By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A few months ago, two women showed up at Steve Snell’s home in southern Pennsylvania with questions for his 89-year-old mother-in-law. “They said they were with something called the ‘Committee to Verify the Election’ or something like that — something I had never heard of,” said Snell, a retiree and former
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A stunning gold-wrapped jar crafted out of rock crystal has finally been uncovered in its entirety, revealing a Latin inscription that might provide new clues about its mysterious origins. Researchers at National Museums Scotland, where the Viking-Age vessel is being conserved, think the receptacle was probably used for religious purposes. And one
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By Whitney Wild “Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating January 6 thousands of text messages and communication records that include his interactions with members of Congress and former President Donald Trump’s inner circle leading up to the riot, according to a court document submitted late Friday
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By Jill Martin and Emma Tucker, CNN The Brooklyn Nets will bring back star guard Kyrie Irving to play in road games after he was prohibited from playing this season due to his refusal to comply with a New York City vaccination mandate, Nets General Manager Sean Marks said on Friday. The decision is a
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By Fernando Alfonso III, CNN One holiday tradition an untold number of people engage in each year around Christmas involves tattered cardboard boxes. The homes to artificial Christmas trees are reappearing as holiday preparations continue. Photos of these boxes proliferate on Reddit each holiday season, garnering support from people impressed by the dedication to preserving
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda Exclusiva de CNN: (Puerto Príncipe, Haití) — El olor a aguas residuales sin tratar y desperdicios de comida impregna el aire en la entrada de la Penitenciaría Nacional de Haití en el centro de Puerto Príncipe. La fuente es la tubería expuesta por la que los visitantes deben caminar mientras una mezcla
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional Electoral de México (INE) aprobó este viernes la suspensión temporal de la consulta de revocación de mandato por falta de presupuesto, según anunció el presidente del organismo e impulsor de la propuesta de suspensión, Lorenzo Córdova. La revocación de mandato es un instrumento de participación, incluido en
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By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The Dutch government has gone the farthest, imposing a new nationwide lockdown starting Sunday. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said
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By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe are moving to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant. The Dutch government has gone the farthest, imposing a new nationwide lockdown starting Sunday. Caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte said
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus has increased to 18 in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that the variant has been detected in residents of Black Hawk, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Polk, Scott and Story counties. Iowa Department of Public Health spokesperson
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright alternated between tears, statements of remorse and clipped, matter-of-fact answers as she testified at her trial on manslaughter charges in the death of the Black motorist. But Kim Potter’s testimony on Friday was notably scant on
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita police chief who was one of the first law enforcement officials to call the death of George Floyd a murder has announced that he is resigning. The Wichita Eagle reports that Gordon Ramsay announced Friday morning that he plans to resign from his position on March 1. Ramsay said
Continue Reading VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 a.m. Saturday. The Falcon’s first stage returned and landed on a SpaceX droneship in the ocean. It was the 11th
Continue Reading VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has carried 52 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from California. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from coastal Vandenberg Space Force Base at 4:41 a.m. Saturday. The Falcon’s first stage returned and landed on a SpaceX droneship in the ocean. It was the 11th
Continue Reading ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa-based convenience store chain has completed the purchase of 40 stores from Knoxville, Tennessee-based Pilot Corporation. Casey’s General Stores Inc. announced in a news release it closed the sale as part of a three-year plan to add 345 new stores nationwide. The company describes itself as the third-largest convenience store
Continue Reading By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square miles of tightly-packed houses and factories, spitting distance from downtown Detroit. The Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited once, back in 1969, before he became Pope. A statue of Wojtyla, arms outstretched, still casts
Continue Reading By Nick Watt and Jason Kravarik, CNN For decades, Hamtramck was known as Michigan’s “Little Warsaw,” a city of just two square miles of tightly-packed houses and factories, spitting distance from downtown Detroit. The Polish Cardinal Karol Wojtyla visited once, back in 1969, before he became Pope. A statue of Wojtyla, arms outstretched, still casts
Continue Reading CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Police say a man accused of shooting at sheriff’s deputies and other cars during a chase in Virginia died after his vehicle crashed into an embankment. Virginia State Police say 21-year-old Jeremy Yates, of Culpeper, died at the scene of Friday night’s crash on a road in Rappahannock County near the
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court for a rare weekend hearing where attorneys made arguments about how the judge should instruct a jury on the law in Maxwell’s sex abuse trial. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan scheduled the hearing on Saturday in an otherwise
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it is recalling its ambassador in Yemen for medical treatment as he has been infected by the coronavirus. The Foreign Ministry said on its website that Ambassador Hassan Irloo was in need of urgent medical care after being infected for several days, and was en route to Iran. The
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