KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have doubled down on their hard-line trajectory in a third round of Afghanistan government appointments that encompassed a host of men named to deputy positions. None of the 38 new appointments announced by chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid included women. They were comprised of members drawn entirely from the Taliban
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European enforcement agencies last week arrested two people in Ukraine who have allegedly made multimillion-dollar ransom demands following hacks of European and US organizations, Europol announced Monday. The FBI and law enforcement agencies in France and Ukraine coordinated the raid, which led to the seizure of $375,000 in cash
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Nick Clegg, Vice President of global affairs at Facebook, tells CNN’s Brian Stelter that blaming social media for the January 6 Capitol insurrection is too simplistic of an explanation to a complicated problem.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Members of the union representing roughly 60,000 film and television workers have voted to authorize a strike that could shutter Hollywood productions indefinitely. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union president Matthew Loeb announced the results on Monday. “The members have spoken loud and clear,” said Loeb. “This vote is
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HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old has been charged with murder after being accused of striking and killing three parking valets as he attempted to flee from Houston police. Authorities announced Monday that Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi is facing three counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault for the deadly Friday night
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old has been charged with murder after being accused of striking and killing three parking valets as he attempted to flee from Houston police. Authorities announced Monday that Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi is facing three counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault for the deadly Friday night
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen acknowledges the organization might be in the midst of a multiyear rebuild, especially with the Dodgers, Giants and Padres spending loads of money at the top of their division. But Hazen does expect a significant step forward in 2022. He
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By Joe Sutton and Alta Spells, CNN A 43-year-old certified nursing assistant was fatally shot at a Philadelphia hospital early Monday morning, and the suspect was a coworker of the shooting victim, police said. Police were called to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital just after midnight in response to a report of a shooter on the
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“We learned that he was wearing body armor, and was carrying multiple weapons. In addition to the long gun which was believed to be an AR-15, he was also carrying some form of a semi-automatic handgun,” Commissioner Outlaw said.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station is about to become a film set. Veteran Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actor Yulia Peresild and film producer Klim Shipenko will travel to the International Space Station on Tuesday. Peresild and Shipenko will be filming segments for the movie “Challenge” — the first feature film set in
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer The weekend oil leak along the Southern California coast happened not far from the site of the catastrophe more than a generation ago that helped give rise to the modern environmental movement itself: the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. That still ranks in the top tier of human-caused disasters
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By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer The weekend oil leak along the Southern California coast happened not far from the site of the catastrophe more than a generation ago that helped give rise to the modern environmental movement itself: the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. That still ranks in the top tier of human-caused disasters
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — El Consorcio Internacional de Periodistas de Investigación (ICIJ, por sus siglas en inglés) publicó este domingo los papeles de Pandora, una exposición de los secretos financieros y los negocios en paraísos fiscales de docenas de jefes de Estado, funcionarios públicos y políticos de 91 países y territorios.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani just completed arguably the most remarkable single season by any player in the past century of baseball. And not even his two-way brilliance was enough to lift the Los Angeles Angels from their now-customary spot in the bottom half of the American League.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The Washington Football Team has placed head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion on administrative leave for what a team statement calls an ongoing criminal investigation unrelated to the club. Two people familiar with the matter say federal law enforcement officials including agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration served a search
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers confirmed that wide receiver Taj Harris has left the program and will enter the transfer portal. Babers said he spoke with Harris before and after Saturday’s loss at Florida State and said Harris decided “the best opportunity” would be to transfer. Harris played in only three of
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG and MICHELLE A. MONROE Associated Press Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent was killed when a passenger opened fire as officers were doing a routine inspection for illegal contraband on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona. A second agent and a Tucson police officer were also wounded the shooting Monday.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los casos de inflamación del corazón tras la vacunación con ARNm covid-19 son raros y se dan con más frecuencia en hombres jóvenes, según sugiere una investigación publicada este lunes en la revista JAMA Internal Medicine. La miocarditis es un tipo de inflamación del corazón. Se han asociado casos raros
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The major league batting average dropped to .244 this season, its lowest since the year of the pitcher in 1968. But offense picked up markedly following baseball’s midseason crackdown on grip-enhancing substances for pitchers. MLB ended a run of 12 consecutive full seasons in which
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Grand Slam champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Barbora Krejcikova are among the players named to the 12 teams at next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals. U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez will lead Canada’s roster. Defending champion France returns Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and Fiona Ferro from
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Aquí te compartimos un vistazo a los peores desastres por derrames de petróleo. Las estimaciones de derrames varían según la fuente. Los diez mayores derrames de petróleo 1. Enero de 1991 – Durante la Guerra del Golfo, las fuerzas iraquíes liberaron intencionalmente entre 252 y 336 millones de galones de petróleo
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EL PASO, Texas — Kids will be able to go door-to-door trick-or-treating for Halloween this year after El Paso health officials gave the thumbs up. Dr. Hector Ocaranza, the El City/County Health Authority, said the high Covid vaccination numbers and decreasing hospitalizations will allow El Pasoans to celebrate Halloween the traditional way after kids were
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A medical glove manufacturing facility promising to employ nearly 2,500 people is coming to southwest Virginia. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam made the announcement Monday, calling it a transformational, generational opportunity. Two companies have formed a joint venture that plans to invest $714 million to create a
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A medical glove manufacturing facility promising to employ nearly 2,500 people is coming to southwest Virginia. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam made the announcement Monday, calling it a transformational, generational opportunity. Two companies have formed a joint venture that plans to invest $714 million to create a
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says at least 14 soldiers were killed and seven injured by extremists at the Yirgou military barracks in Burkina Faso’s Sanmatenga province. Minister of Defense Aime Barthelemy Simpore said in a statement the soldiers were targeted at 5 a.m. by a large
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are young and talented and seem to have changed the narrative about their future after an unexpected 90-win season. The Mariners fell short of snapping their 20-year playoff drought on the final weekend of the season but the year was overall a success
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback Jase McClellan is out for the year with a knee injury. The top-ranked Crimson Tide’s top backup runner is set for surgery on Tuesday, Saban said. McClellan was injured in a win over No. 17 Mississippi, when Brian Robinson Jr. ran 36 times
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama coach Nick Saban says tailback Jase McClellan is out for the year with a knee injury. The top-ranked Crimson Tide’s top backup runner is set for surgery on Tuesday, Saban said. McClellan was injured in a win over No. 17 Mississippi, when Brian Robinson Jr. ran 36 times
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UPDATE #2: One winning ticket was sold in California for what ended up being a nearly $700 million Powerball jackpot due to strong sales up to the deadline, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association. It was sold at a grocery store in the coastal California city of Morro Bay. The estimated prize total of $699.8
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces City Council on Monday afternoon approved almost $4 million toward the construction of a new building for the local non-profit, Casa de Peregrinos. “I want to remind everybody that this is not a Casa de Peregrinos project or a city of Las Cruces project,” said Lorenzo Alba,
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