By Ivana Kottasová and Chris Liakos, CNN The European Union has agreed to reduce the number of new visas available to Russian citizens, but stopped short of an outright ban on travel to the bloc. EU foreign ministers decided Wednesday to fully suspend a visa facilitation agreement between the European Union and Russia that gives
Continue Reading After almost six months of the war in Ukraine, Russian soldiers have been hit hard. The Kremlin is becoming increasingly dependent on prisoners to keep fighting. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports on the convicts who are taking up the offer.
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Millions of federal student loan borrowers will soon see up to $20,000 of their debt wiped away thanks to a new plan announced by President Joe Biden last week. Not every student loan borrower is eligible for the debt relief. First, only federally owned student loans qualify. Private student loans are
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El actor mexicano Eugenio Derbez fue sometido a una “larga y complicada cirugía” y ya se “está recuperando”, informó este miércoles su esposa, Alessandra Rosaldo, mediante un comunicado publicado en Instagram. Rosaldo dijo en un comunicado publicado este lunes en su perfil verificado de Instagram y en el perfil del actor
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Las Vegas Raiders star tight end Darren Waller has hired new agents as he hopes to get a new contract before the start of the season. Waller cut ties with Klutch Sports last week after less than a year with that agency and signed with Drew Rosenhaus and
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton’s latest business venture is going to the dogs. The superstar singer, actress and author has announced the launch of “Doggy Parton” — a line of dog apparel and accessories produced in partnership with SportPet Designs. The line will feature shirts, dresses, squeaky toys and even a blonde wig
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago, amid allegations the endangered animals have been poached for their meat. Hunting the tortoises is illegal under Ecuadorean law, and the Galapagos islands have been protected as a national park since the
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, CNN West Point, the United States Military Academy, has a plaque with the name Ku Klux Klan written out and a hooded figure displayed at the entrance to Bartlett Hall, the science center on the military academy’s campus, according to a new report from the Congressional Naming Commission. The Commission, which was
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Patrick McCaw has three NBA championship rings from the start of his career with Golden State and Toronto. Norris Cole was part of two title-winning teams in Miami. And right now, both have the same plan: Take the USA’s call, while awaiting the NBA’s call.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Colombia emitió una alerta este miércoles advirtiendo a los estadounidenses sobre un riesgo de detención a lo largo de la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela. La alerta se produce después de que varios estadounidenses fueron detenidos recientemente en Venezuela, al menos uno de
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By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York. Wednesday’s turnabout drew applause and tears from victims’ relatives and plunged limo company boss
Continue Reading LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden says he is “ashamed” about his old offensive emails that cost him his job and hopes to get another chance in football. Gruden spoke publicly about the affair at the Little Rock Touchdown Club for the first time since he resigned as coach of the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and a former presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 18, 1951 Birth place: Detroit, Michigan Birth name: Benjamin Solomon Carson Father: Robert Carson, auto factory worker Mother: Sonya (Copeland) Carson, domestic
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams can call it “evolving” or “retiring” or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days. Those 23 Grand Slam titles earned that right. If she keeps playing
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have another new kicker, their sixth in the last five weeks. The Jaguars were awarded Riley Patterson off waivers from Detroit. They also cut James McCourt and Jake Verity, who spent the last week vying for a kicking job that’s been open for more than a month. McCourt
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Andrés Manuel López Obrador, del Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena), llegó a la presidencia tras un histórico triunfo en 2018, en reemplazo de Enrique Peña Nieto, del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), y en diciembre cumplirá cuatro años en el Gobierno de los seis que duran los mandatos en México. AMLO, como
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 6 million Venezuelans have fled their country amid deteriorating conditions, matching Ukraine in the number of displaced people and surpassing Syria, according to the United Nations. The refugee crisis in Venezuela is striking because there is not a war in the country like Ukraine, where ongoing conflict has pushed
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Toyota announced plans Wednesday to invest $5.6 billion in new plants to build electric vehicle batteries in Japan and the United States. But unlike other automakers who are going all-in on EVs, Toyota said it’s still not convinced that’s the best path forward. The world’s largest automaker in terms of
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has signed Leandro Paredes on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. It will be a fourth stint in Serie A for the midfielder. The move sees Paredes link up again with Argentina and former PSG teammate Ángel Di María. Juventus has the obligation to buy Paredes at the end of the season-long
Continue Reading ALMERÍA, Spain (AP) — Remco Evenepoel safely kept the overall lead at the Spanish Vuelta on while Kaden Groves prevailed in the final sprint to win his first Grand Tour stage after more riders had to withdraw because of positive coronavirus tests. Groves’ BikeExchange-Jayco teammate Simon Yates was among those who had to leave the
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics are looking to cut costs in a tough economy and rising inflation. One plan is for officials to use fewer courtesy cars and take more trips on public transport. So officials who might have used dedicated Olympic traffic lanes at past games may
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants will play in the first regular-season Major League Baseball games in Mexico City next year, three seasons after the first scheduled matchup there was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. San Francisco and San Diego will play a two-game series at Estadio Alfredo
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Police are asking for help finding the driver involved in a deadly crash Tuesday night in the lower valley. According to investigators, a 2013 Chrysler 300 was going east on North Loop near Lafayette Drive when it collided with a pedestrian around 9:49 p.m. Police say the driver did
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Nadie ha reclamado el último premio mayor de Mega Millions que le otorga al ganador cerca de US$ 1.340 millones y quedan millones de boletos ganadores de diversas loterías. La pregunta es cuántos de ellos serán reclamados. Te sorprendería saber cuántos boletos ganadores no se entregan. Hay literalmente miles
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — Gunnar Henderson quickly turned his major league debut into a success. The Baltimore Orioles’ top prospect homered Wednesday night against Cleveland for his first big league hit. Henderson took the Guardians’ Triston McKenzie deep to right-center field in the fourth inning. His homer traveled an estimated 429 feet. The 21-year-old Henderson was
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AND REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s been quiet — too quiet — this Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists and residents of storm-prone areas whisper almost as if not to tempt fate. A record-tying inactive August is drawing to a close and no storms have formed, even though it is
Continue Reading By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Atlanta-area District Attorney Fani Willis is unabashed in using rap lyrics to help prosecute her cases, repeatedly defending the practice in recent months. It’s a tactic hip-hop artists have decried as a racist double standard for years. In May, following the arrests of Atlanta’s Young Thug and Gunna, a 56-count
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The nonprofit organization that has served as the city of El Paso’s hub for busing migrants out of the region is reconsidering its role, particularly following the arrival of the Texas State Guard at its homeless shelter on Monday. “We are reassessing the situation. We want this to be a smooth operation. There are a
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GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World Health Organization described as a “welcome decline” at a media briefing on Wednesday. The U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a 16%
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s request for a “special master” to oversee the review of evidence gathered in the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate has thrust one of his own judicial appointees into the middle of his latest legal and political drama. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon in the Southern District
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