Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria has formally broken off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco, with the foreign minister citing a series of…
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Earlier diabetes tests recommended for overweight US adults
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Updated diabetes guidance says overweight and obese Americans should start getting screened earlier, at age 35…
Continue Reading Daily new COVID-19 cases in Israel approach January peak
By LAURIE KELLMAN and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases each day in Israel is nearing the…
Continue ReadingNasdaq hits 15,000 for first time ever. Is Dow 36,000 next?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It seems that nothing can stop the stock market. The bulls have assumed control. The Nasdaq surpassed the 15,000…
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Waymo expanding autonomous ride service to San Francisco
Waymo, the Google self-driving vehicle spinoff, is moving to expand its autonomous ride-hailing service to San Francisco. The company says “trusted…
Continue Reading Florida mask debate split-screen: courtroom vs. classrooms
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The coronavirus is disrupting more classrooms in Florida, while lawyers for Gov. Ron…
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Pentagon acknowledges ‘terrible’ conditions at Qatar base temporarily housing Afghan evacuees
By Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon acknowledged Tuesday that there had been “some terrible conditions” at the…
Continue Reading Minnesota wildfires disappoint travelers and outfitters
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Ely is typically teeming this time of year with visitors heading out on or returning from excursions into the Boundary Waters…
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Lawsuit challenges New Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of recent public health orders requiring people with certain jobs to…
Continue ReadingTaliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
CNN, AFP, QATAR GOVT, KTVT, DEFENSE DEPT, UNITED AIRLINES, HANIF SUFIZADA, TALIBAN VIDEO, ISIS VIDEO By Nick Paton Walsh, Brad Lendon, Sheena…
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Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commutes sentence of San Francisco district attorney’s father
By Taylor Romine, CNN Outgoing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted the sentence of the San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin’s father on…
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McDonald’s se quedó sin batidos en el Reino Unido
Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — McDonald’s se ha visto obligado a dejar de vender batidos y bebidas embotelladas en casi…
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Bears to start Fields in preseason finale, Dalton in Week 1
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start rookie quarterback Justin Fields in the preseason finale…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court gave Trump leeway on executive actions. Biden wants the same treatment
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Biden administration faces two major confrontations with the Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Avistan por primera vez en la naturaleza a una tortuga gigante atacando y comiéndose un polluelo. Es un incidente “horrible”, dicen científicos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los investigadores capturaron el momento en que un animal vegetariano de toda la vida cruzó la línea y…
Continue Reading FAA probing whether Boeing employees are being pressured on safety issues
By Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Business The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating whether Boeing employees who are supposed to…
Continue Reading Una tormenta tenía nombre, la otra no. Ambas trajeron inundaciones pero tuvieron consecuencias diferentes
urielblanco (CNN) — Si te levantaste esta mañana con la sensación de que los últimos dos días han durado dos semanas, no estás solo.…
Continue ReadingBiden to stick with Aug. 31 deadline for Afghanistan
WASHNGTON, DC — President Biden has decided to stick with his self-imposed Aug. 31 deadline for a military withdrawal from Afghanistan, U.S.…
Continue Reading Biden decides to keep August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan as evacuations accelerate
White House press secretary Jen Psaki told a reporter that it was “irresponsible” to say that the US is stranding Americans in Afghanistan after the…
Continue Reading El director de la CIA se reunió con el principal líder talibán en Kabul este lunes
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El director de la CIA William J. Burns se reunió cara a cara con el líder principal de los talibanes en Kabul este…
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Hawaii governor asks tourists to stay away as Covid cases and hospitalizations hit record highs
Paige Ruiz was nine months pregnant when she contracted Covid-19, and died before she got the chance to hold her newborn baby. Her mother, Robin…
Continue Reading Hawaii governor asks tourists to stay away as Covid cases and hospitalizations hit record highs
By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN Hawaii Gov. David Ige asked tourists to voluntarily stay away from the state amid a record surge in Covid-19…
Continue Reading One last zinger: Dorothy Parker’s headstone unveiled in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Parker’s headstone has been unveiled at a New York cemetery where the ashes of the author and humorist who died in…
Continue Reading Red handkerchiefs, inked palms speeding Afghans to safety
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME (AP) — To get their Afghan workers and their families into Kabul’s chaotic airport for evacuation,…
Continue Reading Biden decide ceñirse a la fecha límite del 31 de agosto para retirarse de Afganistán
CNNEE (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden ha decidido, en consulta con su equipo de seguridad nacional, ceñirse a la fecha límite del 31 de…
Continue Reading Taliban cuts off airport access for fleeing Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban said Tuesday that it would not allow Afghans to leave the country and rejected talk of extending the deadline for…
Continue Reading Storer wins 10th Vuelta stage, Roglic loses lead after crash
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA, Spain (AP) — Michael Storer has won his second stage in this year’s Spanish Vuelta and Primoz Roglic fell in the final…
Continue Reading Los talibanes dicen que no permitirán que los afganos abandonen el país y rechazan la extensión de la fecha de evacuación
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los talibanes no están a favor de permitir que los afganos abandonen Afganistán, dijo este martes el portavoz…
Continue ReadingMoving target on eviction ban is ‘whiplash’ for landlords
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Since the beginning of the pandemic, property owner Matthew Haines said he has lost a quarter of a million dollars in…
Continue Reading US veteran reunited with Italian siblings he almost shot in World War II
By Livia Borghese and Jack Guy, CNN A US veteran has traveled to Italy to be reunited with three siblings who he almost shot dead during World War…
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