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Month: January 2023

New York nurses have reached tentative agreements with Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center. The Maimonides Medical Center is pictured here in 2020.

More nurses reach tentative contract agreement, but negotiations at five hospitals continue

By Samantha Beech, CNN The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) has announced tentative agreements have been reached with two more hospitals — Maimonides and Richmond University Medical Center — ahead of a planned Monday strike. The tentative agreements are in addition to that reached Sunday for union nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Negotiations for more

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Biden presenta nuevo plan fronterizo que incluye aceptar a hasta 30.000 migrantes por mes de Cuba, Haití, Nicaragua y Venezuela

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este jueves que ampliará un programa para aceptar a hasta 30.000 migrantes por mes provenientes de Cuba, Haití, Nicaragua y Venezuela, junto con un plan para expulsar a los migrantes de esos países que eludan las leyes estadounidenses. El anuncio ocurre en un

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Ukrainians sing Christmas carols as they carry decorated stars of Bethlehem and sheaves of wheat in their hands during a festive parade in Lviv on January 6

Kyiv dismisses Putin’s call for 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine as ‘hypocrisy’

By Anna Chernova, Sebastian Shukla, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for 36 hours this week to allow Orthodox Christians to attend Christmas services, according to a Kremlin statement Thursday. But the proposal was swiftly dismissed as “hypocrisy” by

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An Irish national is facing drug charges in Australia after allegedly importing about 4.2 ounces of cocaine in chocolate toy capsules.

Man accused of smuggling cocaine to Australia internally in chocolate toy capsules

By Issy Ronald, CNN An Irish national is facing drug charges in Australia after allegedly importing about 120 grams (4.2 ounces) of cocaine inside six, internally concealed Kinder Surprise capsules, according to authorities. Inside milk chocolate Kinder Surprise eggs are non-edible, yellow capsules which each contain a small plastic toy. The man was taken to

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