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Year: 2022

California woman’s alleged fake abduction cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars, authorities say

By Dakin Andone, CNN A California woman’s abduction claim, which federal prosecutors allege was false, cost the public hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to statements from authorities and court documents. Sherri Papini vanished in November 2016, launching a massive search, only for the Northern California mother of two to turn up three weeks later,

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Watchdog finds DHS identified threats prior to January 6 but did not widely share intelligence until after attack

By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security intelligence division had identified “specific” threats related to January 6, 2021, prior to the attack on the US Capitol, but did not widely share any intelligence it had gathered until two days after the riot, according to a new watchdog report. The DHS Office of Inspector

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Maduro confirma reunión con funcionarios de EE.UU. y anuncia nueva ronda de diálogo con la oposición

olivertapia (CNN) — El asediado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, confirmó que se reunió con dos funcionarios estadounidenses durante el fin de semana en Caracas, en un discurso televisado a la nación el lunes por la noche. La reunión con el subsecretario adjunto para el Hemisferio Occidental, Juan González, y el embajador para Asuntos de

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Shell won’t buy any more Russian oil and gas

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Russia is finding it ever harder to sell its oil and gas. Shell said Tuesday it was breaking completely with Russia’s giant energy industry, halting all purchases of Russian crude oil immediately and shutting its service stations in the country. The UK-based company, which last week announced

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Winter Paralympics: Ukrainian athletes’ thoughts are with those fighting the invasion back home as they enjoy golden success in Beijing

By Aleks Klosok, CNN Ukraine secured a clean sweep of medals in two more Para biathlon events at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing on Tuesday. Iryna Bui led the first Ukrainian podium sweep of the day in the women’s middle distance standing as Oleksandra Kononova claimed silve, while Liudmyla Liashenko completed the line-up with

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Tanques rusos adornados con una ‘Z’ fueron vistos por primera vez en la frontera de Ucrania. Así es como la letra se convirtió en un símbolo a favor de la guerra

olivertapia (CNN) — A finales de febrero, días antes de que las fuerzas rusas lanzaran una invasión total de Ucrania, comenzaron a circular videos y fotos en las redes sociales que mostraban tanques, camiones de comunicaciones y lanzacohetes adornados con la letra “Z” rodando hacia la frontera. Los detectives digitales especularon sobre lo que la

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Paris to build $145M cable car system

Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Paris is already home to some of the most popular attractions in the world, and the French capital could be about to get its very first urban cable car. Proposed plans for a brand new 4.5 kilometer-long aerial tramway connecting various suburbs in the southeast to the Paris Metro are pressing ahead,

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Shane Warne died of ‘natural causes’ say Thai authorities as his children speak of ‘the best dad anyone could ask for’

By Jack Bantock, CNN Shane Warne died of natural causes, Thai police said on Monday after releasing details of an autopsy on the Australian cricket great. The 52-year-old died on the Thai island of Koh Samui on Friday of a “suspected heart attack”, his management company MPC Entertainment announced. Following the results of an autopsy,

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Calvin Ridley de los Falcons de Atlanta es suspendido indefinidamente por apostar en juegos de la NFL

olivertapia (CNN) — El receptor abierto de los Falcons de Atlanta, Calvin Ridley, fue suspendido indefinidamente por apostar en juegos de la NFL durante la temporada 2021, anunció la liga el lunes. La suspensión durará al menos hasta la conclusión de la temporada 2022, dijo la NFL. Ridley, de 27 años, puede solicitar la reincorporación

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