A similar incident involving an individual protesting the Israel-Hamas war occurred in December, when a person set themselves on fire outside Atlanta’s Israeli Consulate.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
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Wild weather hits Northwest with snow even as Midwest gets a taste of summer
February’s end is bringing wild weather to much of the United States.
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Primary apathy in Michigan: Democrats, Republicans struggle as supporters mull whether to even vote
Michigan voters are poised to cast ballots in their respective presidential primaries on Tuesday.
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Trump owes $112,000 for every day he doesn’t pay New York fraud fine
The amount, calculated by Attorney General Letitia James, will continue to be added even as the former president challenges the Feb. 16 verdict, a process he began on Monday.
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‘Peetah’ Morgan, lead singer of prominent reggae band Morgan Heritage, dies at age 46
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness called Morgan’s death a ‘colossal loss’ for Jamaica and reggae music.
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Capital One’s bid for Discover carries expectation that Americans won’t slow credit card use
In the fourth quarter of 2023, Americans held $1.13 trillion on their credit cards, and aggregate household debt balances increased by $212 billion.
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American Airlines is raising bag fees and changing how customers earn frequent-flyer points
American Airlines is raising bag fees and pushing customers to buy tickets directly from the airline if they want to earn frequent-flyer points.
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Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports
The farmers spilled Ukrainian grain in Medyka, a Polish border town, sparking the sharp criticism of the Ukrainian ambassador to Poland.
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YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case
A judge has sentenced the parenting-advice blogger to possibly decades in prison after she admitted to physically and emotionally abusing her children.
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Nikki Haley hasn’t yet won a Republican contest. But she’s vowing to keep fighting Donald Trump
Nikki Haley’s allies are bracing for a big loss in her home state’s primary election in South Carolina this week.