By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Lawyers for Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz have urged an appeals court to throw out testimony from a former first lady of Guinea that contributed to his conviction for corruption. The case involved the secret payment of millions by his firm to win coveted iron-ore contracts in
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By Laura He, CNN Business The Chinese yuan sank to the lowest level in two years after hawkish comments by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell spurred a recent rally for the greenback. The yuan — also known as the renminbi — lost about 0.5% against the dollar on Monday in offshore trading outside mainland China.
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Martha C. White for CNN Business The private sector added 132,000 jobs in August, an indication that the white-hot pace of hiring could be slowing after months of strong job growth. The August number reported by payroll processing giant ADP is far below economists’ expectations of 225,000 positions added. “We could be at an inflection
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Los MTV Video Music Awards 2022 se llevaron a cabo este domingo y estrellas como Lizzo y Blackpink deslumbraron en la alfombra roja de la gran noche. En comparación con las ceremonias de premiación de Hollywood, los VMA a menudo ven a los asistentes soltarse y mostrar sus personalidades, generalmente eligiendo atuendos
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by a heatwave and drought for most of the summer. Heavy rain was forecast for parts of Sichuan province and Chongqing city through at least Tuesday.
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By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone and Kevin Conlon, CNN The residents of Jackson, Mississippi — already dealing with flooded streets — are now also faced with another problem: There isn’t enough water to flush toilets or fight fires due to issues at the main water treatment facility, according to Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. Because of
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE Associated Press KYIV (AP) — The United Nations nuclear watchdog on Monday injected a ray of hope in the standoff over the beleaguered Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant, announcing that its mission of top experts “is now on its way” to the facility, which has seen relentless shelling as a focal point in
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The launch of NASA’s historic Artemis I moon mission has been postponed after the team was unable to work through an issue with one of the rocket’s four engines. “It’s too early to say what the options are,” said Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager at a NASA press conference. “We really
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The St. Louis Cardinals — and aging slugger Albert Pujols — have been on a roll lately.
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (AP) — Terrified shoppers and employees were sent fleeing for safety when a gunman entered a Safeway supermarket in Bend, Oregon, “spraying shots” from an assault rifle, killing two people. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said Sunday night that officers found the gunman dead in the store. He was found “in close proximity”
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By Amir Vera, Tina Burnside, Caroll Alvarado and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN One of the victims fought to disarm the suspected gunman during Sunday’s fatal shooting at a Safeway grocery store in Bend, Oregon, according to police spokeswoman Sheila Miller. Two people were killed, police said. They were identified as Glenn Edward Bennett, 84, a customer
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By Heather Chen, CNN The Malaysian army has apologized after two of its vehicles broke down in Kuala Lumpur on two consecutive days, blocking traffic and inviting derision on social media. The first incident occurred on Friday, when a PT-91M Twardy tank stalled with engine problems on a highway near the country’s Parliament building, the
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday before she closed out the show with a surprisingly big announcement: Her new album. “I thought it would be a fun moment to tell you that my new album comes out Oct.
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake has shaken western Indonesia, but no damage was immediately reported. Witnesses said panicked residents ran to higher ground in Siberut, a coastal town on Mentawai island close to the epicenter. Indonesian authorities said the quake was magnitude 6.4 but posed no danger of triggering a
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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Police in New Zealand have identified two children whose remains were found earlier this month in suitcases bought by a family in an online auction. In a statement Friday, police confirmed that both children have been identified and their family has requested their names be withheld. Police launched a homicide investigation
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By STEVE PEOPLES, HOLLY RAMER and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As the sun set in Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney described her blowout loss as the beginning of a more consequential step in her political career. She summoned Abraham Lincoln, who lost elections for the House and Senate and still went
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES, HOLLY RAMER and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As the sun set in Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney described her blowout loss as the beginning of a more consequential step in her political career. She summoned Abraham Lincoln, who lost elections for the House and Senate and still went
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on PowerMizzou, Missouri football beat writer Jarod Hamilton in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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