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By The Associated Press (AP) - Oscar Tschiebwe was the consensusmen’s college basketball player of the year last season, an accomplishment usually followed by a jump to the NBA. Kentucky’s big man decided to take a different route.He’s coming back — and he may be even betterthis season. “He’s a better passer. He’s a better […]
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Abiy's government and the regional one run by the Tigray People's Liberation Front each consider the other illegitimate.
\t There was no immediate word from the three AU envoys, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano and former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe. AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo did not say whether they can meet with TPLF leaders, something Abiy's office has rejected.
\"``Not possible,'' senior Ethiopian official Redwan Hussein said in a message to the AP. ``\"Above all, TPLF leadership is still at large.'' He called reports that the TPLF had appointed an envoy to discuss an immediate cease-fire with the international community ``masquerading.''
\t Fighting reportedly remained well outside the Tigray capital of Mekele, a densely populated city of a half-million people who have been warned by the Ethiopian government that they will be shown ``no mercy'' if they don't distance themselves from the region's leaders.
\t Tigray has been almost entirely cut off from the outside world since Nov. 4, when Abiy announced a military offensive in response to a TPLF attack on a federal army base.
That makes it difficult to verify claims about the fighting, but humanitarians have said at least hundreds of people have been killed.
\t The fighting threatens to destabilize Ethiopia, which has been described as the linchpin of the strategic Horn of Africa.
\t With transport links cut, food and other supplies are running out in Tigray, home to 6 million people, and the United Nations has asked for immediate and unimpeded access for aid.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addressed the country's parliament on Monday, heaping praise on the army for its truimph in Tigray, even as the region's embattled leader said his rebel forces were fighting back 'on all fronts'.
Federal troops took Tigray’s capital Mekelle at the weekend, marking defeat for the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, the region's ruling party.
But Tigray's fugitive leader Debretsion Gebremicheal on Monday said that the fighting was not over.
Debretsion, in a phone interview with The Associated Press, said he remains near the Tigray capital, Mekele, which the Ethiopian army on Saturday said it now controlled. Far from accepting Abiy’s declaration of victory, the Tigray leader asserted that “we are sure we’ll win.”
He also accused the Ethiopian forces of carrying out a “genocidal campaign” against the Tigray people. With the Tigray region still cut off a month after the fighting began, no one knows how many people have been killed, and it’s difficult to verify the warring sides’ claims.
In parliament, Abiy denied army soldiers had killed civilians or damaged any installations in Mekelle.
Each government regards the other as illegal after Abiy sidelined the once-dominant Tigray People’s Liberation Front after taking office in early 2018.
The fight is about self-determination of the region of some 6 million people, the Tigray leader said, and it “will continue until the invaders are out.”
He asserted that his forces held an undetermined number of “captives” among the Ethiopian forces, including the pilot of a fighter jet that his side claims to have shot down over the weekend.
A communications blackout in the region has made it virtually impossible to verify the claims made by either side.
The Tigray leader also asserted that his forces still have several missiles and “we can use them whenever we want,” though he rejected a question about striking at the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, saying the primary aim is to “clear Tigray from the invaders.” He again accused Abiy of collaborating with neighboring Eritrea in the offensive in Tigray, something Abiy’s government has denied.
“Let’s think of so many types of corruption in the life of the priesthood,” Francis told the new cardinals, deviating from his prepared text. If they think of themselves so grandly, “you won’t be pastors close to the people, you’ll just be ‘Eminence.’ And …
A recent post claimed that rapper Kevin Gates' sister-wife was romantically involved with Shannon Brown, while he was still married to singer Monica. Monica responded to the post. But not in the way you might think. See what she had to say.
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Attorney General William Barr said yesterday that the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. His comments come despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the election was stolen, and his refusal to concede his loss to President-Elect Joe Biden.
Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election. Barr’s comments, in an interview with the The Associated Press, contradict the concerted effort by Trump, his boss, to subvert the […]
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Disputing President Donald Trump's persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could change the outcome of the 2020 election. Barr's comments, in an interview Tuesday with the The Associated Press, contradict the concerted effort by Trump, his boss, to subvert the results of last month's voting and block President-elect Joe Biden from taking his place in the White House. Barr told the AP that U.S. attorneys and FBI agents have been working to follow up specific complaints and information […]
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… L. Fudge of Ohio, an African-American Democrat from Ohio.
Mr. Clyburn … owes a special debt to African-American voters, and that he wants …
A Russian TV station which is said to be pro-Kremlin, was criticized over the weekend after an actress in a segment on one of its shows donned blackface to mimic former US president Barack Obama in a skit. According to The Washington Post, the racist and controversial skit appeared on NTV’s satirical program titled Mezhdunarodnaya...
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By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden is expected in the coming days to name several of his most senior economic advisers, a group that includes several liberal economists and policy specialists who established their credentials during the previous two Democratic administrations. Biden, who has placed a premium on diversity in his selection of Cabinet nominees and key advisers, is looking to notch at least a few firsts with his economic team selections. The Biden campaign has not yet announced the picks, but these are some of the individuals he's expected to select to high-profile positions on his economic […]
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[New Times] The just-concluded African Basketball Championships (Afrobasket) qualifiers in Kigali ended on a high and a number of lessons were learned from both participating teams and organisers.
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But who are the right people? As the decision looms for President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration, a new analysis argues for targeting the first vaccines to the same low-income Black, Hispanic and Native American households that have disproportionately suffered from the coronavirus. But no one at the federal level has committed to the idea, which would be a significant shift from the current population-based method adopted by Operation Warp Speed. 'It's not […]
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Houston’s city council approved a $30 million relief fund for city residents to ease ongoing economic hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Council members voted unanimously to use money from […]
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Four French officers are facing criminal charges for beating a Black music producer while using a racial slur in Paris earlier this month. Michel Zecler, […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot. “Let’s keep Georgia blue,' Jackson said. “Let’s elect Jon Ossoff, […]
By DAVID CRARY and ELANA SCHOR Associated Press As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama. Now, as president-elect, Biden is making sweeping promises to LGBTQ activists, proposing to carry out virtually every major proposal on their wish lists. Among them: Lifting the Trump administration's near-total ban on military service for transgender people, barring federal contractors from anti-LGBTQ job discrimination, and creating high-level LGBTQ-rights positions at the State Department, the National Security Council and other federal agencies. In many cases the measures would reverse […]
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By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer Mike Tyson stepped through the ropes in his signature black trunks and heard the opening bell in a boxing ring for the first time in 15 years. The former heavyweight champion of the world traded lively punches with Roy Jones Jr. for eight entertaining rounds that ended with two […]
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Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On the same day that U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department had found no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, nine Texas Republicans in Congress signed a letter chastising Barr for a 'shocking lack of […]
The U.S. women's national soccer team (USWNT) wore \"Black Lives Matter\" anthem jackets Friday at a friendly match against the Netherlands.
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and government efforts to address economic inequality. Janet Yellen, announced Monday as Biden's nominee for treasury secretary, served as chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, when she placed a greater emphasis than previous Fed chairs on maximizing employment and less focus on price inflation. Biden also named Cecilia Rouse as chair of his Council of […]
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For the third consecutive year since 2018, the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia has been named as the “World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination” by the World Travel Awards, the country’s tourism authority announced. Regarded as the “travel industry's most prestigious awards programme”, the virtual event was held in Moscow on November 27. Besides taking home the...
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Attorney General William Barr's decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate the handling of the Russia probe ensures his successor won't have an easy transition. The move, which Barr detailed to The Associated Press on Tuesday, could lead to heated confirmation hearings for President-elect Joe Biden's nominee, who hasn't been announced. Senate Republicans will likely use that forum to extract a pledge from the pick to commit to an independent investigation. The pressure on the new attorney general is unlikely to ease once they take office. With […]
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By Erick Johnson Yes, he can. And yes, he’s doing it again with “A Promised Land.” If you want to check out former President Barack Obama’s new memoir from the Chicago Public Library, get ready to wait a long time. As of Monday evening, there were 1,088 people waiting for only 298 copies. On Amazon, […]
