By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say there is evidence that crimes against humanity — including women being forced into sexual slavery — have been committed against Libyans and migrants in the North African country. The investigators commissioned by the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council also faulted
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Durante meses, cientos de miles de israelíes han salido a las calles de todo el país para protestar contra los cambios de gran alcance en el sistema jurídico que, según algunos, amenazan los fundamentos democráticos del país. Las tensiones aumentaron aún más este fin de semana cuando el primer ministro
Continue Reading By ALAN SUDERMAN and SAM METZ SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China’s global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. The world’s most powerful communist country and its U.S.-based advocates have spent years building relationships with Utah officials. Legislators in the deeply conservative and
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jeremy Renner is continuing on his road of recovery and taking his followers along with him. The “Mayor of Kingstown” star posted on the Instastories portion of his verified Instagram account over the weekend and shared a video in which he was doing physical therapy on an anti-gravity treadmill. Renner
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government is pushing its contentious migration bill forward in Parliament, despite a call from Europe’s top human rights organization to block the legislation. The Illegal Migration Bill would bar asylum claims by anyone who reaches the U.K. by unauthorized means, and compel the government to
Continue Reading By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A new abortion provider is opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland — just across from deeply conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban. The Women’s Health Center of Maryland in Cumberland, roughly 5 miles (8 kilometers) from West Virginia, will open
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Toyin Owoseje, CNN Novels by “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie are the latest classic works to be revised to remove racist references and other language considered offensive to modern audiences. According to the UK’s The Telegraph newspaper, publisher HarperCollins has edited some passages and entirely removed others from its new digital editions of some of
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By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court is considering how far the state can go in restricting abortion after a decisive statewide vote last year confirming that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The court is set to hear arguments Monday from attorneys in two lawsuits. One challenges
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — If your workload is piling up, you may opt to tackle it all without taking any breaks, in order to manage it quicker. But a new study from the University of Waterloo suggests that heavy workloads that discourage employees
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LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has reported losses of 121 million pounds ($148 million) in 2021-22. The club cites the sanctions imposed on former owner Roman Abramovich as a major factor. Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government last March as it sought to freeze the assets of individuals it believed had connections to Vladimir Putin
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Global warming could lead to a spread of possibly fatal infections deriving from bacteria in warm coastal waters. This is according to a new study by the U.K.’s University of East Anglia (UEA), which assessed the bacteria known as
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Tottenham is searching for a fourth permanent manager since 2019 following the departure of Antonio Conte. His successor for the moment is assistant Cristian Stellini. He will be in charge until the end of the season at least and is going it alone after being the No. 2 for
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ lawyers have appeared before a judge to face the first in a series of court dates following accusations of false accounting by the 36-time Italian champions. The judge for a preliminary hearing in a Turin court postponed the procedure until May 10 for administrative reasons. Juventus, former club president Andrea
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghans have celebrated their national cricket team’s landmark victory over Pakistan, although fan festivities were more muted back home because of the ruling Taliban restrictions on music. On Sunday, Afghanistan won its first series against neighboring Pakistan, a top-six ranked International Cricket Council team, for the first
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By Amir Tal, Ivana Kottasová, Lianne Kolirin, Hadas Gold, Helen Regan and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Israel’s political crisis escalated into uncharted territory Monday as the country’s largest trade union announced a “historic” strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul. Israel’s Histadrut trade union
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Por primera vez en la historia de Estados Unidos un expresidente enfrentará cargos criminales: un jurado investigador votó para acusar a Donald Trump en el caso de supuestos pagos por silencio a la estrella de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels, dijeron fuentes familiarizadas con el caso a CNN, reviviendo la pregunta
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN Loyola University New Orleans has appointed Xavier Cole as the next president of the 111-year-old Jesuit school. Cole will serve as the university’s 18th president and the first Black person to lead the institution, according to press release. He will also be the second layperson to fill the role. Cole is
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By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The same storm system that brought so much rain and snow to the western US is moving east and intensifying, making for a potential severe weather outbreak that could impact nearly 70 million people from the Mississippi Valley to the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on Friday. “A concerning scenario appears
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Banking has been top of mind for many people in the wake of some surprise bank failures and moves by US regulators to boost confidence in the financial system. But the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to increase its key interest rate for the ninth time since March last year brought
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez Armas nucleares tácticas. Protestas en Israel. Régimen de excepción en El Salvador. Macri se baja de las presidenciales en Argentina. Además, ¿es buena idea viajar a Francia en este momento? Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Protestas en Israel tras el despido del ministro de Defensa La
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