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world news by Matthew Sedacca issued March 30, 2024, 5:17 PM ET As the war with Hamas escalates, a surprising Israeli Supreme Court order to freeze funding to ultra-Orthodox yeshivas unless students join the army could rupture Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing coalition. be. Following Thursday's order upholding a 2018 High Court ruling that found the current system, which has historically exempted ultra-Orthodox Jews from military service, to be discriminatory, the Israeli government will issue a new It is necessary to present a national conscription plan. The majority of Israelis believe that the exemption from military service is unfair. The…
LIMA, PERU — Peruvian police stormed the front door of President Dina Bolarte's home with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches as part of an investigation into possible illicit enrichment.Police waited in vain for several minutes late Friday for someone to open the door as dozens of armed officers with bulletproof shields and batons looked on. After a raid around midnight, police officers proceeded to the presidential palace and were allowed into the country, this time without the use of force.The country is accustomed to raids on the homes of former presidents, but this was the first…
Bolarte has been under preliminary investigation for allegedly acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since becoming vice president and minister of social inclusion in July 2021 and becoming president in December 2022.The investigation began in mid-March after a television program noted that Bolarte was wearing a Rolex watch, which is worth up to $14,000 in Peru. At least two more Rolexes were subsequently detected by other programs.Bolarte, a 61-year-old lawyer, was a low-key local civil servant before joining then-President Pedro Castillo's administration in July 2021 on a monthly salary of $8,136. Mr. Bolarte then became president on a meager…
Eric Newman (Post Commander), Haley Brannock, Dillon Mahon, Nevaeh Fuson, Randall Dunkin, Addison Schupert, Elizabeth Raines, Dolly Willis (Americanism Assistant Chair). Posted news On Monday, March 18, Charles H. Eyre American Legion Post 633 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 633 held a reception at Seaman's Post to honor the 2023 Americanism & Government (A&G) Honorees. was awarded. Every year, just before Veterans Day, North Adams students take the American Legion A & G test. The tests are scored by the region families, and one boy and one girl from each grade (10-12) are selected based on their scores. The tests…
Police officers stand outside the Government Palace after prosecutors raided the home of President Dina Bolarte as part of an investigation into the illegal enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches in Lima, Peru, March 30, 2024. . Photographed in Lima, Peru on March 30, 2024.Sebastian Castaneda/Reuters Photo LIMA (AP) — Peruvian police used a battering ram to break through the front door of President Dina Bolarte's home overnight in search of luxury watches as part of an investigation into possible illicit enrichment. Police waited in vain for several minutes late Friday for someone to open the door…
Peruvian police stormed the front door of President Dina Bolarte's home with a battering ram overnight in search of luxury watches as part of an investigation into possible illicit enrichment.Police waited in vain for several minutes late Friday for someone to open the door as dozens of armed officers with bulletproof shields and batons looked on. After a raid around midnight, police officers proceeded to the presidential palace and were allowed into the country, this time without the use of force.The country is used to former presidents' homes being raided, but this was a first. Peruvian History of police forcibly…
Written by Marco AquinoLIMA (Reuters) – Peru's government bombed the president's home on Saturday. Dina Bolarte As part of an investigation into possible illegal enrichment and failure to declare ownership of luxury watches as “disproportionate and unconstitutional.”Television footage showed police breaking down the door to Mr. Bolarte's residence on Friday night, apparently after he refused calls from authorities to open and allow evidence to be examined.Bolarte's home is in Lima's Surquillo district, several kilometers from the government palace where he works.Justice Minister Eduardo Arana said about 20 public prosecutor's office officials and 20 police officers searched Bolarte's home and then…
JERUSALEM (AP) – A flotilla of three ships left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies bound for Gaza, amid growing fears of starvation in the region.The ships and barges were loaded with enough ready-to-eat foods to prepare more than 1 million meals, including rice, pasta, flour, beans, canned vegetables and protein, according to World Central Kitchen. . It also included dates, which are traditionally eaten to break the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.An Open Arms ship opened a direct route to the Palestinian territories earlier this month, carrying 200…
A flotilla of three ships has left a port in Cyprus to deliver 400 tonnes of food and other supplies to the Gaza Strip amid growing fears of hunger, an international charity said.March 30, 2024, 4:00 a.m. ET• 4 minute readJERUSALEM — A flotilla of three ships left a port in Cyprus on Saturday carrying 400 tons of food and other supplies bound for Gaza, amid growing fears of starvation in the Gaza Strip.The ships and barges were loaded with enough ready-to-eat foods to prepare more than 1 million meals, including rice, pasta, flour, beans, canned vegetables and protein, according…
The case is Marcy v. State of Missouri A lawsuit filed by a number of states, including Louisiana, in federal court in Monroe, Louisiana. The basis for the lawsuit includes states and individuals whose posts about the coronavirus were censored suing federal officials for violating their free speech rights. A lower court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, finding that certain government officials pressured social media platforms to censor and suppress posts.The legal issue is freedom of speech and how these giant social media sites “moderate” or actually censor the content of speech, and whether through their own actions or…