Belén Liotti (CNN) — El espacio está lleno de fenómenos extremos, pero el “demonio de Tasmania” puede ser uno de los eventos cósmicos más extraños y raros jamás observados. Meses después de que los astrónomos presenciaran la explosión de una estrella distante, detectaron algo que nunca antes habían visto: signos energéticos de vida liberándose del
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is expanding his diplomatic efforts to build more partnerships with Indo-Pacific leaders after his meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of intensifying competition with the United States. Xi held individual talks on Thursday with the leaders of Mexico, Peru, Fiji,
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By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to Amazon for selling several brands of eye drops that the agency considers “unapproved new drugs.” On Monday, the FDA released a warning letter addressed to Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy noting that the e-commerce website was selling seven brands
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By Christy Choi, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A golden face with patinaed turquoise eyes stares out of the darkness. Illuminated around it stand three other bronze heads — some have flat tops, others round — all looked over by a giant bronze statue almost 9 feet high. All have the same piercing, angular eyes.
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CNN By Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Tamara Qiblawi and Pallabi Munsi, CNN Adre, Chad (CNN) — Mahdi, 16, was blindfolded when a strange man felt for his biceps. He was looking for a “strong” boy to use as a farmhand. The size of his muscles helped the man determine Mahdi’s price as he
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By Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Tamara Qiblawi and Pallabi Munsi, CNN Adre, Chad (CNN) — Mahdi, 16, was blindfolded when a strange man felt for his biceps. He was looking for a “strong” boy to use as a farmhand. The size of his muscles helped the man determine Mahdi’s price as he bought
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Wildfires have always been a natural part of Earth’s ecosystem to maintain landscapes and regenerate soil nutrients but fires are changing in a shifting climate. Hotter and drier conditions are enhancing wildfires and outpacing the environment’s ability to bounce back. The most destructive and widespread wildfires require more resources to fight and are becoming noticeable
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital. Primary schools were forced to shut, vehicles restricted from traveling on roads and construction brought to a halt as a hazy gray enveloped New Delhi, blocking
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CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Producer and musician Sean Combs was sued in federal court in New York City on Thursday by his former girlfriend Casandra Ventura, who alleges she was raped and subjected to years of repeated physical and other abuses by Combs. The complaint, obtained by CNN, alleges Combs “lured Ms. Ventura into an ostentatious, fast-paced, and
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to tribes trying to halt construction of a huge lithium mine they say is near the sacred site of an 1865 massacre along the Oregon border. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du granted the government’s motion to
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state scientists are on day two of a three-day strike seeking higher pay. More than 1,000 people gathered in Sacramento on Thursday to support the labor action. The strike comes during a big year for labor. Health care professionals, Hollywood actors and writers,
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey has been convicted on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked Thursday on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial. Lacey had been charged with participating in a scheme
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Miles de trabajadores de Starbucks de cientos de tiendas se declararán en huelga para protestar por la falta de su primer contrato a pesar de los casi dos años de campaña de sindicalización en la cadena de cafeterías. La huelga de Starbucks, que algunos llaman la Rebelión de la
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Natural Resources issued a violation notice on Thursday to the City of Moberly about an odor coming from a wastewater-holding basin located just off Rollins Street near Highway 63. The city will have 30 days to submit a plan to reduce the smell. “We have done an investigation and
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By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A massive operation to detain and deport undocumented immigrants. A purge of the federal workforce of anyone deemed disloyal. Wielding the power of federal law enforcement against political enemies. As he seeks a return to the Oval Office, former President Donald Trump and his allies have promised a sweeping
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group of advocates is calling out New Mexico’s Democratic governor for disbanding a task force that crafted recommendations to address the high rate of killings and missing person cases in Native American communities. They say much still needs to be done to address jurisdictional
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A dog who survived more than 10 weeks by her owner who died of hypothermia while hiking in the Colorado mountains has regained weight and is back on the trails. Dana Holby’s husband, Rich Moore, did not return from a hike on Aug. 19. A hunter found the couple’s
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden and other global leaders have spent the past few days melding minds with Silicon Valley titans in San Francisco. Their discussions have frequently focused on artificial intelligence, a technology expected to reshape the world, for better or worse. But
Continue ReadingBy Sarah McGrew Click here for updates on this story GERMANTOWN, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — There are two new Little Free Libraries in Germantown and they’re stocked with commonly banned books. It’s a project of the Germantown Community Coalition which also has a banned book club. “We were meeting as a book club and talking about
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods ‘ ex-girlfriend has dropped her lawsuits against the golf superstar and the trust that owns his Florida mansion, saying she never accused him of sexual harassment even though her attorney has made that claim. The attorney for Erica Herman filed a one-paragraph notice
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