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Month: November 2023

Senator: White House not seeking conditions on military aid to Israel, despite earlier Biden comment

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — National security adviser Jake Sullivan told lawmakers this week that the White House is not seeking to place conditions on U.S. military assistance to Israel, days after President Joe Biden signaled openness to the notion that was being pushed by some Democrats as the civilian death

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Gobierno de Nicaragua difunde imágenes del obispo Rolando Álvarez, arrestado desde 2022

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega difundió este martes varias imágenes del obispo de Matagalpa, monseñor Rolando Álvarez Lagos, quien fue arrestado en febrero de 2022, y cumple una condena de 26 años y cuatro meses de prisión por cargos de conspiración y divulgación de noticias falsas, entre otros delitos. En

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Iowa Lottery posted wrong Powerball numbers — but temporary ‘winners’ get to keep the money

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball losers in Iowa were actually winners for about seven hours this week after the state’s lottery mistakenly posted the wrong winning numbers for the game. Lottery officials blamed an unspecified “human reporting error” for the wrong numbers being posted for Monday night’s Powerball drawing. The incorrect numbers were posted

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Police in California investigating whether NBA player Josh Giddey was involved in relationship with a minor

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Police in California are investigating whether 21-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey was involved in a relationship with a minor. “The Newport Beach Police Department is aware of information being circulated online involving an alleged relationship between professional basketball player Josh Giddey and a female minor. The Newport Beach

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Indiana judge dismisses state’s lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns

By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana county judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of its consumers’ personal information. A pair of lawsuits filed in December 2022 accused

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says ‘No. 1 priority’ is turning around Marvel, acknowledges ‘too many sequels’ after box office misses

By Liam Reilly and Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Disney chief executive Bob Iger said Wednesday that his number one priority for the entertainment giant is turning around the creative engine at Marvel Studios, the production house once known for cranking out billion-dollar blockbusters that has recently seen several box office misses. “Quality needs attention to deliver quality, it doesn’t

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Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling. Republicans are pushing Democrats for an immigration deal in exchange for President Joe Biden’s request for nearly $106 billion to fund the wars in Ukraine and

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Panama’s high court declared a mining contract unconstitutional. Here’s what’s happening next

By KATHIA MARTÍNEZ and JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s Supreme Court unanimously declared that legislation granting a Canadian copper mine a 20-year concession was unconstitutional. The decision was celebrated by activists who had argued the mine would damage a forested coastal area and threaten water supplies. It has been an important

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