olivertapia Bagdad, Iraq (CNN) — Las fuerzas iraquíes capturaron a Sami Jasim, el adjunto del exlíder de ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, dijo el primer ministro iraquí en un comunicado el lunes. El primer ministro Mustafa Al-Kadhimi no reveló detalles de la operación, sin embargo, en un comunicado publicado en Twitter, dijo que Jasim fue detenido
Continue Reading olivertapia San Francisco (CNN Business) — Sophie Zhang, quien dijo que sentía que tenía “sangre en las manos” después de trabajar en Facebook, está dispuesta a testificar ante el Congreso sobre su exempleador, le dijo a CNN el domingo. Dijo que también había transmitido documentación sobre la empresa a una agencia de aplicación de la
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los presidentes se meten en problemas cuando se los considera controlados por los acontecimientos y no al revés. Esta es la situación que enfrenta ahora Joe Biden. El presidente se enfrenta a una serie de crisis internas y globales intratables para las que no tiene el poder de arreglarlas rápidamente, una
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PARIS (AP) — A train has hit and killed three people and seriously injured another person in southwestern France. The mayor of a town near the collision on Tuesday morning said the victims were thought to be migrants who were resting on the tracks. The train was on a line that links the seaside resort
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku, who last year published his best-selling memoir, “The Happiest Man on Earth,” has died in Sydney. He was 101. Jewish community leader Darren Bark on Tuesday described Jaku as a “beacon of light and hope for not only our community, but the
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Government forces have killed five suspected militants in two clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a day after rebels killed five army soldiers in a gunfight in the disputed region. Police say the first clash erupted following a raid by soldiers and counterinsurgency police. Troops cordoned off the area late Monday leading to
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Data from EquityMultiple reveals the four categories of commercial real estate that dominated the past quarter century in the United States
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By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Job vacancies in the U.K. have risen to a record high of nearly 1.2 million. That’s a further sign that the British economy is experiencing worker shortages in an array of sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and Britain’s departure from the European Union. There
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Job vacancies in the U.K. rose to a record high of nearly 1.2 million, a further sign that the British economy is experiencing worker shortages in an array of sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and Britain’s departure from the European Union. Following weeks of
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Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after reports emerged of him using homophobic, racist and misogynistic language in emails while he worked as an ESPN analyst.
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is pledging $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries and asking other countries to contribute. President Xi Jinping made the pledge at a U.N. conference in southwest China that began global talks on protecting the world’s plants and animals from extinction.
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is pledging $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries and asking other countries to contribute. President Xi Jinping made the pledge at a U.N. conference in southwest China that began global talks on protecting the world’s plants and animals from extinction.
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of climate lawyers is calling on the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into Brazil’s president for possible crimes against humanity over his administration’s Amazon policies. The AllRise group filed a dossier Tuesday with the global court alleging that Jair Bolsonaro’s administration
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks and Joe Sutton, CNN The Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara, California, has quickly exploded in size, prompting evacuation orders and warnings. The fire began Monday afternoon near the Alisal Reservoir and now covers approximately 8,000 acres, fire officials said. It was 0% contained as of late Tuesday, according to InciWeb, a clearinghouse
Continue Reading Fire forces closure of portions of Highway 101 in southern California.
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By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s weapons are needed to defend the country against a “hostile” United States, said leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported Tuesday. Kim made the comments as he stood against a backdrop of missiles at the Defense Development Exhibition to mark the 76th anniversary of North
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los productos químicos sintéticos llamados ftalatos, que se encuentran en cientos de productos de consumo, como envases de almacenamiento de alimentos, champú, maquillaje, perfumes y juguetes para niños, pueden contribuir a entre 91.000 y 107.000 muertes prematuras al año entre las personas de 55 a 64 años en Estados Unidos, encontró
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Durante dos años, un alce tuvo un neumático alrededor del cuello. Ahora, después de varios intentos, funcionarios de vida silvestre han liberado al animal. El alce fue visto por primera vez por un agente de Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado (CPW, por sus siglas en inglés) en 2019 cuando realizaba una
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By The Associated Press Boosted by a sharp start from Ian Anderson, Braves pitchers have now thrown 19 straight scoreless innings against Milwaukee in the NL Division Series. Christian Yelich, Avisaíl García and the Brewers have lost two games in a row by identical 3-0 scores. Atlanta leads 2-1 and can clinch the series at
Continue Reading BAGUIO, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm has set off landslides and flash floods as it barreled over the tip of the northern Philippines, leaving at least 11 people dead and seven missing. Thousands were evacuated in places swamped by floods and battered by pounding rains and wind from Tropical Storm Kompasu. Landslides buried houses
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit. Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland. The EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal. France wants more fishing licenses
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after finalizing Brexit. Britain wants changes to the deal it reached on trade in Northern Ireland. The EU insists on keeping the essence of the deal. France wants more fishing licenses
Continue Reading Gerardo Lemos (CNN) — Este lunes, la Defensoría del Pueblo de Colombia informó a través de un comunicado que se presentó un naufragio en el corregimiento de Acandí, en el departamento del Chocó, dejando un saldo de tres muertos y un menor de ocho meses desaparecido. La Defensoría agregó que la embarcación habría salido de
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are in power in Afghanistan but a new enemy is ascending in the country: the Islamic State group. There has been an uptick in IS attacks since the Taliban took over on Aug. 15, most recently a deadly bombing of a mosque used by
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN This Delta variant could be the last major surge of the Covid-19 pandemic, but now is not the time for the US to grow complacent as it has yet to run its course, an expert said. “We still have a couple of months to go until this Delta wave sweeps across
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the greenlight looms for another dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, experts on Friday urged those who received it to get a booster shot as soon as it’s available because it will provide them with the best protection against the coronavirus. “J&J is a very good vaccine. I also
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Sharon Braithwaite and Helen Regan, CNN The British government failed to act quickly enough in its initial Covid-19 response, enabling the virus to spread rapidly through communities and resulting in thousands of deaths, lawmakers said in a damning report published Tuesday. The report, an initial assessment by the British Parliament’s Health and
Continue Reading By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, Lacey Russell and Dakin Andone, CNN Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, has struggled to retain staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, losing 10 of his 57 nurses in the main hospital and three rural health clinics. So Tobler can’t afford to alienate any more health
Continue Reading CNN’s Elle Reeve talks to healthcare workers about vaccine mandates in the industry and what the means at their hospitals.
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s National Basketball League season has been pushed back by two weeks and is set to open Dec. 3 with a debut home game for expansion team the Tasmania Jack Jumpers against Adelaide 36ers. The NBL says the season start was rescheduled with the intention of having fans in the stadiums
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