By Richard Roth and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal three years ago. The US was elected on Thursday in an uncontested ballot of member countries by the UN General Assembly. President Joe Biden had said
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Te devoraste el almuerzo mientras mirabas las redes sociales o tu programa favorito, y ahora te sientes hinchado y no puedes ni siquiera decir a qué sabÃa tu comida. O tal vez te sientes culpable por comer las sobras de la tarta de chocolate directamente de la nevera. Estos comportamientos y
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A legal expert believes state investigators may be applying a state law too broadly in pursuing a case against a reporter that discovered a privacy issue in a state website. David Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri said it would be overzealous to charge a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for tampering
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Business) — Netflix ha cambiado el juego, una vez más. Cuando la compañÃa comenzó a expandirse internacionalmente, exportó pelÃculas y programas de televisión hechos en Hollywood a otros paÃses. Ahora, aproximadamente una década después, mientras opera en más de 190 paÃses, el transmisor está aprovechando su alcance global para hacer lo contrario. Y
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating a former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective who has been accused of sexually abusing minority and poor women for decades and framing Lamonte McIntyre, who was wrongfully imprisoned for a 1994 double murder. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department acknowledged Thursday that since 2019 it’s been
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term mortgage rates jumped this week, with the benchmark 30-year loan again breaching 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate for a 30-year mortgage rose to 3.05% from 2.99% last week. That is its highest level since April, when it peaked at 3.18%. The rate for a 15-year loan
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators agreed to a seven-year, $57.5 million contract Thursday. The Senators made the announcement in the morning, hours before Ottawa’s home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 22-year-old Tkachuk was a restricted free agent. He missed the preseason and was not available to play Thursday
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — More than 1,300 firefighters helped by aircraft are trying to box in a wildfire in a Southern California coastal mountain range that has closed major highway for days. The Alisal Fire is 5% contained Thursday after charring more than 26 square miles in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Joshua y Alexandra Price afirman que hace una semana, en su farmacia local Walgreens, les pusieron por error la vacuna contra el covid-19 en lugar de la vacuna contra la influenza, y ahora sufren algunos sÃntomas adversos. Los Price llevaron a sus hijos de 4 y 5 años al Walgreens de
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CHICAGO (AP) — The National Women’s Soccer League is moving its championship game from Portland, Oregon, to Louisville, Kentucky, at the request of players. The Nov. 20 title match was originally scheduled to kick off at 9 a.m. local time at Providence Park to fit the CBS broadcast window. But players objected to the early
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is close to expanding its field to 68 teams. Both the Division I women’s basketball committee and the oversight committee unanimously voted to approve a proposal to add four teams to the NCAA Tournament starting this season. The proposal will now advance for consideration
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson missed practice for the Baltimore Ravens because of an illness. Jackson was listed on the team’s injury report Thursday. He’s missed practice time previously this season but hasn’t missed any of Baltimore’s five games. Tackles Ronnie Stanley and Alejandro Villanueva did not practice either, and neither did defensive
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tampa Bay tight end Rob Gronkowski (ribs) and Philadelphia right tackle Lane Johnson (personal) will both miss their third straight game on Thursday night. Also, linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) and safety Antoine Winfield (concussion) are out for the Buccaneers. Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert is out because of COVID-19 protocols. Inactive for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Lo que se suponÃa que serÃa un dÃa especial durante el fin de semana se convirtió en una montaña rusa de emociones para una novia cuya familia no pudo asistir a su boda después de que Southwest Airlines cancelara miles de vuelos en todo el paÃs. Kimberli Romano y Kyle Hlavaty
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police leaders and the mayor say that officers will not be ordered to go home if they defy the city’s requirement that they report their COVID-19 vaccination status or be placed on unpaid leave. Police spokesman Tom Ahern’s comments follow a video posted
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for an investigation of a journalist for finding, helping fix and reporting about a vulnerability in a government website that exposed the Social Security numbers of teachers in the state. Parson said he had notified the Cole County prosecutor and that the Missouri State
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN When the biggest band in British musical history, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, fans pointed the finger at co-lead vocalist Paul McCartney. Now, more than half a century later, McCartney has revealed it was, in fact, John Lennon who instigated the split. In an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4,
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN When the biggest band in British musical history, the Beatles, broke up in 1970, fans pointed the finger at co-lead vocalist Paul McCartney. Now, more than half a century later, McCartney has revealed it was, in fact, John Lennon who instigated the split. In an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4,
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart has undergone surgery for a minor repair and reinforcement of the Achilles tendon in her left leg. Stewart had the surgery performed in New York. Stewart injured her left foot on Sept. 7 against Washington and did not play in the final two regular-season games or Seattle’s
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora will look to take down his former team in the AL Championship Series for the second time in four years after beating the Houston Astros on the way to a World Series title in 2018. The best-of-seven series opens Friday
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