Boosting Cyprus’ defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island…
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Small businesses plan events, start marketing earlier to deal with shorter holiday shopping season
AP Business Writer The holiday shopping season is underway, and this year small businesses have less time to capitalize on the busy shopping period.…
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NCAA champ Fred Biondi skipped 2 majors to turn pro. Now he’s trying to find a spot with LIV Golf
AP Golf Writer Fred Biondi of Brazil won the NCAA title at Florida last year, which earned him a spot in the 2023 U.S. Open and 2024 Masters. He…
Continue Reading Second child dies after falling through thin ice on an upstate New York lake
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who fell through the ice while trying to help a 12-year-old boy who plunged in before her over the weekend…
Continue Reading Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin prosecutors have filed 10 additional felony charges against two attorneys and an aide to…
Continue Reading US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
AP Medical Writer Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said…
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Malibu residents flee as wildfire swallows homes along iconic Southern California coastline
CNN By Robert Shackelford, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The beaches are empty in Malibu as…
Continue Reading US officials to investigate labor and human rights abuses in Nicaragua
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says the Biden administration is opening an investigation into labor and human rights abuses in…
Continue Reading Death toll from contaminated infant IV feeding bags in Mexico rises to 17
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a total of 17 children have died in central Mexico from suspected contamination of IV feeding bags,…
Continue Reading Justice Department ignored some policies when seizing reporters’ phone records, watchdog finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records of reporters as…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Dodgers finalize contracts with Michael Conforto and Blake Treinen
DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $17 million, one-year contract to add outfielder Michael Conforto on Tuesday along with a $22…
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Caitlin Clark named Time’s Athlete of the Year
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark – who helped draw crowds to arenas around the country and drive up viewership numbers in her final…
Continue Reading OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but the company won’t let most users…
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Boeing only now resuming production a month after strike that idled two key plants
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — More than 33,000 Boeing employees ended their strike a month ago. But planes have only just recently…
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Trump’s DOJ secretly obtained records of his FBI pick Kash Patel, lawmakers, staffers and media in leak investigations
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from two members of…
Continue Reading Women’s monument planned for Ohio Statehouse grounds receives anonymous $1 million donation
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The organization spearheading installation of a monument to women’s suffrage at the Ohio Statehouse has…
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HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening starting at age 30, task force’s draft recommendation says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is…
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Trump dice que eliminará el derecho de ciudadanía por nacimiento. ¿Puede hacerlo realmente?
CNN Español El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, concedió el domingo una larga entrevista en la que por primera vez dio más…
Continue Reading El argumento a favor de los aranceles de Donald Trump y su alto costo
Matt Egan, CNN El presidente electo Donald Trump ve los aranceles como un arma no tan secreta, que se puede utilizar para presionar tanto a amigos…
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Thomas Boswell of The Washington Post wins BBWAA Career Excellence Award
DALLAS (AP) — Thomas Boswell, a reporter and columnist for The Washington Post for 52 years until his retirement in 2021, won the BBWAA Career…
Continue Reading Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Broadway debut in ‘& Juliet’
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to fulfill another one of her life’s goals. The first Black woman to sit on the…
Continue Reading ¿Quién es Luigi Mangione, el sospechoso del homicidio del CEO de UnitedHealthcare? Esto sabemos sobre él
Por Casey Tolan, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken y Jeff Winter, CNN Mangione, de 26 años, hijo de una acaudalada familia de…
Continue Reading Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched…
Continue Reading Majority of US workers are satisfied with their jobs, but nearly a third are not happy with their pay
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — US workers feel relatively satisifed and secure in their jobs and few say they expect to look for a new job in…
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Lisa Kudrow explains how ‘Friends’ cast worked on their real-life friendships
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The cast of “Friends” is well known for being besties, but that developed over time. During an…
Continue Reading Muere el diputado federal Benito Aguas Atlahua tras ataque armado en Veracruz
Por CNN en Español El diputado federal del Partido Verde Ecologista de México (PVEM) Benito Aguas Atlahua falleció este lunes debido a “las…
Continue Reading ‘No winners’: China’s Xi warns US against a trade war
By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has warned the United States against restarting a trade war, saying there would…
Continue Reading Journalists’ rights group says 104 media workers killed this year. Gaza stands out for 2nd year
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 104 journalists and media workers have been killed so far in 2024, with more…
Continue Reading Negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start ‘in the winter,’ Poland’s leader Tusk says
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in neighboring Ukraine could start “in the winter” as…
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