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Top Iran diplomat set to travel to Pakistan as US takes new step to ease flows of oil and gas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran’s top diplomat is expected to travel to Pakistan by this weekend for talks, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press on Friday, raising hopes for revived negotiations in the Iran-U.S. war.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to be accompanied by a small government delegation and could arrive as soon as Friday, the officials said, without providing further details. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Iran did not immediately acknowledge Araghchi’s... Read More
Sánchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Friday refused to be drawn into a dispute with the United States over reports that the Pentagon is weighing whether to punish members of NATO that fail to support American operations in the Iran war.Among those in the firing line is Spain, which has refused to allow U.S. forces involved in the war to use bases on its territory or airspace. Spain says that U.S.-Israeli actions in the Iran war contravenes international law.
France and the U.K. also refuse to give U.S. forces free rein to use their... Read More
Prosecutors used rap lyrics to help send a man to death row in Texas. It's not an uncommon tactic
When he was 19, James Broadnax jotted down rap lyrics, thoughts and even job leads in a notebook that would become evidence at his capital murder trial.Prosecutors selected lyrics with alleged references to gang affiliation and shootings to convince jurors that instead of life in prison, Broadnax, who is Black, should be put to death after his conviction — a move his lawyers argue biased the almost all-white jury.
Broadnax isn’t the only defendant or even the only person on Texas’ death row whose rap lyrics have been introduced to a jury. Rap lyrics have featured... Read More
At Beijing auto show, Chinese carmakers flaunt new technologies as global competition heats up
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top automakers are showcasing their latest models and technologies from intelligent driving to ultrafast charging in Beijing as they compete with global rivals in overseas markets.Analysts say the biennial auto show in China's capital, which opened to media on Friday, shows how its auto industry is setting the global pace for cutting-edge technologies in areas such as electric vehicles and batteries, eclipsing many foreign brands that used to dominate the global market.
More than 1,450 vehicles are on display at this year’s show, including... Read More
Correspondents' Dinner's biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politics
The White House Correspondents' Dinner has had multiple iterations since it began a few years after World War I.Washington’s premier soiree on Saturday is most identified by its modern form: a red carpet for the capital’s journalism elite, political staffers and an assortment of American business leaders and celebrities — with the leader of the free world and a comedian offering roasts.
Some years are forgettable and relegated to C-SPAN archives. Others produce viral moments — funny, cringeworthy or undeniably tense — and endure across social media.
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- Prosecutors used rap lyrics to help send a man to death row in Texas. It's not an uncommon tactic
- Correspondents' Dinner's biggest moments involve laughs, cringing and high-stakes politics
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