By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year. This particular version of the familiar houseplant was bioengineered to remove 30 times the amount
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The mottled bright green leaves of a pothos plant stood out against the flashy expanse of electric vehicles and smart products at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this year. This particular version of the familiar houseplant was bioengineered to remove 30 times the amount
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos dijo este domingo que repatrió a 273 inmigrantes cubanos después de interceptar varios barcos frente a la costa de Florida en la víspera y el día de Año Nuevo. Los inmigrantes fueron devueltos a Cuba a bordo del guardacostas Mohawk, según un comunicado de prensa. Biden
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British government ministers have met trade union leaders but have fallen short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.’s rail network and overburdened health system. Health Secretary Steve Barclay held talks Monday with health care unions. Other ministers met with railway unions who
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British government ministers are meeting trade union leaders in a bid to end a wave of strikes that has hobbled the U.K.’s rail network and overburdened health system. Health Secretary Steve Barclay is holding talks with health care unions. Other ministers are meeting with railway unions who
Continue ReadingIssy Ronald, CNN | Oscar Holland, CNN Combining the profound and the playful, the Museum of Sex has become one of New York City’s top-rated attractions on TripAdvisor since it opened in Manhattan in 2002. Now the museum is coming to Miami, Florida, where a new outpost will house everything from “sexy robots” to an
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries. The Foreign Ministry announced Monday that Qin will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from Jan. 9 to 16. He will meet the secretary-general of the Arab League in Egypt. The new foreign
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks says he has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. In an Instagram post on Sunday, the 33-year-old expressed his determination to fight the disease — a cancer of the lymphatic system. “As a professional athlete, I have always been mindful to try and use my position
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats have moved quickly to appoint scores of judges during the past two years, outpacing former President Donald Trump, but they have stalled in the South. The dearth of nominees offered in southern states, notably where both US senators are Republican, threatens
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Houston Texans have fired head coach Lovie Smith after just one season in charge, the team announced on Sunday. The Texans finished the year with a 3-13-1 record. “On behalf of the entire organization, I would like to thank Lovie Smith for everything he has contributed to our team over
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has broken his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran. He has denounced the recourse to the death penalty there and elsewhere. And he seemingly legitimized the protests as demonstrations “demanding greater respect for the dignity of women.”Francis made the comments Monday in an annual
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka, Kathleen Benoza and Michelle Toh, CNN Japan is grappling with the biggest drop in living standards in nearly a decade as inflation continues to soar. The world’s third largest economy reported its worst real-wage decline in more than eight years on Friday, a day after its leader asked businesses to hike workers’
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The gun allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot his teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, school was legally purchased by the child’s mother, officials said. The boy took the firearm from his home to school in his backpack Friday, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Hande Atay Alam and Rhea Mogul, CNN Prince Harry has added to his allegations about the inner workings of the British royals ahead of the publication of his memoir “Spare” on Tuesday, setting the stage for an explosive week for the estranged family as they navigate his highly publicized disclosures. In
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Hande Atay Alam and Rhea Mogul, CNN Prince Harry has added to his allegations about the inner workings of the British royals ahead of the publication of his memoir “Spare” on Tuesday, setting the stage for an explosive week for the estranged family as they navigate his highly publicized disclosures. In
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Hande Atay Alam and Rhea Mogul, CNN Prince Harry has added to his allegations about the inner workings of the British royals ahead of the publication of his memoir “Spare” on Tuesday, setting the stage for an explosive week for the estranged family as they navigate his highly publicized disclosures. In
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang, Ivan Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China’s borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the world’s most populous country for nearly three years. At international airports in China’s major cities, families
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang, Ivan Watson and Wayne Chang, CNN Thousands of travelers crossed mainland China’s borders on Sunday for joyful reunions and long-awaited journeys as authorities relaxed restrictions that had both separated families and isolated the world’s most populous country for nearly three years. At international airports in China’s major cities, families awaited
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Haley Brink, CNN Much of California can’t soak up another drop of rain. Yet the state is getting pummeled again with torrential downpours and ferocious winds, causing power outages and treacherous travel conditions. More than 34 million Californians were under a flood watch Monday — about 90% of the
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say the acting Philippine defense chief has resigned, in the latest in a series of top-level changes in the country’s security establishment that has sparked speculation of renewed military unrest. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. accepted “with deep regret” the resignation of defense officer-in-charge Jose Faustino
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