By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister has urged world leaders and negotiators to deliver on previously made pledges to battle climate change ahead of this month’s U.N. summit. Sameh Shoukry is president of the COP27 climate change conference to be held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist As the climate crisis accelerates, Europe is warming faster than any other region, according to a new State of the Climate in Europe report from the World Meteorological Organization. The WMO report comes ahead of the UN’s international climate summit in Egypt, and is one in a series of reports
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a “significant number” of artillery shells to Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. believes North Korea is “trying to make it appear as though they’re
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government says that it plans to make plastic manufacturers contribute to the cost of cleaning up litter in streets and parks. The Cabinet on Wednesday agreed on a bill that makers of products containing single-use plastic will need to pay into a central fund managed by the government starting in
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it has recovered another 12 bodies from the area where a sailing boat sank the previous day with reportedly 68 people on board, bringing the confirmed death toll to 13. Dozens of people remain missing. A total of 12 people, all men,
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By KERRI CORRADO Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Sister Linda grew up in South Philadelphia within walking distance of the sports complex. Her passion for the game and humor are one of a kind. Prayers for the Phillies from Neumann University. “I do believe the baseball gods are in our
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By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Iranian police said they would investigate an incident caught on camera showing security forces attacking and shooting a man, as a leading rights group condemned what it called the “crisis of impunity” in the country. The video shows a number of security officers beating a man who lay on the ground
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By Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Anna Chernova, CNN Video has emerged purporting to show a man preparing and planting explosives on a Russian military helicopter at an airbase deep inside Russia. Subsequent satellite imagery shows several damaged helicopters at the base in Pskov region in northern Russia. The base is about 35 kilometers from
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A man was arrested after he’s accused of intentionally ramming his SUV into a home, endangering the seven people inside. The Orange Co. Sheriff’s Office said Nisan Ortega, 47, showed up at his ex-wife’s home in Apopka on Monday around 2
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By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Betsy Klein and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a stark warning to Americans that the future of the nation’s democracy could rest on next week’s midterm elections, an urgent appeal coming six days before final ballots are cast in a contest the president framed in nearly
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By Rachel Polansky Click here for updates on this story PICKENS COUNTY, Georgia (WANF) — It’s a call no parent wants to get. “I got a call saying my children was in a ditch on the bus,” said Deann Flowers, recalling her 10-year-old son Peyton and 8-year-old daughter Bella who were on a Pickens County
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By Kylie Atwood and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US is accusing North Korea of secretly supplying Russia with artillery shells for the Ukraine war by concealing where they are being transported to, according to newly declassified intelligence. US officials believe that the surreptitious North Korean shipments — along with drones and other weaponry that
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Delta flight traveling from Atlanta to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing Monday after an engine went out. A passenger posted a video on social media showing smoke filling the cabin. The plane was able to land
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By The Associated Press Kansas Democrats hoped to reelect Gov. Laura Kelly, who faces Republican Derek Schmidt, the state’s three-term attorney general. Republican Kris Kobach was trying for a political comeback in the attorney general’s race against first-time Democratic candidate and former police officer and prosecutor Chris Mann. Kobach lost the governor’s race to Kelly
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Iowa has historically been a battleground state but has taken a right turn in the past decade. Republicans won the governor’s office and the Iowa House in 2010 and maintain a strong likelihood of retaining both. Gov. Kim Reynolds is running ahead in fundraising and polling. Republicans won the Iowa Senate
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By Anna Cooban and Hanna Ziady, CNN Business For years, home ownership in Britain has been a one-way bet. Prices have climbed steadily since the global financial crisis, rising in even larger increments after the pandemic began. Fueled by a post-lockdown buying frenzy, the average UK house price hit a record £275,000 ($315,474) in December,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — On Halloween night, a multi-jurisdictional unit spread out across St. Charles to ensure sex offenders were in compliance with state law which requires them to have no contact with children on the holiday. “It’s important to protect the kids. We
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch supermarket chain has scrapped a television advertisement linked to the World Cup in Qatar that included scenes showing people dancing on scaffolding at a building site. The Jumbo supermarket advertisement for a shopping bag that doubles as an orange sleeveless sweater that supporters can wear when they cheer
Continue ReadingBy Gabriela Vidal Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s the feeling of being on top of the world that has quickly made paragliding 35-year-old Kenny Loudermilk’s passion for the last three to four years. “I knew that he was having fun when he was flying,” said Kylie Loudermilk,
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer says he was previously treated for skin cancer and had to undergo surgery. Neuer says he has a scar near his nose and that he was “operated on three times.” He was appearing in a video launching a new skincare line with former top-ranked tennis player Angelique Kerber.
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