Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal start this weekend of the campaign season for the country’s presidential election. Ennahda officials reported Friday that at least 80 members were apprehended. The arrests were part of a countrywide sweep. Ennahda
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Poland have charged a former European Parliament lawmaker and his wife with corruption and influence peddling as part of a larger probe into irregularities in the operations of a private university in Warsaw. Ryszard Czarnecki is a prominent member of Law and Justice, Poland’s former ruling conservative party.
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility before the Taliban acknowledged the shootings, which took place Thursday and targeted people as they traveled between the Shiite-majority
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By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that it says can “reason” and solve harder problems in science, coding and math than its predecessors. The model, the first in a series called OpenAI o1, was released Thursday as a preview, with the firm saying it expects regular updates
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, questions are emerging about whether some vulnerable people in the United States may need booster doses of the mpox vaccine. Last month, the World Health Organization declared an mpox outbreak in the Democratic
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation as government spending on the military strains the economy’s capacity to produce goods and services and drives up workers’ wages. The central bank said in a statement Friday that “growth in domestic
Continue Reading By Allie Torgan, CNN Sacaton, Arizona (CNN) — Often, the calls from case workers come with great urgency. A baby, a toddler – a child who is in desperate need of a safe home. For Elisia Manuel, one of those urgent calls came in 2012. There was an infant in need of immediate care. “A
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most likely voters in six key battleground states express at least some confidence in their state’s election process, according to recent CNN polling conducted by SSRS. But far fewer of them have high confidence in the process, with that mistrust driven largely by voters who support former President Donald
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By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The South Alabama Jaguars racked up the most points scored by an FBS team in over 33 years on Thursday, as they thrashed the Northwestern State Demons 87-10. Remarkably, the Jaguars did so in just 51 minutes, as both head coaches agreed to shorten the fourth quarter to a
Continue Reading Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly sexually abused has exposed weaknesses in child protection in the country and cast a spotlight on the Islamic business group that ran the homes. Malaysian authorities rescued 402 children from 20 homes
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Whether you are superstitious or not, you probably won’t be able to escape the chatter around today’s spooky calendar date: Friday the 13th. The fear of the number 13 dates back centuries and has a combination of religious and cultural origins — but it could be just as lucky
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Whether you are superstitious or not, you probably won’t be able to escape the chatter around today’s spooky calendar date: Friday the 13th. The fear of the number 13 dates back centuries and has a combination of religious and cultural origins — but it could be just as
Continue Reading WDRB, WLS, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Whether you are superstitious or not, you probably won’t be able to escape the chatter around today’s spooky calendar date: Friday the 13th. The fear of the number 13 dates back centuries and has a combination of religious and cultural origins — but it could be
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — El actor Chad McQueen, hijo de la leyenda de Hollywood Steve McQueen, murió a los 63 años. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel McQueen tuvo su gran oportunidad en 1984, cuando fue elegido para el reparto de la exitosa película “Karate Kid”, en la que interpretaba a Dutch, el adversario del protagonista
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, has died. He was 80. Gerhardt’s death on Friday was announced by Christian Lindner, the current head of the party. The Free Democrats have been a coalition partner in several German governments, including the current three-party coalition led
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — September marks Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib, Awareness Month, local doctors are educating patients to help reduce the impacts of this common but potentially dangerous condition. AFib is a disorganized electrical rhythm of the heart, leading to an irregular and often rapid heartbeat. Dr. Steven Hamilton, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció que prevé que la reforma judicial se publique el 15 de septiembre, domingo y víspera de los festejos por la Independencia mexicana puesto que, dijo, “es una reforma importantísima”. Este jueves, se alcanzó y superó el mínimo de 17 estados que,
Continue Reading Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting against the disease in Africa. The approval of the vaccine by Bavarian Nordic A/S means that donors like vaccines alliance Gavi and UNICEF
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in Kenya — has been received by family and anti-femicide crusaders, ahead of her burial on Saturday. Cheptegei’s family met with dozens of activists Friday who had marched to the
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion is being treated for severe hypothermia. Italy’s Alpine Rescue Corps. on Friday said the two climbers called for help after being hit by the snowstorm more than a mile from a mountain refuge.
Continue Reading By Jon Passantino and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Where did the money go? The right-wing social media stars who were allegedly paid millions of dollars in a nefarious Russian influence operation to shape public opinion around the 2024 US presidential election are remaining mum. Last week, the Justice Department alleged that Russian state media producers
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Actor Chad McQueen, son of Hollywood legend Steve McQueen, has died at age 63. McQueen got his big break in 1984 when he was cast in the hit movie “The Karate Kid,” in which he played Dutch, an adversary of Ralph Macchio’s lead character. McQueen’s attorney, Arthur H. Barens,
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A leading media group reports that dozens of Hong Kong journalists have faced harassment in recent months. On Friday, the Hong Kong Journalists Association described the situation as the largest-scale harassment of reporters in the city. Selina Cheng, the chair of the association, says anonymous complaints have targeted journalists’
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For much of the last two years, the 2-year US Treasury yield has traded above the 10-year yield. When that happens, it historically has meant a recession is looming. So you’d think that investors and economists would have celebrated last week when that warning sign stopped flashing.
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is signaling new openness in allowing Ukraine to fire missiles provided by the West on targets deep inside Russia, and plans to discuss the matter with his new British counterpart at the White House on Friday. Ahead of the meeting, US officials said they did
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — When a military police battalion from the New Hampshire National Guard arrived at the US southern border in October 2022, the unit’s commander Lt. Col. Mark Patterson immediately began making soldiers uncomfortable. In one instance, Patterson sent a junior female officer a picture of a sexually themed “Beer Garden
Continue Reading CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — When a military police battalion from the New Hampshire National Guard arrived at the US southern border in October 2022, the unit’s commander Lt. Col. Mark Patterson immediately began making soldiers uncomfortable. In one instance, Patterson sent a junior female officer a picture of a sexually themed “Beer
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — A year ago, America’s stores declared a shoplifting epidemic. They closed stores in major cities, hired extra security, locked up key merchandise and declared big losses in their financial statements. This year, retailers are telling a very different story — or no story at all. It’s as
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Many New Yorkers will gladly tell anyone who’ll listen – and even those who won’t – about how they have the best pizza. And now they’ve got some mouth-watering new back-up for their long-standing culinary claims. This week, the Italy-based 50 Top Pizza Awards came out with its 2024
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Joe Schmidt, a Detroit Lions legend and Hall of Famer, has died at the age of 92, his family said in statement published by the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The former linebacker died in hospice care on September 11, according to his family. “Joe Schmidt played in a golden era
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