By WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will face two delicate tasks when she attends a climate summit this weekend in Dubai. She’ll be trying to demonstrate U.S. environmental leadership despite President Joe Biden’s absence from the annual gathering on climate change. And she’ll meet with regional
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The warm ties India and the United States have built are being tested after US prosecutors accused an Indian official of orchestrating an alleged assassination plot in New York City. This is the second time in months India has been accused of carrying out a murder
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Sus creadores le llaman “pinche”, aunque su nombre real es “Coolex” y tiene la capacidad de servir más de 200 boles de comida por hora. Hablamos de la tecnología protagonista en el restaurante Earth Mama, en Madrid, y que ha permitido a este local convertirse en uno de los primeros restaurantes
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A former officer of the Shreveport police officer was sentenced Wednesday to federal prison for beating a man during an arrest four years ago. Dylan Hudson, 37, was sentenced to 21 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Hudson
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Weichel Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — Emergency work is underway after a collapse at a Coquitlam, B.C., construction site that was caught on camera this week. The jaw-dropping video (reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/187t8qu/catastrophic_failure_at_county_green_construction) was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, showing cracks forming in a shoring retention wall at
Continue ReadingBy Avery Haines Click here for updates on this story BOQUETTE, PANAMA (CTV Network) — A Canadian mining company is expected to begin the process of closing its multibillion-dollar operations in Panama today after weeks of civil unrest and protests from civilians fearing the ecological repercussions of its open-pit copper mine that is twice the
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Having Eddie Murphy star in “Candy Cane Lane” – a basic, indeed boring Christmas movie – is a bit like driving a sportscar to the local supermarket: While the vehicle will get the job done, it’s an unnecessary level of horsepower for the task at hand, which, in
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By Arlette Saenz and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is preparing for a fundraising sprint with at least nine high-dollar fundraisers in early to mid-December, a source familiar with the events told CNN, as the deadline for the final fundraising quarter looms at month’s end. The push, which includes two events
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press KALAUPAPA, Hawaii (AP) — Kalaupapa beckoned to Kyong Son Toyofuku. She had long prayed to visit the hard-to-reach Hawaiian peninsula, trapped by its deep-green, sheer sea cliffs and rugged, black rock shores that glisten under the Pacific’s pristine waters. As a daily Mass-going Catholic devoted to Saint Damien of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) –El jueves, el Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) anunció que pospondría la entrada en vigor —prevista para el viernes 1 de diciembre— de una norma que afectaría a los usuarios de billeteras virtuales. Se trata de una normativa que impediría a los usuarios vincular sus cuentas bancarias a sus cuentas en billeteras virtuales
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By Rob Picheta and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 left Israel flat-footed, sparking a backlash that is still rippling through the country. The operation saw at least 1,500 Hamas fighters pour across the border into Israel, in an assault that killed at least 1,200 Israelis, while others are still
Continue ReadingBy KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has delivered a blunt message to Western leaders and declared at an international security conference that his government was not prepared to “review its goals” in Ukraine. Lavrov told reporters while attending an Organization for Security and
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Official China called Henry Kissinger “an old friend.” A commentator likened him to a giant panda, a goodwill ambassador between two countries that have been at odds more often than not over the decades. Kissinger, who died Wednesday, developed a special relationship with China
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By Sam Joseph and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Veteran NHL forward Corey Perry apologized on Thursday for the “inappropriate behavior” which saw him waived by the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks said on Tuesday that Perry “engaged in conduct that is unacceptable” and was “in violation both of the terms of his Standard Player’s Contract
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Dak Prescott continued to further his candidacy for this year’s NFL MVP award after another stellar performance in the Dallas Cowboys’ 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday. The 30-year-old quarterback threw almost a perfect game as he masterminded Dallas’ high-scoring win over Seattle, during which the Cowboys
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus. It’s estimated to hold 4.2 trillion cubic feet of gas. The Cypriot official
Continue ReadingBy Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a city bus after work in Montgomery, Alabama, and sat down. As the bus filled with passengers, the driver demanded the 42-year-old seamstress move further back into the segregated Black section of the bus so a White man could have her seat. Parks famously refused.
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government’s new ambassador to China has arrived in Beijing. It is the first time Afghanistan’s rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power more than two years ago. No country recognizes the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan but some, including China, have
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the third straight presidential election, Donald Trump is campaigning on an avalanche of dishonesty. CNN fact-checked 12 of the former president’s October and November speeches. We found, as we did during his 2016 campaign and his presidency, that Trump’s fall remarks were teeming with false claims – a staggering
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