By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — There are few figures in crypto that have loomed quite as large in the past few years than Changpeng Zhao — better known as CZ — and the company he founded in 2017, Binance. Not only is Binance the world’s biggest crypto exchange, it is orders of
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Samantha Delouya, CNN Washington (CNN) — A group of House Democrats has accused X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, of profiting from Hamas propaganda and misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war after reports by independent researchers found numerous accounts glorifying the US-sanctioned terror group. More than two dozen US lawmakers signed
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Tal fue el éxito de “El juego del calamar” (“Squid Game”) en Netflix que sus creadores se aventuraron a crear un reality show inspirado en la serie de ficción que fascinó a sus seguidores en todas partes del mundo. Incluso replicaron algunos de los juegos En “El juego del calamar:
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge has ruled that a voter-approved gun control law violates the state constitution. The decision on Tuesday continues to block it from taking effect and casts fresh doubt over the future of the embattled measure. The law is one of the toughest
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A federal judge says mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania should still count even if they’re not dated correctly, as long as they are received in time. The judge ruled Tuesday that county boards of election may no longer reject mail ballots that lack accurate, handwritten dates on their return envelopes. The
Continue ReadingJoaquín Caballero (CNN Español) — Tras la victoria del candidato populista de derecha, Javier Milei, en las últimas elecciones de Argentina, muchos ojos se posaron sobre los artífices de la victoria obtenida. Una de las personas centrales en la vida del nuevo presidente de Argentina es su hermana y confidente Karina Milei, llamada por el público
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN (CNN) — Three people have been found dead, including a young girl, and others are still missing after a large landslide covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska on Monday, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety. The landslide was reported Monday around 9 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Unlike Google, Facebook and countless other tech giants, the company behind ChatGPT was not created to be a business. Rather, its creators set it up as a nonprofit, hoping it wouldn’t be beholden to commercial interests — like Google and Facebook. While OpenAI later transitioned
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police say the bodies of four teenage boys who had been missing since they left for a weekend camping trip have been found inside their overturned car. Police in Wales said the vehicle was found partially submerged in water and the deaths appeared to be the result of an accident. A
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was charged on Monday in Maries County with second-degree statutory sodomy and incest. A warrant was issued on Tuesday for Michael Kevin Kean, 65. The probable cause statement says that law enforcement spoke with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Kean for several years as a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is making $2 billion available to community groups, states and tribes to clean up pollution and develop clean energy in disadvantaged communities in what officials called the largest-ever investment in environmental justice. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan called the grant program unprecedented and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Por primera vez en casi un mes se hizo un alto a las protestas y cierres de vías contra la ley minera en Panamá. La razón fue el encuentro entre las selecciones de fútbol de Panamá y Costa Rica, en los cuartos de final de la Liga de Naciones Concacaf,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos está tomando medidas para imponer restricciones de visa a propietarios, ejecutivos y altos funcionarios de compañías que ofrezcan vuelos chárter hacia Nicaragua para inmigrantes que luego buscan llegar de manera irregular a Estados Unidos. La nueva política de restricción de visas se anunció este
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press A federal judge has ruled that the Kansas Highway Patrol must stop using a tactic known as the “Kansas Two-Step” to detain out-of-state drivers long enough to find a reason to search their vehicles for illegal drugs. The judge granted a permanent injunction Monday after ruling in July that the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball made another addition to its broadcast department as it adapts following the bankruptcy of the Diamond Sports Group’s regional sports networks, hiring Josh Clark to the new position of senior vice president of content distribution. Clark will report to Kenny Gersh, MLB’s executive vice president of media and
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the U.N. stabilization mission in Congo have signed agreements to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after more than two decades. Congo’s president in September called for them to leave a year earlier than planned. While no date was
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield, Brooke Taylor Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The arrest of a 77-year-old attorney may be the first of many in the case of drugs being smuggled into the Harris County Jail. Defense attorney Ronald Lewis is charged with two counts of having a prohibited substance
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CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was kind of funny when whoever posts Instagram photos for Joe Biden celebrated the president’s birthday this week with an image of Biden smiling in front of a cake with a bonfire of candles – presumably 81 – on top of it. “Turns out on
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It was kind of funny when whoever posts Instagram photos for Joe Biden celebrated the president’s birthday this week with an image of Biden smiling in front of a cake with a bonfire of candles – presumably 81 – on top of it. “Turns out on your
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed an assistant US attorney on the Hunter Biden criminal case, according to a copy of the subpoena reviewed by CNN. House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan initially requested testimony from Assistant US Attorney Lesley Wolf in June along with a number of Justice Department
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