By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has offered his deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti. Biden also is defending his decision to withhold American forces from the mission in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s Summer Lunch Program is set to make its return on June 3 to provide children with free lunches throughout the summer until August 2. There will be a variety of locations for children 18 and under to go and grab a meal during the day. Public Health and Human Services will
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System voted Thursday to repeal and replace its existing diversity and inclusion policy that applies to the 17 schools the board oversees. The new policy reverses one that was adopted in 2019 that sought to “foster an inclusive
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Americans might be noticing markdowns for some everyday essentials
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Las tensiones diplomáticas entre los gobiernos de Argentina y España, aunque no son nuevas, llegaron este martes a un nuevo nivel, con el anuncio del ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del país europeo, José Manuel Albares, de que retirarán de forma definitiva a su embajadora en Buenos Aires, María Jesús Alonso. La
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — We can’t be 100% sure that an obscure lending company just tried to steal Graceland. But a Tennessee judge on Wednesday said, essentially, it sure looks like that’s what happened. It is a truly bananas series of events that led to Graceland, a beloved tourist attraction
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states. Mondelez owns the Cadbury and Toblerone chocolate brands as well as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies,
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. On Wednesday, Will Lewis, the newly minted publisher and chief executive of The Washington Post, strode on stage before gathered staffers at the company’s D.C.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats have selected Joe Biden as their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination. The state’s Democratic caucus was held Thursday. Only registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters were allowed to participate in the caucus.
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By Curt Devine, Allison Gordon and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — When SWAT officers swarmed a house in a sleepy San Jose, California neighborhood last month, they found what could best be described as a make-shift hardware store inside: Shelves lined with boxes of brand-new tools, bathroom fixtures and spools of industrial wiring. It resembled
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Shane Gillis enjoyed what can only be seen as a triumphant full-circle moment in February. After being hired and quickly dropped by “Saturday Night Live” in 2019 when racist and homophobic comments surfaced, the comic returned to host the show, reflecting how far his stand-up career had progressed
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of Colombia, prompting an “unprecedented” underwater expedition. The 300-year-old warship on the seafloor has been declared a “protected archaeological area” as a legal battle ensues over who owns the artifacts. Here’s what
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of Colombia, prompting an “unprecedented” underwater expedition. The 300-year-old warship on the seafloor has been declared a “protected archaeological area” as a legal battle ensues over who owns the artifacts. Here’s
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A mother is suing LaMelo Ball and his team, the Charlotte Hornets, after the 22-year-old NBA star allegedly hit her son with his car. The lawsuit was filed in the County Superior Court in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, by Tamaria McRae, the mother of Angell Joseph. McRae and Joseph attended
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media have reported that electric vehicle maker Tesla has begun construction of a factory in Shanghai to make its Megapack energy storage batteries. The $200 million plant in Shanghai’s Lingang pilot free trade zone will be the first Tesla battery plant outside the United States. Tesla opened an EV plant
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country and killed at least seven civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv’s army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — To screen for colon and rectal cancers, most people have colonoscopies, which can feel invasive and require anesthesia, or they may take an at-home stool test, which can be more convenient but also awkward — and not appealing for the squeamish. But a simple blood test could soon become more
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Pess ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors are treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan. People started arriving at hospitals on Wednesday after a heat wave began. The mercury rose to 49 degrees Celsius, or 120 degrees Fahrenheit, in the southern Sindh province that was badly hit by climate-induced monsoon
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a Madrid apartment in 2015. A police statement Thursday said the painting, valued at 5 million euros or $5.4 million, was recovered following the arrest in February of two people suspected of
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes defended teammate Harrison Butker on Wednesday following his controversial commencement speech earlier this month, in which he said that a woman’s accomplishments in the home are more valuable than any academic or professional goals and called Pride Month a “deadly
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