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Takeaways from AP report on fear of repression in post-election Venezuela 08/08/2024 11:14am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The last time anyone heard from Edni López was Sunday. The 33-year-old political science professor was preparing to board a flight to Argentina to visit a friend when she texted from the airport just before 10 a.m. that something was wrong with her passport. What happene Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appeals for calm. He'll take office Thursday 08/07/2024 11:04pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm Wednesday and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Yunus, a Nobel peace laur Organizers cancel Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna over fears of an attack 08/07/2024 09:13pm • VIENNA (AP) — Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts. Swift was scheduled to play at the Austrian capital’s Ernst Ha The Latest: Tropical Storm Debby lingering over Georgia and the Carolinas 08/07/2024 07:51pm • Tropical Storm Debby was lingering over coastal Georgia and the Carolinas on Wednesday, still dumping torrential rain in places before moving north. The system has already stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets in waist-high floodwaters. The storm was forecast to move relatively slowly across S Israel-Hamas war latest: New Hamas leader can ensure a cease-fire deal is reached, Blinken says 08/07/2024 03:14pm • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the newly chosen Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has the power to ensure that a cease-fire deal is reached for the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Palestinian militant group on Tuesday chose Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in I 4 hotel employees charged with being party to felony murder in connection with Black man’s death 08/07/2024 05:31am • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged four Milwaukee hotel employees Tuesday with being a party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death. Mitchell was Black. The incident has drawn comparisons to the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died in 2020 after a white M Washington state attorney general and Green River Killer detective advance in race for governorship 08/07/2024 12:50am • SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state's longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down the Green River Killer advanced Tuesday to November's general election in the battle to become the next governor in a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the stateâ Kansas’ former attorney general wins the Republican nomination for an open congressional seat 08/07/2024 12:11am • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas attorney general and failed candidate for governor has found at least initial success in his political comeback attempt, winning Tuesday’s Republican primary for an open U.S. House seat. Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt prevailed in the primary in The Latest: Harris and Walz debut at Philadelphia rally 08/06/2024 09:48pm • Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, looking to strengthen the Democratic ticket in Midwestern states. She introduced Walz at a rally Tuesday evening in Philadelphia. Harris was the only candidate eligible to receive votes after no other candidate qual What's next after protests forced Bangladesh's prime minister to quit and flee the country? 08/06/2024 09:15pm • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — What began as peaceful protests by students in Bangladesh against a quota system for government jobs eventually turned into an uprising that forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country by helicopter. Now, opposition leaders and the country's militar Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the 'vice president America deserves' 08/06/2024 07:58pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day. “He’s the kind of person who Have money sitting in your cash sharing app? It could be gone in an instant 08/06/2024 07:40pm • For many people, payment apps have taken the place of cash when it comes to splitting dinner with friends or sending a family member a couple dollars. But how secure is your money in those digital accounts? Digital expert Kim Commando said that with some of these services, your money doesn’t ha Israel-Hamas war latest: Hamas chooses Oct. 7 mastermind as their new leader as wider war feared 08/06/2024 06:16pm • The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of the hardliner was a defiant move by Hamas, whose political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran last week in a pr Brazil, Colombia and Mexico in talks with Venezuelan government and opposition on election crisis 08/06/2024 05:42pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election nine days ago, officials from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico have been in constant contact with representatives of both Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and opposition candidate Edmundo González, seeking a solution to t Global stock volatility hits the presidential election, with Trump decrying a 'Kamala Crash' 08/06/2024 05:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is hoping a dramatic sell-off in the U.S. stock market creates an opening to attack his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, over who is best positioned to shepherd the economy. Trump’s campaign labeled the Monday drop as a “Kamala Cra