MUNICH (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future. Sunak delivered the message on Saturday in a speech to the
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN While President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program promising up to $20,000 in one-time debt relief for low- and middle-income borrowers is tied up in the courts, the Department of Education is working on a new repayment plan that has the potential to significantly help both current and future borrowers. For
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday, insisting that “justice must be served” to the perpetrators. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Harris said the international community has both a moral
Continue Reading MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press CLEARFIELD, Pa. (AP) — The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents involving the FBI’s secretive search for Civil War-era gold has a treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a coverup — and just as determined to prove it. Dennis Parada waged a legal
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By Homero DeLaFuente, CNN Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert will miss the Kentucky Derby for a second straight year after a federal judge denied his request to have a two-year ban by Churchill Downs Inc. (CDI) overturned. US District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings ruled Friday that Baffert and his attorneys “failed to
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El cuerpo de la estrella del fútbol ghanés Christian Atsu fue encontrado el sábado bajo los escombros, según su agente, casi dos semanas después del terremoto que asoló Turquía y Siria. “Es con el mayor pesar que tengo que anunciar a todos los simpatizantes que, lamentablemente, el cuerpo de Christian Atsu
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state media and an opposition war monitor say the death total from an attack by the Islamic State group against an army checkpoint and people collecting wild truffles in central Syria has risen to at least 53. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Saturday the
Continue Reading By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Residents of a historically Black neighborhood in west Baltimore filed a complaint this week asking federal officials to investigate whether the city’s redevelopment policies are violating fair housing laws by disproportionately displacing Black and low-income residents to make way for so-called urban renewal projects. The complaint focuses
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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark has moved a step closer to his seventh European Tour after he shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead at Thailand Classic. Olesen made eight birdies in a bogey-free third round at Amata Spring Country Club to reach 18-under 198 overall two shots in front
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — East Palestine, en el centro de las miradas luego de que este mes se descarrilara allí un tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos, es un pequeño pueblo de Ohio con menos de 5.000 habitantes. El pueblo, ubicado en el condado de Columbiana, cuenta con poco más de 2.100 viviendas en
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Quentin Delapierre steered the French team to three straight wins in gusty, shifting winds to take a six-point lead over Jimmy Spithill’s U.S. team on Day 1 of the Australia Sail Grand Prix. Organizers say a weather event at the conclusion of racing caused damage to wing sails and at least one
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN More than 10 days after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, people continue to be pulled from the rubble alive, defying expectations for survival after so many hours. “We, of course, thought this wouldn’t be possible, because getting somebody out alive after 10 days would’ve been a
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By Will Wintercross, Global Health Reporting Center A doctor who colleagues say cared for thousands of Syrians over his career was among more than 48,000 killed by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria. He was buried last week. The mid-morning low winter sun cast long shadows as the body of Dr. Bahig Dwedari was
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Farsi-language satellite news channel based in London long critical of Iran’s theocractic government says it has moved its broadcasts to Washington “to protect the safety of its journalists” after being targeted by Tehran. Iran International described making the decision Saturday after London’s Metropolitan
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By Polo Sandoval, CNN William Bower II feared he would never know where his father’s final resting place was, but he hung on to hope for decades. On Thursday, the Missouri retired aerospace engineer fought back tears as he was notified that a submarine wreck, discovered off the coast of Japan last year, is what
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By Claudia Dominguez and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Twelve cheetahs have arrived in India as part of efforts to revive the species after decades of extinction in the country. The feline predators from South Africa were flown in on Saturday from Johannesburg, the Indian Air Force announced. The cheetahs will next be airlifted in helicopters from
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Qatari Shiekh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani has officially made a bid for English Premier League club Manchester United, Al Thani confirmed in a statement Friday. “Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani today confirmed his submission of a bid for 100% of Manchester United Football Club,” Al Thani’s statement read. “The
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By Sara Sidner, Jo Shelley and Bilge Han Deniz, CNN First there are screams … then piercing cries … and then “father, father” is heard over and over again. A 4-year-old girl, Gada Ayyan, and her father, Ahmet Ayyan, are being reunited after being buried in a pile of rubble that was once their home
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner, Jo Shelley and Bilge Han Deniz, CNN First there are screams … then piercing cries … and then “father, father” is heard over and over again. A 4-year-old girl, Gada Ayyan, and her father, Ahmet Ayyan, are being reunited after being buried in a pile of rubble that was once their home
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to call on world leaders to “double down” on support for Ukraine, saying arms and security guarantees are needed to protect the country and the rest of Europe from Russian aggression now and in the future. Sunak will deliver the message in a speech to
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