By DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Local Niger government officials say at least 18 people were killed and 7 injured when a gold mine collapsed in the Maradi region. Hundreds have been gathering in the village of Dan Issa, near the border with Nigeria, peering with shock into the collapsed mine. Many
Continue ReadingDUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — The United States will host a top-tier cricket nation for the first time in December when Ireland visits for a multi-format white-ball series. Two Twenty20s and three one-day internationals will be staged at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in Florida from Dec. 22. Three of the matches will be day-nighters. Ireland
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Watch out, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jeff Bezos may have a special delivery for you. The mega-mogul had a funny response to Variety tweeting a video from their editor Marc Malkin showing DiCaprio chatting with Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.” In it,
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Eric Bradner, CNN New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday said he would not run against Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in 2022, dealing a significant blow to Republicans who hoped the seat would be a top target in the critical midterm elections. Sununu, who said he was running for a fourth
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A host of musical artists will join an online concert next month to benefit environmental causes. The Lumineers, Jack Johnson, Black Pumas, Rhiannon Giddens and Ben Harper will appear on the “Peace Through Music” event run by Playing for Change and the United Nations Population Fund. It will be shown on
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Chris Sununu says he’ll seek a fourth term as New Hampshire governor and won’t run for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan. Sununu made the announcement Tuesday. Sununu, who hails from a political family, won reelection last year by more than 30 percentage points.
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Republican Rep. Paul Gosar posted a photoshopped anime video to his Twitter and Instagram accounts showing him appearing to kill Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Joe Biden. Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response Monday saying a “creepy member” of the House had “shared a fantasy video of him killing me.” “And
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Activistas cubanos marchan este lunes 15 de noviembre pese a que el gobierno cubano anunció que no la permitirá. Esto es lo que debes saber de las protestas programadas en varias ciudades de Cuba y del mundo. ¿Por qué protestan en Cuba? Yunior García Aguilera, el líder de un
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story WESTPORT, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was rescued after falling into the water off the coast of Westport. Police said they responded to Saugatuck Shores around 5:55 a.m. on Tuesday for a report of an elderly man who was missing. When officers arrived, they found
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN High gas prices are quickly becoming a political liability for President Joe Biden — and like presidents before him, he has few options to bring them down. That doesn’t mean he won’t take steps to demonstrate his attention to the issue. In fact, he could take action as soon as Tuesday,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica and Chris Isidore, CNN Business General Electric, the industrial conglomerate founded by Thomas Edison in 1892, is breaking up. GE announced plans Tuesday to split into three separate companies. GE will become separate, publicly traded companies for its aviation, healthcare and energy businesses. The company said it
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — Una de las primeras computadoras de Apple está a subasta y podría venderse por hasta US$ 600.000. La Apple-1, que será subastada este martes, es uno de los pocos ejemplares sobrevivientes de la primera computadora de Apple en el mundo, según John Moran Auctioneers. El lote incluye una placa
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland has died. Cleland lost his right arm and both legs to a hand grenade in Vietnam, and then suffered inadequate medical care. So fellow veterans cheered when President Jimmy Carter appointed him to run the Veterans Administration, where he pushed to get
Continue ReadingZURICH (AP) — FIFA’s annual awards to honor the world’s best players and coaches in the 2020-21 season will be held on Jan. 17. A virtual ceremony will be hosted from FIFA headquarters in Zurich because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Votes from national team captains and coaches, fans and media worldwide will be collected from
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Soccer star Marcus Rashford has received an honorary award from Prince William for his successful campaign to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. Rashford, 24, was made an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, on Tuesday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The England and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Soccer star Marcus Rashford has received an honorary award from Prince William for his successful campaign to provide free meals to disadvantaged children during the pandemic. Rashford, 24, was made an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, on Tuesday during a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The England and
Continue ReadingBy SHARON JOHNSON, OLIVIA KALENTEK, ROGER SUSANIN Click here for updates on this story CHESHIRE, Connecticut (WFSB) — Two Republican state lawmakers held a juvenile justice forum in Cheshire Monday night. Gov. Ned Lamont recently proposed ways to address the increase in juvenile crime, but some residents and lawmakers said it’s not enough. Monday night’s
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Primero fueron los multimillonarios, luego las estrellas de cine… ahora el kétchup se apunta a la carrera espacial. Heinz ha presentado su primer kétchup “Marz Edition” con tomates producidos en la Tierra en condiciones similares a las de Marte. Un equipo de 14 astrobiólogos trabajó durante nueve meses en el
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving is Jonatan Mitchell’s favorite holiday. He and his wife usually host up to 20 loved ones. He’d been looking forward to the day this year after calling off the gathering in 2020 due to the pandemic. But one of the most pressing issues of the
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving is Jonatan Mitchell’s favorite holiday. He and his wife usually host up to 20 loved ones. He’d been looking forward to the day this year after calling off the gathering in 2020 due to the pandemic. But one of the most pressing issues of the
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