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White House dinner rescheduled for July
NEW YORK -- The White House Correspondents Association dinner has been rescheduled for July 24. The event was initially disrupted in April by an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association, announced the new date and emphasized enhanced safety measures and new access procedures.
north carolina
Officer charged in beating caught on video
SHELBY -- A former North Carolina police officer has been charged with assault for a beating caught on a doorbell camera.
The beating occurred Friday in the city of Shelby. Karson Hyder turned himself in Monday and was released on bond. Warrants say Hyder was attempting to arrest 34-year-old Cherrie Moore on suspicion of breaking and entering when she allegedly assaulted him and ripped his uniform.
World
kenya
President defends US Ebola quarantine center
NAIROBI -- Kenya's president has defended the establishment by the U.S. of its own Ebola quarantine facility.
There were further protests on Tuesday after President William Ruto said the U.S. had a longstanding partnership with Kenya on health matters and that the quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base was one of 24 facilities that had been established in the event of an Ebola outbreak.
afghanistan
Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade
KABUL -- Landlocked Afghanistan is struggling to access supplies as fighting with Pakistan and the Iran war disrupt key routes.
Border closures with Pakistan last year forced Afghanistan to rely on Iran's port of Bandar Abbas. Now the Iran-U.S. war has stranded ships there.