By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades. According to Itaipu’s website, 2020 was the was one of the driest years in the plant’s history, with power output at its lowest
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By EMILIO SANABRIA and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (AP) — The gigantic Itaipu hydroelectric dam straddling the Brazil-Paraguay border is feeling the heat of Brazil’s worst drought in nine decades. According to Itaipu’s website, 2020 was the was one of the driest years in the plant’s history, with power output at its lowest
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CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of “Star Trek” fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of “Star Trek” fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending — only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience and
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have a chance to grab a share of the NFC North lead when they host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. It’s an opportunity that would have been tough to envision a few weeks ago. The Bears hit a low point with
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Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military chief says that the leader of an Islamic State-linked group has been killed. The alleged death of Abu Musab al-Barnawi was not immediately confirmed by the group and there was no immediate way to corroborate the claim. Gen. Lucky Irabor, Nigeria’s chief of defense
Continue Reading By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business LinkedIn will shut down the local version of its service in China, marking a significant retreat for one of the few large US tech firms still operating in the country. The career networking platform, owned by Microsoft, made the decision because of a “significantly more challenging operating environment and greater
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Getting through the first six games of World Cup qualifying has taken a village for the United States. Twenty-nine players have started, five more than the American total during the 10 matches of the 2018 qualifying hexagonal. A total of 33 have appeared in matches,
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By Reid Alexander, as told to CNN’s Faith Karimi Reid Alexander is a 24-year-old Colorado man who battled kidney disease before meeting Rafael Diaz, 28, who would become his husband. Here, Alexander recounts their journey as a couple and expresses his thanks to Diaz for changing his life. It’s been a whirlwind year since I
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a fugitive of selling forged paintings by contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon. They say Christian Rosa fled the United States last year and remains at large. An indictment filed in New York City alleges the fraud centered on a well-known series of paintings by Pettibon depicting huge ocean
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Health and Human Services is repurposing one of its temporary shelters in Michigan for unaccompanied migrant children to accommodate Afghan minors who arrived to the US alone. The department is charged with the care of children who arrived to the US unaccompanied until they can be placed in
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By Elizabeth Joseph and Taylor Romine, CNN Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive Thursday designed to help residents of Benton Harbor get access to safe drinking water amid concerns about unsafe levels of lead in its water system. “Every Michigander deserves access to safe drinking water and every community deserves lead-free pipes,” Whitmer,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The Cardinals fired former National League manager of the year Mike Shildt over organizational differences Thursday, just one week after St. Louis lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on a walk-off homer in the wild-card game. Cardinals president John Mozeliak said the firing was “something that popped up recently,”
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals have been on the wrong side of NFL history so far this season. The Lions became the first team to lose two games in the same season on game-winning kicks of 50-plus yards with no time left on the clock,
Continue Reading GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Investigators for Louisiana State Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting on the Grambling State University campus this week that killed one person. A university news release says the shooting happened shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The release said the gunfire involved two people who were not students. One
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La recuperación económica del mundo tras la caída provocada por la pandemia de covid-19 se ha topado con un enorme obstáculo: las tensiones crecientes en la cadena de suministros global. Lo que sigue: aumento de precios, escasez de ciertos productos, congestión en los puertos y un crecimiento decepcionante del empleo
Continue Reading CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A former Marine battalion commander who was relieved of his duties after making comments criticizing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has pleaded guilty in a special court-martial. An attorney representing Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller confirmed in a text message that his client pleaded guilty at Thursday’s court-martial at Camp Lejeune,
Continue Reading Fifth-ranked Alabama looks to regroup from its 41-38 loss to unranked Texas A&M with a 14th consecutive series win at Mississippi State in SEC play. The Crimson Tide have won 15 times after a 17 losses since 2008 and not lost consecutive regular season games in that span. Mississippi State had a bye last week
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox star Tim Anderson made his feelings clear about manager Tony La Russa. He wants the Hall of Famer to return for another season in Chicago. Anderson says “he did a great job.” La Russa’s future is a bit of a question mark after
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Lane Kiffin will be coaching his first game back in Knoxville as a head coach since his lone season as Tennessee coach in 2009. A sold-out crowd awaits Kiffin and No. 13 Ole Miss in Tennessee’s first sellout since Sept. 30, 2017, against Georgia. Tennessee fans will be turning Neyland into
Continue Reading TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied says he has decided to revoke his predecessor’s diplomatic passport. Tunisian media said that Saied was irked by Moncef Marzouki’s demands that France end its support for the Tunisian government. The decision on the passport was made public in a communique Thursday. “Some have gone abroad to
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La marca de lujo Coach anunció que ya no destruirá los productos dañados o “no vendibles” devueltos a sus tiendas, luego de que un video viral de TikTok afirmara que la marca “cortara” intencionalmente los artículos no deseados con fines fiscales. Sin hacer referencia directa a las acusaciones, la marca
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former suburban Minneapolis police officer who has said she meant to use a Taser instead of a handgun when she shot and killed Daunte Wright in April is laying out her potential defenses. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter’s trial is set to start Nov. 30.
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By The Associated Press Caleb Williams replaced preseason All-American Spencer Rattler at quarterback and rallied Oklahoma to a 55-48 victory against Texas last week. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley did not name a starter ahead of Saturday’s matchup with TCU. The fourth-ranked Sooners are on nation-leading 14-game win streak. Oklahoma is looking for a convincing victory.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Caleb Williams replaced preseason All-American Spencer Rattler at quarterback and rallied Oklahoma to a 55-48 victory against Texas last week. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley did not name a starter ahead of Saturday’s matchup with TCU. The fourth-ranked Sooners are on nation-leading 14-game win streak. Oklahoma is looking for a convincing victory.
Continue Reading merinojavier73 (CNN Español) — Tras lograr su tercer año consecutivo de crecimiento en el horario estelar de la televisión y de su mayor audiencia digital desde el lanzamiento de CNNEspanol.com, CNN en Español reveló hoy su nueva programación para 2021-2022 para el horario estelar de los domingos, Domingo de gigantes. Con esta nueva programación, la
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s attorney general says new evidence and fresh eyes have led to involuntary manslaughter charges against four security guards in the 2014 death of a Black man. McKenzie Cochran stopped breathing during a struggle with the guards at a suburban Detroit mall. Jessica Cooper, the Oakland County
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Steven DuBois, an Associated Press reporter who spent two decades sharing Oregon’s biggest news and quirkiest neuroticisms with readers, died Tuesday after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 53. Quiet and self-effacing, DuBois avoided the spotlight during his more than 20 years in AP’s Portland
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is slated to return to New York City to provide a videotaped deposition in a case about his security team’s crackdown on a protest during the early days of his presidential campaign in 2015. Trump is expected to record the deposition on
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