By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN The first time Oleksandr Havriluk returned to his farm after it had been stormed and occupied by Russian troops, tears rolled down his face when he saw what they had left behind. His farm buildings were almost completely destroyed, millions of dollars worth of
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN The first time Oleksandr Havriluk returned to his farm after it had been stormed and occupied by Russian troops, tears rolled down his face when he saw what they had left behind. His farm buildings were almost completely destroyed, millions of dollars worth of
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Celina Tebor, CNN Two additional bodies have been found by search and rescue teams working to locate missing individuals after the explosion of an eastern Pennsylvania candy factory last week, raising the incident’s death toll to seven people, officials said earlier this week. “We do believe them to be the remaining
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company compró oficialmente Silicon Valley Bridge Bank y todos sus depósitos y préstamos, según un comunicado de prensa de la Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) este domingo. A partir de este lunes 27 de marzo, las 17 antiguas sucursales del Silicon Valley Bridge Bank abrirán como First-Citizens
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan and Caroll Alvarado, CNN Another round of violent weather is battering the Southeast on Monday after a spate of tornado-spawning storms over the weekend killed at least 22 people in the South — including a 1-year-old girl and her father. From Houston to South Carolina, more than 20 million people
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NEW YORK (AP) — North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world. The sale involves the sale of all deposits and loans of SVB to First-Citizens Bank and Trust Co., the FDIC said in
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A big day has come for French high school student Elisa Fares. At age 17, she is taking part in her first protest. In a country that taught the world about people power with its revolution of 1789 — and a country again seething with anger against
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to overhaul the judiciary was facing mounting opposition on Monday, with the country’s ceremonial president urging for an immediate halt to the legal changes. Universities countrywide shut their doors in protest and trade unions were expected to call for a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) –Un deslave ocurrido la noche de este domingo en la ciudad ecuatoriana de AlausÃ, en la provincia de Chimborazo dejó al menos 17 muertos, siete desaparecidos y varias viviendas sepultadas, según datos del Gobierno. Otras 500 personas resultaron afectadas. Información oficial sobre afectaciones en Alausà reportados por @Riesgos_Ec, con corte a las
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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson had two goals for the second straight game, Adrian Kempe also scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their point streak to a franchise-record 12 games in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Kings scored five goals in the first
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN Myanmar’s ruling military paraded an arsenal of weapons in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in a grand display of force days after the United States imposed fresh sanctions against the junta for inflicting “pain and suffering on the people of Burma.” The array of equipment — ranging from rocket launchers to
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By Mark Thompson, Liz Enochs and Chris Isidore, CNN In a milestone moment for the banking crisis, a company has purchased most of what’s left of the bank that started the meltdown. First Citizens Bank has purchased the remaining assets, deposits and loans of Silicon Valley Bank, the US lender that failed earlier this month
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is demanding that China release a Japanese national detained in Beijing earlier this month for allegedly breaking the law. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Monday the Chinese authorities told Japan that a man in his 50s was taken into custody in Beijing earlier in March
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Masivas multitudes llenaron las calles de la ciudad israelà de Tel Aviv a última hora de la noche de este domingo, después de que el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu despidiera a su ministro de Defensa por su oposición a una reforma judicial prevista. Protestas y crisis polÃtica en Israel: última hora
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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson had two goals for the second straight game, Adrian Kempe also scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their point streak to a franchise-record 12 games in a 7-6 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Kings scored five goals in the first
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s ceremonial president on Monday urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately halt a contentious overhaul of the judiciary. Isaac Herzog’s plea comes hours after tens of thousands of people burst into the streets around the country in a spontaneous show of anger at Netanyahu’s
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only a foundation and some random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser and matching nightstand, a bag of Christmas decorations, some
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions. The center-left Labor Party administration said the so-called Safeguard Mechanism reforms are essential to Australia reaching its target of reducing its emissions
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks on Wall Street shook off a weak start to end higher on Wall Street last week despite persisting worries over banks on both sides of the Atlantic. Coming off a lull in fresh news of troubles over the
Continue ReadingBy Danny Valle Click here for updates on this story March 27, 2023 (WSIL) — HAMILTON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) — In northern Hamilton County only a few oil wells remain. One in particular belongs to Busby Energy, a company that now has just one well to its name. Clifford Benbrook, 97, has been working with
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