By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is working to facilitate the departure of approximately 100 American citizens and legal permanent residents ready to leave Afghanistan, a senior State Department official said Monday. The official described the number as fluid but told reporters they are “constantly touching base” with US citizens believed to still be
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District of New York, Kelly faced a total of nine counts — one count of racketeering, with
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LONDON (AP) — British police have charged a 36-year-old man with the murder of Sabina Nessa, a schoolteacher killed as she walked to meet a friend in London. The Metropolitan Police force said Koci Selamaj, from Eastbourne in southern England, faced one count of murder. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday. Nessa,
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — El expresidente Donald Trump cree que el general
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Energy Department wants to switch to less stringent testing for detecting cancer-causing chemicals at and around one of its premier nuclear weapons laboratories. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the federal agency is using the state’s three-year review of surface water rules to push for a test
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El longevo Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD) volverá a gobernar la primera economía de Europa, tras alcanzar un acuerdo para formar una coalición con el Partido Verde y el Partido Democrático Libre (FDP), y luego de resultar la fuerza más votada en las elecciones federales realizadas en septiembre, en las
Continue Reading By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Middlebury College has decided to remove the name of a former Vermont Gov. John Mead from the campus chapel because of what school officials say was his “instigating role” in eugenics policies of the early 1900s. The move follows the Legislature’s apology last spring to all Vermonters and their families
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Massachussets (WBZ) — A couple in Lowell checked off two life milestones in less than 30 minutes. Will Sanford and Caitlin Powers were set to close on a new home in Lowell on Thursday morning when Powers started going into labor. Their attorney, Pete
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By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era. The Landsat 9 satellite was carried into space aboard a
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The latest in a series of U.S. satellites that has recorded human and natural impacts on Earth’s surface for decades has been launched into orbit from California to ensure continued observations in the climate change era. The Landsat 9 satellite was carried into space aboard a
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Information in a federal lawsuit indicates nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year. The information is from a lawsuit over whether Iowa can prevent school boards from imposing mask mandates. It indicates 11
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Information in a federal lawsuit indicates nearly a quarter of Iowa public school students are in districts that have experienced significant COVID-19 outbreaks this year. The information is from a lawsuit over whether Iowa can prevent school boards from imposing mask mandates. It indicates 11
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un jurado determinó que el cantante de R&B R. Kelly es culpable de cargos de delincuencia organizada y tráfico sexual. En este caso federal en el Distrito Este de Nueva York, Kelly enfrentó un total de nueve cargos: un cargo de crimen organizado, con 14 actos subyacentes que incluían cargos de
Continue Reading KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) — The undersheriff of a south-central county in Kansas has been arrested in connection to a domestic violence incident over the weekend. The Kansas Bureau of Investigations says in a news release that Edwards County Undersheriff Robert “Bobby” Blackwell was arrested Monday for aggravated domestic battery. The KBI says that an Edwards
Continue Reading KINSLEY, Kan. (AP) — The undersheriff of a south-central county in Kansas has been arrested in connection to a domestic violence incident over the weekend. The Kansas Bureau of Investigations says in a news release that Edwards County Undersheriff Robert “Bobby” Blackwell was arrested Monday for aggravated domestic battery. The KBI says that an Edwards
Continue Reading By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD Associated Press/Report for America TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas legislators are forming a committee to examine the impact of COVID-19 mandates and what they call government overreach, partly in response to Democratic President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine requirements. Republican Senate President Ty Masterson and Republican House Speaker Ron Ryckman will
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of actor and producer Michael Douglas. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1944 Birth place: New Brunswick, New Jersey Birth name: Michael Kirk Douglas Father: Kirk Douglas, actor Mother: Diana (Dill) Douglas, actor Marriages: Catherine Zeta-Jones (November 18, 2000-present); Diandra (Luker) Douglas (1977-2000, divorced) Children: with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Buddy Roemer, the 52nd governor of Louisiana. Personal Birth date: October 4, 1943 Death date: May 17, 2021 Birth place: Shreveport, Louisiana Birth name: Charles Elson Roemer III Father: Charles “Budgie” Elson Roemer II, farmer and aide to Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards Mother: Adeline
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesman Ned Price has tested positive for Covid-19 after participating in the UN General Assembly last week. “After experiencing symptoms for the first time this morning, I tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter, & will now quarantine for the next 10 days,” Price said in a tweet Monday. “I’m
Continue Reading MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man unexpectedly won the Quad Cities Marathon this weekend when the two Kenyan runners who had far outpaced him were disqualified after being diverted off the course by a race volunteer bicyclist. The Quad-City Times reports that Tyler Pence crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 6
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