By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Moldovans have voted by the thinnest of margins in favor of joining the European Union, near-complete results showed Monday, as President Maia Sandu condemned an “unprecedented assault” by foreign actors on the country’s democracy. With more than 99% of votes counted, 50.4% had voted “yes” in the pivotal referendum
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods like condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription
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By Donald Judd and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to propose a new rule Monday that would require private insurance plans to cover over-the-counter contraception without a prescription at no cost. Jen Klein, the director of the White House Gender Policy Council, called the proposal “the most significant expansion of
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By Samantha Delouya and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — In the final stretch of her bid for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris has made improving housing affordability a core promise of her campaign. In addition to pledging to provide up to $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers and a plan to drive
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House task force investigating the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump released its interim report on Monday that included excerpts of new testimony from local law enforcement officials who provided firsthand accounts of the lack of communication and security failures at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. Based
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mike Schwartz, CNN Tel Aviv and Ma’ale Adumim (CNN) — A 40-year-old father of four, Eliran Mizrahi deployed to Gaza after the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The Israeli military reservist returned a different person, traumatized by what he had witnessed in the war against Hamas in
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Long before endurance cyclist Lael Wilcox became the fastest woman to ever ride around the world, men at the bar she worked in used to tell her she was lying about her achievements. “That infuriated me,” she said in an interview with CNN Sport. “They didn’t believe I did
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation off the coast of the eastern Greek island of Samos has recovered the bodies of two people reported missing overnight after a boat carrying 24 migrants ran into trouble in rough weather. Authorities said they received a distress call from the passengers
Continue Reading Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador to demand the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia. South Korea’s spy agency said last week it had confirmed that North Korea sent 1,500 special operation forces to Russia earlier this month to support Russia’s war against
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Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead and almost 20 are missing after a boat whose passengers included villagers fleeing from fighting in Myanmar capsized in the Andaman Sea. A villager helping rescue operations said Monday about 79 people were rescued from the boat, which was carrying an estimated 100 people. It
Continue Reading Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Electoral data shows that Moldovans have voted by a razor-thin majority in favor of securing the country’s path toward European Union membership. The pro-Western president is again accusing foreign interference and “criminal groups” of trying to undermine the vote in the former Soviet republic. Moldovan authorities claim that Moscow
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) –El secretario de Defensa, Lloyd Austin, llegó a Kyiv la madrugada de este lunes, mientras el futuro de la ayuda estadounidense a Ucrania pende de un hilo en las inminentes elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses y Rusia sigue logrando avances pequeños pero constantes en el campo de batalla . Austin se reunirá con el
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots with decisive action — suspending thousands of accounts that had spread election lies and removing posts glorifying the attack on US democracy. Their efforts weren’t perfect, certainly; groups promoting baseless allegations of election fraud
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The thyroid is a gland in your neck that controls metabolism, and helps regulate many other bodily functions. The symptoms can be obvious in some cases, but not always. Hypothyroidism is when low production occurs, and an overactive thyroid is diagnosed as hyperthyroidism. The two conditions typically have different signs and symptoms.
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States will get Ukraine what it needs to fight its war with Russia. But in an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday he gave no hint that Washington might endorse key planks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s so-called “victory plan.” Austin
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Incluso para sus propios estándares desquiciados, el tono y comportamiento más reciente de Donald Trump es errático, autocrático y vulgar e insinúa cuatro años de liderazgo impredecible que podrían estar por delante si es elegido presidente en 15 días. La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y los principales demócratas están aprovechando las extrañas
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III had just finished giving a speech to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday when an Indigenous senator began yelling, “You are not my king.” From the back of the room, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the royal couple, “Give us our land back,
Continue Reading HAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph late Monday as Oscar moved north-northeast at 8 mph. U.S. forecasters said the storm was about 105 miles south of Long Island, Bahamas. A tropical storm warning was
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new polio cases in Pakistan, compared to only six last year. The nationwide
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — “60 Minutes” de CBS rechazó este domingo las afirmaciones del expresidente Donald Trump de que el programa editó su entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris por orden de su campaña. “El expresidente Donald Trump acusa a 60 Minutes de editar de manera engañosa nuestra entrevista del 7 de octubre con la
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Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted and then called to testify at the state Capitol did not show up Monday over growing pushback from state leaders who have blasted lawmakers’ last-ditch tactics to subpoena Robert Roberson and spare his life for now. His absence at a
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted and then called to testify at the state Capitol did not show up Monday over growing pushback from state leaders who have blasted lawmakers’ last-ditch tactics to subpoena Robert Roberson and spare his life for now. His absence at a
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister
Continue Reading By David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Border Patrol agents rescued 20 migrants from a stash house, this according to El Paso Border Patrol Chief Anthony “Scott” Good. He shared photos on social media Sunday morning. Good said it was a joint effort involving the El Paso Police Department. He said “smugglers continue to overcrowd the stash houses
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Varias personas murieron, incluido un niño, cuando un helicóptero se estrelló contra una torre de comunicaciones detrás de casas en el Segundo Distrito de Houston este domingo por la noche, causando una explosión ardiente y derribando la estructura, dijo el alcalde John Whitmire. El accidente ocurrió cerca de Engelke Street y
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sweet Play of the week nominees for week 8 are posted for fans to vote for the sweetest play as the winning team will win free customized cupcakes, sponsored by Albertson’s. In no particular order, the first one up is Franklin’s Ramon Gonzalez with the TD punt return. Then
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HOUSTON (AP) — Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said. The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown after taking off from Ellington Field, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) away, Mayor John Whitmire
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said. The helicopter went down just before 8 p.m. Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown after taking off from Ellington Field, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) away, Mayor John Whitmire
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