BERLIN (AP) — A top German security official says his agency has created a task force to investigate individuals suspected of using Telegram to commit crimes, amid growing concerns that the messaging app is becoming a “medium for radicalization.” Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office warned Wednesday that the app is being used to target politicians,
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Campisi and Devan Cole, CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s plans to retire from the high court after nearly three decades on the bench are set to pave the way for a speedy confirmation process for his eventual successor. Breyer, the court’s senior liberal justice, had been facing intense retirement calls from some
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer are scheduled to appear together at the White House on Thursday as the 83-year-old justice is set to announce his retirement, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN. Breyer conveyed to the White House last week that he
Continue ReadingBy CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes headed to the Olympics are facing COVID-19 testing hurdles as organizers seek to catch any infections early and keep the virus at bay. A positive test could mean athletes sitting out the Beijing Games — perhaps even if they’re no longer contagious. Olympic officials say
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) –– La Reserva Federal se prepara para subir las tasas de interés, dijo el banco central en su actualización de política monetaria este miércoles. Sin embargo, las mantuvo cerca de cero por ahora. “Con una inflación muy por encima del 2% y un mercado laboral fuerte, el comité espera que pronto sea
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN A contentious confirmation hearing for Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo ended abruptly Wednesday after Democrats walked out in protest, prompting Republicans to immediately vote to favorably recommend Ladapo. Democrats grew increasingly exasperated at Ladapo for his lengthy, circular responses that wouldn’t directly answer their questions about his background and the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — A medida que la variante ómicron continúa impactando al mundo, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) suman más destinos a su lista de “muy alto” riesgo por covid-19, entre ellos varios latinoamericanos e islas del Caribe. Pero, ¿qué
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Eric Levenson, CNN Prince Andrew has formally denied allegations that he sexually abused Virginia Giuffre and has demanded a jury trial in her civil lawsuit, according to a legal filing Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. The 11-page filing responds paragraph-by-paragraph to the allegations
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett, CNN The lot of three items put up for auction earlier this month by former first lady Melania Trump failed to reach its desired monetary threshold of $250,000 for an opening bid. When the auction for the three items — a custom, wide-brimmed white hat worn by Trump during an official White
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The state of Oregon’s independent advocate to help injured workers navigate the workers’ compensation system is changing its name and adding workplace safety and health as part of its services.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press American forward Sebastian Soto was loaned from England’s Norwich to Scotland’s Livingston for the rest of the season. The 21-year-old was recalled early from what was to have been a season-long loan to Portugal’s Porto. A native of Carlsbad, California, Soto scored one goal in eight appearances with Porto B in
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN One in eight congressional staffers in Washington, DC, are not paid a living wage, a new report from a nonprofit found. That’s nearly 1,200 staffers who cannot afford to live in the city that they work in based solely on their income from their job working in Congress. Issue One, a
Continue ReadingWESTLAKE, La. (AP) — An explosion at a southwest Louisiana chemical plant has left at least six people with minor injuries. Westlake Chemical South spokesperson Joe Andrepont says the explosion occurred at an empty ethylene dichloride storage tank shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Five victims were taken to hospitals and one was treated at the
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it wants to add more than 8,000 technical workers this year. The Detroit automaker is looking for software, computer, mechanical and electrical engineers, as well as battery engineers, cybersecurity experts and others. GM says it’s expanding teams that develop vehicle software, engineer hydrogen fuel cells for non-automotive uses, and
Continue ReadingYAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — African Cup of Nations organizers have announced they are changing the venues for two quarterfinal games and one of the semifinals. One of the quarterfinals scheduled for Sunday was moved from the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde across town to the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium after eight people were killed in a crush
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Some tampered mail has stirred concern among some Bend-area residents as personal information is exposed. Ironically, the Social Security benefits tax statement was open and exposing their Social Security numbers, among other info.
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawyers for an associate athletic director who filed a $50 million federal racketeering lawsuit against Louisiana State University say she has been fired in retaliation. Her lawyers asked the federal court in Baton Rouge on Wednesday to add that claim to the suit. They tell news outlets that Sharon Lewis
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchos de los muebles y prendas de vestir resistentes al agua y a las manchas que compramos pueden contener sustancias químicas tóxicas “para siempre”, denominadas sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas (PFAS, por sus siglas en inglés), que están relacionadas con numerosos problemas de salud, como daños en el hígado y el corazón,
Continue ReadingBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Don’t judge Jabari Smith by his most recent game. The 6-foot-10 freshman missed 13 of 15 shots in No. 1 Auburn’s one-point victory at Missouri on Tuesday night, but it was clearly just an off night for one of college basketball’s top newcomers. Smith finished with five points, 10
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN The man suspected of killing a Harris County, Texas, deputy during a traffic stop over the weekend was wanted for crimes committed in 1996 in the county and also wanted for murder in El Salvador, the Harris County district attorney said Thursday. The announcement came during a multi-agency
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