The best travel plan this holiday season: A backup plan
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Travel in the COVID-19 era is anything but predictable. Don’t get caught off guard by flight cancellations,…
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Nigerian police fire tear gas at anniversary of protest
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police officers have fired tear gas at protesters in Lagos, the country’s…
Continue Reading Police: Man fatally shoots 2, wounds 2, then kills himself
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others critically wounded in a shooting at a home in a southeastern Wisconsin city, and…
Continue Reading Retired pope hopes to soon join friends in ‘the afterlife’
ROME (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI has said he hopes to soon join a beloved professor friend in “the afterlife.” Benedict penned an Oct. 2…
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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce leaves club by mutual consent after Saudi backed takeover
By Ben Church, CNN Manager Steve Bruce has left Newcastle United by mutual consent just 13 days after the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the Premier…
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Former Manchester City player Nedum Onuoha talks to CNN about what Newcastle United players and fans can expect from the takeover of the club after…
Continue Reading German police seize weapons in raid of far-right group
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany say police have searched 14 premises across the country in connection with a suspected far-right extremist…
Continue Reading Queen accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for a few…
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Miss France pageant faces lawsuit for requiring all contestants to be at least 5-foot-5, unmarried and child-free
Leah Dolan, CNN Miss France, the country’s 101-year-old beauty pageant, is being sued by a feminist activist group and three unsuccessful…
Continue Reading Romanian PM-designate fails to win parliamentary support
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s prime minister-designate has failed to win parliamentary support from…
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Queen Elizabeth II cancels trip on advice to rest for a few days
By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to…
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White House under pressure to act on voting rights, but it’s not ready to blow up the filibuster
By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The White House is under mounting pressure to get results on voting rights legislation, but…
Continue Reading Ex-German soldiers arrested for trying to create paramilitary unit to fight in Yemen
By Nadine Schmidt and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two former German soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to create a paramilitary unit to…
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Newcastle reshaping begins with manager Steve Bruce leaving
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has parted ways with manager Steve Bruce as its Saudi ownership began reshaping the team two weeks after buying…
Continue Reading Bond and ‘Willy Wonka’ songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — Oscar-winning British songwriter Leslie Bricusse, whose work includes James Bond themes and Willy Wonka’s signature tune, has died.…
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Facebook is planning to change its name, report says
CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name focused on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, as…
Continue Reading Facebook is planning to change its name, report says
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Facebook is planning to rebrand itself with a new name focused on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday, as the…
Continue Reading Facebook kept its own oversight board in the dark on program for VIP users
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Facebook failed to provide crucial details about its “Cross-Check” program that reportedly…
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No child’s play: ABC-7 anchors compete for charity
EL PASO — Call them Hunger Games or Squid Games. What hundreds of El Paso students witnessed Tuesday was no child’s play. More than 750 students…
Continue Reading Russia hosts Afghan talks, calls for an inclusive government
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has hosted talks on Afghanistan involving senior representatives of the Taliban and…
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The UK has more new Covid-19 cases than France, Germany, Italy and Spain combined
The UK is seeing a rise in coronavirus cases months after having lifted all restrictions earlier this year. Dr. Eric Topol, Professor of Molecular…
Continue Reading Russians to stay off work for a week as virus deaths rise
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has ordered many of Russia’s workers to stay off work for a…
Continue Reading EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official exhorts the 27 member nations to wean themselves off natural gas…
Continue Reading EU chief says key to energy crisis is pushing Green Deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top official is exhorting the bloc’s 27 nations to wean themselves off…
Continue Reading The world is banking on giant carbon-sucking fans to clean our climate mess. It’s a big risk.
Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, warns of more turbulence in the energy markets and missing climate goals without…
Continue Reading German central bank chief to step down after 10 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s central bank has announced that he will step down after a decade at the…
Continue Reading German central bank chief to step down after 10 years
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of Germany’s central bank has announced that he will step down after a decade at the…
Continue Reading Czech Republic imposes new restrictions as infections soar
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has been hit by a steep rise in coronavirus infections that have reached levels unseen since late April. In…
Continue Reading Hurry up and wait: Trump’s best legal shot at blocking the release of his January 6 docs
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The next few weeks will be pivotal if former President Donald Trump is hoping to bury the House’s request for January 6…
Continue Reading Germany sees more patrols on Polish border to curb migration
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official has proposed introducing joint German-Polish patrols on the two countries’ border to help clamp…
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