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06 Oct, 2026
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Snap election called amid housing crisis
MADRID (AP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday announced an early general election, seeking to seize momentum from housing protests that have roiled the country and frame the vote around…
06 Oct, 2026
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Mitchell calls early election
ST GEORGE’S, CMC: Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has announced November 5 as the date for a general election, almost a year ahead of the constitutional deadline in October 2027. Mitchell, an…
06 Oct, 2026
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Premier says economy strong as he exits
HAMILTON (CMC): Premier David Burt, who is preparing to step down as head of Bermuda’s government later this month, says he is leaving office with the British Overseas Territory’s economy on a strong…
06 Oct, 2026
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Protesting students in France blockade high schools, demanding more resources for the system
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Schools in St Vincent closed due to flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday announced the closure of all schools on the island after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and landslides. Several houses…
06 Oct, 2026
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Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died…
06 Oct, 2026
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Strong El Niño could lead to impactful drought as well as humid heat over the next three months
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said that during the second half of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and the transition out of the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Colombia’s president offers support to military veterans extradited to US over Haitian leader’s killing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella offered legal assistance Tuesday to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian…
05 Oct, 2026
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‘Jane Doe’ solidarity posts flood social media after Cornell rape lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP): It was one woman, then another, and another, until a trickle became a flood. Countless women, and some men, posted on social media that they were Jane Doe in support of a young woman…