By AMANDA LEE MYERS Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Angelina Jolie, Rita Moreno and several other speakers at Variety’s Women of Power event in Los Angeles used their platform to call attention to women’s rights issues in the United States and abroad. The event Thursday evening was organized to celebrate the philanthropic efforts
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a new governor for Xinjiang where the ruling Communist Party is accused of carrying out mass detentions and other abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim. A former vice governor, Erkin Tuniyaz gained some notoriety for delivering a vociferous defense of Chinese policies in the region, particularly the use of
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Some districts around the state have kept their mask mandates in place, such as Columbia Public Schools. Jefferson City school administrators said case rates had dipped enough in the schools to make dropping the requirement appropriate.
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Nuevos detalles de una disputa doméstica reportada entre Gabby Petito y su prometido mientras viajaba por Utah en agosto han surgido, como se muestra en imágenes adicionales de la cámara corporal de un policía. Las imágenes, obtenidas por CNN, brindan otro vistazo a los problemas entre Petito y su prometido, Brian
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed in the wake of a dispute over Canberra’s decision to cancel a multibillion-euro French submarine deal. The EU commission spokesperson in charge of trade did not give any specific reason for the
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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A round of free trade talks between the European Union and Australia has been postponed in the wake of a dispute over Canberra’s decision to cancel a multibillion-euro French submarine deal. The EU commission spokesperson in charge of trade did not give any specific reason for the
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — A manhunt is continuing Friday for the tenant in an apartment building that was rocked by an explosion and fire this week that injured 16 people, four of them seriously. The man is wanted on suspicion of public destruction. Authorities have not identified him, but Swedish media reported the suspect was a
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Un día y una noche extraordinarios de tensión desgarradora, acuerdos fallidos en la última hora y una desconfianza enconada entre los demócratas liberales y moderados dejaron la vasta agenda interna del presidente Joe Biden en un limbo peligroso. Los demócratas progresistas desafiaron el jueves la feroz presión de la presidenta de
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Three candidates aiming to unseat Hungary’s right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban in elections next spring have cleared the first round of a countrywide opposition primary contest that is the first in the Central European nation’s history. The poll saw Klara Dobrev, the candidate for the liberal
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Eminem sorprendió a los clientes al servir pasta en la gran inauguración del restaurante Mom’s Spaghetti en el centro de Detroit el miércoles. No se esperaba que el propio Slim Shady estuviera allí, pero llegó en un automóvil y pronto apareció en la ventanilla de servicio. El espectáculo de medio tiempo del
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press BIALYSTOK, Poland (AP) — A Syrian family seeking to escape the war in their homeland got trapped between borders on their way to Europe. Boshra al-Moallem and her two sisters had heard about a new migration route that opened through Belarus. But the relatives became trapped at the border of
Continue Reading By MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The annual Nobel Peace Prize, to be announced Oct. 8, shines the brightest of lights on the person or group thought to have done most to promote peace. But guessing who it will be is just a stab in the dark. Still, people like to guess.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Dos simbiontes que mastican cabezas no son mejores que uno en “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”, una secuela abrumadoramente aburrida, llena de comedia sin inspiración y una pelea de monstruos en CGI que parece durar para siempre. Aunque cae bajo el paraguas de Sony, es el proyecto más débil bajo la bandera
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is having a difficult time keeping images of women in public from being defaced. Billboards showing women — whether they are soccer players, musicians or young girls — have been repeatedly defaced and torn down by religious extremists in Jerusalem and other cities. The vandalism is
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist who hosts the right-wing commentary website Infowars, was found legally responsible in two lawsuits for damages caused by his claims surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook school mass shooting, according to court documents released Thursday. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued default judgments on Monday against Jones and
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — After five years in office as Rome’s first populist mayor, Virginia Raggi is running for a second term in the city’s election Sunday and Monday. Romans are fed up with piles of uncollected garbage, subway stations closed down for months for repairs and waist-high sidewalk weeds. Raggi
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in inoculations. But the impressive headline number is obscuring an uncomfortable reality: the rollout has been extremely unequal across the union. Some countries, including Ireland, Malta, Portugal and Denmark, have achieved near universal
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN With nearly three quarters of all adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the European Union is a world leader in inoculations. But the impressive headline number is obscuring an uncomfortable reality: the rollout has been extremely unequal across the union. Some countries, including Ireland, Malta, Portugal and Denmark, have achieved near universal
Continue Readingolivertapia Tokio (CNN) — La princesa Mako de Japón y su prometido, Kei Komuro, anunciaron el viernes que se casarán el 26 de octubre, informó la emisora pública NHK, una unión controvertida que la obliga a renunciar a su estatus real. La pareja, que se conoció en la universidad, anunció su compromiso en 2017. Pero
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats remain unable to reach an immediate deal to salvage President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government overhaul, forcing leaders to call off promised votes on a related public works bill. Action is to resume Friday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had
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