DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s energy ministry says Damascus will host an Arab energy conference in 2024. The announcement is the latest sign that Arab countries are moving to re-engage with the government of Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad. The statement followed a unanimous vote from members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Maria Ressa, joint winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace prize says media worldwide should join forces in “fighting for facts” amid threats to press freedoms instead of competing with each other. Speaking at an Oslo press conference Thursday with fellow laureate Dmitry Muratov of Russia, Ressa, a Filipina, said that since
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A man has been shot to death on a Kansas City street, and police there are now searching for a suspect in the killing. Police say in a news release that the shooting happened around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in an alley on the city’s east side. Officers who responded to
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las solicitudes semanales de subsidio de desempleo en Estados Unidos cayeron la semana pasada a un nuevo mínimo en varias décadas, según informó este jueves el Departamento de Trabajo. Con 184.000 solicitudes, ajustadas por los cambios estacionales, fue el nivel más bajo de solicitudes iniciales desde septiembre
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A relative of Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson has been accused of a brutal attack at the Waukesha Public Library. Tuesday, Nov. 30, an 87-year-old woman told police she was robbed and had her car stolen while she stopped at
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By Marianne Garvey John Lennon died 41 years ago on Dec. 8 after being shot outside of his apartment building in New York City, Fans paid tribute to the late artist on social media. Lennon was 40 years old at the time of his death. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono, wrote, “Over 1.5 million people have
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden dio inicio a la Cumbre por la Democracia este jueves, calificando a la democracia como “el desafío definitorio de nuestro tiempo”, anunció nuevos compromisos y pidió la “autocorrección” y la “superación personal” a través de la cooperación internacional de más de 100 naciones representadas en el
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession. Unemployment claims dropped by 43,000 to 184,000 last week, the lowest since September 1968,
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. job market is recovering from last year’s coronavirus recession. Unemployment claims dropped by 43,000 to 184,000 last week, the lowest since September 1968,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Travis Scott told radio and talk show host Charlamagne tha God that he’s been on an “emotional rollercoaster” since 10 people died and many more were injured at his Astroworld Festival. The rapper, who has denied legal liability, sat down with Charlamagne for an almost hour-long interview that was posted
Continue Reading By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford High School. Attorney Geoffrey Fieger says the lawsuits were filed in Detroit federal court
Continue Reading By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister is in Cairo on a diplomatic visit aimed at strengthening ties and shoring up a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with Egypt’s president, foreign minister and intelligence chief on Thursday. The talks reflect budding ties
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City are investigating after two teens were shot in a school parking lot on the south side of the city. The shooting happened Wednesday night during a high school basketball game at Ewing Marion Kauffman School. The Kansas City Star reports that two off-duty police officers who
Continue Reading By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s national security advisor has tweeted that the last round of technical talks with the U.S.-led coalition has ended, signaling a new phase in U.S. involvement in the fight against the extremist Islamic State group. The official has said the last round of talks will formally
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — En el Capitolio de EE.UU., más específicamente en el edificio Longworth, se emitió una orden de tomar refugio después de que una persona introdujera un arma en el edificio, dijeron varias fuentes a CNN. ¿Cómo justifica Trump sus amenazas contra Mike Pence en el ataque al Capitolio? El bloqueo se levantó posteriormente
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Weekly claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a new, multi-decade low last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. At 184,000 claims, adjusted for seasonal swings, it was the lowest level of initial claims since September 1969, when the figure stood at 182,000. It was also a lower count than economists
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — News reports and the Italian Culture Ministry say Italian director Lina Wertmueller, the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for directing, has died. She was 93. Wertmueller in 1976 became the first woman to receive an Oscar nomination for directing for “Seven Beauties,” a film for which she also was nominated
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By Carma Hassan, Amir Vera, Holly Yan and Brad Parks, CNN Daunte Wright’s mother and a police officer took the stand Wednesday as the first two witnesses in the manslaughter trial of ex-officer Kimberly Potter, who has said she mistook her gun for a Taser when she killed Wright during a traffic stop. The shooting
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health is hiking its dividend and offering a better-than-expected 2022 revenue forecast as the health care giant prepares to dive deeper into providing more care. CEO Karen Lynch said in a statement that the drugstore chain, pharmacy benefits manager and health insurer is planning its next “major evolution”
Continue Reading By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Negotiations between Iran and world powers aimed at salvaging a tattered 2015 nuclear deal have resumed in Vienna, with tensions high after Tehran made demands last week that European countries strongly criticized. The talks’ chairman said Wednesday that he detected “a renewed sense of purpose.” Diplomats from
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