By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses in some towns across Ethiopia’s Tigray region say troops from neighboring Eritrea have started withdrawing in large convoys, a potentially significant development after a devastating conflict in the region ended late last year. The presence of the Eritreans despite a peace deal signed in November
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Witnesses in some towns across Ethiopia’s Tigray region say troops from neighboring Eritrea have started withdrawing in large convoys, a potentially significant development after a devastating conflict in the region ended late last year. The presence of the Eritreans despite a peace deal signed in November
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Haley Britzky, CNN Three active-duty Marines who work in intelligence — one of whom allegedly espoused support for a second civil war — were arrested this week for breaching the US Capitol building with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. Cpl. Micah Coomer and Sgts. Joshua
Continue ReadingMountain roads have seen some improvement, but you must still be wary of ice and snow on the surface. Carry chains or traction tires and use some caution. While the mountains may see some snow showers Saturday and Saturday night, there will be pleasant conditions on the slopes this weekend. Look for partly cloudy skies,
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While we may see a puff of a cloud or two pass overhead, a ridge of high pressure that is building in will keep our skies clear and sunny today. Highs will be in the upper 30’s to low 40’s. Light and variable breezes will turn southerly at 5-10 mph. Skies
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Vox Media, the publisher of news websites such as Vox and The Verge, in addition to New York magazine, will lay off 7% of its workforce, chief executive Jim Bankoff said in a Friday morning memo to staff. Bankoff said the layoffs, which will result in about 130 people losing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The tech industry started the year with a wave of job cuts, around 50,000 in January alone, and there doesn’t appear to be any let up this month. The computer maker Dell said Monday that it’s cutting about 6,600 jobs. Large and small tech companies went on a hiring spree in over the
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The tech industry started the year with a wave of job cuts, around 50,000 in January alone, and there doesn’t appear to be any let up this month. The computer maker Dell said Monday that it’s cutting about 6,600 jobs. Worldwide PC shipments plunged 16% last year, the largest
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Bestselling author Emma Straub had two book events canceled in Texas schools, after some discovered she used profanity on social media. Straub, most known for adult novels like “The Vacationers” and “All Adults Here,” was in Houston last week touring her new children’s book, “Very Good Hats.” But when she landed,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La semana pasada fue todo sobre el duque de Sussex. Esta semana, es el turno de la familia real. Teniendo en cuenta las revelaciones del príncipe enojado —tanto en su libro de memorias “Spare” como en sus apariciones en los medios— muchos tenían curiosidad sobre cómo manejaría el clan su regreso
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — General Motors says it will spend more than $900 million to update four factories, with the bulk going to an engine plant in Flint, Michigan, to build the next-generation V8 for big pickup trucks and SUVs. Factories in Rochester, New York; Defiance, Ohio;
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (CTV Network) — Family dynamics can be challenging to navigate, especially when they involve “toxic behaviour.” This behaviour can hurt others and create negative relationships within a family dynamic. “It could be physical harm, but it could also be emotional harm,
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story REGINA (CTV Network) — In a new report, LinkedIn has revealed the top 20 Canadian job titles that are the fastest-growing in 2023. Growth marketing managers, product operations managers, dispensary technicians, technical program managers and sustainability managers are the five fastest-growing jobs in
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia announced Friday that he’s running for reelection in 2024. “I have been really grappling with what to do with respect to my time in the Senate, and I’m very happy to announce that I’m going to run for a third
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Crypto lending company Genesis is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as faltering prices and the downfall of FTX continue to rattle the industry. Genesis Global Holdco LLC and two of its lending business subsidiaries, Genesis Global Capital LLC and Genesis Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., filed for bankruptcy protection in
Continue ReadingBy CLARICE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president has signed into law legislation that mandates women make up 30% of the country’s workforce. The new laws that took effect Friday also expand paid maternity leave to 14 weeks and ensure women equal access to financial credit. President Julius Maada Bio
Continue ReadingBy CLARICE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president has signed into law legislation that mandates women make up 30% of the country’s workforce. The new laws that took effect Friday also expand paid maternity leave to 14 weeks and ensure women equal access to financial credit. President Julius Maada Bio
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Jury selection has been slow going in the Atlanta racketeering and gang case against rapper Young Thug and others. Many potential jurors have tried to get out of serving and alleged attempts to smuggle contraband to defendants have also caused delays. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that about 600 potential jurors were summoned
Continue ReadingBy Coy Wire and Tina Burnside, CNN More than two weeks after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game, a representative for Hamilin says the defensive player has a long road ahead of him. Hamlin’s longtime friend and business partner Jordon Rooney said to CNN: “Despite being out of the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW HAUBNER Click here for updates on this story CLARKSBURG (KOVR) — Some of the most visual reminders of the storms in our area are on farms and orchards where floodwaters have still yet to recede. Valley farms and orchards have been inundated with rain the last two weeks, and unless their property has
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