By AJ Willingham, CNN The Atlanta Braves are World Series champions for the first time in 26 years. So, if you’re a little groggy this morning after a long night of watching baseball … you’re not alone! Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can
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By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake-up call for his still-new presidency as the Democrat arrived back in Washington from a European excursion suddenly facing a transformed political landscape. Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected gubernatorial victory over Democratic former Gov. Terry
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN projects, rolling back progressive gains in Virginia as he became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. McAuliffe’s loss in a state that President Joe Biden won by double digits last
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Gucci fashion show in Los Angeles Tuesday night was such a spectacle that Hollywood Boulevard had to shut down to make room for all the stars. With celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Serena Williams sitting in the front row and actors Jared
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By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has also cancelled of school classes. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma
Continue Reading By EMILIO MORENATTI Associated Press SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has also cancelled of school classes. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Kristen Stewart va a casarse. La actriz anunció que ella y la guionista Dylan Meyer están comprometidas en una entrevista con Howard Stern el martes. “Nos vamos a casar, lo haremos definitivamente”, dijo Kristen Stewart. “Quería que me propusieran matrimonio, así que creo que definí claramente lo que quería y ella lo
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — European lawmakers are meeting with Taiwan’s premier in the first official visit of a European Parliament delegation to the self-ruled island, which is also claimed by China. Seven members of the European Parliament committee on foreign interference in democratic processes are in Taiwan. The European Parliament
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction will be chosen from six novels that explore historical traumas, the nature of consciousness and the mind-warping power of the internet. South African writer Damon Galgut’s “The Promise” is British bookmakers’ favorite to win the 50,000 pound ($69,000 prize). Second-favorite is U.S. writer
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Naciones Unidas ha condenado las atrocidades descubiertas en una investigación conjunta sobre el conflicto en la región norteña de Tigray en Etiopía el miércoles, un día después de que el gobierno del país anunciara un estado de emergencia en todo el país y llamara a los ciudadanos a tomar las armas contra
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer PROSECCO, Italy (AP) — Italy has pledged to defend the name of the popular sparkling wine Prosecco as Croatia petitions the European Union to allow its winemakers to call their sweet dessert wine Prosek. The decision not only is a threat to the carefully protected market for the world’s
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer PROSECCO, Italy (AP) — Italy has pledged to defend the name of the popular sparkling wine Prosecco as Croatia petitions the European Union to allow its winemakers to call their sweet dessert wine Prosek. The decision not only is a threat to the carefully protected market for the world’s
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s foreign ministry says it summoned a Belarusian diplomat over an “intrusion” into Polish territory of “uniformed individuals armed with long guns.” The incident comes as Poland, a member of the European Union, faces significant migration pressure on its eastern border with Belarus. That border forms
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business It wouldn’t officially be the holiday season without Starbucks’ festive cups. And this year, they’re merrier than ever. Beginning Thursday, customers will have their hot drinks served in one of four new festive cups that are “wrapped up like gifts for the holidays,” according to a press release. This year’s
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has been absent from the Group of 20 summit in Rome and global climate talks in Scotland. That has drawn criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden and questions about China’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China is the world’s biggest emitter of
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By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Armed groups fighting Ethiopia’s central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital, Addis Ababa, posing the biggest threat to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s rule since a bloody year-long conflict began in the country’s northern Tigray region a year ago. Nine groups opposing the government — a
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Two tiaras believed to have been owned by Joséphine Bonaparte, the first wife of French Emperor Napoleon, went up for auction Tuesday after a century and a half in private hands. Combined, they sold for £576,000 ($763,000) on December 7 at Sotheby’s in London, exceeding the high estimate of £500,000 ($662,000). One
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key figure: $555 billion. That is the massive sum of money set aside to combat climate change in the sweeping social spending plan he’s been trying to get through Congress. In conference
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Los Raiders de Las Vegas despidieron al receptor Henry Ruggs III el martes por la noche después de que fuera acusado de conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol tras un incidente en el que su automóvil chocó por detrás a otro automóvil y dejó a una persona muerta, según el Departamento de
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea including a ban on exports of seafood and textiles, a cap on imports of refined petroleum products and a prohibition on its citizens working overseas and sending
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