By Alicia Wallace, CNN Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was on Capitol Hill Tuesday for the first part of his two-day semiannual monetary policy testimony before Congress. After Powell delivered remarks about the economy, inflation and the Fed’s actions to date, the head of the US central bank was peppered with questions from Senate Banking
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los avances hacia la igualdad de género “se están desvaneciendo ante nuestros ojos”, dijo este lunes el secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, ante la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer. Hablando con el grupo clave de derechos de las mujeres de la ONU antes
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two men from Polk County have been convicted on federal dogfighting charges. Laddie Dwayne McMillian, 47, and Derrick Twitty, 48, were charged with violating the Animal Welfare Act and related criminal charges. According to a press release from the
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LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday that they found what appears to be the cellar of a Roman building and a fragment of a 1,800-year-old altar
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new research found that face-blindness probably affects as many as three per cent of the world’s population – significantly more people than initially believed. Face blindness, also known as developmental prosopagnosia, was previously thought to affect 2 to
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — After being given a zero per cent chance of survival at birth, Canadian premature twins Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah continued to defy the odds on their first birthday as they were recognized with a Guinness World Record.
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Two Italian air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed to the ground, killing both pilots. Italy’s air foce said in a statement on Tuesday that the pilots were flying in an exercise when their light aircraft collided. The two U-208 aircraft crashed to the ground near the Guidonia military airport, located
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief says his office has opened “channels of communication” to help follow up on concerns about the rights of minorities in China, including Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans. Volker Türk did not detail how his office plans to follow up on a critical
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN A new sphinx-like statue has been discovered in Egypt — but this one is thought to be Roman. The smiling sculpture and the remains of a shrine were found during an excavation mission in Qena, a southern Egyptian city on the eastern banks of the River Nile. The shrine had been carved
Continue Reading By JAVIER CÓRDOBA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica went from having one of the world’s highest deforestation rates in the 1980s to a nation centered on ecotourism. The Central American country now lures world travelers with the promise that they can move between marine reserves and cloud
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Moscow has sentenced a student activist to 8 1/2 years in prison for social media posts criticizing Russia’s war in Ukraine. Dmitry Ivanov was convicted on Tuesday of spreading false information about the Russian army. That was made a criminal offense under a
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN More than two years after an alleged Russian hacking campaign exposed glaring weakness in US federal defenses, the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber agency has not updated a key agency blueprint for maintaining communications in the event of a major hack, the department’s inspector general said Monday. The watchdog’s finding highlights
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By Matt Foster, CNN UEFA plans to refund all Liverpool supporters who had tickets for the 2022 Champions League Final in Paris, the governing body of European soccer announced on Tuesday. Last year’s final was delayed by more than 35 minutes after Liverpool fans struggled to enter the Stade de France and tear gas was
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Paris Saint-Germain no podrá contar con su delantero estrella Neymar por el resto de la temporada debido a que —según anunció el club— el brasileño tendrá que someterse a una cirugía por su lesión en el tobillo. Neymar fue sacado en camilla el 19 de febrero tras torcerse el tobillo
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is on the hot seat this week as he testifies before Congress. Investors will be watching closely as they search for signs of future rate hikes. Powell is expected to speak before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning and the House Financial Services Committee on
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Miquel Ros, CNN Ever since the “flight shame” movement began encouraging travelers to seek greener alternatives to jet planes, many in Europe have been looking to the continent’s extensive rail network to replace short-haul air travel. There’s definitely been progress, with airlines like Dutch carrier KLM entering into rail partnerships on certain routes and some
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian teachers have held protests in several cities over suspected poisonings targeting hundreds of schoolgirls. Activists say security forces broke up several of the demonstrations on Tuesday. Meanwhile, prosecutors started filing criminal charges against journalists, activists and others over their comments on the still-unsolved
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers in remote Indonesian islands are searching for 47 people who are believed to be buried in their houses by landslides that tore through villages after torrential rains. Eleven people are confirmed dead. Officials said Tuesday eight others were pulled alive with injuries, three of whom in critical condition. The two
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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — UEFA will refund Liverpool fans who bought tickets for last season’s Champions League final because of the chaos that occurred outside the stadium in Paris. The governing body of European soccer says a scheme has been set up to reimburse all 19,618 tickets purchased by
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Uber on Tuesday unveiled some new product features that aim to make it easier for you to find your ride at the airport. The ride-hailing company said it was adding step-by-step instructions in the app to guide people through the airport and get them smoothly from the gate to their Uber
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