the criminals waiting to pounce on an empty house or apartment? There's no need to call on Kevin McCallister of "Home Alone" if you follow these ways to 5 novels by DC-area authors in 2023 to put on your holiday reading list 12/09/2023 02:34pm • Are you in a hurry to meet your annual reading goal, but not sure which story to fall into next? WTOP has you covered with this list of five new fiction works by local authors. The titles range in subgenre, length and subject matter, but they have two things in common: They were all written by D. Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills 12/08/2023 05:59pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal city of Ensenada, after they were detected selling fake or fentanyl-laced pills. Marines and health inspection authorities seized 4,681 boxes of medications that may have bee NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 12/08/2023 10:01am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ The NCAA is not taking medals away from transgend FTC warns social media giveaways may be fake 12/07/2023 09:30pm • It's the holiday season and if you're shopping on social media, be careful with giveaways claiming you'll win a prize. The Federal Trade Commission says it's likely a scam and many people are becoming victims. One in four people who reported losing money to fraud since 2021 said it started when a Trump's vow to only be a dictator on 'day one' follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric 12/07/2023 07:58pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his longtime friend a chance to assure the American people that he wouldn't abuse power or seek retribution if he wins a second term. But inst Duolingo English Test and U.S. College Admissions 12/07/2023 07:00pm • Kichemy Dorcena, a first-generation student at Berea College in Kentucky, says he chose the Duolingo English Test over similar assessments because of its availability in Haiti, his native country. "I was living in the capital of Haiti, where armed gangs control more than 80% of it," Dorcena says. "A Judge orders prison, probation in last sentencings tied to plot to kidnap Michigan governor 12/07/2023 06:48pm • A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation, the climax to a remarkable investigation that became public on the eve of the 2020 presidential election but produced mixed results in court Mexico focuses on looking for people falsely listed as missing, ignores thousands of disappeared 12/07/2023 10:00am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's government is pouring resources into detecting what it suggests are “fake” missing people — cases reported by political opponents to embarrass the government, or kidnapped people who return home but don't notify authorities. Yet officials make no significant effor Republicans went after one another at lively fourth debate skipped by Trump. Follow live updates 12/06/2023 10:55pm • Four Republican presidential hopefuls — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — were on stage for Wednesday night's debate in Alabama. The early front-runner for the GOP nomination,