By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Procter & Gamble Co. issued a recall for more than a dozen Old Spice and Secret-branded aerosol deodorants and sprays, warning that the products could contain benzene, a cancer-causing agent. The recall notice, published earlier this week, noted that the affected products likely will not expose people to levels of
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By John Blake, CNN Zak Khogyani has seen sights and wonders that would fill you with awe. He’s walked through Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona, surrounded by swirling sandstone formations formed by flash flooding. He’s stood on the rugged Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, which rise some 700 feet over the Atlantic Ocean — a
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business This Thanksgiving weekend is offering a box office feast with two genres that have been lacking on the menu so far this year: family movies and non-franchise films aimed at adults. Disney’s “Encanto,” an animated film featuring music written by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, is expected to have a $35
Continue Reading CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business This Thanksgiving weekend is offering a box office feast with two genres that have been lacking on the menu so far this year: family movies and non-franchise films aimed at adults. Disney’s “Encanto,” an animated film featuring music written by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, is expected to have a
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E. Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, now
Continue Reading WI: A special team of comfort dogs has been deployed to Waukesha to help with grief counseling
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PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says shots were fired overnight at security forces and journalists on the French Caribbean island of Martinique amid violent protests over COVID-19 restrictions. Several police officers have been injured, Darmanin tweeted on Friday. He added that 10 people have been arrested. Martinique’s protesters this week joined a
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Woman, teen who accidentally met over text now sharing 6th Thanksgiving together.
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they celebrated yet again. Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together. Hinton shared a photo on Twitter, writing “Thanksgiving 2021.” The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa, Az., sent a text
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is warning Russia that any attempt to invade Ukraine would have costs as concern mounts about a Russian military buildup near its former Soviet neighbor’s borders. Ukraine says Moscow kept about 90,000 troops near their common border following massive war games in western
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in a fishing tournament. The event was the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Logan Parks and Tucker Smith topped 350 teams in the three-day event at Table Rock Lake in Ridgedale, Missouri, pulling in
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in a fishing tournament. The event was the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Logan Parks and Tucker Smith topped 350 teams in the three-day event at Table Rock Lake in Ridgedale, Missouri, pulling in
Continue Reading By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about removing a party whose successive administrations are widely seen as deepening the country’s corruption over the past 12 years, driving tens of thousands to flee the country. For them, expelling President Juan Orlando Hernández’s National
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is working to quickly learn more about the newly identified coronavirus variant B.1.1.529, which was first identified in South Africa. South Africa’s health minister announced Thursday the discovery of the variant, which appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. Then on Friday, the World Health
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares and Tim Lister, CNN The phone connection between a Venezuelan prison cell and Houston, Texas, crackles and fades. Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He’s been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela’s US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption. The sounds of prison life echo as
Continue Reading The so-called “Citgo 6,” a group of 5 US citizens and a permanent US resident under house arrest in Venezuela, have become pawns in the long-running confrontation between the United States and the Venezuelan regime of embattled President Nicolas Maduro. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted a fresh round of travel restrictions across the world and raised concern about what may be next in the pandemic. The World Health Organization Friday designated the strain, now named Omicron, as a variant of concern
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La Sección Tercera de la Sala Penal de la Audiencia Nacional de España ha considerado “suficientes” las garantías ofrecidas por la justicia estadounidense para la extradición de Hugo “Pollo” Carvajal, según informó en un comunicado este viernes. Esas garantías incluyen rechazar la solicitud previa de la Audiencia Nacional de que
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Chile aprobó este jueves el uso de la vacuna Sinovac para niños de tres años en adelante, según el director del Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Heriberto García. La autorización de esta vacuna se basó en el análisis de la institución de los estudios realizados por el laboratorio chino
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tanner Morgan got the game ball for Minnesota last week after his 25th career victory. That gave him the record for Gophers quarterbacks. Getting one more win this weekend might be his greatest accomplishment on the field yet. Minnesota faces rival Wisconsin and one of the
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — La Unión Europea y otros destinos importantes se han movido para bloquear viajes en avión desde países africanos luego del descubrimiento de una variante agresiva del coronavirus, haciéndose eco de respuestas de emergencia anteriores que desencadenaron una congelación global de los viajes. Italia, Austria, Francia, Alemania, Japón y el Reino Unido se
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A new pledge to match half the contributions for a $1 million expansion at a wildlife rescue center at Lake Tahoe is a welcome relief for staff and volunteers who’ve been on an emotional rollercoaster since a bear cub burned in a summer wildfire escaped. The
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — First-year South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer has heard it almost every day for the more than 11 months since he first accepted the job: Beat Clemson. It has been nearly eight years since the Gamecocks walked away with a win against the Tigers. But
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ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi says a bilateral treaty signed with French President Emmanuel Macron to deepen bilateral cooperation will in turn strengthen the European Union. Draghi told a joint press conference with Macron Friday that the treaty deepens cooperation “in crucial sectors, from security to justice, from research to industry.” That includes
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea left back Ben Chilwell will be sidelined for six weeks but could face surgery and a longer layoff if his injured knee doesn’t improve. The England international sustained an ACL injury Tuesday in Chelsea’s 4-0 victory over Juventus. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Chilwell has “a partial injury of his ACL.”
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los pescadores franceses han dicho que bloquearán el acceso al Eurotúnel y a los puertos del Canal de la Mancha en el norte de Francia este viernes en protesta por los derechos de pesca tras el brexit. En un comunicado publicado el jueves en un grupo de pescadores en Facebook, dijeron
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe Wall Street was in a frenzy on Black Friday as stocks around the world tumbled in the face of a new Covid-19 variant. US equities took a dive at the open and continued their downward path, resulting in a terrible day for the stock market and the worst day for the Dow
Continue Reading IGLS, Austria (AP) — China won. So did Britain. So did Germany. And with that, the World Cup skeleton circuit had a race unlike any other in its history. Geng Wenqiang gave China its first World Cup skeleton win at a race in Igls, Austria. It was part of a historic three-way tie for the
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland isn’t planning any new lockdowns or other restrictions despite skyrocketing COVID-19 infections and deaths. Poland’s medical professionals are criticizing perceived government inaction that bucks a European trend to put limits on the unvaccinated. On Friday, the country recorded slightly over 420 COVID-19 related deaths, a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Although Oregon’s chance at joining the College Football Playoff field was thwarted by a loss to Utah last week, the No. 11 Ducks can still play for the Pac-12 title and a chance at the Rose Bowl with a victory over Oregon State. If the Beavers win, they could be in
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