By AARON FAVILA and EILEEN NG Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation pact under which U.S. investment and technologies are to help the Southeast Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. witnessed the signing of
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of lack of
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — An elevated section of Interstate 10 in downtown Los Angeles that was damaged last weekend by a massive fire underneath it is expected to reopen Tuesday, two days before Thanksgiving Day, the city’s mayor and California’s governor said in a joint statement Thursday. The reopening of
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The prices of some grocery items have started to fall, and the CEO of Walmart on Thursday said the economy could be in store for deflation.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s third straight winning week came to a quiet close Friday, as stocks tacked a whisper more onto their sizzling gains for November so far. The S&P 500 edged up by 5.78 points, or 0.1%, to 4,514.02 and is near its highest level in
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By Andrew Carey and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ human rights chief has called on Israel to give his team access to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after Israel’s military released video of what it called a Hamas “operational tunnel shaft” in the complex’s grounds, a claim immediately rejected by the militant
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — An Indian bowler previously attacked on social media for his Muslim faith has emerged as a hero of the national team as it prepares to take on Australia in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday. Fast bowler Mohammed Shami took seven wickets in Wednesday’s semifinal against New Zealand
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday. “This is the time when the countries of the Global South
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As countries meet in Nairobi to negotiate a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution, one of the tools that’s been discussed is plastic credits. Those work a bit like the carbon credits that many fossil fuel companies have purchased to try to balance
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. The measure passed the House and Senate by
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mike Hoffman scored two goals, and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1. Givani Smith had a goal and an assist for San Jose, which had dropped three in a row. William Eklund and Luke Kunin also scored in the Sharks’ highest
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una operación masiva para detener y deportar a inmigrantes indocumentados. Una purga de la fuerza de trabajo federal de cualquier persona considerada desleal. Ejercer el poder de la ley federal contra los enemigos políticos. En su intento por regresar al Despacho Oval, el expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump y
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, DIDI TANG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With wars raging in Europe and the Middle East, it can be hard for President Joe Biden to focus on Asia, even though that was his original foreign policy goal. However, he had a rare opportunity to demonstrate American commitment to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — ¿Cansado de las grandes metrópolis? Para los viajeros que deseen visitar destinos locales más pequeños y auténticos, la Organización Mundial del Turismo de las Naciones Unidas (OMT) publicó su lista de este año de los mejores pueblos turísticos. Este 2023, 55 pueblos han sido reconocidas por la organización internacional, que
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and SAM McNEIL Associated Press Abbey Onn lost her aunt and a young cousin when Hamas attackers rampaged through Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7. Now Onn is worried about what will happen to three other family members taken hostage that day as Israel pounds Gaza City in a bid to end
Continue ReadingSEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Karol G, Bizzarap, Shakira and Natalia Lafourcade, won big at the Latin Grammy Awards held Thursday. Karol G’s “Mañana será bonito” was crowned best album of the year and best urban music album. Argentine producer Bizarrap took home the awards for song of the year and best pop song for “Shakira:
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The bullets began piercing the windows of the hospital as women cradling young children ran from room to room searching for a safe place to hide while the heavily armed gang drew closer. The louder the gunfire grew, the more the women screamed
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press CIUDAD EVITA, Argentina (AP) — As Argentina heads for a presidential runoff election on Sunday, the decades-old populist movement known as Peronism is on shaky ground, its candidate having lost some traction even among longtime loyalists living in a suburb of the capital that is its literal and figurative embodiment.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Cerca de 450 pacientes de un hospital de Massachusetts podrían haber estado expuestos a la hepatitis y el VIH debido a la administración incorrecta de medicación intravenosa en los últimos dos años, según las autoridades del hospital. La posible exposición en el Hospital de Salem afectó a pacientes que solicitaban
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Friday to work side-by-side to confront illicit fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. and to manage the growing number of migrants traveling north to the border between their nation. “Nothing is beyond our
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