Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A algunos demócratas de alto nivel les preocupa que los estadounidenses hayan olvidado el caos que se desató cada día que Donald Trump fue presidente, y que el desvaído recuerdo de los votantes del alboroto acabe dándole un segundo mandato. Sin embargo, el candidato del Partido Republicano está haciendo un
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says police have seized the third largest haul of cocaine in the country’s history. Ali Yerlikaya announced Thursday that 608 kilograms (1,340 pounds) of the drug, most of it in liquid form, have been confiscated in an operation across three provinces. Groups monitoring organized crime say Turkey is growing
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament has passed a controversial law that will govern how the country calls up new soldiers at a time when it needs to replenish depleted forces who are increasingly struggling to fend off Russia’s advance. The law was passed Thursday against a
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Instagram is aiming to make it harder for potential scammers and criminals to coerce teens into sending nude photos and extort them for money. The company announced on Thursday it is testing new features to curb an alarming trend called financial sextortion, which often targets kids and teenagers.
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — European diplomats in Washington are frantically working to set up meetings with allies of former president Donald Trump as they prepare for his potential return to the White House, sources familiar with the effort tell CNN. At face-to-face sit-downs in private DC clubs, hotels, embassies and think tanks around town, diplomats are asking
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By Andrew McNicol, Mai Nishiyama and Himari Semans, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Pioneering US-born former sumo wrestling champion Akebono has died, his family announced in a statement Thursday. Widely considered to have blazed a trail for other foreign sumo wrestlers, the 54-year-old died of heart failure at a hospital in Japan. Born Chad George Ha’aheo
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By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Drug cartels from North America have overtaken rivals in Southeast Asia to become Australia’s top suppliers of methamphetamine, police said, warning that Mexican gangs are “increasingly targeting” the country. The Australian Federal Police and overseas authorities seized 23.6 tons of North American-produced meth bound for Australia in the 2022-23 financial
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has opened the door for an interest rate cut as early as its June meeting. The bank left rates unchanged Thursday but said there are signs that inflation is finally heading toward its goal of 2%.Bank President Christine Lagarde said that
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani official says a bus crash has killed 17 people and injured 16 others in the country’s southwest. They were travelling to a revered religious site in Baluchistan late Wednesday, the first day of Eid Al-Fitr celebrations and a public holiday in Pakistan, according to a spokesperson for the provincial
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say special forces killed two people suspected of plotting terror attacks in a shootout in the country’s south on Thursday. The National Antiterror Committee said the suspects were blockaded on the outskirts of Nalchik, capital of the Kabardino-Balkaria republic, and opened fire on Federal Security Service forces. The committee did
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asia stocks were mostly lower on Friday after gains for Big Tech shares helped U.S. stock indexes claw back much of their slide from the day before. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.4% at 39,609.60, with
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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — As Mike Johnson stares down a serious threat to his speakership, he’s taking steps to show alignment with the most powerful figure in the Republican Party: Donald Trump. Johnson has made plans to trek down to Mar-a-Lago on Friday to appear at a
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy and Coast Guard operation on Tuesday rescued three mariners stranded on a tiny Pacific Ocean islet for more than a week after the trio spelled out “HELP” using palm fronds laid on a white-sand beach. The mission also unexpectedly turned into a family reunion. The three
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments related to voter fraud allegations made after the 2016 election. The Thursday hearing sets the stage for how partisan officials can pursue claims of voter fraud in future state elections. A group of four voters claimed in a
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La amenaza de tormenta severa que estuvo afectando al sureste continúa desplazándose hacia el este este jueves, donde la alerta se debilita pero se expande para afectar a más de 65 millones de personas desde Florida hasta Nueva York. Se ha emitido una alerta severa de nivel 3 de 5
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Nebraska lawmakers are on track to pass a bill that would circumvent voters who could repeal a new law that funds private school tuition with taxpayer money. The bill by Omaha Sen. Lou Ann Linehan advanced Wednesday. Linehan is the author of last year’s measure allowing businesses and people
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — His weak body stood in the doorway, exhausted and covered in dirt. For two years, the boy had been among Nigeria’s ghosts, one of at least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom. But paying a ransom didn’t work for 12-year-old
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El tiroteo de 2023 en una escuela primaria de Virginia en el que un estudiante de 6 años disparó a su maestra fue una “situación evitable”, dijo un jurado investigador especial en un informe recién publicado, citando “malas decisiones” en el período previo al juicio. El panel de 11 miembros que
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament is holding a long-awaited debate on liberalizing the country’s strict abortion law. The traditionally Catholic nation has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe. But many women terminate pregnancies at home with pills mailed from abroad. A 1993 law passed under the influence
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Emergency crews in parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania waded through murky floodwaters to rescue residents as storms unleashed downpours that blanketed streets and gushed into homes and businesses Thursday night, officials said. The storms were part of a sweeping weather system that plunged
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