By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s government has come under fire over a budget that included a 6 billion naira ($6.3 million) presidential yacht and luxury cars, as the country grapples with mounting debts and a cost-of-living crisis. Lawmakers rejected the plans for a presidential yacht before approving the N2.1 trillion ($2.7
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By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if you experience pain. Head into any gym, and you may find someone walking backward on a treadmill or pedaling in reverse on an elliptical machine. While some may be employing reverse motion as part
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog has wrapped up its antitrust investigations into Amazon’s and Meta’s retail platforms, saying it has secured commitments from the US tech giants that will ultimately benefit consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Friday that it had accepted voluntary pledges to “protect
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Multiple US banks were hit by deposit delays on Friday caused by an error at a payment processing network, according to the Federal Reserve. The Clearing House, which operates the Automated Clearing House system, which allows banks to send electronic payments to each other, experienced a processing
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling, terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work. From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “Free Solo” to “The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such
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By PATRICK CHALVIRE, GAIL LEVY Click here for updates on this story MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (WSVN) — An armored truck driver came under the gun while servicing an ATM in Miami Gardens, and now federal authorities are seeking the public’s help in their search for the people responsible for the heist. The robbery occurred just
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A foundation has been established in Matthew Perry’s name with the goal of helping people “struggling with the disease of addiction.” Following the actor’s death on Oct. 28, the foundation launched Friday and is accepting donations to help individuals dealing with addiction, according to a press release. “In the
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TODAY: Clouds move back in this afternoon with temperatures reaching the mid-60s. With dry conditions and gusty southerly winds up to 25-30 mph today there’s a minimal chance for fire weather through the day. TONIGHT: Temperatures remain mild as a front sweeps through with clouds keeping lows in the mid-40s. Rain will be hard to
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Delouya and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, once known as a cryptocurrency whiz kid, was found guilty on Thursday for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. If given the maximum sentence, the 31-year-old former billionaire will go to prison for the rest of his
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former appointee of Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to 70 months in prison for his violent role on January 6, 2021. Federico Klein, a former State Department appointee, was found guilty following a bench trial before Judge Trevor McFadden this summer of multiple counts, including assaulting multiple police
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the team’s ballpark for a parade Friday to celebrate the franchise’s first World Series championship. The parade Friday came two days after the Rangers wrapped up the World Series with a
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CNN, POOL, IDF, HOUSE TV, RADIO FREE EUROPE, RADIO LIBERTY, SENATE TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday issued a strong message after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv, declaring, “we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying an eventual possibility for peace unless it acts swiftly to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza for Palestinian civilians as it intensifies its war against Hamas. Blinken on Friday bluntly called
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men have been shot to death while visiting a graveyard during Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday. Prosecutors say two men were killed, and a third person wounded, in a shooting Thursday at a cemetery in the Mexico City suburb of Naucalpan. Mexicans traditionally visit the tombs of their deceased
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By Aimee Look Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s economy has jolted into reverse, after the world’s largest crude oil exporter slashed output to prop up prices. Saudi gross domestic product, the broadest measure of its economy, shrunk 4.5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2023, the country’s official statistics agency said this week. That’s
Continue ReadingWAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A gas explosion has collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City and trapped victims in the rubble. Ten people who were injured in the Thursday afternoon blast in Wappinger Falls. There are no fatalities. Eight adults and two children were injured. One of the children
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By Hope Dean Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Rome Police Department officer is being recognized after he helped free a mother and her son from their car just moments before it burst into flames, the department said. Officer Dow Turrentine was helping with a traffic stop on Wednesday
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By Ben Morse, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian soccer club Sepahan has been punished by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for displaying a bust of a divisive general, who was assassinated by the United States in 2020, which caused the cancelation of a game against a Saudi team. Saudi team Al-Ittihad
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By Sharon Danquah Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — New videos show adults snatching up bowls of Halloween candy from homes all over Nashville. According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, the thefts could be considered a crime. Jeanelle Winston said she and a few friends were handing out candy
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include country superstar Chris Stapleton’s fifth studio album, Michael Fassbender playing a hitman in David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Tim Allen putting on his Santa suit for season two of “The Santa Clauses.” “The Buccaneers” is Apple TV+’s eight-episode series answer to “Bridgerton,” featuring attractive young
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