By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La marihuana tiene un menor potencial de abuso que otras drogas sometidas a las mismas restricciones, y cuenta con respaldo científico para su uso como tratamiento médico, afirman investigadores de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) en documentos que apoyan su reclasificación
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CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out further strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, according to a US official, a day after launching a coordinated multi-nation attack on nearly 30 Houthi locations. The additional strikes carried out Friday night were much smaller in scope and targeted a radar facility used by the
Continue ReadingWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern married longtime partner Clarke Gayford in a private ceremony Saturday. Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but the ceremony is reported to have been staged
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Está previsto que, entre julio y diciembre, es decir en el segundo semestre de 2024, haya elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, según acordaron en octubre en Barbados las delegaciones del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro y de la oposición. Sin embargo, no hay una fecha exacta para esos comicios y tampoco un
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A sheriff who was removed from his position last year has nearly $12,000 on hand for a 2024 campaign. Clay Chism has an active campaign committee for the Callaway County sheriff’s race in August. Chism has $11,761.89 on hand, according to a Missouri Ethics Commission’s quarterly campaign finance report for January. The
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CNN By Holly Yan and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A calamitous cocktail of vicious winds, extreme snowfall, dangerous thunderstorms and potentially lethal cold is taking aim across the country as perilous conditions snarl travel and threaten power outages in freezing temperatures. Here’s the latest: More than 70 million people are under winter weather alerts
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By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — People starving and dead bodies left in the streets: This is the dire picture of conditions in northern Gaza painted by a top UN official in charge of relief operations in the enclave. “Colleagues who have managed to make it to the north in recent days describe scenes of
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) Despite securing two event titles in Tuscaloosa, on Friday night, the No. 3 Mizzou gymnastics team fell short against the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide at Coleman Coliseum. The Tide topped the Tigers 197.225-196.475. It is head coach Shannon Welker and company’s first loss of 2024, as the team’s record falls to
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CNN By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN Fulton County, GA (CNN) — When Nathan Wade was appointed lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case in 2021 to prosecute former President Donald Trump, some of his closest allies, lawyers in Cobb County where Wade practiced law, universally wondered, “Why him?” Fulton County
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Everyone has ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards. The annual invite-only luncheon honored 10 films and 10 television shows on Friday. Stars at the event included Margot Robbie, Meryl Streep and Leonardo DiCaprio. Most appeared in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A popular school safety application used by thousands of schools across the country — including some in Mid-Missouri — had thousands of documents accessed that contained sensitive information. Cybersecurity researcher Jerimiah Fowler said he discovered a breach in Raptor Technologies on Dec. 20 and notified the company of the flaw. Raptor Technologies’
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By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — Two US Navy sailors were reported missing while conducting operations Thursday off the coast of Somalia, according to US Central Command. Search and rescue operations are ongoing to locate the sailors, Central Command said in a Friday statement. The
Continue Readingmacamilarincon Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento. Productora de cine. Columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion (CNN Español) –– La compra
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By CNN Staff (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis will participate in a live CNN town hall in New Hampshire on Tuesday, the network announced Friday. DeSantis will take the stage at 9 p.m. ET at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. The Florida governor will field questions from CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, who will moderate,
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By Aishwarya S Iyer and Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — At this time of year, the slopes of Gulmarg are normally packed with snowboarders and skiers, all taking advantage of the fresh January powder that annually blankets the Himalayas. But as with many popular winter ski destinations right now, this resort town in Indian-administered Kashmir
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Marijuana has a lower potential for abuse than other drugs that are subjected to the same restrictions, with scientific support for its use as a medical treatment, researchers from the US Food and Drug Administration say in documents supporting its reclassification as a Schedule III substance. Marijuana is currently classified as Schedule
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — While criticizing President Joe Biden’s economic policies at two Iowa events this week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly dinged the federal government for “promoting transgenderism in Bangladesh,” arguing that it’s a waste of taxpayer dollars. “I think the president should get a line-item veto,” DeSantis said Tuesday night
Continue Reading CNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel on Friday rejected what it called the “grossly distorted” accusation of genocide leveled against it by South Africa, telling the United Nations’ top court the case was an attempt to “pervert the meaning” of the term. In the second and final day of hearings at the International
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of an inmate who is scheduled to be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed Jan. 25 by nitrogen hypoxia. Alabama attempted to put Smith to death by lethal injection in 2022. The lethal injection
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