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Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor 04/14/2024 08:02am • HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala (AP) ��� As more than 100 men carrying an elaborate float of Jesus halted before him, Cardinal ��lvaro Ramazzini lost no time in calling for social justice ��� the hallmark of the Catholic bishop���s decades-long frontline ministry. ���Let���s hope that this procession may Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham are again at odds, now over abortion. The strife could help both men 04/14/2024 07:09am • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� The long and occasionally quixotic relationship between Donald Trump and Lindsey Graham has again turned negative after the South Carolina senator criticized the former president for refusing to support a federal abortion ban. Trump repeatedly disparaged Graham on his social Young Ugandans tangle in the mud. They dream of becoming professional wrestlers 04/14/2024 02:12am • MUKONO, Uganda (AP) ��� In a forested area outside Uganda's capital, a few dozen youth gather around a makeshift ring to watch two amateur wrestlers tangle in the mud. The training sessions, complete with an announcer and referee, imitate the pro wrestling contests the teens regularly see on televis Ryan Reynolds celebrates 'ride of our lives' as Wrexham gains promotion to English 3rd division 04/13/2024 04:22pm • WREXHAM, Wales (AP) ��� The sequel turned out to be just as good for Wrexham. The Welsh team co-owned by actor Ryan Reynolds clinched promotion to the third tier of English soccer thanks to a 6-0 home win over Forest Green on Saturday. That's back-to-back promotions for the team since it was thrust Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet 04/12/2024 07:48pm • PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Donald Trump offered a political lifeline Friday to House Speaker Mike Johnson, saying the beleaguered GOP leader is doing a ���very good job,��� and tamping down the far-right forces led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to oust him from office. Trump and Johnson appea House passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes 04/12/2024 02:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government surveillance tool following a dramatic showdown on the floor over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans��� data. The bill was approved on a bipartisan basis, 273-1 Prominent surgeon says he was denied entry to Germany for a pro-Palestinian conference 04/12/2024 01:52pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� A prominent British-Palestinian surgeon who volunteered in Gaza hospitals during the first weeks of the Israel-Hamas war said he was denied entry to Germany Friday to take part in a pro-Palestinian conference ��� an event that police later ended early. Dr. Ghassan Abu Sitta said he a Belgium launches probe into suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections 04/12/2024 09:51am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday an investigation into suspected Russian interference in June's Europe-wide elections, saying that his country���s intelligence service has confirmed the existence of a network trying to undermine support for Ukraine. � Player whipped by fan during confrontation after Saudi Super Cup final 04/12/2024 07:37am • ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� A fan at the Saudi Super Cup final lashed an Al-Ittihad player with a whip during a confrontation moments after the match Thursday night. The incident occurred following Al-Ittihad's 4-1 loss to Al-Hilal in the final played at Abu Dhabi���s Mohammed Bin Zayed Legendary athlete, actor and millionaire: O.J. Simpson's murder trial lost him the American dream 04/11/2024 11:08pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� For a long time, O.J. Simpson was the man who had it all. He lived the American dream as a sports legend, movie actor, commercial pitchman and millionaire. With his wildly successful career, startling good looks and a gorgeous wife, he became an image of success for Black American Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown 04/11/2024 10:42pm • BAMAKO, Mali (AP) ��� In a deepening crackdown, Mali���s ruling junta on Thursday banned the media from reporting on activities of political parties and associations, a day after suspending all political activities in the country until further notice. The order, issued by Mali's high authority for The Latest | Israel vows to defend itself if Iran responds to attack on its consulate 04/11/2024 10:39pm • Israel���s military said Thursday it is prepared to defend the country and strike back if Iran retaliates for a deadly airstrike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria. Tehran holds Israel responsible for the attack earlier this month, which the U.S. military believes Israel carried out. Israel has not 9 red flags that could trigger an audit 04/11/2024 08:00pm • An audit occurs when the IRS chooses to review a taxpayer's accounts and financial information to ensure they reported all required income and followed all tax laws. According to a 2023 report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, the IRS audited 3.8 out of every Surprise: There another tax deadline on April 15 04/11/2024 08:00pm • If you have income from self-employment, gig economy work, investments or retirement plan withdrawals, you need to know about another tax deadline on April 15, 2024: the due date for first quarter estimated tax payments. If you work and don't have income taxes automatically withheld from your pay Treasury wants to boost foreign investment review powers, as Congress dissects Nippon, TikTok deals 04/11/2024 06:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. Treasury wants to enhance the power of a little-known, secretive government committee to review deals made between U.S. firms and foreign investors. This comes as high-profile deals involving foreign investment in the U.S. ��� like Chinese firm ByteDance���s ownership of pop