KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it pulled 176 Haitians from an overloaded wooden sailing vessel as it approached the Florida Keys. The rescue effort unfolded on Monday after a Customs and Border Protection crew spotted the 60-foot sailboat near the Bahamas with a crowd on board. The Cutter Paul Clark
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Tuesday brought criminal charges against an author critical of the government whose ongoing detention has sparked concern at home and abroad. Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who has been detained since Dec. 28, was charged with two counts of “offensive communication” for his alleged efforts on
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Business A British energy supplier has apologized for the “poorly judged and unhelpful” advice sent to customers which suggested they could snuggle up to their pets and exercise to cut back on their heating bills. SSE, which is owned by OVO Energy, suggested 10 “simple and cost effective ways to keep
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN There’s a widening gap between the global north and the global south when it comes to travel freedoms, says the first 2022 report by London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners. The firm’s Henley Passport Index, based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA),
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The leader of the Portuguese Communist Party is temporarily dropping out of campaigning for his country’s Jan. 30 general election for an urgent heart procedure. The party said in a statement Tuesday that the 74-year-old Jerónimo de Sousa requires a coronary angioplasty and stent insertion that can’t be postponed until after
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CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in Washington, DC, questioned former President Donald Trump‘s actions during his speech on January 6, 2021, as he considers for the first time whether Trump is immune from liability related to his supporters attacking the US Capitol. During a court hearing Monday, Judge
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By Chris Boyette and Holly Yan, CNN After a petroleum leak contaminated drinking water and sickened military families and children in Hawaii, the US Navy says it will follow an order from state health officials to halt operations at its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility. The announcement came the day before a Tuesday hearing
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The holidays are a popular time to get engaged, and that means many couples are diving into 2022 by touring wedding venues, researching vendors and carefully crafting guest lists. Planning a wedding can be a time that’s filled with emotions, expectations and the pressure to create a perfect event —
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By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet The holidays are a popular time to get engaged, and that means many couples are diving into 2022 by touring wedding venues, researching vendors and carefully crafting guest lists. Planning a wedding can be a time that’s filled with emotions, expectations and the pressure to create a perfect event —
Continue Reading TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government says it will hire a U.S. company to bolster its cybersecurity. Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that the country signed a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia-based Jones Group International. The infrastructure minister says Jones Group will make a “full scanning of our systems to check how
Continue Reading TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Albanian government says it will hire a U.S. company to bolster its cybersecurity. Prime Minister Edi Rama said Tuesday that the country signed a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia-based Jones Group International. The infrastructure minister says Jones Group will make a “full scanning of our systems to check how
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN For many cruise lovers, living on a ship permanently is a long-held, albeit extremely unrealistic, dream. While extended world cruises have become more popular, with future new voyages being announced despite the effects the pandemic, and various luxury residences at sea have entered the market in recent years. However, such experiences tend
Continue Reading New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares an update on a major fire in a residential apartment building in the Bronx that left 19 people dead, including nine children, and sent 32 people to hospitals with life-threatening conditions.
Continue Reading By Catherine Shoichet, CNN The Bronx apartment building that was devastated by a deadly fire Sunday had been a beloved home for many immigrants from The Gambia for years, the West African country’s ambassador to the US told CNN. Around 19 people were killed in the fatal blaze that occurred in a residential apartment building
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump is plotting a return to Wall Street with a new media company taking aim at Big Tech. But Trump Media & Technology Group’s path to the stock market faces a formidable obstacle: President Joe Biden’s regulators. Biden’s top cop on Wall Street, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler,
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new climate minister said Tuesday that the country faces a “gigantic” task if it wants to achieve its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring sufficient energy for its energy-hungry industry. Robert Habeck told reporters in Berlin that Germany is currently on track to halve
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s new climate minister says the country faces a “gigantic” task if it wants to achieve its goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring sufficient energy for its energy-hungry industry. Climate Minister Robert Habeck told reporters in Berlin on Tuesday that Germany is currently on track to halve its emissions by
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By George Ramsay, CNN Even by the standards of Novak Djokovic’s eventful tennis career — replete with trophies and jaw-dropping performances, but also peppered with controversy — the circumstances ahead of this year’s Australian Open have been extraordinary. “I see life as a great learning curve,” Djokovic told CNN in an interview last year, “and
Continue Reading The Australian Border Force is investigating whether Novak Djokovic submitted a false travel declaration ahead of arrival to Australia, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN. Djokovic declared he had not traveled and would not do so in the 14 days leading to his arrival.
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TOKYO (AP) — Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura has been signed up by another professional soccer club at the age of 54. Miura’s enduring career will head into its 37th season after he joined Suzuka Point Getters in the fourth tier of Japanese soccer. Miura is nicknamed “King Kazu.” He says he is “grateful for
Continue Reading Arctic cold has moved into New England and the wind chills will be so cold that frostbite can take hold in a matter of minutes. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the details as well as how long the cold snap will last.
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN The Georgia Bulldogs won their first Division I football title since the 1980 season, toppling the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 in the College Football Playoff National Championship last night. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get
Continue Reading California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy vowed during an interview with Breitbart to remove some Democrats from their committee appointments if the GOP takes control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections. CNN’s Dana Bash reacts.
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olivertapia (CNN) — A pesar de la incertidumbre que rodea su participación en el próximo Abierto de Australia, Novak Djokovic fue confirmado como el preclasificado número 1 en la categoría masculina por los organizadores del torneo. El lunes, un juez anuló la decisión del gobierno australiano de cancelar la visa de Djokovic y ordenó su
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s only electricity distribution company says it is restoring power to parts of the country after a widespread blackout in East Africa’s economic hub after towers collapsed on a major transmission line. Kenya Power in a statement on Tuesday said the collapse occurred on the Kiambere-Embakasi power line. The statement did
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany have raided offices and homes in connection with floods last summer in which more than 180 people died and hundreds more were injured. The Cologne public prosecutor’s office coordinated Tuesday’s searches which were executed by 140 police officers. German news agency dpa reported investigations were allegedly focusing on
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s health authorities say the country’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the parliamentary speaker who tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said Tuesday that Speaker Nikola Minchev felt unwell and later tested positive for COVID-19. Minchev was present at a six-hour meeting of the country’s National Security
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s health authorities say the country’s top leaders are self-isolating after being in contact with the parliamentary speaker who tested positive for the coronavirus. Officials said Tuesday that Speaker Nikola Minchev felt unwell and later tested positive for COVID-19. Minchev was present at a six-hour meeting of the country’s National Security
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow and Washington both have taken uncompromising stands ahead of more talks amid a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. The U.S. has rebuffed a demand to halt NATO expansion and the Kremlin says it will see if it’s worthwhile to even keep negotiating. At
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