PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor has ordered police to stop pulling over drivers for low-level offenses that critics say lead to disproportionate stops of minority drivers. Mayor Jim Kenney’s order Wednesday makes Philadelphia the largest city government in the U.S. to ban what are sometimes called pretextual stops. The order bans officers from pulling over
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has pleaded guilty to the 2018 shooting deaths of two police officers. A judge gave Marquis Aaron Flowers two life prison sentences Wednesday after Flowers pleaded guilty earlier in the day to two counts of first-degree murder. Jury
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Opinion by Adam Connors for CNN Business Perspectives When I first developed a rash and some unusual bruising on my side, I didn’t worry about it too much. I’d been play-fighting pretty vigorously with my children the day before, after all. But my partner insisted I get it checked out, so I dutifully went to
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By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Not all is lost for the Indianapolis Colts. Sure, they are three games behind Tennessee in the AFC South. And yes, the Titans swept Indy this season to hold a massive tiebreaker. Consider this, however: Derrick Henry, the Titans’ outstanding running back and the best offensive player in
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By JILL LAWLESS and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British-registered scallop boat caught up in a post-Brexit spat between the U.K. and France over fishing licenses has been released by French authorities. Owner Macduff Shellfish said the dredger had left Le Havre in northern France. French maritime police seized the Cornelis Gert
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urielblanco (CNN) — Georgie Dann, cantante que alcanzó gran fama en España por temas como “La barbacoa”, “El chiringuito” o “El bimbó”, entre otros, falleció este miércoles en el Hospital Puerta de Hierro de Madrid, según confirmó a CNN un portavoz del hospital. Popularmente conocido como el rey de la canción del verano, Dann nació
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman’s future is the most pressing offseason issue facing the Braves, who beat the Houston Astros to cap an improbable run to their first World Series title since 1995. It’s hard to envision the Braves repeating without Freeman at first base. Freeman
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman’s future is the most pressing offseason issue facing the Braves, who beat the Houston Astros to cap an improbable run to their first World Series title since 1995. It’s hard to envision the Braves repeating without Freeman at first base. Freeman
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the country’s arms makers to develop even more advanced hypersonic missiles and lasers to maintain the country’s edge in military technologies. Speaking during a meeting with officials Wednesday, Putin hailed the new weapons, such as the Avangard and Kinzhal hypersonic weapons
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Cuando el primer ministro de Etiopía, Abiy Ahmed, recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 2019, fue alabado como un pacificador regional. Ahora, sigue en el poder en el contexto de una prolongada guerra civil que, según muchos testimonios, lleva el sello del genocidio y tiene el potencial de desestabilizar
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CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two hours and expressing skepticism about a New York law that restricts individuals from carrying concealed handguns outside the home for self-defense. Chief Justice John Roberts at one point pressed New
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has won reelection over Republican Jack Ciattarelli. Murphy eked out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He’s the state’s first Democratic governor to get a second straight term in 44 years. Former Assembly member
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business The US Commerce Department on Wednesday blacklisted Israeli firms NSO Group and Candiru, accusing the companies of providing spyware to foreign governments that “used these tools to maliciously target” journalists, embassy workers and activists. Commerce officials added the Israeli firms to its so-called “entity list,” effectively banning the companies from
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a news conference, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 will eventually fade, which, in turn, will
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Reporter WASHINGTON (AP) — If you find the current economy a bit confusing, don’t worry: So does the nation’s top economic official, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. At a news conference, Powell said the Fed was sticking by its bedrock economic forecast: COVID-19 will eventually fade, which, in turn, will
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by Jacob Lev, CNN Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will miss Sunday’s road game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to Covid-19 protocols, the team’s head coach Matt LaFleur announced Wednesday. LaFleur wouldn’t confirm if Rodgers tested positive for the virus or his vaccination status. While meeting the media, LaFleur would say only
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Un ataque con explosivos contra una patrulla militar colombiana dejó este miércoles al menos cuatro personas muertas y cinco heridas en el departamento del Casanare, en el oriente de Colombia, informó el Ejército en un comunicado. Según el comunicado, el incidente, catalogado como un “atentado terrorista”, se perpetró en
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Growing up, Barry Watson says the TV series “Highway to Heaven” was appointment viewing when it aired weekly. It was created by and starred Michael Landon as an angel sent to earth to help people. Watson co-stars with Jill Scott in a new film version for
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Personal Birth date: November 14, 1948 Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, England Birth name: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Father: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh Mother: Queen Elizabeth II Marriages: Camilla Parker Bowles (April
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey. Barely a year ago, they snatched unfettered control of the
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey. Barely a year ago, they snatched unfettered control of the
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Este martes por la noche fue un desastre para los demócratas a nivel nacional. Punto. Perder la carrera para gobernador de Virginia en un estado que el presidente Joe Biden había ganado por 10 puntos porcentuales solo un año antes ya es suficientemente malo. Pero la sorprendente cercanía de la carrera
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Act from advancing on Wednesday when the Senate took a procedural vote on whether to open debate on the legislation. The John Lewis voting bill that the Senate considered is aimed at fighting voter suppression and restoring and updating key parts of the
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell and Pete Muntean, CNN A Southwest Airlines pilot is accused of assaulting another crew member following a mask dispute last month in San Jose, California, according to information received from the airline and local law enforcement. The October 18 incident occurred at a Doubletree hotel bar and “involved a disagreement over mask
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Southwest Airlines says it is launching an internal investigation after a report that one of its pilots used the anti-Biden slang phrase “Let’s go Brandon” over a plane’s public address system during a flight.
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DOÑA ANA, New Mexico — Over the course of a single year, a 29-year-old man named Ruben has been arrested 29 times, according to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office. “His mental health problems are not getting better,” admitted Sheriff Kim Stewart. “They are declining.” Last month, ABC-7 reported on Ruben’s inability to enter the
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Smartmatic, the voting technology company that is suing Fox News, some of its hosts and pro-Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for defamation, is now adding Newsmax and One America News Network to the list of defendants. Smartmatic’s lawyers filed defamation suits against the two hard-right TV networks on
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — ¿Deben permanecer bajo tierra las riquezas naturales de Nigeria? La mayor economía de África tiene 206 millones de habitantes, una pobreza endémica y enormes reservas de energía que podrían aprovechar para impulsar el desarrollo. Pero está recibiendo una enorme presión por parte de los países desarrollados para que abandone
Continue Reading ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian president’s office says three Algerians were killed by a military strike on their trucks. It accuses Moroccan forces in the disputed Western Sahara of being behind the attack. The president’s office said Wednesday that the trucks were traveling from the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott toward the Algerian city of Ouargla
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey and quarterback Sam Darnold showed up for practice Wednesday in full pads. However, their status for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots remains very much up in the air. McCaffrey was designated for return from injured reserve and
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