QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the minimum wage be higher?
The minimum wage in Missouri will go up on Jan. 1.
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Speaker Johnson wrote foreword for book filled with conspiracy theories and homophobic insults
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson wrote the foreword and publicly promoted a 2022 book that spread baseless and discredited conspiracy theories and used derogatory homophobic insults. Written by Scott McKay, a local Louisiana politics blogger, the book, “The Revivalist Manifesto,” gives credence to unfounded conspiracy
Continue ReadingEl rey Carlos dice en la COP28 que el mundo se dirige a un “peligroso territorio inexplorado” a medida que se agrava la crisis climática
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El rey Carlos III dijo el viernes a los líderes mundiales que se están ignorando las señales de advertencia de la crisis climática y que el mundo se dirige hacia un “peligroso territorio desconocido”, con consecuencias devastadoras para la vida y los medios de subsistencia. En su discurso de apertura
Continue ReadingJapan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about Wednesday’s fatal crash. One crew member was killed and seven others are missing following the crash off southern Japan, the Air Force
Continue ReadingNacen dos pájaros kiwi en la capital de Nueva Zelandia por primera vez en más de un siglo
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los conservacionistas descubrieron dos polluelos de kiwi en Wellington, los primeros nacimientos salvajes registrados de esta ave en la capital de Nueva Zelandia en más de 150 años. Los dos nuevos polluelos llegan apenas un año después de que el Proyecto Capital Kiwi reintrodujera el ave nacional icónica del país
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King Charles says world heading for ‘dangerous uncharted territory’ at global leaders summit
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III told world leaders Friday that the warning signs of the climate crisis are being ignored and that the world is heading for “dangerous uncharted territory,” with devastating consequences for lives and livelihoods. Delivering an opening address to delegates at the World Climate Action Summit, part of
Continue ReadingFamilias de israelíes muertos en la guerra encuentran una nueva esperanza gracias a la extracción de esperma: “Se lo debemos a ellos”
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Como trabajadora social médica en el Hospital Kaplan de Israel, la profesora Shir Daphna-Tekoah no es ajena a los traumas. Pero cuando fue llamada a trabajar el 7 de octubre, el día en que Hamas atacó granjas, pueblos y un festival de música en Israel, la magnitud del desastre se
Continue ReadingThe Philippines opens a new monitoring base on a remote island in the disputed South China Sea
By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s
Continue Reading11 civilians are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Security officials say 11 people have been killed in an attack by a group armed with explosives and guns in eastern Iraq. The attacks took place Thursday night in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. A roadside bomb exploded and gunmen then opened fire on rescuers
Continue Reading Kiwi birds born in New Zealand’s capital for first time in over a century
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the Capital Kiwi Project reintroduced the country’s iconic national bird to the city
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More executives go missing in China — this time linked to troubled shadow bank Zhongzhi
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two Chinese business executives at companies controlled by the embattled financial conglomerate Zhongzhi have gone missing, according to statements by their respective firms. The development comes just days after Chinese authorities launched a criminal investigation into the troubled shadow bank, one of China’s largest. Last week, Zhongzhi told
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Elon Musk, el hombre más rico del mundo, sigue desesperado por llamar nuestra atención
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Elon Musk quiere desesperadamente caer bien, a pesar de su declaración de este miércoles de que no le importa que lo odien. “Que me odien”, dijo a Andrew Ross Sorkin en la cumbre DealBook de The New York Times. Esta afirmación es, como gran parte de la imagen pública de
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street extends its rally and closes at highest level since March 2022
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.6%, eclipsing its previous high for the year set in
Continue ReadingAsamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprueba plan de Bukele para presentarse a la reelección
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó la solicitud del presidente Nayib Bukele de un permiso para dejar el cargo durante seis meses para centrarse en su campaña para la reelección el próximo año. Bukele se postulará para un segundo mandato como presidente a pesar de que, según los críticos, la
Continue Reading¿Qué es el VIH/sida y cómo se trasmite? Datos y cronología de la lucha contra el virus
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Echa un vistazo aquí sobre los orígenes, los tratamientos y la respuesta global al VIH y el sida en los últimos años. Cada 1 de diciembre se conmemora el Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida. ¿Qué es el VIH/sida y cómo se trasmite? VIH significa virus de inmunodeficiencia
Continue ReadingNearly 2 months into the war, many Israelis have no idea if their relatives are dead or alive
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four friends tried to flee in after Hamas militants attacked the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. The
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