NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Wildlife authorities and conservationists in Cyprus on Friday released seven imported griffon vultures to the wild after implanting tracking devices in hopes of ensuring the survival of the birds that are threatened with extinction on the island nation. A further seven vultures will be released in a week’s time. All 14
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service is warning that it will close most US national parks if Congress fails to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, and a popular social media campaign celebrating fat bears will be canceled. The parks will close as the agency applies
Continue Reading By Amy O’Kruk and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown for now. The bill was approved by the House on Tuesday and will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Here’s a guide to what
Continue Reading By Christopher Hickey, CNN Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson may have averted a government shutdown this week, but Congress has teed up another shutdown threat in the new year with funding deadlines looming on January 19 and February 2 in 2024. The last government shutdown, from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019, lasted 35 days
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As gun suicides climb to record levels in the United States, there’s a stark and growing difference in rates among states with stronger gun safety law and those with weaker policies, a new report shows. States with the weakest gun safety laws saw the rate of gun suicides jump
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Sara Smart and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Just moments before police believe Baltimore tech executive Pava LaPere was killed, surveillance footage captured her alleged attacker following her into the elevator of her apartment building where her body would be discovered on the roof days later, court documents say. The documents shed
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A new animal welfare law in Spain outlaws the use of animals for recreational activities that cause them pain and suffering but allows bullfights and hunting with dogs. Spain’s first specific animal rights legislation took effect on Friday. The law particularly targets the mistreatment of domestic animals,. It bans the buying of
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. Murakami said at Thursday’s reading that he enjoys scary stories and wants to write more of them. The event featured one
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Analysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — In 1913, Henry Ford’s moving assembly line transformed carmaking. Ford’s groundbreaking innovation drastically reduced the time it took to assemble a car, enabling mass production and slashing vehicle prices. More than a century later, carmaking is undergoing a similarly seismic shift. Only this time, Ford Motor Company
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Leaders of nine southern European countries are calling for the EU to finalize a new migration and asylum deal. At the end of a one-day summit in Malta, they called on Friday for the European Union to beef up efforts to prevent departures from North
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted the daughter of a former president of Uzbekistan on charges including money laundering, bribery and participation in a criminal network that used “violence and intimidation.” Authorities have already frozen or confiscated hundreds of millions of Swiss francs (dollars) in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — South Korea’s League of Legends team beat Taiwan at the Asian Games despite being without its star player. The team not only captured the gold medal in Hangzhou but also won an exemption from military service at home. South Korean law exempts athletes, classical and traditional
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Inflation has dropped sharply in Europe. The European Union’s statistics agency said Friday that the annual rate was 4.3% in September for the 20 countries that use the euro, down from 5.2% in August. That raises hopes consumers will get relief from costlier groceries, vacations
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday is expected to release a playbook on best practices for training workers as the low 3.8% unemployment rate and years of underinvestment have left manufacturers, construction firms and other employers with unfilled jobs. Worker shortages have been a frustration for some employers,
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Congress remained on track Friday to trigger a government shutdown, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered another high-profile defeat when the chamber failed to advance a last-ditch stopgap bill to extend government funding past a critical deadline. McCarthy is under intense pressure as House
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Lions laid down a marker for their season with a statement victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday evening. Lions running back David Montgomery ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns as Detroit convincingly beat their division rivals 34-20 at Lambeau Field. Montgomery’s performance was the
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Million-dollar lawsuits, “toxic” cultures facilitating harassment and sexual abuse and college sport programs suspended. The dangerous – and sometimes deadly – consequences of hazing are prevalent at US universities, placing their sports programs in particular under growing scrutiny. Athletic programs at Boston College, New Mexico State University and Northwestern University are just three
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has cast doubt on the prospect of the European Union beginning negotiations any time soon for Ukraine to join the bloc. Speaking to state radio on Friday, Orbán said the EU will have to answer “very long and difficult questions until
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un hombre recibió un disparo este jueves durante una protesta contra los planes de reinstalar la estatua de un polémico conquistador español en el norte de Nuevo México, informó la policía. Manifestantes se reunieron en la ciudad de Española, donde las autoridades habían planeado reinstalar una estatua de Juan de
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