CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) aprobó este viernes una resolución que declara ilegÃtimas las elecciones del 7 de noviembre en Nicaragua, reitera la petición de libertad para los opositores presos, y establece una consideración colectiva sobre la situación de conformidad con la Carta Democrática
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By TOM SAVAGE Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Destanni Henderson scored 15 points — including four 3-pointers — and No. 1 South Carolina overwhelmed South Dakota 72-41 Friday night at the Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational. The Gamecocks (2-0) built a quick 10-0 lead, and South Dakota didn’t get its first field goal until
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California state university says its varsity baseball team engaged in an annual hazing of new players with challenges including dangerously excessive drinking and other inappropriate activities. That led to the suspension of the University of California, Davis team last summer and the head coach’s
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Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider and global energy giant Iberdrola say they’re committed to customer protections as they push for regulatory approval for a multibillion-dollar merger. The parent company of Public Service Co. of New Mexico and an Iberdrola subsidiary filed additional arguments with utility regulators Friday. The filing claims the
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider and global energy giant Iberdrola say they’re committed to customer protections as they push for regulatory approval for a multibillion-dollar merger. The parent company of Public Service Co. of New Mexico and an Iberdrola subsidiary filed additional arguments with utility regulators Friday. The filing claims the
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kayla Jones scored 15 points and No. 5 North Carolina State got its first win of the season, drubbing Wofford 90-57. Elissa Cunane added 13 points for the Wolfpack, who were coming off a loss on Tuesday night to top-ranked South Carolina. Annabelle Schultz and Jackie Carman scored 16 points apiece
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By Steve Contorno, CNN By the narrowest of margins — just five votes — businesswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appears to have won a South Florida Democratic primary to replace the late US Rep. Alcee Hastings in Washington, according to official results reported by the counties. The outcome in the November 2 election had been up in
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wendell Moore Jr. had a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to help ninth-ranked Duke beat Army 82-56 in Friday night’s home opener. It marked the return of Duke’s famously rowdy fans for for the first time in a regular-season game in
Continue Reading OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 24 points, making four 3-pointers and adding seven assists as Ole Miss defeated Charleston Southern 93-68. Joiner had a powerful second half, sinking six of seven shots — including two from distance — and dishing five assists in 11 minutes. Luis Rodriguez added 12 points, six rebounds and
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — En 1973, la joven pareja británica Tony y Maureen Wheeler publicaron una guÃa titulada “Across Asia on The Cheap”. Poco sabÃan que una guÃa humilde sentarÃa las bases para una marca de viajes mundial llamada Lonely Planet con recomendaciones de los mejores destinos. Casi 50 años después, su imperio de
Continue Reading By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady had 19 points, including four 3-pointers, Oscar Tshiebwe had 20 rebounds and 14 points and No. 10 Kentucky blew out Robert Morris 100-60 in its home opener on Friday night. Daimion Collins went 7 of 8 for 14 points and had a
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say three teenagers driven by racial hatred were behind hoax calls that brought major police responses to the home of one of the leading Black Lives Matter activists in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department says the teenagers, aged 13 to 16, connected over
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 21 points, Jayden Gardner had 18 and No. 25 Virginia rediscovered its offense after a season-opening embarrassment, beating Radford 73-52. Virginia was beaten by Navy on Tuesday night. This time the Cavaliers used a 24-5 first-half burst to take a 32-15
Continue Reading ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jamison Battle scored 18 of his 20 points in the first half, Payton Willis added 19 points and Minnesota held off Western Kentucky 73-69 in the inaugural Asheville Championship. Minnesota led by double figures for most of the second half until Dayvion McKnight took over for Western Kentucky. McKnight scored 28
Continue Reading POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Salinas raced to the provisional No. 1 qualifying spot in Top Fuel on Friday in the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Salinas had a 3.694-second run at 328.78 mph. Points leader Steve Torrence was with a 3.698 at 317.05 as he seeks his fourth straight season
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By Chris Boyette and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Homer Plessy, whose 19th century case Plessy v. Ferguson became a landmark civil rights Supreme Court ruling, is only a step away from a posthumous full pardon from the state of Louisiana. Plessy’s case led to the “separate but equal” doctrine and the Jim Crow laws regarding segregation
Continue Reading By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Angel Reese scored a career-high 23 points and Mimi Collins added 17 and had eight rebounds as No. 4 Maryland rolled to an 88-67 win over Villanova on Friday night. Six Maryland players scored in double figures. The winless Wildcats (0-2)  were led by Brianna
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Horston had 14 points and 11 rebounds — her first double-double in nearly two years — and No. 15 Tennessee beat UCF 49-41. Diamond Battles sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around two free throws in an 8-0 run over the final 71 seconds of the third quarter to trim UCF’s
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — “Algodón de azúcar” es una de las últimas palabras que la mayorÃa de la gente utilizarÃa para describir a una langosta, pero hay un crustáceo especial se ajusta a esa descripción. Haddie, una rara langosta del color del algodón de azúcar, fue capturada en Maine a principios de esta semana. A
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