By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Hubo mucha conversación y sorpresa después de que Greta Gerwig, quien dirigió “Barbie”, la película más taquillera del año, no recibiera una nominación al Oscar el martes como mejor directora. Sin embargo, ella no no es la única directora detrás de una película aclamada por la crítica que pasó desapercibida
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By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake. Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 600 Boone Electric Cooperative customers were without power on Wednesday afternoon. Five outages were reported around 4:18 p.m. on Boone Electric’s online outage map that affected 618 customers. The total number of outages was reduced to 511 by 6:30 p.m. and then it was completely resolved by 8:10 p.m., according
Continue ReadingBy BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press A helicopter team rescued a woman Tuesday morning who was trapped for almost 15 hours atop her overturned pickup truck in rushing waters after she tried to traverse a swollen creek after recent rains in Northern California. A helicopter of California Highway Patrol Air Operations airlifted the woman to shore
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches that may have sickened hundreds of children in the United States were not tested for heavy metals during their manufacture at an Austrofood facility in Ecuador, according to an inspection report from the US Food and Drug Administration. The inspection, conducted at the facility in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cuando el ministro de Economía de Argentina, Luis Caputo, anunció una devaluación del 54% del peso y un aumento del tipo de cambio del 118%, todos los especialistas en asuntos económicos sabían que el éxito o el fracaso de esa primera parte del plan dependía de la diferencia
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Corea del Norte dice que realizó el primer lanzamiento de prueba de un nuevo misil de crucero estratégico este miércoles, según la agencia estatal de noticias KCNA. El misil, “Pulhwasal-3-31”, se encuentra en desarrollo y pruebas como el lanzamiento del miércoles “son un proceso constante de actualización del sistema de armas”, según
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal regulators have approved an inspection process that will let airlines resume flying their Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners, which have been grounded since a side panel blew out of a plane in midflight earlier this month. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that his agency’s
Continue Reading By Paula Reid and Annie Grayer, CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use any tianeptine products, saying it continues to receive reports of severe adverse events, including death, linked to the substance. Some lawmakers have urged FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to take immediate action on the use
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of investor Carl Icahn. Personal Birth date: February 16, 1936 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Carl Celian Icahn Father: Michael Icahn, cantor and teacher Mother: Bella (Schnall) Icahn, teacher Marriages: Gail Golden (1999-present); Liba Trejbal (1979-1999, divorced) Children: with Liba Trejbal: Michelle
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has proposed banning another type of bank “junk fee,” targeting fees that are typically charged by banks when a transaction is declined in real time. It’s the second major proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the types of fees that
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Groundhog Day, an American tradition that is meant to predict when spring will arrive. February 2, 2024 – Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow, calling for an early spring. February 2, 2023 – For the third year in a row, Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — CNN Opinion pidió a sus colaboradores políticos que opinaran sobre los resultados de las primarias de Nueva Hampshire. Las opiniones expresadas en estos comentarios pertenecen exclusivamente a sus autores. Raúl A. Reyes: La crisis de identidad de Nikki Haley Raúl A. Reyes Crédito: CNN Esto no son las Olimpiadas. Esto es
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh worked on Andy Reid’s staff for several years in Philadelphia. Now they’ll face each other as head coaches for the first time in a playoff game when Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. This is Harbaugh’s fourth AFC
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide escaped outside a hospital next to the University of Pennsylvania and was being sought, warning that he was considered dangerous. Police said 17-year-old Shane Pryor fled just before noon Wednesday outside the emergency room at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he had been
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos rechazó este miércoles detener la ejecución de Kenneth Smith, condenado a muerte en Alabama, que está programada para esta semana utilizando gas nitrógeno. Se trata de un método totalmente nuevo que algunos expertos han denunciado está bajo un velo de secretismo en medio de preocupaciones acerca
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By Sean Lyngaas and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech firm Hewlett Packard Enterprise says its cloud-based email systems were breached by the same Russian hacking group that compromised some Microsoft email accounts earlier this month. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, also known as HPE, revealed the breach in a securities filing last week. The
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would allow a referendum on a northern Virginia casino has cleared a hurdle in the state Senate. The bill would allow Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., to hold a referendum on placing a casino, convention center and concert hall in Tysons Corner.
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