CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Sunni extremist group Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Facts The Yemeni-based arm of al Qaeda, AQAP, emerged when al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Yemen unified in 2009. Many analysts believe AQAP is the most dangerous al Qaeda affiliate. AQAP’s main goals include establishing a
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Thompson, Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Georgia Prep Academy Football Coach Michael Carson is in agony over the loss of one of his student-athletes, JauMarcus McFarland. “JauMarcus was definitely one of those kids that had the potential,” Carson said through tears.” McFarland, who went to Champion
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The UM System announced Thursday morning that the NextGen Precision Health center will be named the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building. Blunt, who is part of the Senate’s Republican leadership, has been a Missouri secretary of state and a U.S. representative in addition to his 10 years in the Senate.
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By Rob Picheta, CNN The last American military flight left the airport and disappeared into the Kabul sky on Monday — and minutes later, the Taliban flooded the streets around the city’s last exit point, filling the night with celebratory gunfire. It was a decisive and humbling final chapter to the United States’ longest war,
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BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China will set up its third stock exchange to serve private companies in the capital, Beijing. The step adds to promises to support entrepreneurs in the state-dominated economy. The announcement comes as China’s companies face potential new hurdles to raising money on Wall Street or in other Western
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BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China will set up its third stock exchange to serve private companies in the capital, Beijing. The step adds to promises to support entrepreneurs in the state-dominated economy. The announcement comes as China’s companies face potential new hurdles to raising money on Wall Street or in other Western
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A cell phone sale took a turn for the worse Wednesday afternoon after a man was shot during the exchange, police say. The incident happened in the 200 block of Mills Street in northwest Atlanta around 5:05 p.m. When officers arrived to
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON, TAMEEM AKHGAR and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Qatar’s top diplomat says that experts are racing to reopen Kabul’s airport but warned it was not clear when flights would resume. Many are still desperate to flee Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders amid concerns over what their rule will hold. In
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shane Beamer hasn’t been able to think about much other than his head coaching debut at South Carolina. The Gamecocks will face Eastern Illinois on Saturday night to start the season. The Panthers of the Ohio Valley Conference opened their year with a 26-21 loss
Continue Reading TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has announced his new cabinet in which women form the majority, keeping most of his previous government’s officials but naming new finance and justice ministers. The new government has to be formally confirmed by parliament, which convenes Sept. 10, and until then members of Prime Minister Edi Rama’s
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery is about to get a reality check. It was a strong summer, with nearly 2.5 million jobs added back between May and July even as the Delta variant started to increase Covid-19 infections — but economists are now growing cautious that August may not have been
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US jobs recovery is about to get a reality check. It was a strong summer, with nearly 2.5 million jobs added back between May and July even as the Delta variant started to increase Covid-19 infections — but economists are now growing cautious that August may not have been
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda has declared a state of emergency in areas along Poland’s border with Belarus. The declaration Thursday follows a surge in illegal migration. Poland now becomes the third European Union member to impose a state of emergency in areas bordering Belarus — after
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Alabama’s dog racing tracks on Wednesday launched a new push in a very old debate – gambling. The Alabama Track Owners Association is running ads aimed at building support for legalized betting. There is nothing complicated about the message. “This is
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer It doesn’t get much bigger than this for No. 1 Alabama and No. 5 Georgia who face difficult openers to start their seasons. The defending national champion Crimson Tide will play No. 14 Miami in Atlanta on Sept. 4. The Bulldogs will play six-time defending ACC champion Clemson in
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By Mia Alberti and Jack Guy, CNN Sidharth Shukla, an Indian actor, model and presenter, has died at the age of 40, according to broadcaster Colors TV, where Shukla worked. “We, at Colors, are saddened & devastated by the sudden loss of our family member, Sidharth Shukla. He will be immensely missed. His passing is
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A gas station clerk was injured Wednesday night after a woman drove her car into the building. It happened just after 10 p.m. at the Shell on Airport Boulevard near I-65. According to Joshua Fowler, a witness at the scene, the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and the memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. September 11 Memorial The memorial honors those killed on September 11, 2001, in all locations of the attack, as well as those killed on February 26, 1993, when terrorists
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 4-5, 2022 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on October 4 and ends at nightfall on October 5. The Day of Atonement is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. It falls on the 10th
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