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Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says

March 7, 2024 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to treat generalized anxiety disorder, Mind Medicine Inc. announced Thursday. The biopharmaceutical company is developing the drug. “A breakthrough designation is a recognition that a drug has demonstrated evidence of clinical efficacy in meeting an unmet

UN raises alert for 780,000 people displaced in Mozambique, most due to violence in north

March 7, 2024 5:58 AM Associated Press

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique. The vast majority of them have fled their homes because of a seven-year insurgency by a jihadi group that has thrown the north of the country into turmoil.

More Black women say abortion is their top issue in the 2024 election, a survey finds

March 7, 2024 5:46 AM Associated Press

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year’s presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals. The findings signal a significant shift from previous election years, when white, conservative evangelicals were more likely

She moved to Italy and bought a palazzo for a fresh start. Her ex-husband came with her

March 7, 2024 5:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As they walked through the stunning palazzo and gazed up at its frescoed ceilings, Kelly and Jesse Galloway, originally from Australia, knew that their lives were about to change. The pair, who’ve been divorced since 2013, decided to purchase the historic property, situated in the village of Stimigliano in

EU’s largest party endorses Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second term as EU Commission chief

March 7, 2024 5:37 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s largest political party has endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc’s powerful Commission. Von der Leyen’s nomination at a gathering on Thursday of her center-right European People’s Party in Romania’s

China’s exports jump thanks to demand from India, Russia and other emerging markets

March 7, 2024 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China registered a surprise jump in foreign trade at the start of the year, partly because of strong demand from Russia, India and emerging markets in Africa and Latin America. Exports from the world’s second largest economy rose by 7.1% in the January-to-February period, beating the 1.9%

Major French union threatens strikes during Olympics. Hospital workers could walk off the job

March 7, 2024 5:29 AM Associated Press

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics. The general secretary of the CGT tells France Info media that the union will give notice of a possible strike in public services during the Games, which are held

Biden orders US military to set up temporary aid port for Gaza as famine threatens

March 7, 2024 5:22 AM Associated Press

By SAMY MAGDY, ABBY SEWELL, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military Thursday to set up a temporary port off the coast of Gaza, joining international partners in trying to carve out a sea route to deliver food and other aid to desperate Palestinian civilians

European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store

March 7, 2024 5:20 AM Associated Press

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store. It’s a possible violation of digital rules that took effect in the 27-nation bloc Thursday and a fresh escalation of the high-stakes

Hannah Gutierrez Reed sits with her attorney Jason Bowles

5 things to know for March 7: 2024 elections, Ukraine, Gaza, IVF, ‘Rust’ shooting

March 7, 2024 5:19 AM CNN

KOAT, CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth straight month that global records tumbled. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your

5 things to know for March 7: 2024 elections, Ukraine, Gaza, IVF, ‘Rust’ shooting

March 7, 2024 5:19 AM CNN Newsource

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth straight month that global records tumbled. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.

Woman and daughter, 11, fatally shot in SUV in Massachusetts; police arrest man, search for another

March 7, 2024 5:06 AM Associated Press

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood. Police in Worcester arrested one man and are searching for another. Chastity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Nunez, were shot shortly after 3 p.m. Monday. They were taken to a hospital,

Big changes for Apple, Google and other tech giants: Europe’s sweeping law goes into effect today

March 7, 2024 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Europeans using Apple, Google and other major tech platforms woke to a new reality Thursday as a landmark law imposed tough new competition rules on the companies — changing European Union citizens’ experience with phones, apps, browsers and more. The new EU regulations force sweeping changes on some

What to watch in Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address

March 7, 2024 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will address Congress and the American people in what could be the most consequential speech of his presidency, seeking to boast about his first term while also warning the country about what he views as a ruinous threat to its very existence. While

Real Madrid reaches Champions League quarterfinals, but defender Antonio Rüdiger says the team won’t be celebrating

March 7, 2024 4:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t pretty, but Real Madrid booked its place in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw at home to RB Leipzig, scraping through 2-1 on aggregate. But so disappointed were the team with such an underwhelming performance, defender Antonio Rüdiger said there would be no celebrations

‘He is not a liar:’ Max Verstappen defends his outspoken father amid Christian Horner controversy

March 7, 2024 4:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has defended his father Jos after he weighed in on the Christian Horner controversy which has overshadowed Red Bull’s start to the new season. The father of the three-time F1 world champion criticized Red Bull’s decision to keep Horner in his role, saying

Jill Biden’s State of the Union guests include Alabama IVF patient, Swedish prime minister and UAW chief

March 7, 2024 4:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — An Alabama woman seeking in vitro fertilization, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain are among those headed to the US Capitol Thursday evening as President Joe Biden is set to deliver a high-stakes State of the Union address. Biden’s

Attorneys for the family of Jefferson City prison inmate who died expect to file a lawsuit soon

March 7, 2024 4:31 AM Morgan Buresh, Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorneys for the family of Othel Moore, who died in the Jefferson City Correction Center back in December, are calling on the Missouri Department of Corrections to hand over its reports, video footage and names of staff involved in Moore’s death. The conference comes after four correction officers were fired Wednesday

Asesinan a tres mujeres en Guadalajara, dos de ellas en una universidad: hay un sospechoso detenido

March 7, 2024 4:28 AM CNN Newsource

Sofía Barruti (CNN en Español) – – La Fiscalía de Jalisco investiga los asesinatos de tres mujeres ocurridas la tarde de este jueves en dos hechos distintos, aunque se presume que fueron cometidos por el mismo agresor, informó el titular de la dependencia, Luis Joaquín Méndez Ruiz, en entrevista con reporteros. Detalló que una de

Biden will win Hawaii Democratic caucuses, CNN projects

March 7, 2024 4:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will win Hawaii’s Democratic presidential contest Wednesday, CNN projects, continuing his march to the party’s 2024 nomination. Biden bested four other candidates — including Jason Palmer, the little-known entrepreneur who on Tuesday won the American Samoa caucuses; self-help guru Marianne Williamson; and Minnesota

Month: March 2024