By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — The month of Ramadan feels heavier this year for 33-year-old Palestinian American Nadia Duwaik, than it has in the past. Duwaik told CNN she ordinarily approaches Ramadan excited about the chance to celebrate and reflect during her family’s rituals, such as gathering together every night for iftar. But this year,
Continue ReadingBy ASIM TANVEER Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death and given a life sentence to a teenager after finding them guilty of insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Both had denied the charges and have the right to appeal. Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone found
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For over 50 years, “Sesame Street” has been broaching complex topics with kids: Divorce, death and disability, for three, if the letter of the day was D. But at some point, between in-show parodies like “Colambo” and “Upside Downton Abbey” and Elmo and Cookie Monster using social media to
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Hong Kong (CNN) — La inflación al consumidor de China se volvió positiva por primera vez en seis meses, impulsada en gran medida por el feriado del Año Nuevo Lunar, cuando un auge en el gasto elevó los precios. Los datos gubernamentales mostraron este sábado que el Índice de Precios al Consumidor (IPC)
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Prices at the pump are rising fast — and it’s not even spring. After bottoming at $3.07 a gallon in mid-January, the national average climbed to $3.40 a gallon on Friday, according to AAA. That’s a four-month high. The speedy price increase threatens to unwind progress on
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Whether it’s an unexpected car repair or an emergency room visit, life happens. And it’s expensive. For those without any kind of safety net, paying for unanticipated expenses can mean borrowing money at astronomical interest rates, as well as forking over late fees if you can’t make
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Summers are becoming increasingly dangerous, especially in cities where the warming effects of tall buildings, concrete and asphalt send temperatures soaring. But there might be a simple, potentially inexpensive way to put a chill on urban heat: retroreflectors. A study published Monday in the journal Nature Cities found when
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer For much of Lee Allen Jr.’s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him. Major League Baseball’s Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn’t come across many baseball opportunities until late in his high school
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By Ben Church and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The United States women’s soccer team won the inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup on Sunday following a 1-0 victory over Brazil at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California. US captain Lindsey Horan scored the lone goal of the match with a brilliant back-post header just moments
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — In a line-up of India’s sporting heroes, most of whom have gained celebrity status through cricket, Neeraj Chopra is an anomaly. In fact, the champion javelin thrower has barely bowled a ball or swung a bat since his childhood, even though he can’t help but notice the similarities between
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced new legislation to legalize “aid in dying” that will allow adults facing end-of-life illness to take lethal medication. The move follows a report last year indicating that most French citizens support legalizing end-of-life options. In an interview published Monday, Macron said
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las actualizaciones más recientes haz clic aquí. El humo se eleva sobre los edificios tras un ataque israelí en la aldea fronteriza de Majdal Zoun, en el sur del Líbano, el 9 de marzo de 2024, en medio de tensiones transfronterizas en curso mientras continúan los combates
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday released a budget proposal aimed at getting voters’ attention: It would offer tax breaks for families, lower health care costs, smaller deficits and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Unlikely to pass the House and Senate to
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By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden released his annual budget on Monday, laying out his aspirational funding priorities in what serves as an important messaging event as he works to convince voters who are sour on the economy to give him a second term. The $7.266 trillion budget outlined by the White
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN Goffstown, New Hampshire (CNN) — President Joe Biden highlighted and hit back against comments from former President Donald Trump Monday suggesting openness to entitlement reform, vowing to a largely retirement age crowd in New Hampshire that he would block any efforts to cut Medicare or Social
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TODAY: Monday will be a continuation of our warm up, with highs expected near 70 under sunny skies. TONIGHT: Clouds will gradually fill in after midnight, allowing for partly cloudy skies by sunrise Tuesday. We’ll stay mild, with temperatures falling only to mid-40s. EXTENDED: Tuesday is largely a dry day, with temperatures climbing into the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers has called for another strike in a long and bitter dispute with the state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay, drawing sharp criticism from the country’s transport minister. The GDL union called on drivers of Deutsche Bahn’s passenger trains to walk out
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Este domingo hubo un verdadero giro inesperado en la ceremonia de los premios de la Academia. Emma Stone, ganadora del Oscar a Mejor actriz por su actuación en “Poor Things”, tuvo que lidiar con un percance en su vestuario justo momentos antes de subir al escenario para aceptar su trofeo.
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is importing massive amounts of beef and lamb to ensure it is available to consumers who can’t afford locally sourced red meat. The move made in preparation for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan reverses a policy designed to bolster domestic production and bring 100,000 tons of new red meat
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy managed to grow in the fourth quarter of last year, averting a recession, according to revised government data released Monday that had previously shown a contraction. Real gross domestic product, or GDP, grew in October-December at an annual pace of 0.4% instead of a contraction of 0.4%, according to the
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