BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appeared Friday before a parliamentary panel in the northern state of Hamburg to answer lawmakers’ questions about his handling of a tax evasion scam while mayor. Opponents have called on Scholz to provide more information about meetings he had in 2016 and 2017 with private bank M.M. Warburg
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have raised to 71 the number of migrants who had been aboard a sailboat that reached the southern island of Kythera. That boat was the third crammed vessel to reach Kythera over two days, bringing a total 241 people to the island. Authorities raised the number on Friday. Located
Continue Reading The Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Authorities say a large wildfire burning out of control in Spain’s eastern Valencia area has become one of the country’s biggest wildfires of the year. The blaze has already scorched 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) along a 137-kilometer (85-mile) perimeter. As the blaze raged for a fifth day Friday, 35
Continue ReadingEssay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the idea of him wearing
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 19 points and eight rebounds, Alyssa Thomas added 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Dallas Wings 93-68 on Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round series. Third-seeded Connecticut pulled away in the third quarter, scoring 13 straight points to build
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of more than just cakes and ale. According to a study released on Friday, Augustinian
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — From virtual classes to daily COVID-19 checks and mandatory masks, children across Canada have weathered enormous changes in their learning since schooling was disrupted in March 2020. Over the course of seven waves and numerous variants and subvariants,
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Pharmacists and health care professionals are asking the public to do their part to mitigate the acetaminophen and ibuprofen shortages being reported across Canada. Ongoing shortage reports in recent months drew particular attention this week after a SickKids
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Danica McKellar, la actriz que interpretó a Winnie Cooper en “The Wonder Years”, dejó la actuación para estudiar una carrera en matemáticas y ahora explica por qué. El hijo menor de McKellar, Draco, la entrevistó recientemente para ET y le preguntó: “Tenías más o menos mi edad cuando actuaste en ‘The Wonder
Continue Reading KING ABDULLAH SPORTS CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has maintained a similar weight for his rematch with Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian boxer tipped the scales at 100.5 kilograms or 221.5 pounds at the weigh-in. Usyk weighed in at 100 kilograms for the first fight in London in September. He won
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Brazil midfielder Casemiro wants to leave the club amid reported interest from Manchester United. Ancelotti says Casemiro is in negotiations for a move. He didn’t specifically mention United. United has lost its opening two games of the Premier League season. The team has been in the
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By CNN’s Beijing Bureau Chinese authorities issued a nationwide drought warning for the first time in nine years as the country copes with below-average rainfall and one of the strongest heat waves seen in six decades. The “yellow” alert, which was issued Friday, is the third-highest on China’s four-tier scale. It indicates that at least
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By Kevin Dotson, Aleks Klosok and Ben Morse, CNN Manchester United has reached an agreement with Real Madrid to sign Brazil midfielder Casemiro, the English Premier League side announced on Friday. United is set to pay Madrid $60 million up front with $10 million in add-ons for the midfielder’s services, British media reported on Thursday.
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden will host a White House summit next month aimed at combatting a spate of hate-fueled violence in the U.S. The Democrat is working to deliver on his campaign pledge to “heal the soul of the nation.” The White House announced Friday
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El actor y cineasta Jonah Hill se retira de la promoción de sus películas, incluido su primer documental, debido a los ataques de ansiedad. Conocido por protagonizar películas como “21 Jump Street” y “The Wolf of Wall Street”, el actor de 38 años explorará la salud mental y el impacto
Continue Reading SOTOGRANDE, Spain (AP) — Jessica Korda made three eagles in an 11-under 61 Thursday that equaled a Ladies European Tour record and gave her a five-shot lead after the first round of the Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande, Spain. Korda also added six birdies to go with one bogey-on the par-4 eighth to break the
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Troopers responded Thursday morning to a motorcycle crash in Maries County that left a man with serious injuries. The crash happened on State Highway N about 9 miles north of Dixon around 7:15 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said Jacob E. Stoneking, 21, of Dixon, was thrown
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Taiwan is seeking to free more than 300 of its citizens lured to Cambodia by crime groups. They were promised high wages for technology jobs, but then were forced to work in call centers scamming mainland Chinese into making payments for non-existent government fees or
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By Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video, which
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The bears and bulls are at it again. Markets have seemingly recovered from a miserable downturn in mid-June that sent the S&P 500 down more than 20%, but analysts and investors can’t tell whether it’s clear skies ahead or if they’re in the eye of the storm. Things are looking
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