KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Witnesses say a roadside bomb has struck a Taliban patrol in a stronghold of Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan. They say Wednesday’s blast killed two people and wounded three. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the attack bore the hallmarks of previous IS strikes against the Taliban. The
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Stocks continue to hit new all-time highs even as the Federal Reserve prepares to pull back on some of the extraordinary stimulus measures it put in place when the Covid-19 pandemic ground the US economy to a halt in March 2020. Fed chair Jerome Powell is widely expected
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Puede que el Barcelona no tenga un nuevo entrenador permanente, pero el club catalán logró superar al Dynamo Kyiv por 1-0, el martes en la Champions League. El gol de Ansu Fati en la segunda mitad aseguró que el visitante se llevara los tres puntos cruciales para aumentar sus posibilidades de clasificar
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By Jack Guy, CNN Ronnie Wilson, founding member of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at the age of 73. His passing was confirmed by his wife, Linda Boulware-Wilson, in a Facebook post published Tuesday. “The love of my life was called home this morning, at 10:01am. Please continue to pray for The Wilson,
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Sweden say two men died when one of them jumped or fell from the 7th floor of a culture center and landed on the other. Authorities said the 80-year-old man who crashed into the lobby of the Uppsala Konsert and Kongress venue died at the scene north of Stockholm
Continue Reading MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Police say at least 22 passengers have been killed in a road accident in Pakistan’s part of Kashmir. Wednesday’s crash happened after the bus skidded off a mountain road and fell into a ravine, police said. The accident happened in Pulandri, a district in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, senior
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake-up call for his still-new presidency as the Democrat arrived back in Washington from a European excursion suddenly facing a transformed political landscape. Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected gubernatorial victory over Democratic former Gov. Terry
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN projects, rolling back progressive gains in Virginia as he became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. McAuliffe’s loss in a state that President Joe Biden won by double digits last
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Gucci fashion show in Los Angeles Tuesday night was such a spectacle that Hollywood Boulevard had to shut down to make room for all the stars. With celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams sitting in the front row and actors Jared
Continue Reading By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has also cancelled of school classes. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma
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By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has also cancelled of school classes. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Kristen Stewart va a casarse. La actriz anunció que ella y la guionista Dylan Meyer están comprometidas en una entrevista con Howard Stern el martes. “Nos vamos a casar, lo haremos definitivamente”, dijo Kristen Stewart. “Quería que me propusieran matrimonio, así que creo que definí claramente lo que quería y ella lo
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — European lawmakers are meeting with Taiwan’s premier in the first official visit of a European Parliament delegation to the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China. Seven members of the European Parliament committee on foreign interference in democratic processes are in Taiwan. The European Parliament
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction will be chosen from six novels that explore historical traumas, the nature of consciousness and the mind-warping power of the internet. South African writer Damon Galgut’s “The Promise” is British bookmakers’ favorite to win the 50,000 pound ($69,000 prize). Second-favorite is U.S. writer
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Naciones Unidas ha condenado las atrocidades descubiertas en una investigación conjunta sobre el conflicto en la región norteña de Tigray en Etiopía el miércoles, un día después de que el gobierno del país anunciara un estado de emergencia en todo el país y llamara a los ciudadanos a tomar las armas contra
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer PROSECCO, Italy (AP) — Italy has pledged to defend the name of the popular sparkling wine Prosecco as Croatia petitions the European Union to allow its winemakers to call their sweet dessert wine Prosek. The decision not only is a threat to the carefully protected market for the world’s
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer PROSECCO, Italy (AP) — Italy has pledged to defend the name of the popular sparkling wine Prosecco as Croatia petitions the European Union to allow its winemakers to call their sweet dessert wine Prosek. The decision not only is a threat to the carefully protected market for the world’s
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — La victoria proyectada del republicano Glenn Youngkin en la carrera por la gobernación de Virginia el martes borró cualquier duda: las escasas mayorías en el Congreso de los demócratas están en grave peligro en las elecciones de mitad de período del próximo año. El exgobernador demócrata Terry McAuliffe esperaba que la
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign ministry says it summoned a Belarusian diplomat over an “intrusion” into Polish territory of “uniformed individuals armed with long guns.” The incident comes as Poland, a member of the European Union, faces significant migration pressure on its eastern border with Belarus. That border forms
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