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Month: June 2024

Russian naval ships, including nuclear-powered submarine, to visit Cuba

By Patrick Oppmann, Abel Alvarado and Haley Britzky, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — A group of Russian naval ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will visit Cuba next week as part of “historically friendly relations,” Cuba’s government said Thursday. The Russian “frigate Gorshkov, the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, the fleet oil tanker Pashin, and the rescue tug

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Court ruling will allow student housing at UC Berkeley’s People’s Park, a counterculture landmark

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California Supreme Court ruling will allow the University of California to build new student housing at Berkeley’s historic People’s Park. The court on Thursday has ruled that a new law enacted last year invalidates the claims by two local organizations that sued the school,

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Jaap van Zweden ending tenure as New York Philharmonic music director after 6 seasons

By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jaap van Zweden is ending his tenure as the New York Philharmonic music director after six seasons, the orchestra’s shortest since Pierre Boulez from 1971-77. The 63-year-old Dutchman is conducting three performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony through Saturday for his Lincoln Center finale, then leading the

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Israeli government seeks to extend controversial Al Jazeera ban as high court hears arguments against media law

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli government is seeking to extend its controversial ban on the Al Jazeera news network in the country, after a court upheld the ban but shortened it by 10 days. In May, Israel banned the Qatari-based news network from operating in the country for 45 days under a sweeping new wartime law that allows the Israeli government to ban foreign media

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Two British judges resign from Hong Kong court. One cites the city’s ‘political situation’

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong’s top court, deepening worries over the city’s rule of law under a Beijing-imposed national security law. The judiciary said in a Thursday statement that Jonathan Sumption and Lawrence Collins, who both serve as non-permanent overseas judges of Hong

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CMN Miracle Child graduates from high school

By Jere Gish Click here for updates on this story     DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — The Children’s Miracle Network Telethon continues on WGAL. We’re raising money for sick and injured children at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Your donations help give kids the gift of growing up. You also help them achieve important milestones in

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How to help the oceans

By Martha Shade, CNN (CNN) — Saturday, June 8 is World Ocean Day, although it might not seem like there’s much to celebrate this year. From rising ocean temperatures to plastics in the water and dying coral reefs, there’s a lot to worry about. But everyone can make small changes that make a difference. From

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