By Kayla Tausche and MJ Lee, CNN New York City (CNN) — When President Joe Biden visited Virginia to commemorate Earth Day on Monday, he was joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, a key architect of the clean energy proposals that Biden was rolling out. But those weren’t the only items on the Vermont independent’s mind.
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TODAY: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days. Get the latest detail here. Friday brings a chance for scattered storms through the morning, and some isolated evening storm chances. Our best chance at severe weather will be with what can develop later this evening, but a chance for isolated severe exists
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Falcons surprised the NFL world on Thursday, selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 Draft. The move got NFL observers talking given the Falcons’ evident defensive needs and that the team recently signed Kirk Cousins to a huge deal to be
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — A picturesque Japanese town is putting up a giant mesh barrier to block a popular selfie spot near Mount Fuji. Fujikawaguchiko, at the foot of the Yoshida Trail to Mount Fuji, has become overrun with foreign tourists trying to get the perfect photo of Japan’s most famous mountain. Specifically,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency says it’s planning to launch a major upgrade to its satellite imaging system, as a new flagship rocket is put to the test for a third time. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency that an H3 rocket will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center,
Continue Reading By Bea Adeleke, CNN (CNN) — Aya Nakamura was born in the former French colony of Mali, raised in France and is widely considered the most streamed female Francophone artist in the world. The 28-year-old, as well as being Malian, is a French citizen, and a multiple-platinum-selling pop star who was brought up in the Parisian suburbs. However, ahead of
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El Senado de México aprobó la creación del Fondo de Pensiones para el Bienestar que tiene como objetivo generar un fondo con los cerca de US$ 2.351 millones (40.000 millones de pesos) de los ahorros no reclamados de las Administradoras de Fondos para el Retiro (Afores) de personas de
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says an Israeli drone strike on a car in the eastern part of the country has killed two people. The strike came after Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group carried out an attack along the border that killed an Israeli civilian. Meanwhile, Egypt has sent a high-level delegation
Continue ReadingBy MOLLY QUELL Associated Press ARNHEM, Netherlands (AP) — A lab in a Dutch zoo has presented special corals that bred themselves and nestled them in Europe’s largest coral reef. The corals are part of a project by the World Coral Conservatory. The project aims to create a bank of corals in aquariums across Europe.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The best week for U.S. stocks since November closed out with more gains thanks to Alphabet and Microsoft on Friday. The S&P 500 rallied 1% to finish its first winning week in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153 points, or 0.4%,
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The House and Senate have each passed bills that would make it harder to change the state constitution through a vote of the people. Republicans who support the change say it will help keep outside interests from influencing Missouri’s elections.
Continue Reading WWJ By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL Draft has kicked off with the Chicago Bears selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick on Thursday night. Bears fans at the event applauded Williams as he walked onto the stage to share an embrace with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. This year’s
Continue ReadingBy KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Muslim groups in Australia have criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said Friday that an
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un día salvaje de argumentos jurídicos a menudo extravagantes y de historias sensacionalistas no pudo ocultar lo que está en juego para el país. Sólo Donald Trump podía conjurar un espectáculo legal en dos ciudades que daba igual protagonismo a los pensamientos más profundos de George Washington y a un
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Republican Party is set to select a nominee in the race to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate at its annual convention. Observers are closely watching whether the eventual replacement for Romney ends up being a moderate Republican or someone who leans
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DETROIT, Mich. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs traded up to the No. 28 overall pick with the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night to select Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft. Worthy is a wide receiver from the University of Texas and finished last season with 1,014 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison Friday and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation in the killing of the Black man that helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A selection of South African artworks produced during the country’s apartheid era which ended up in foreign art collections is on display in Johannesburg. The exhibition marks 30 years since the country’s transition to democracy in 1994. Most of the artworks were taken out of the country
Continue ReadingBy MARTINA REBECCA INCHINGOLO Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Actor Paola Cortellesi has long been a staple on the Italian pop culture scene, mostly known for her work as a comedian. Then she turned to directing and her first feature movie, “There’s Still Tomorrow,” took Italy by storm. The black-and-white film about an ordinary woman
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As 72-year-old Nonki Kunene walks through the corridors of Thabisang Primary School in Soweto, South Africa, she recalls the joy she and many others felt 30 years ago when they voted for the first time. It was at this school on April 27, 1994, that Kunene joined
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