By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A ping-pong ball may have bounced in Republicans’ favor as a GOP-dominated court was selected at random to consider the fate of President Joe Biden’s mandate that larger employers require workers to be vaccinated. Republican-led states, businesses and conservative groups are challenging the rule, saying it’s not the role of
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Michelle Wu has been sworn in as Boston’s first woman and first person of color elected mayor in the city’s history. The swearing-in Tuesday of the city’s first Asian American mayor came two weeks after she won Boston’s mayoral election. Before Wu, Boston had elected only white
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID infection cases continue to trend downward. Starting Monday, Nov. 22, masks will no longer be required in many indoor spaces. A statement from the city Health Department announced that masks will
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The addition of Brad Keselowski as part of the ownership group at Roush Fenway Racing means a rebranding of the team. The team will be known as RFK Racing going forward. Keselowski bought into the ownership group this summer and the team unveiled its
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urielblanco (CNN) — Un helicóptero rescató este martes a cuatro miembros de una familia después de que su vehículo se quedara atascado en un desierto de Australia a causa del mal tiempo y las inundaciones. Dos adultos y dos niños viajaban en un Mitsubishi Canter 4×4 cuando se quedaron atascados en el desierto de Simpson,
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Republicans are mostly shrugging off violent rhetoric within their ranks and vicious threats directed at some of their own members, as Democrats prepare to punish one GOP lawmaker over a graphic video depicting violence against a colleague. Democratic leaders are actively discussing ways to reprimand Rep. Paul
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Former England cricketer Monty Panesar speaks to Alex Thomas about Azeem Rafiq’s powerful testimony to UK lawmakers about the Yorkshire cricket racism row.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has held talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis amid a renewed push by Athens for the return of marble statues that once stood in the Parthenon. Johnson said he “understood the strength of feeling of the Greek people” about the sculptures after Mitsotakis raised the issue
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Some people might describe Hartville, Missouri, as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S. Census Bureau says it’s the closest town to the middle of the nation. The Census Bureau said Tuesday that the hamlet of about 600 people in the Missouri Ozarks was
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting employers with more than 100 employees will be consolidated and heard by the Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals after it was chosen Tuesday by a ping-pong ball lottery. The conservative-leaning appeals court could help determine the ultimate
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A man and his daughter were missing for hours after their single-engine plane crashed in Pennsylvania, but investigators say they were able to locate them thanks to a signal from his daughter’s iPad. On Sunday, a plane leaving from Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, went missing on radar
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar) Birth name: Aung San Suu Kyi Father: Aung San, commander of the Burma Independence Army. Helped negotiate Burma’s independence from Britain.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Las selecciones de la Concacaf disputaron este martes la última fecha del año de las eliminatorias rumbo al Mundial de Qatar 2022, en una jornada con cruces determinantes para varios de los países que aspiran a llegar a la cita mundialista. Canadá se consolida como líder único de la
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — South Africa’s soccer federation has formally complained to FIFA about a referee’s decision to award a penalty kick in a 1-0 loss that ended the team’s bid to qualify for the World Cup. FIFA says it “received a complaint from the South African FA in relation to this matter and will review
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Power of the Dog” is such a delicately constructed movie as to almost defy the ability to review it without saying too much. Keeping the audience off balance, writer-director Jane Campion creates a slow, ominous build around the fine performances toward a satisfying conclusion that nicely pays off on
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say they have evidence of direct involvement by Belarus’ government in a hybrid hacking/disinformation campaign against Eastern European NATO members since 2016. The campaign has aimed to sow discord in the military alliance, steal confidential information and spy on dissidents. Russia has been widely
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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts say they have evidence of direct involvement by Belarus’ government in a hybrid hacking/disinformation campaign against Eastern European NATO members since 2016. The campaign has aimed to sow discord in the military alliance, steal confidential information and spy on dissidents. Russia has been widely
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to sell his new infrastructure law, standing on what the state calls a “structurally deficient” bridge to deliver remarks outlining how the $1.2 trillion package will help repair the nation’s roads and bridges. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, we’re
Continue Reading By SABINA NIKSIC SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A senior U.S. official says Washington remains committed to maintaining peace and stability in Bosnia despite recent challenges by some of its Serb nationalist leaders to the U.S.-brokered Dayton peace agreement. That pact ended the brutal 1992-95 war in the Balkan country. U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Dion Phaneuf has retired after 14 NHL seasons. He was a former Calgary Flames star defenseman and Toronto Maple Leafs captain. Phaneuf is 36 and had not played since appearing in 67 games with the Los Angeles Kings in the 2018-19 season. He was a three-time All-Star.
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La cuenta regresiva ya comenzó: quedan pocos días para que se lleven a cabo las elecciones generales 2021 de Chile. El domingo, los chilenos elegirán a un nuevo presidente, senadores y diputados para el Congreso Nacional de Chile y consejeros regionales. Nuevas voces, una Convención Constitucional en marcha y estado de
Continue Reading The massive spider was anonymously donated to the Australian Reptile Park, which says it’s the largest funnel-web spider they’ve ever seen.
Continue Reading FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country in a moving van. The greater roadrunner is a species native to Southwestern states. It hitched a ride in the storage area of a moving van from Las Vegas to Westbrook, Maine. Volunteers took the bird to
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN When the US Food and Drug Administration approved a costly new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, earlier this year, experts warned that all of Medicare’s more than 63 million enrollees could wind up paying the price. That’s exactly what is happening. Aduhelm, which is priced at $56,000 a year, is one
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Restaurant drive-thrus have become too popular for their own good. Kentucky Fried Chicken wants its customers to ditch them. The chicken chain has created a new way for people to collect their orders, called Quick Pick-Up. Customers who want to use the new option can order ahead on its app
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La ciudad de Nueva York volverá a dar la bienvenida a miles de personas a Times Square para la codiciada tradición de la caída de la bola el 31 de diciembre, siempre y cuando muestren una prueba de vacunación contra el covid-19, dijeron las autoridades este martes. El alcalde de
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is booming. Unicorn startups are going public at a record clip. And many big companies are feeling the urge to merge. So it should come as no surprise that Wall Street bankers are expected to get big increases in their bonus checks this year. Compensation
Continue Reading Artemis Moshtaghian and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York City will once again welcome thousands of people to Times Square for the famed New Year’s Eve ball drop tradition, so long as they show proof of vaccination against Covid-19, officials said Tuesday. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the return of a “big, strong,
Continue Reading By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say soldiers have captured the wife of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Attorney General’s Office, Defense Department and National Intelligence Center said that Rosalinda “N” was captured Monday in Zapopan, Jalisco. It said she was
Continue Reading By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled. Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County claims photos of the January 2020 crash site were shared
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