By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — First Lady Jill Biden saluted Colleen Shogan, the first woman to be sworn in as national archivist, saying that democracy’s power is “made real with access to history, unfiltered and uncensored.” Shogan, a former government and politics professor at George Mason University, was formally sworn in on
Continue ReadingDADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a fatal single-vehicle crash just hours before Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida has been declared the state’s fourth death from the Category 3 storm. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Monday that a 40-year-old man was driving in heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area on
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow banks to transfer $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds to Qatar without fear of sanctions – a key step in a deal to free five Americans who have been deemed wrongfully detained in Iran by the US State Department. The
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado’s sheriff’s office says two deputies were fired after an investigation found their repeated use of Tasers against a man was unjustified. Deputy Mikhail Noel and Lt. Henry Trujillo violated a number of agency policies, including inappropriately using a Taser against Kenneth Espinoza while
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden has framed his presidency as a struggle of democracy versus autocracy and placed the US in opposition to Russia and China. With both Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping absent from the G20 meeting in New Delhi over the weekend, Biden seized the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El tren privado fuertemente blindado de Kim Jong Un cruzó a Rusia antes de una cumbre esperada y observada de cerca con el presidente Vladimir Putin, informaron los medios estatales este martes, en medio de advertencias de Estados Unidos de que los dos líderes podrían llegar a un acuerdo de armas. El tren
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to dismiss several criminal charges against him in the Georgia 2020 election interference case. His filings on Monday are Trump’s opening salvo of legal arguments to challenge the state-level charges. The filings indicate Trump wants to adopt
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By Isil Sariyuce, Mostafa Salem, Hande Atay Alam, Jonny Hallam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic and complex international rescue operation to save an American man from one of Turkey’s deepest caves ended successfully on Tuesday – more than a week after after he fell seriously ill and became too frail to make
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for “coronavirus,” “Covid,” and other pandemic-related queries. The tech giant’s decision to block coronavirus-related searches on its service comes as the United States deals with a recent uptick in Covid-19 hospitalizations, per CDC data,
Continue ReadingBy MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The U.N. says coca cultivation reached an all-time high in Colombia last year the administration of President Gustavo Petro struggles to reduce poverty in remote areas and contain armed groups that are profiting from the cocaine trade. The report says 230,000 hectares of farmland in Colombia
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The Columbia Police Department and Columbia Neighborhood Watch are inviting the public to their annual meeting Monday night at City Hall.
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to make a final decision soon on sending long-range missiles to Ukraine for the first time, a major step recommended by the State and Defense departments after months of Ukrainian requests, people familiar with the discussions told CNN. Discussions
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European soccer body UEFA has hosted a storied group of women players and coaches for a conference to help shape a brighter future for their game. It was held one day after Spanish official Luis Rubiales resigned from his leadership jobs on Sunday including as
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are not only facing resistance from within their own ranks to impeach President Joe Biden, they’re also getting a cool reception from another key constituency: Senate Republicans. The concerns raised from lawmakers across the Capitol – who would be the jury in
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A Flagler County Public Schools teacher who led an assembly last month that singled out Black fourth- and fifth-grade students at a Florida elementary school, telling them to improve their school performance, has resigned, according to a school district spokesperson. Anthony Hines submitted his resignation letter last week, according
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Economía de Argentina anunció este lunes que eliminará el Impuesto a las Ganancias para 800.000 trabajadores y jubilados. Sergio Massa, ministro de Economía y actual candidato a presidente, habló ante trabajadores frente al ministerio después de una reunión con dirigentes sindicales, y afirmó: “Hemos decidido enviar al
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs have finally settled on a new one-year deal with star defensive tackle Chris Jones. The team made the announcement on Monday, following an offseason’s long holdout by Jones. “Chris is an elite player in this league, and over the last seven years, he’s really developed into a
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Chris Jones to a new one-year contract Monday, which should end the All-Pro defensive tackle’s holdout. It also means he could be on the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2. Jones was entering the final year of
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kate Winslet is opening up about a recent on-set injury and how it helped strengthen her mindset as she approached filming scenes with nudity in her new film, “Lee.” Winslet stars in and produces the film, which tells the story of Lee Miller’s journey from fashion model to Vogue
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, ordenó este lunes el cierre del principal cruce fronterizo con Haití, en Dajabón, y la suspensión de visados a haitianos o involucrados en el conflicto en Haití por la construcción de un canal en el río Masacre. Abinader anunció la decisión tras una reunión
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