Russia’s Supreme Court ordered the closure of Memorial International, a prominent human rights organization, in the latest blow to the country’s shrinking civil society. CNN’s Melissa Bell reports from Moscow.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tres hombres y dos mujeres, presuntamente involucradas con el ataque cerca del aeropuerto de Cúcuta, fueron capturadas en la noche de este martes tras cinco allanamientos simultáneos en Medellín, informó la Dirección de Investigación Criminal e Interpol (Dijin) de la Policía Nacional de Colombia. El hecho ocurrió en la
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, CNN US and Russian officials have agreed to sit down for security talks on January 10, a spokesman for the National Security Council confirmed Tuesday. “President Biden’s approach on Ukraine has been clear and consistent: Unite the alliance behind two tracks: deterrence and diplomacy. We are unified as an Alliance on the
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El Paso, Texas- A passing cold front will decrease afternoon high temperatures by a few degrees compared to yesterday. I’m also tracking Breezy/Windy west winds for the majority of today. Temperatures will warm up into the upper 50s and lower the 60s across El Paso but will be cool west of the Rio Grande. A
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Pain at the pump will get worse before it gets better. That’s according to a new GasBuddy forecast that predicts the national average will rise to $3.41 a gallon in 2022, up from $3.02 a gallon this year. That would reverse some of the recent relief American drivers have received
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BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Icy, bumpy, dark and gnarly. The Stelvio course is skiing’s version of heavy metal. Which is why it fits Dominik Paris so perfectly. The World Cup circuit’s resident heavy metal singer dominated again for his record-extending seventh victory in Bormio and sixth in downhill. He’s the first skier to win six
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly one dozen locations in the city will be limited to picking up online orders and walk-in services such as Genius Bar support. “We regularly monitor conditions and we will
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was desperate to find more rapid tests to not only monitor his health but track when he’d be able to return to work. “It’s impossible to find Covid tests because of the
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say police have detained a man who wounded one person during a knife attack on a branch of a pro-Kurdish party in Istanbul. A Turkish newspaper reported that the assailant entered the People’s Democratic Party office in Istanbul’s Bahcelievler district on Tuesday and threatened to kill everyone inside
Continue Reading By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain drain. To get out-of-staters to relocate and live and work from a new city, these locales are shelling out $10,000 or more — or other benefits. For instance,
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By KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain drain. To get out-of-staters to relocate and live and work from a new city, these locales are shelling out $10,000 or more — or other benefits. For instance,
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating Asian stereotypes. German automaker Mercedes-Benz and a Chinese snack company are the latest to get caught up in the fray. Some Chinese consumers complained after the local snack brand Three Squirrels featured advertisements on
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating Asian stereotypes. German automaker Mercedes-Benz and a Chinese snack company are the latest to get caught up in the fray. Some Chinese consumers complained after the local snack brand Three Squirrels featured advertisements on
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The multibillion-dollar world’s fair in Dubai has warned that some venues on site may shut down as coronavirus cases rapidly rise in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai’s Expo 2020 said that virus outbreaks among workers may force some parts of the fair to “close
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says talks with the International Monetary Fund are inching closer to a “final formula” for a draft deal before the end of February. The Lebanese government has not been able to meet since mid-October after the militant Hezbollah group and its allies demanded the
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says talks with the International Monetary Fund are inching closer to a “final formula” for a draft deal before the end of February. The Lebanese government has not been able to meet since mid-October after the militant Hezbollah group and its allies demanded the
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EL PASO, Texas — As hospitals make sure they have enough staff to take care of Covid-19 patients, they’re also working to make sure other units are fully prepared to take care of those who need it, include their youngest patients. UTEP is hoping to decrease the gap in neonatal care and have added a
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Photographs by Edmund D. Fountain for CNN Around Thanksgiving, this crisis-plagued state capital saw a series of shootings that pushed the year’s homicide total past 130, setting a grim annual record for a city that over the last two years has quietly become one of the country’s deadliest.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN It’s been an interesting year for just about everything — art and fashion included. The biggest cultural moments of 2021 span iconic award show moments, eye-popping digital art sales and more. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue Reading Dangerously cold air is settling into the northern Rockies as a storm moves east through the High Plains and Great Lakes with a wintry mix. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Moscú (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Rusia ordenó este martes el cierre de Memorial International, una destacada organización de derechos humanos, en el último golpe a la menguante sociedad civil del país. Memorial International estudia los abusos históricos de la antigua Unión Soviética y ofrece apoyo a sus víctimas. La abogada
Continue Reading By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the globe. On Tuesday, another 2,800 flights have been canceled, with more than 1,000 of them within, into or out of the United States, according to tracking website FlightAware. More than
Continue Reading CNN, KUSA By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the globe. On Tuesday, another 2,800 flights have been canceled, with more than 1,000 of them within, into or out of the United States, according to tracking website FlightAware.
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By John Sinnott, CNN The Miami Dolphins’ hot streak continued to burn brightly with a comfortable 20-3 win against the New Orleans Saints at the Caesars Superdome on Monday Night Football. The Dolphins have managed to play their way back into the postseason picture and in doing so have created a little piece of NFL
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s highest court has shut down one of the country’s oldest and most prominent human rights organizations. It was the latest move in a relentless crackdown on rights activists, independent media and opposition supporters. The Supreme Court’s decision to liquidate Memorial, which rose to prominence for its
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Russia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the closure of Memorial International, one of the country’s most respected human rights organizations, wiping out three decades of work to expose the abuses and atrocities of the Stalinist era. The court ruled that Memorial International had fallen afoul of Russia’s “foreign
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have charged two Afghan brothers with murder over the killing in July of their sister, whom they allegedly wanted to punish for her Western way of life. The men are accused of luring their 34-year-old sister to a meeting in Berlin, then choking and strangling her and cutting
Continue Reading LIENZ, Austria (AP) — French skier Tessa Worley won a women’s World Cup giant slalom in the absence of Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin and world champion Lara Gut-Behrami. Worley held on to her first-run lead to beat defending overall champion Petra Vlhova by three-tenths of a second. Worley became only the third female skier with
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Este nuevo año viene cargado de grandes proyectos cinematográficos, una acumulación de estrenos de películas que te mantendrá pendiente de la cartelera. Aquí la lista de las películas más esperadas de 2022: 355 (7 de enero) Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o y Diane Kruger dan vida a tres agentes secretas internacionales
Continue Reading By MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press PALU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police say they have arrested five people suspected of smuggling 29 kilograms (64 pounds) of methamphetamine into Indonesia from Malaysia. A police official says the five are part of an international drug smuggling network and include a Malaysian citizen. He says the suspects told police
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