LONDON (AP) — British health authorities have recorded 50 cases of diphtheria this year among recently arrived asylum seekers. One was a man who died after falling sick at a crowded migrant center. The U.K. Health Protection Agency said Monday that the infected people likely caught the disease in their countries of origin or during
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. (AP) — Authorities say they rescued two people from a small plane that crashed into a Maryland electricity tower. Officials say the crash Sunday evening in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Montgomery Village temporarily knocked out power to about 120,000 customers and left the plane dangling 10 stories above the ground. Montgomery
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business US life insurers paid out a record $100 billion in benefits in 2021, according to new data released Monday by the American Council of Life Insurers. That’s a nearly 11% jump from 2020, which represented the largest year-over-year increase (15.4%) since the 1918 influenza pandemic. “For the second year in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Somalia, an impoverished, war-torn eastern African country that borders the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia and Kenya. About Somalia (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 637,657 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) Population: 12,386,248 (2022 est.) Median age: 18.5 years Capital: Mogadishu Ethnic groups: Somali 85%,
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Dutch Bros locations in Central Oregon partnered with customers to donate more than $23,000 to Honor Flight of Central Oregon. Proceeds from every drink sold on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at participating shops were donated to the organization to support their mission.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Doha (CNN) — Qatar está irreconocible en comparación con el país que era hace 12 años, cuando ganó su candidatura para ser la sede del Mundial de la FIFA 2022. Se han invertido unos US$ 220.000 millones en la construcción de una ciudad completamente nueva, un sistema de metro de última generación y
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland’s data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from siphoning off personal information from more than 500 million Facebook users in a 2019 data leak. Monday’s announcement marked the fourth time in about a year that Facebook’s parent company has been
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Wayne Sterling, CNN Iran state media has called for the US to be kicked out of the 2022 World Cup after the United States Soccer Federation changed Iran’s flag on its social media platforms to show support for protesters in Iran. The federation had temporarily displayed Iran’s national flag on its
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, RIVERSIDE PD, WINEK FAMILY, GOOGLE MAPS, CNN By Amanda Watts, Tina Burnside and Zoe Sottile, CNN A former Virginia police officer, believed to have murdered a teenager’s family in Riverside, California, after “catfishing” her online, was killed in a shootout while trying to flee authorities, the city’s police department said in a news
Continue ReadingBy ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Charges have been filed against three people after a fight over a soccer game Saturday night in the Gold Coast. Police said 22-year-old Cristian Munoz, of Cicero, was charged with three felony counts. Patrick Lopez, of Grayslake, and Alejandro Dominguez,
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, NBC, ABC By Jennifer Deaton, CNN Business Edward Lawrence, a journalist at the BBC, was arrested by police in Shanghai at the scene of protests on Sunday night, according to the BBC and as captured on what appears to be mobile phone footage of the arrest. While he has since been released, a
Continue ReadingCNN Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business | Lianne Kolirin, CNN and Toyin Owoseje, CNN Luxury fashion house Balenciaga is suing the production company behind its Spring 2023 ad campaign after paperwork about a Supreme Court ruling on child pornography was identified in one of the images. The label, which is already facing condemnation over a different
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Harry Kane will be available to start for England in the team’s final World Cup group game against Wales. The striker took a hit on his ankle in England’s opening game against Iran and looked off the pace in the 0-0 draw with the United States on Friday. England coach Gareth
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN, KABC By Sonya Hamasaki, CNN Jay Leno is returning to the comedy stage Sunday night, two weeks after sustaining significant burn injuries in a gasoline fire. The former “Tonight Show” host will perform in front of a sold-out crowd at the Comedy and Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, California, according to a spokesperson
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — The town of Franklin officially rang in the holiday season Sunday, Nov. 27 with its annual Christmas parade. Hundreds gathered to watch various colorful and creative floats making their way down Main Street. Retiring Sheriff Holland serves as Grand Marshal
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of people have protested outside the house of Poland’s ruling party leader to voice anger at what’s widely seen as the erosion of women’s rights under the conservative government and the leader’s recent remark about women using alcohol. They protested a near total ban on
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — The lights at Stadium 974 briefly dimmed dramatically just before halftime during a World Cup match between Brazil and Switzerland. Brazil was about to take a corner when the lights at the temporary stadium dimmed enough that the play stopped. The full lights came back on within seconds and play quickly
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — The lights at Stadium 974 briefly dimmed dramatically just before halftime during a World Cup match between Brazil and Switzerland. Brazil was about to take a corner when the lights at the temporary stadium dimmed enough that the play stopped. The full lights came back on within seconds and play quickly
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA, South Carolina (WYFF) — Gamecocks head football coach Shane Beamer isn’t letting the Palmetto Bowl trophy get too far away from him. Beamer tweeted a picture of the trophy in his car Monday morning and said he had a “special addition” on the ride
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Más de 400 grupos empresariales están pidiendo a los líderes del Congreso de Estados Unidos que estén preparados para evitar una huelga de los ferrocarriles de carga que podría provocar caos en la economía la próxima semana. “Nadie gana cuando los ferrocarriles dejan de funcionar”, escribieron los grupos empresariales liderados por
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