By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Republicans are
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Apartment Association says President Joe Biden’s proposed rule to ban hidden and bogus junk fees could end up increasing the cost of rental housing. The association’s CEO says policymakers should understand that layering additional regulations will “harm the affordability and availability of rental housing,” hurting
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TODAY: Thunderstorms passed through early this morning, and a few showers may linger through sunrise, but a drier day ahead is expected. Wednesday will be partly cloudy, warm, and breezy south of the warm front that triggered morning rain. Expect a high near 80 today. TONIGHT: Another warm night is expected, with temperatures near 60
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, the Heart of Missouri United way and MU Health Care delivered 2,600 Read Across Columbia books to Columbia Public Schools. The event was held from 9:30 a.m. till 11 a.m. at Benton Elementary School on Hinkson Ave. The collaboration between the organizations and school district provided 650 literacy bags for
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Animal rights groups have protested the use of puppies as live bait to capture black panthers spotted in a Malaysian village. But the Wildlife Department is defending the method. Officials say using live bait is the standard procedure and the canines were unharmed in the
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Pitcher Dean Kremer started the Baltimore Orioles’ postseason baseball game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday with his family in Israel on his mind. Kremer is a dual Israeli-American citizen, and has family members who currently live in Israel. The country declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas
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By Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite London (CNN) — Flights at London’s Luton Airport are due to resume hours after the break out of a “significant” fire in the airport’s Terminal 2 parking lot, the airport said in a statement on Wednesday. The first flights were expected to depart from 3 p.m. local time, according
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China vowed to contribute “Chinese wisdom, Chinese strength” to resolve the long-standing conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. That pledge, coming on the heels of a Beijing-brokered rapprochement between bitter rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, was widely seen as
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The Mizzou Tigers suffered a demoralizing defeat at the hands of their fellow Tigers from LSU last weekend on Faurot Field.
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A military tribunal in strife-torn Myanmar has sentenced two high-ranking generals to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of high treason, accepting bribes, illegal possession of foreign currency and violating military discipline. The sentences appear to be the harshest so far for the senior members of the military’s administrative bodies that
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has joined a meeting of more than 50 defense leaders from around the world to make a personal pitch for military aid in the war against Russia. Political support in the United States has been lagging, and allies are now
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By Akanksha Sharma, Alex Stambaugh and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations says it is “deeply concerned” by reports that civilians, including women and children, were killed and injured in a bombing at a camp for internally displaced people in Myanmar. At least 30 people, including 13 children, died and more than 50
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los restos del submarino Titán, que sufrió una implosión catastrófica en junio cuando se dirigía a los restos del Titanic, fueron recuperados, incluidos posibles restos humanos, informó este martes la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos. Los cinco pasajeros a bordo del Titán, una embarcación de 10.432 kg aproximadamente del tamaño de
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Lidia se debilitó hasta convertirse en tormenta tropical, según la actualización de las 2:00 a.m. hora del este de EE.UU. del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC). Lidia tiene vientos de 112 km/h y se mueve hacia el noreste a 37 km/h. Todas las advertencias de huracán han sido cambiadas a advertencias
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors awaited the release of U.S. consumer price data and kept a cautious watch on the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6% to 32,442.08. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.1% to 7,097.50.
Continue Reading By Eyad Kourdi, Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi and Helen Regan, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has formed an emergency government and war management cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz jointly announced Wednesday, in the wake of Hamas’ surprise attacks on border communities that killed at
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh, Hilary Whiteman and Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei has been released by China and returned home to her family, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, more than three years after she was detained on opaque espionage charges. “We are pleased to confirm that Australian citizen Ms
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a Chinese Australian journalist who was jailed for three years in China on a murky espionage conviction has returned to Australia. Cheng Lei worked for the international department of China’s state broadcaster CCTV. China’s Ministry of State Security said that
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Paraguay abrió este lunes una causa penal para determinar la veracidad del testimonio de Francisco Luis Correa Galeano, testigo clave en el caso del homicidio del fiscal Marcel Pecci, que acusó al expresidente Horacio Cartes de ser uno de los autores intelectuales del crimen. Galeano, quien se
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Samsung warned that operating profit in the third quarter likely plunged 78% as it continues to contend with lower than usual demand for consumer devices. The South Korean tech giant released earnings estimates Wednesday, forecasting operating profit of about 2.4 trillion Korean won ($1.8 billion) for the
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