By DAVID B. CARUSO, JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell doesn’t involve the salacious allegations that the British socialite offered up one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers to England’s Prince Andrew for sex. Instead, U.S. prosecutors are focusing on allegations by four women who say
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CNN By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday will announce the Department of Energy will release 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of an effort to lower high gas prices and address the lack of oil supply around the world. This release will be
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By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering a record 50 million barrels of oil released from America’s strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs. He said Tuesday he is acting in coordination with other major energy consuming nations, including China, India, and the United Kingdom.
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Spanish government researchers have agreed to allow other manufacturers to produce their coronavirus antibody test, a move that could significantly boost testing in poor countries with limited COVID-19 surveillance. In a statement on Tuesday, the World Health Organization and the U.N.-backed Medicines Patent Pool said the Spanish National Research Council had signed
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million in total. WHO Europe is based in Copenhagen and it also cited growing evidence of a decline in protection against infection and mild disease
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic by next spring, topping 2 million in total. WHO Europe is based in Copenhagen and it also cited growing evidence of a decline in protection against infection and mild disease
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN More than three months after he resigned in disgrace, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo exists in political limbo — not completely written off as a spent force, but sidelined as the campaign to replace him heats up. Cuomo, who for a decade ran the Empire State and its Democratic Party
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Bidens are expected this week to revive a longstanding Thanksgiving family tradition that goes back to 1975, opting to spend this year’s dinner in Nantucket, Massachusetts. In his 2017 memoir, ” Promise Me, Dad,” Biden wrote that Thanksgiving was the first holiday he and his now-wife Jill spent together. The
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say Germany saw a 4.4% increase in known cases of actual or attempted violence against domestic partners last year, the vast majority of them against women. But officials said on Tuesday that the figures didn’t offer a clear picture of the impact of lockdowns prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The head
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Human rights activists have sent a dossier of evidence to the International Criminal Court demanding an investigation into abuses of migrants in Libya that they argue “may amount to crimes against humanity.” The filing Tuesday is confidential. It is the latest attempt to have ICC
Continue Reading By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose what to buy and when. So aim to shop with intention, rather than in response to sales. Determine how much you can spend on holiday gifts in total and for each
Continue Reading By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose what to buy and when. So aim to shop with intention, rather than in response to sales. Determine how much you can spend on holiday gifts in total and for each
Continue Reading FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl and a 55-year-old woman were killed in an overnight explosion and fire that destroyed three homes in Michigan, damaged several more and sent debris falling onto a neighborhood. The cause of the explosion Monday night remains under investigation. Authorities said Tuesday that the woman died at
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of people trying to enter Europe without authorization has risen significantly this year. Frontex says the numbers exceed migrant border crossing figures from 2019 before restrictions imposed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited travel. Frontex said Tuesday that 160,000
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After one storm moved through the East with rain, wind, and cold temperatures, a second storm is set to hit in the coming days. This storm may bring rain, wind, snow, travel delays, and canceled football games with the family. CNN meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the latest.
Continue Reading The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a new round of subpoenas to five of former President Donald Trump’s allies directly involved in planning “Stop the Steal” rallies, including longtime Republican operative Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. CNN’s Ryan Nobles reports.
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN If you’re planning a trip to Target this Thanksgiving to get a jump on your holiday shopping, don’t bother. Target will never be open on Thanksgiving again. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Una nave espacial de la NASA que chocará deliberadamente contra un asteroide despegó con éxito. La misión DART, o Prueba de redireccionamiento de doble asteroide, despegó a las 10:21 pm PT del martes (1:21 am ET del miércoles) a bordo de un cohete SpaceX Falcon 9 desde la Base de la
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent In the fall of 2015, Dr. Mark Denison was preparing for a long drive home from Alabama after making a presentation at a scientific meeting when a colleague asked him to stick around for lunch and check out some data on a potential new drug. Denison said yes,
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products. The Italian Competition Authority said Tuesday that its investigation found that the U.S. tech giants agreed to limit access to Italy’s Amazon
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict competition in the sale of Apple and Beats branded products. The Italian Competition Authority said Tuesday that its investigation found that the U.S. tech giants agreed to limit access to Italy’s Amazon
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1 billion-pound ($1.34 billion) research center there on Tuesday. AstraZeneca hopes the facility will build on work in developing one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The 19,000 square-meter (more than 200,000 square-foot) complex near
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1 billion-pound ($1.34 billion) research center there on Tuesday. AstraZeneca hopes the facility will build on work in developing one of the first COVID-19 vaccines. The 19,000 square-meter (more than 200,000 square-foot) complex near
Continue Reading China has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, calling it a deliberate move to undermine stability in the region. The U.S. Navy said in a statement the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius “conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit” on Tuesday “in accordance with international law.” The statement said
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN Australians are bracing for a wet and windy summer for a second year in a row as meteorologists said Tuesday that a La Niña weather event had formed in the Pacific Ocean. La Niña is expected to impact the country’s north, center and east, including its biggest city, Sydney, during the
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19 infections continue to rise across the country. The Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a report that officials and soldiers’ representatives have agreed to add the coronavirus shot to the list of vaccines soldiers
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19 infections continue to rise across the country. The Defense Ministry on Tuesday confirmed a report that officials and soldiers’ representatives have agreed to add the coronavirus shot to the list of vaccines soldiers
Continue Reading According to a report by Global Witness, 2020 was the deadliest year on record for environmental defenders. Colombia was the worst-affected country, the group said, with 65 defenders killed for either protecting Indigenous land or defending forests and their coca crops. CNN’s Stefano Pozzebon reports on the indigenous activists who are under threat.
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Fighting against climate change is often a matter of who controls the territory. In the indigenous reservation of Tacueyó in Colombia’s southwestern department of Cauca, that is the role of the indigenous guards, a voluntary, unarmed organization that controls access to the community and administers local justice in place of the
Continue Reading By Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español A sidewalk collapsed during Christmas festivities in the southeastern city of Joinville in Brazil on Monday, injuring 33 people, according to authorities. People fell into the Cachoeira River when a sidewalk on Avenida Beira Rio collapsed during the inaugural Christmas presentation and the ceremony had to be interrupted for
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