By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has sent a pair of nuclear-capable long-range bombers to patrol the skies over Belarus and to underline close defense ties between the two allies amid tensions with the West. The Russian Defense Ministry said the two Tu-22M3 strategic strike bombers practiced “performing joint tasks with the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Se suele culpar al exceso de turismo de asfixiar ciudades históricas, cubrir lugares de interés mundial con basura y acabar con la vida local en puntos turísticos de todo el mundo. Ahora se afirma que los turistas que tienen relaciones sexuales están detrás de la destrucción gradual de una playa y una
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A jury recommended a 28-year prison sentence for Joseph Elledge after finding him guilty of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Mengqi Ji.
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN A former girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has accused him of assault, battery and false imprisonment related to an altercation that allegedly occurred at his Minnesota home nearly a year ago, to which Cook claimed on Wednesday he was the one who was assaulted. Cook’s former girlfriend, Gracelyn
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN A former girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has accused him of assault, battery and false imprisonment related to an altercation that allegedly occurred at his Minnesota home nearly a year ago, to which Cook claimed on Wednesday he was the one who was assaulted. Cook’s former girlfriend, Gracelyn
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A recent study by the Better Business Bureau shows employment scams have been on the rise throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 BBB estimated 14 million scam victims with $2 billion in direct losses related to job scams. Losses reported to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center linked to employment scams increased
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THURSDAY: Winds are shifting to the cold air direction as I write this morning. A cold front is sliding through behind last night’s showers. Dry skies have settled in for most, apart from some linger showers in our northern and eastern counties. Behind this front, we’ll see clearing skies and increasing sunshine this morning. By
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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been hired as Aston Villa manager. Gerrard has left Rangers. He led Rangers to the Scottish league title last season. Gerrard replaces Dean Smith, who was fired on Sunday with Villa having lost five straight games in the Premier League.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders are preparing a political history that would give President Xi Jinping status beside the ruling Communist Party’s most important figures, setting the stage for Xi to extend his rule next year. A meeting of some 200 Central Committee leaders that began Monday was considering a resolution on the party’s major
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia is dismissing as “politically motivated” sanctions imposed by the United States on two senior defense officials over allegations of graft, accompanied by a broader warning of systemic corruption in the Southeast Asian nation. A Cambodian government spokesman says the country was
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Former President Donald Trump‘s attempt to withhold records from the House of Representatives related to the January 6 US Capitol attack based on executive privilege — a claim rejected by President Joe Biden — would present the US Supreme Court with a novel legal dilemma.
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police say they’re pushing to investigate a U.S. diplomat to find if he intentionally fled following a traffic accident in Seoul. Police say the diplomat’s car rear-ended a taxi in Seoul on Wednesday but kept moving without stopping. The taxi chased the diplomat’s
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed after a worrisome report on U.S. inflation that slammed into the bond market and knocked stocks lower on Wall Street. In early trading in Europe, shares rose in France and Britain, but fell in Germany. In Japan, where investors are awaiting an
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed after a worrisome report on U.S. inflation that slammed into the bond market and knocked stocks lower on Wall Street. In early trading in Europe, shares rose in France and Britain, but fell in Germany. In Japan, where investors are awaiting an
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has met with Indonesian officials to discuss closer cooperation in future technologies, cybersecurity and economic relations as part of British efforts to deepen ties to Southeast Asia after leaving the European Union. Truss says she and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has met with Indonesian officials to discuss closer cooperation in future technologies, cybersecurity and economic relations as part of British efforts to deepen ties to Southeast Asia after leaving the European Union. Truss says she and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed
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By Jacob Lev, Chris Boyette and Tina Burnside, CNN University of Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson is facing a rape charge after a 21-year-old woman accused him of nonconsensual sex last month, according to authorities. Anderson voluntarily surrendered to police Wednesday evening, attorney Steve Sadow told CNN in a statement. “Adam is innocent of the charge
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los padres adoptivos de una niña de 6 años en Hawai fueron arrestados y acusados de su muerte después de que inicialmente reportaron su desaparición, según la policía. Isaac y Lehua Kalua fueron arrestados el miércoles por cargos de homicidio en segundo grado por la muerte de Isabella “Ariel”, dijo el Departamento
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The Biden administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid are requiring workers in most health care settings that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, 2022. While some mid-Missouri hospitals are inching toward 100% of their employees vaccinated against COVID-19, other hospitals still have nearly 40% unvaccinated. Check out Deborah
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By John Duffy, CNN After three long pandemic semesters, most parents are so happy for their tweens, teens and young adults to finally be back in school full time, with some inside-the-building face masks one of the few trappings of the pandemic remaining in their daily lives. Class is, by and large, in session and
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