By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SABANETA, Venezuela (AP) — The internal struggles of the movement started by late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez were encapsulated by the apparent defeat _ and its aftermath _ of one of his brothers during the gubernatorial election in November. Now, after the apparent winner in the state of Barinas
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un leopardo de las nieves murió después de contraer covid-19 en el zoológico Miller Park en Bloomington, Illinois. Rilu, un leopardo de las nieves de 11 años, luchó con una neumonía inducida por covid-19 antes de morir, según una publicación en la cuenta de Instagram verificada del Miller Park Zoo. “Rilu
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Italy winger Lorenzo Insigne will end his 15-year association with Napoli at the end of the season after signing a pre-contract agreement with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. Insigne will join Toronto on a four-year deal starting July 1. The 30-year-old Insigne was one of Italy’s best players in winning the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Jim Gaffigan is driving for the first time in 30 years. He’s also bought a home in the country and has started gardening. Indeed, the pandemic has changed us all. Gaffigan, his wife Jeannie and their five children, Marre, Jack, Katie, Michael and Patrick, spent the spring of 2020 in the early
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State-Michigan men’s basketball game has been postponed because the Wolverines have fewer than seven scholarship players cleared to play due to pandemic protocols. The 10th-ranked Spartans were slated to go for their ninth straight win. Michigan and Michigan State will work with the Big Ten to reschedule the
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick says Paul Pogba’s recovery from a thigh injury has been slower than expected and the France midfielder might not return to training for up to a month. Pogba pulled up during training on international duty with France in early November. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was United
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An award-winning Iranian filmmaker and poet who had been jailed on state security charges but was released on furlough after contracting COVID-19 has died. Semiofficial ISNA news agency said Baktash Abtin, 47, who was released nearly a month ago, died in a Tehran hospital. Last year he won a
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Almost 20 years after escaping prison in Italy, a Mafia fugitive was captured after appearing in a Google Maps image in Spain. Italian newspaper la Repubblica reports Gioacchino Gammino, 61, was apprehended by Spanish police on Dec. 17,
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello, CTVNews.ca online politics producer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Conversion therapy is now illegal in Canada, marking a major milestone in LGBTQ2S+ rights in this country. After parliamentarians came together to unanimously pass legislation to eradicate the harmful practice in late 2021, the Criminal Code
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year. Sure, some things were familiar: companies showed off the latest batch of flashy TVs. The onslaught of oddball gadgets got odder. And there was no shortage of next-level health trackers, including a lightbulb that tracks
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Clare Duffy, CNN CES, the closely-watched annual consumer electronics show, looked drastically different this year. Sure, some things were familiar: companies showed off the latest batch of flashy TVs. The onslaught of oddball gadgets got odder. And there was no shortage of next-level health trackers, including a
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Más de 45 millones de personas están bajo avisos meteorológicos invernales en el medio oeste y el noreste de Estados Unidos este sábado antes de un sistema de tormentas que traerá lluvias heladas a la región durante el fin de semana. Se espera que varios estados del medio oeste, incluidos Illinois,
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says Greece should refrain from testing Turkey’s patience with provocations, including with a threat to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean. Speaking to a group of journalists in Ankara on Saturday, Akar added Turkey wants to resolve disputes with neighbor
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN Night owls on the mid-Atlantic coast were treated to a show in the sky overnight as a NASA rocket launched from the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. The sounding rocket launched at midnight, according to a tweet from the Wallops facility. The launch was set to visible in coastal
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN A snow leopard has died after contracting Covid-19 at Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois. Rilu, an 11-year-old snow leopard, struggled with Covid-19 induced pneumonia before death, according to a post on the Miller Park Zoo verified Instagram account. “Rilu arrived at the Miller Park Zoo in 2011 from the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los áridos desiertos y matorrales de Australia no siempre fueron así, según un sitio fósil recién descubierto y extraordinariamente bien conservado en Nueva Gales del Sur. Las arañas, cigarras, avispas, plantas y peces fosilizados, que datan de hace entre 11 millones y 16 millones de años durante la época del Mioceno,
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people in Serbia have spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country. The protests came a day after Orthodox Christians in Serbia and many other countries celebrated Christmas. The demonstrations took place on Saturday in the capital, Belgrade, and
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people in Serbia have spent part of a holiday weekend blocking roads to protest plans for lithium mining in the Balkan country. The protests came a day after Orthodox Christians in Serbia and many other countries celebrated Christmas. The demonstrations took place on Saturday in the capital, Belgrade, and
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Allie Malloy, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was remembered by a host of top Democratic politicians at his memorial service in Las Vegas on Saturday, with President Joe Biden hailing the Nevada Democrat as someone who “would always have your back” and former President Barack Obama recalling
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Looking to buy Nike sneakers, Adidas sweats, Crocs clogs, Polo shirts or Canada Goose parkas? You’re likely to have better luck these days snagging them from their own stores or on their websites than at mom-and-pops and smaller chains. These major brands and other top shoe and clothing labels are
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