Inside the Waldorf Astoria’s $1 billion makeover
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN This month marks 90 years since the Waldorf Astoria first opened its doors on New York’s Park Avenue in 1931, becoming the…
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Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Newly leaked documents showing that Jordan’s King Abdullah II quietly amassed luxury real…
Continue Reading Greece: Truck on parliament sidewalk checked for explosives
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 58-year-old Greek man has been arrested after he drove a pickup truck onto a sidewalk in front of the the country’s…
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‘Pandora Papers’ bring renewed calls for tax haven scrutiny
By PAUL WISEMAN and MARCY GORDON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls are growing for an end to the financial secrecy and shell companies…
Continue Reading Correction: Pandora Papers story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published October 4, 2021, about a trove of leaked financial data, a photo caption erroneously identified Pakistan…
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Pro-Trump challenger’s residency issues catch Murkowski’s eye
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has not yet said whether she’ll run for reelection in 2022 — but she is well…
Continue Reading US Trade Rep Katherine Tai to condemn China’s ‘unfair trade practices’
By Donald Judd, CNN US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is expected to condemn China’s “unfair trade practices” during remarks at…
Continue Reading Lava from Spanish volcano surges after crater collapse
MADRID (AP) — More earthquakes are rattling the Spanish island of La Palma, as the lava flow from an erupting volcano surged after part of the…
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El volcán de La Palma está entrando en erupción de manera aún más agresiva
olivertapia (CNN) — El volcán Cumbre Vieja en la isla española de La Palma ahora está entrando en erupción de manera aún más agresiva…
Continue Reading UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the U.K.’s divorce deal with the…
Continue Reading UK blames ‘heavy-handed’ EU for Brexit deal problems
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger a contentious break clause in the…
Continue Reading Farmers among 8 killed as India protest erupts in violence
By Manveena Suri, CNN At least eight people were killed when violence broke out in India’s Uttar Pradesh state on Sunday after a car linked to…
Continue Reading Swedish artist threatened for Muhammad sketch dies in crash
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police say Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a…
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Tani Adewumi: How chess changed the fortunes of 11-year-old prodigy and his family
Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi is a young chess player with big dreams. Aged 11, he has earned the title of national master and set his sights on the…
Continue Reading Cómo conciliar el sueño más rápido y de forma saludable
olivertapia (CNN) — Quedarte dormido cuando tu cabeza toca la almohada… ¿es eso uno de tus más grandes sueños? Una vía rápida a la…
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An oil spill off the California coast destroyed a wildlife habitat and caused dead birds and fish to wash up on Huntington Beach, officials say
California is facing a possible ecological disaster after 126,000 gallons of oil spilled out of a pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach in…
Continue Reading UN: Libya’s roundup tops 5,000 migrants as concerns grow
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — A United Nations tally obtained by the Associated Press on Monday shows that the number of…
Continue Reading Indian town on edge after 9 die during farm protest
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian authorities have suspended internet services and barred political leaders from…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
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Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and let…
Continue Reading Ex-US Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son Perry says in a…
Continue Reading 2 win medicine Nobel for showing how we react to heat, touch
By DAVID KEYTON and MARIA CHENG Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries into…
Continue Reading Ex-US Rep. Todd Akin, sunk by ‘legitimate rape’ remark, dies
By JOHN HANNA and JIM SALTER Associated Press Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son Perry says in a…
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Plenty of drama this year with current playoff format
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer For all the talk about postseason expansion, the current format held up pretty well this year, if the idea is to…
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STAT WATCH: Mordecai throwing TDs at fastest clip since 2012
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer SMU’s Tanner Mordecai is throwing touchdown passes at the fastest rate in the Football Bowl Subdivision…
Continue Reading STAT WATCH: Mordecai throwing TDs at fastest clip since 2012
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer SMU’s Tanner Mordecai is throwing touchdown passes at the fastest rate in the Football Bowl Subdivision…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Manic Monday often spells trouble for managers
By The Associated Press Every year, the day after the regular season can be dicey for managers whose teams didn’t do so well. Might not be any…
Continue Reading Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans lining up recently to make complaints at a Taliban-run police station found…
Continue Reading Ethiopian PM begins 2nd term saying war exacts ‘heavy price’
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has begun a second five-year term running a country in the grip of a nearly…
Continue Reading El ganador del premio mayor de Powerball de US$ 635 millones es… nadie
olivertapia (CNN) — El sorteo estimado de US$ 635 millones de Powerball del sábado no tuvo ningún ganador, confirmó a CNN un funcionario de…
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