By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Independent experts working with the U.N.‘s human rights body say Venezuelan authorities have failed to hold to account state-backed perpetrators of violations including arbitrary executions, sexual violence and torture of civilians. They warn that abuses by intelligence and counterintelligence services are continuing.
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Brittney Griner’s highly publicized legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the top WNBA players opting to take their talents elsewhere this offseason. For the past few decades, Russia has been the preferred offseason destination for WNBA players to compete because of
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The still-clogged global supply chain continues to wreak havoc on the auto industry. Ford said late Monday it will end September with between 40,000 and 45,000 large pickups and SUVs that it can’t finish because it doesn’t have all the parts. Negotiations on various supplies, which Ford did not identify,
Continue Reading By MATT OTT and YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers U.S. futures veered lower Tuesday ahead of what is expected to be another substantial interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this week. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials slipped 0.4% while futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.5%. Markets have been jittery over whether the
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Regulators have spent years trying to make big tech companies pay for the ways they harvest and, at times, abuse users’ data. One state, meanwhile, is literally making them pay up — and pay out directly to consumers. Illinois is one of just a few states in the United States
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The separatist leaders of the Russia-controlled areas of Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Ukraine said Tuesday they were planning to hold votes starting later this week for the territories to become part of Russia as Moscow loses ground in the war it launched. The announcements of
Continue Reading TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police in the ex-Soviet nation of Georgia say 12 people are being held hostage by a gunman in a bank in the city of Kutaisi. Georgian media report that the gunman, who is yet to be identified, has demanded $2 million, a helicopter to leave the country and a Russian flag.
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For years, the climate for hedge funds was tough. Volatility was low. The price of everything was going up. It wasn’t that hard to make money. In that type of environment, why think outside the box? But as central banks continue with their aggressive campaign of interest rate hikes aimed
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Hollywood’s Brad Pitt and Australian musician Nick Cave have debuted as artists in an exhibition in Finland that displays sculptures and ceramics created by the movie star and the singer-songwriter. The Sara Hilden Art Museum, located in the southern Finnish city of Tampere, was initially scheduled to
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A 58-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning when a house exploded near Vienna.
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — After 10 days of mourning, Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch has finally been laid to rest after members of the Royal Family, world leaders and thousands of others witnessed a historic send-off. On Monday, the world said one last goodbye
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story LONDON (CTV Network) — After days of mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a sense of finality has settled over the U.K. and Commonwealth following her state funeral Monday, during which crowds gathered along streets to honour the late monarch and her historic 70-year
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team has told a judge it does not want to answer his questions about the declassification status of the documents seized last month from the former president’s Florida home. It says that issue could be part of Trump’s defense if
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN About 36% of all US counties are “maternity care deserts,” and the number of counties where there is limited or no access to maternity care appears to be growing, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes, found that between
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Camilo Rocha, Marcia Reverdosa and Rodrigo Pedroso Illegal activity in the Amazon is gaining momentum as the last months of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration wind down, experts tell CNN. According to specialists and people on the ground, loggers, ranchers, miners and others seeking profit are tearing apart the protected region faster than
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British official says around a quarter of a million people joined the huge queue to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin lying in state in London’s Westminster Hall. The figure was released a day after Britain ended 10 days of national mourning for the late monarch. Elizabeth
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The consequences of drought and efforts to funnel billions of dollars toward securing water supplies in the West are becoming larger issues in two of the most consequential races for the U.S. Senate. Cities and farmers in Nevada and Arizona are facing cuts as
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de China publicó este lunes 19 de septiembre un proyecto de reglamento que pretende reforzar el turismo a lo largo de su frontera y facilitar la entrada de algunos extranjeros. De acuerdo con un proyecto de documento de polÃtica publicado por el Ministerio de Cultura y Turismo chino,
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based shipping giant DP World says it has won another ruling in a longstanding legal battle over the operation of a strategic port in the African nation of Djibouti. DP World said an appeals court in Hong Kong agreed with its request to keep its suit against China Merchants
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