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Israeli PM, Biden exchange frosty words over legal overhaul
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister has brushed aside criticism of his judicial overhaul plan from President Joe Biden. Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the matter was an internal Israeli issue and would not be influenced by outside pressure. It marks a rare bout of public disagreement between the
Continue Reading Spain clean energy case shakes confidence in EU investment
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Renewable energy investors who lost subsidies promised by Spain are heading to a London court to try to claw back $125 million from the government — a decadelong dispute with ramifications for clean energy financing across the European Union. The outcome will be closely watched by investors
Continue Reading King Charles III keeps eye on prize after tour starts late
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new king will make his debut on the world stage Wednesday, three days later and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northeast of where he had intended. Although King Charles III will be greeted with a hearty “willkommen” in Berlin rather than “bienvenue” in Paris, his goals remain
Continue Reading Harris out to reframe US views on Africa, foster partnership
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — During her visit to Ghana, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has announced more than $1 billion in public and private money for women’s economic empowerment in Africa. Harris made the announcement Wednesday during a meeting with female entrepreneurs. The money is intended to
Continue Reading Vietnam economy slows on rising costs, weaker exports
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam says its economy slowed sharply in the first quarter of this year, hit by rising costs and weaker demand for its exports. The General Statistics Office reported that the economy expanded at a 3.32% annual pace in January-March, down from 5.9% in the last quarter of 2022. That was much
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s defiant leader departs for New York to start Central American trip
By Simone McCarthy Taiwan has every right to “connect with the world,” its President Tsai Ing-wen declared Wednesday as she embarked on a diplomatic mission to Central America, which will include transit in the United States — and has already been condemned by China. Tsai departed Taiwan on Wednesday for a 10-day trip in which
Continue Reading Goodell: Commanders report to be released even if team sold
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder could very well sell the franchise before an investigation into his organization’s conduct can be complete. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said even if that’s the case, any report will be made public. Goodell said Tuesday at the league’s annual meetings
Continue Reading‘Ruby Bridges’ movie under review by Florida school district after parent complaint
By Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued it could teach students that “White people hate Black people,” according to
Continue ReadingSkeletal remains found in Lake Mead’s Calville Bay identified as 1970s drowning victim
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Paradise Afshar, CNN Human remains discovered in Lake Mead in October have been identified as a 39-year-old man who is believed to have drowned in the reservoir nearly five decades ago, officials announced Tuesday. Medical examiners determined the remains belong to Donald Smith, a Las Vegas resident who reportedly drowned in
Continue ReadingWHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk
By Carma Hassan and Helen Regan, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine experts have revised their global Covid-19 vaccination recommendations, and healthy kids and teenagers considered low priority may not need to get a shot. The updated roadmap is designed to prioritize Covid-19 vaccines for those at greatest risk of death and severe disease, according
Continue ReadingZelensky invita a Xi a Ucrania y advierte de que la caída de Bakhmut podría provocar la invasión de Rusia
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — En una entrevista con Associated Press (AP) publicada este martes, el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, invitó formalmente al líder chino Xi Jinping a visitar Ucrania, al tiempo que le advirtió de que la caída de Bakhmut podría espolear el apoyo internacional a la invasión rusa. En declaraciones a AP a
Continue Reading China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet
BEIJING (AP) — China has threatened “resolute countermeasures” over a planned meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Speaker of the United States House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during an upcoming visit in Los Angeles by the head of the self-governing island democracy. Diplomatic pressure against Taiwan has ramped up recently, with Beijing poaching Taipei’s dwindling
Continue Reading Palestinian teachers’ strike grows, reflecting deep crisis
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press AL-AZZA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — In schools across the world, children are halfway into their second semester. But in a Palestinian refugee camp south of Jerusalem, kids wake up at 1 p.m. They kick soccer balls, hang out in barbershops and aimlessly scroll through TikTok. They watch television
Continue ReadingAcusan a empleada de casino en Colorado de realizar un atraco de US$ 500.000
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Una empleada de un casino de Black Hawk, Colorado, fue acusada después de que un vídeo de vigilancia la mostrara cogiendo US$ 500.000 de la cámara acorazada y marchándose con ellos, según una declaración jurada de arresto, pero ella afirma que estaba “siguiendo órdenes” que creía que venían de los jefes
Continue ReadingUBS brings back Sergio Ermotti as CEO to oversee Credit Suisse rescue
By Michelle Toh and Hanna Ziady, CNN UBS is bringing back its former chief executive, Sergio Ermotti, to manage the hugely complex and risky task of completing the bank’s emergency takeover of rival Credit Suisse. The surprise appointment, announced Wednesday, highlights the scale of the challenge facing the Swiss lender as it executes a first-of-its-kind
Continue Reading Nashville Predators remember shooting victims, play Bruins
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When the Nashville Predators’ team flight took off for Boston, defenseman Ryan McDonagh wasn’t aboard. He stayed home Monday, to be with his three young daughters in the shaken community. A day after a fatal grade school shooting in Nashville left six dead, including three children, McDonagh
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice beach assault
By Brad Lendon, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by United States and South Korean forces. Washington and Seoul have been showing their firepower through an increasing number of exercises, all of
Continue Reading 38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn’t let migrants out
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MORGAN LEE Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was still inside. The father of her three children had been picked
Continue Reading Pamela Smart, serving life, waits for chance to be heard
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Vanessa Santiago first met Pamela Smart in 2003 as a fellow prison inmate in New York, working with her as a teacher’s aide and participating with her in an arts rehabilitation program. The two became close, and when Santiago, 43, was released from the maximum security
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