By Andy Rose, CNN Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the city’s government and four city officials accusing them of firing him for being a whistleblower and exposing wrongdoing by city officials. The lawsuit names Miami City Manager Arthur Noriega and city commissioners Joe Carollo, Alex Díaz de la
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Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports and imports both reached record highs in December, largely because of surging oil prices and a weaker yen. Japan’s imports last month surged 41% from the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 17.5% from the previous year, on stronger shipments of autos and
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s exports and imports both reached record highs in December, largely because of surging oil prices and a weaker yen. Japan’s imports last month surged 41% from the same month a year earlier. Exports rose 17.5% from the previous year, on stronger shipments of autos and
Continue ReadingMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has sentenced a Muslim woman to death after finding her guilty of blasphemy for insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. The woman, Aneeqa Atteeq, was arrested in May 2020 after the man alerted police that she sent him caricatures of the Prophet — considered sacrilegious — via WhatsApp. Under Pakistan’s
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Three judges who unanimously rejected Novak Djokovic’s bid to stay in Australia to contest the Australian Open have revealed their reasons for the ruling. In a written statement, the judges said it was not irrational for Immigration Minister Alex Hawke to eject the Djokovic due to concerns the unvaccinated Serbian star
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN And then there were seven. On Wednesday’s episode of “The Amazing Race,” the long-running reality programed showed viewers how it handled the return to competition after a 19-month break due to Covid-19. But not all the contestants who were there when the show stopped production decided to come back. In all,
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Bend city councilors Wednesday night unanimously approved the city buying a just over one-acre site at 154 NE Franklin Avenue, which includes the Rainbow Motel, for $4.55 million, likely for a short-term transitional shelter at first, and potentially other uses — perhaps even a new City Hall site — in coming years.
Continue ReadingBy LUJAIN JO Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Even trash has become a commodity fought over in the streets in Lebanon, mired in one of the world’s worst financial crises in modern history. In Beirut, the desperately poor scavenge the city’s waste for scrap to sell. Some tag trash cans with graffiti to mark territory
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, realizó una inusual conferencia de prensa el miércoles por la tarde, utilizando la plataforma para pedir a los estadounidenses que sean pacientes en la lucha contra el covid-19 y defender su historial de éxito a pesar de lo que dicen las encuestas. FOTOS | El
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals are facing the possibility of trying to slow down Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry with a banged-up defensive line. Henry is returning from a broken foot. The Bengals defensive front is hobbled after several players went down in the first-round playoff game.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and fed Aaron Gordon for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime for his 10th assist to give the Denver Nuggets a 130-128 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic drew a double-team, then whipped a pass across
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pavel Francouz made 34 saves for his second career shutout, Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist and the Colorado Avalanche picked up a point in their 10th straight game by defeating the Anaheim Ducks 2-0. Francouz was making only his sixth appearance and
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A proposal to overhaul New Mexico’s social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on changes that would dramatically increase instruction related to racial and social identity beginning in kindergarten. New
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Indiana Pacers increased the pressure on Lakers coach Frank Vogel with a 111-104 victory over Los Angeles. Caris LeVert scored a franchise-record 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 as the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak
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A Madras man was struck and killed on U.S. Highway 97 north of Bend Wednesday night as he was walking in the roadway back to his car, which had run out of gas, Oregon State Police reported.
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the omicron variant. But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says an outbreak is inevitable and the nation would tighten restrictions as soon as one was detected. She also said Thursday that New
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131. Saddiq Bey had 30 points and seven rebounds to help the Pistons win their fourth in seven games. Kelly Olynyk
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Los estadounidenses ahora pueden inscribirse para obtener gratis las pruebas caseras de covid-19 que proporciona el gobierno federal. Aunque la página web se lanzó formalmente este miércoles, el gobierno de Biden la puso en funcionamiento el día anterior de manera discreta. Los pedidos para las pruebas gratis de covid-19 comenzaron a llegar
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Casa Blanca está considerando nuevamente vacunar a los migrantes detenidos en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, pero aún no se ha tomado una decisión, según un alto funcionario de la administración. La administración de Biden actualmente ofrece vacunas contra el covid-19 a inmigrantes detenidos por el Servicio de
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