Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Autoridades españolas encontraron casi 9,5 toneladas de cocaína ocultas en cajas de bananas dentro de un contenedor proveniente de Ecuador, en lo que ahora es considerada la incautación del “mayor alijo de cocaína” en la historia del país, informó este viernes la Policía Nacional en un comunicado. El contenedor fue
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Court records show convicted murderer and former attorney Alex Murdaugh has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to stealing millions of dollars from clients. If Murdaugh doesn’t change his mind before standing in front of a judge at a Sept. 21 hearing in Charleston, it
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By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Fast fashion e-tailer Shein may be coming to a mall near you. Forever 21’s parent company Sparc Group announced on Thursday that it will partner with the online shopping giant in a deal that would see Sparc become a minority shareholder in Shein. In turn, Shein would
Continue ReadingOpinion by Peniel E. Joseph (CNN) — No major civil rights legislation passed in 1963, but it was the most important year in the decade that transformed America. Monday, August 28, is the 60th anniversary of the historic March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Best remembered today for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have
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Lianne Kolirin and Beatriz Grimalt, CNN (CNN) — Claude Ruiz-Picasso, the younger son of Pablo Picasso, has died in Switzerland at age 76. His death on Thursday was confirmed by Jean-Jacques Neuer, his lawyer for the past 25 years. In a statement emailed to CNN, Neuer said: “Claude Ruiz-Picasso, son of Pablo Picasso, has died.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Jane Gunn describes the loss of her two-and-a-half-year-old Goldendoodle Minerva as incomprehensible. “Minerva was my child. I mean, she was part of my family. And it just shouldn’t be okay that somebody could come out and hurt her like that,” said
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official says she hopes prosecutors will find sufficient evidence to indict whomever carried out an ttack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year. The pipelines were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany. Explosions damaged them on Sept. 26, 2022. The apparent sabotage
Continue ReadingYANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Police say an infant has died after being left in a car on a scorching day in South Dakota. Police say the baby was found inside a vehicle outside a church in Yankton, South Dakota, on Wednesday afternoon as temperatures reached 100 degrees and the heat index broke 110 degrees. Police
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The government of the Bahamas has unveiled several bills aimed at legalizing marijuana for medical and religious purposes and decriminalizing possession of small amounts. Officials say licenses for cultivation, retail, transport and religious use would only be granted to companies that are entirely Bahamian owned. Licenses for research, testing
Continue ReadingLAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Police performing a welfare check at an Ohio home found five family members dead inside. Authorities say the family died from gunshot wounds, including three children. The bodies were found Thursday evening and were identified as 46-year-old Jason Dunham, his 42-year-old wife Melissa Dunham, their two daughters and their son.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — En un ensayo clínico, la semaglutida, un fármaco para la diabetes y la pérdida de peso, redujo significativamente los síntomas y mejoró la calidad de vida de las personas con obesidad y la forma más común de insuficiencia cardíaca, lo que podría ampliar el uso de este medicamento, ya muy
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By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles kicked off her quest for a record 8th US title with a remarkable performance at Friday night’s competition at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California. The four-time Olympic gold medalist ends the opening day of competition in first place with a score
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — “I didn’t even know what it was,” said the 50-year-old Egyptian mother about the cluster of skintag-like growths around her exterior genitalia that was caused by a virus commonly transmitted sexually. She was shocked when her gynecologist informed her that the growths were caused by the human papillomavirus, known
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By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Russian intelligence is operating a systematic program to launder pro-Kremlin propaganda through private relationships between Russian operatives and unwitting US and western targets, according to newly declassified US intelligence. US intelligence agencies believe that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) is attempting to influence public policy and
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Niger’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the French ambassador has been asked to leave the country. The move further escalates the international crisis in the West African nation stemming from a coup that ousted the West African nation’s democratically elected president. French Ambassador Sylvain Itte was
Continue ReadingBy YOUCEF BOUNAB Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris booksellers who work on the banks of the River Seine for decades are refusing to leave during the Paris Olympics next year. The opening ceremony will be held on the Seine, taking place outside of a sports venue for the first time in the Games’ history.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Michael Bociurkiw Johannesburg (CNN) — The BRICS bloc of emerging nations — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — this week more than doubled its membership, extending the welcome mat to cash-rich Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, outlier Iran, as well as Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia. The move breathes new life
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Grammy winner Jason Mraz released his latest album “Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride” in June, a pop record that’s a turn from his balladeering, acoustic persona. Conceived during the pandemic, the 46-year-old says his fans helped navigate its musical direction. But Mraz, who is
Continue Reading By John King and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — Betsy Sarcone is nowhere near done looking for a presidential candidate, but the first Republican primary debate did reorder her shopping list some. “My personal favorite was Nikki Haley,” Sarcone told CNN of the former South Carolina governor after watching Wednesday’s debate at her Urbandale home
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Sulek Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An East Nashville woman said she ordered a bridal dress online, but it was never delivered. She found out the post office near her threw it out. “I told them I was going to go to the news, and they said,
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