By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The blizzard that hit Iowa on Friday left the 2024 Republican presidential field frozen heading into the final weekend before Monday night’s caucuses, with candidates paring back their schedules and campaigns grappling with questions about whether people will turn out amid record-low temperatures. Former President Donald Trump scrapped most
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — The stakes in the Middle East have rarely been higher. Simmering tensions reached new levels on Friday when the US and UK launched strikes on Houthi fighters in Yemen, in an effort to force them to halt their months-long attacks in the Red Sea. A day
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TODAY: With strong northerly winds, highs will struggle out of the single digits while the wind chill remains around -10 degrees through the day. Light snow is possible from midmorning to the evening. Some areas could pick up a half inch at most. TOMORROW: Sunday is the coldest part of our arctic blast with morning
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel will pursue its war against Hamas until victory and will not be stopped by anyone, including the world court, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a defiant speech Saturday, as the fighting in Gaza approached the 100-day mark. Netanyahu
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La depresión puede dejarte por fuera del normal transcurrir de tu vida cotidiana en cualquier momento. Y si piensas que solo se trata de tristeza profunda que se mejora teniendo “actitud positiva”, debes saber que muchas personas pueden verse afectadas en su día a día por cuenta de esta
Continue Reading By Arit John, CNN Ames, Iowa (CNN) — Teresa Garman has attended decades worth of Iowa caucuses, but views Monday’s meeting as the most consequential. Despite forecasts predicting negative temperatures, the 86-year-old Ames resident said the cold wouldn’t deter her from showing up to back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – even if she doesn’t think he’ll beat former President
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — “Quiero subrayar que me parece terrible que quieran cerrar el Fondo (Nacional) de las Artes. ¿Qué hubiese sido yo en mis comienzos si no hubiese obtenido esos préstamos?”. Marta Minujín, conocida mundialmente por su obra vanguardista, es una de las artistas argentinas que se pronunció contra la reforma de
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By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — A new year is a fitting time to commit to big-picture goals — and for some, that can mean a dream of living abroad. And thanks to the rise of remote work, new visa programs and tax incentives that entice digital nomads, investors and families, people considering an international
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban says Pakistan has effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers. Pakistani authorities began requesting passports and visas from Afghan drivers, according to a Taliban official. Truckers have for years been able to pass the border without documents so they generally
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En esta época del año, las pistas de Gulmarg suelen estar abarrotadas de snowboarders y esquiadores, todos aprovechando la nieve de enero que cada año cubre el Himalaya. Pero, como ocurre con muchos destinos de esquí populares en invierno, esta estación de la Cachemira administrada por la India sufre escasez
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The tech sector has kicked off the new year with a spate of fresh job cuts that are coming at the same time as the industry is doubling down on investments into artificial intelligence. While AI tools putting workers out of jobs has been a major point of anxiety in Silicon Valley
Continue ReadingBy HAU DINH and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has visited Vietnamese automaker VinFast’s factory and said that he would create the necessary conditions for the multinational to be able to build a plant and invest in Indonesia quickly. On a trip to the sprawling factory in the
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party will celebrate Saturday the 112th anniversary of its establishment ahead of national elections, expected to be the toughest since it came to power in 1994. Thousands of supporters are expected to convene at Mbombela Stadium in the Mpumalanga province where
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un video viral que muestra a más de 150 hombres vestidos de negro y levantando el brazo derecho para hacer un saludo fascista en el centro de Roma ha causado revuelo en todas partes menos en el despacho de la primera ministra italiana, Giorgia Meloni. El suceso, ahora investigado por
Continue ReadingMULLAN, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have located and retrieved the body of a male skier who was caught in an avalanche in the Idaho backcountry. Two other men from the skiing party were rescued after authorities received an alert about an avalanche near Stevens Peak close to the Montana border shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday.
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Australian Open is set to be the tournament of comebacks, but not every returning star will end up competing at this season’s first slam. Fans, for instance, won’t get the chance to see Rafael Nadal in action as the Spaniard’s hopes of returning to grand slam tennis
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una mezcla de vientos, nieve y lluvia que azotó el centro y el este de Estados Unidos el viernes continuará el sábado con fuertes lluvias —que potencialmente pueden generar inundaciones costeras peligrosas— en el noreste y el Atlántico medio, condiciones de tormenta de nieve por la situación en el Medio
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A viral video of more than 150 men, clad in black and raising their right arms in a fascist salute in central Rome, has caused a stir everywhere but in the office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The event, now under investigation by Rome’s special anti-fascism police
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — After a piece of software incorrectly showed that money had gone missing, a trusted, centuries-old British government corporation used its financial and legal might to convict and bankrupt hundreds of people who ran its branches. Some family members say their loved-ones were left so distressed they took their
Continue ReadingBy AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about impending water shortages. Daytime temperatures have been high for about a month now, while nights continue to be freezing and
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