SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In 2021, the Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele on a trip to the U.S. capital, snubbing the self-proclaimed “world’s coolest dictator” for fear a photo op would embolden his attempts to expand his power base. A little more than three years […]
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The blessing of rain dampens Holy Week in drought-stricken Spain
QUESADA, Spain (AP) — Some much need rain was not going to ruin Holy Week for Alfonso del Río Martínez and his fellow Christians in the southern Spanish village of Quesada. So when there was a break in the wet weather, they completed their annual act of spiritual devotion by parading a float bearing Christ […]
Suozzi and Pilip hunt for votes as snowstorm dampens turnout in special election to replace ex-Rep. George Santos
Democrat Tom Suozzi and Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip scrambled for votes Tuesday as a special election day snowstorm threatened to dampen turnout in their hotly contested Long Island congressional special election to replace disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos. The two campaigns were offering supporters rides to snow-blanketed polling stations in the NY-03 district and trading last-minute […]