BERLIN (AP) — A union representing German train drivers is calling its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks with the main national operator in what is shaping up to be an unusually difficult dispute over pay and working hours. The GDL union said on Wednesday that the strike
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has designated a small slice of mostly undeveloped land along Gaza’s Mediterranean coast as a safe zone — a place where waves of people fleeing the war can find protection from airstrikes and receive humanitarian supplies for their families.
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi has been selected to be the Democratic nominee in next year’s special election to replace George Santos after he was expelled from the U.S. House. New York Democrats named Suozzi as their candidate on Thursday. Suozzi had been the frontrunner to
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The city of Columbia will be holding a formal public hearing on Thursday to discuss proposed short-term rental regulations. The regulations would provide regulatory standards for the use of short-term rentals, such as AirBnBs or VRBOs.
Continue ReadingOpinion By Amy Klein (CNN) — “Would it be offensive/wrong to have a menorah in our home this Hanukkah, even though we’re not Jewish?” asked one Christian mom on my neighborhood Facebook group. I understand her trepidation. In the last few years, many people have complained about cultural expropriation — taking customs of another culture. In this case, specifically,
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Hundreds of people have rallied in the Slovak capital against the new government’s plan to close the special prosecutors office that deals with major crimes, including high-profile murders, terrorism and graft. The protest in Bratislava on Thursday took place in front of the government building. The demonstrators — a crowd of
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to exchange prisoners of war and work toward signing a peace treaty in what the European Union is hailing as a major step toward peace in the long-troubled region. The two countries said in a joint statement Thursday that they “share
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 46-year-old Fair Grove woman suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred when a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire – driven by Melissa Bowles — was heading northbound on Lowell Williams Road, south of Charlie Creek Road,
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army chief of staff promoted eight Army general officers on Thursday, marking nearly the end of the monthslong delay of general officer promotions and confirmations due to a hold by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville. The ceremony on Thursday was held during an annual professional forum for Army
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s margin for error in getting Republican priorities through the House is getting slimmer. The expulsion of Rep. George Santos of New York and the end-of-year retirement of Rep. Kevin McCarthy is shrinking the GOP’s vote cushion. That’s complicating future votes and magnifying the
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs have accused a Mexico-based startup of violating international trade law that protects the endangered totoaba fish. A health company called The Blue Formula sells a powder containing collagen taken from the fish online to countries including the U.S. and China. The powder is designed
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the upper 40s. Winds dying down to about 10-15 mph. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with rain moving in by late afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s to around 60. EXTENDED: Tonight, winds die down a bit but clouds increase ahead of a low pressure system that will push
Continue Reading By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — For some of the family members of the Israeli-Americans that Hamas is believed to have taken hostage, evenings can feel especially excruciating. Ruby Chen, whose 19-year-old reservist son Itay, has been missing since October 7, recently spoke with CNN just before midnight in Israel. “This is the most difficult part of
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s Olympics to take place in Tahiti despite the controversy surrounding the construction of the judging tower at the site, where coral has been damaged. Tony Estanguet tells local media Polynesie La Premiere that
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say a man fired a shotgun twice outside a Jewish temple in upstate New York, then said “Free Palestine” as he was taken into custody. Gov. Kathy Hochul said no one was injured Thursday afternoon, hours before the start of Hanukkah. Police say
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Startups are not having a good 2023. And the investors who handed out billions of dollars to fund them aren’t very happy about it. During more flush years, venture capitalists, angel investors and billionaire evangelists poured their cash into tech startups – the easy money pipe was
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Kyiv, Ucrania (CNN) — Este es el momento que el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, ha estado esperando: cuando realmente no necesita hacer mucho, y puede cantar victoria. Los frentes estáticos en Ucrania se están endureciendo lentamente a medida que la nieve se hace más profunda. En Kyiv se palpa que la moral,
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A judge sentenced a Boone County woman Thursday to 64 years in prison after a jury convicted her in September of sex trafficking her own daughter.
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday initiated a review of two content moderation decisions by the social media giant related to Israel-Hamas war content. The move marks the first time the board has conducted an “expedited” review process, a nod to the intense scrutiny Facebook-parent Meta and other
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at controversial police encounters that have prompted protests over the past three decades. This select list includes cases in which police officers were charged or a grand jury was convened. 1991 – Los Angeles – Rodney King March 3, 1991 – LAPD officers beat motorist Rodney King
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