By Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Mick Krever, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli authorities are preparing to send a group of Palestinian patients who were being treated in East Jerusalem hospitals back to Gaza this week. The group of 22 Gazan Palestinians includes five newborn babies and their mothers, cancer patients now in remission, and
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide. The vast
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By Simone Pathe, Jeff Zeleny and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Ohio’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday – this year’s first test of Donald Trump’s clout in a contested Senate race – will help determine a key question this fall: What is the fate of Sen. Sherrod Brown and the Democratic majority? “Are we ready
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy. The Bank of Japan’s lending rate for overnight borrowing by banks was raised to a range of 0
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Japan has ended its negative interest rate policy, marking a historic shift away from an aggressive monetary easing program that was implemented years ago to fight chronic deflation. As part of the decision, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17
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By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — It’s been nearly 13 years since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came to an end, but for viewers of her weight loss special on Monday night, it likely felt like Winfrey’s talk show was back. “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution” featured Winfrey doing what she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Here are your local scores from Monday, March 18, 2024. You can watch the highlights in the video player above. HS GIRLS SOCCER Ozark (1) Rock Bridge (2) FINAL Smith-Cotton (3) Marshall (1) FINAL Laquey (0) Osage (2) FINAL California (0) Mexico (5) FINAL Owensville (0) Pacific (7) FINAL Blair Oaks (2)
Continue Reading By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Shigeichi Negishi, the entrepreneur who invented the world’s first karaoke machine, has died aged 100. Negishi, whose 1967 “Sparko Box” prototype is among several devices credited with ushering in Japan’s karaoke craze, died from natural causes in January. His death, which was made public last week, was confirmed to
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A mother who has been wanted by Indiana police since after her 5-year-old son’s body was found inside a suitcase in 2022 was found and arrested last week in Los Angeles, authorities say. Dejaune Ludie Anderson, 38, is accused of killing her son, Cairo Ammar Jordan, whose
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Court orders that prohibited two criminal defendants from possessing firearms while they awaited trial were constitutional because they were in line with past restrictions on firearms. That’s according to a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The judges found that U.S. laws have
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los océanos del mundo han experimentado un año entero de calor sin precedentes, con un nuevo récord de temperatura que se bate cada día, según muestran nuevos datos. Las temperaturas globales de la superficie del océano comenzaron a batir récords diarios a mediados de marzo del año pasado, según datos de
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Olympic great and Australian Sports Commission chief Kieren Perkins says “someone will die” if a multi-sport event that he called “borderline criminal” and which allows banned performance-enhancing substances goes ahead. The Enhanced Games have been proposed by Australian entrepreneur and London-based Aron D’Souza. Australia’s dual world champion swimmer and triple Olympic
Continue ReadingBy KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s online safety regulator has put social media giants on notice, requiring them to explain what they are doing to to protect people from violent extremists and terrorists. The country’s eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and
Continue ReadingJosé Álvarez (CNN Español) –– El secretario general de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), Luis Almagro, anunció este lunes que el expresidente de Chile, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, fue designado jefe de la Misión Electoral del organismo regional en República Dominicana, que observará las próximas elecciones en mayo. Frei fue presidente de Chile de 1994
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Perú informó este lunes que abrió una investigación contra la presidenta Dina Boluarte por presunto enriquecimiento ilícito y omisión en la declaración de bienes, “por el uso de relojes de la marca Rolex”. El jueves pasado, el medio local La Encerrona publicó un recuento de
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN) –– La audiencia de formalización en contra del exdirector general de la Policía de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI), Sergio Muñoz Yáñez, se realizará este martes en Santiago de Chile. Muñoz presentó su renuncia el pasado viernes, luego de que la Fiscalía anunciara que lo acusará de delitos ligados al lavado de activos
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Negotiators from Congress and the White House are scrambling to complete work on funding government agencies for the fiscal year and avoid a partial shutdown that could begin this weekend. Lawmakers passed the first portion of spending bills in early March, funding about 30% of the government.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Nicandro Díaz, afamado productor mexicano de telenovelas como “Destilando Amor”, “Soy tu dueña” y “Mañana es para siempre”, falleció este lunes, según informaron las redes sociales del productor. Un mensaje en su cuenta de Instagram decía: “Hoy queda un vacío imposible de llenar al despedirnos de nuestro productor, amigo y padre
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel” and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders. Trump, in an interview, had been asked about Democrats’ growing criticism of Israeli Prime Minister
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was taken to an area hospital and another man was detained following a shooting Monday night in the parking lot of the Conley Road Walmart in Columbia. A Columbia Police Department spokesperson said the victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. CPD spokesperson Jenny Hopper also said “there
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