Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El director artístico de Louis Vuitton y fundador de Off-White, Virgil Abloh, murió el domingo por causa de un cáncer, según un tuit del grupo de lujo LVMH. Tenía 41 años. “LVMH, Louis Vuitton y Off White están devastados por anunciar el fallecimiento de Virgil Abloh el domingo 28
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mexican regulators have approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern and create a railroad linking Mexico, Canada and the United States. The deal could close as soon as mid-December if shareholders of both companies approve it. Then Kansas City Southern would be held by a voting
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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. WHO’s regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, called on countries to follow science and international health regulations in order to avoid using travel
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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. WHO’s regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, called on countries to follow science and international health regulations in order to avoid using travel
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By Chris Boyette, CNN Authorities discovered an apparent stowaway Saturday in the landing gear of a flight from Guatemala at the Miami International Airport, local and federal officials said. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the airport apprehended a 26-year-old man who “attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Though flooding in the Northwest didn’t end up being as bad as predicted, weather officials are urging residents to remain alert because more rain is on the way to an area with lingering water from extreme weather from a previous storm. The National Weather Service had warned that flooding was possible through
Continue Reading By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests has died. Phil Saviano was 69. Saviano’s story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” about The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died of cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced Sunday by LVMH Louis Vuitton and the Off White label, the brand he founded. A statement from Abloh’s family
Continue Reading By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The global car shortage is impacting a local charitable business that relies on donated vehicles. Jamie Beasley, executive director for Working Wheels, said they repair donated vehicles valued from $3,000 to $7,000 and sell them for $610 (including tax, title
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By Eric Levenson, CNN A stray bullet struck and killed a 25-year-old man who was eating Thanksgiving dinner with his family in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was sitting at the table eating Thanksgiving dinner with family in a home on Arch Street
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s “Encanto” and the Lady Gaga-led “House of Gucci” both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas. According to studio
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By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN A security guard on assignment for a San Francisco Bay area news crew died Saturday after being shot in an attempted robbery three days earlier, police said. Kevin Nishita was working security on Wednesday afternoon for a news crew covering a story in downtown Oakland when
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER, GEIR MOULSON and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders. That came even as scientists cautioned that it’s not clear if the new
Continue Reading By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties with Afghanistan and pledged to provide assistance to the Afghan people during a summit in Turkmenistan. The countries, which are part of the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization that includes Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Continue Reading By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties with Afghanistan and pledged to provide assistance to the Afghan people during a summit in Turkmenistan. The countries, which are part of the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization that includes Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Continue Reading By Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story SURRY COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Fire officials and park rangers rushed to the scene of a raging forest fire on Pilot Mountain Saturday evening. All access to the state park 20 miles northwest of Winston-Salem has been closed until further notice. Officials with Pilot
Continue Reading By JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV) — In a special meeting, the St. Louis County Council voted to give the employees at the St. Louis County Justice Center a raise. The $3 per hour increase will be paid for with federal COVID relief funds and applies to
Continue Reading DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Lee Enterprises newspaper chain has adopted a “poison-pill” plan to protect itself from a hostile takeover while it considers an unsolicited offer from hedge fund Alden Global Capital to buy Lee for $24 a share. The plan would take effect if Alden gains control of more than 10% of Lee’s
Continue Reading DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The Lee Enterprises newspaper chain has adopted a “poison-pill” plan to protect itself from a hostile takeover while it considers an unsolicited offer from hedge fund Alden Global Capital to buy Lee for $24 a share. The plan would take effect if Alden gains control of more than 10% of Lee’s
Continue Reading By ALEXIS ZOTOS Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KMOV) — For Connie and Ken Batsell, the holidays will never be the same. “We don’t even celebrate Thanksgiving anymore,” said Connie Batsell. That’s because on November 17, 2018 their son Krystofer Batsell, 21, was hit and killed on Highway 94 in
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