European Central Bank hikes rates again and vows more after US Fed hits pause
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is…
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New Zealand seizes record amount of meth in maple syrup jugs from Canada
By Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — When New Zealand police cracked open plastic jugs of maple syrup that had arrived from Canada, they…
Continue ReadingSe multiplican las previsiones de calor extremo en Texas y México debido al cambio climático, según un análisis
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Según un análisis del grupo de investigación Climate Central, el cambio climático provocado por la actividad humana…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s economy dips into recession as higher interest rates bite
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New figures show that New Zealand’s economy has dipped into recession as higher…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles nonprofits assist as Texas sends dozens of migrants to California by bus
By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt, Taylor Romine, Elizabeth Joseph and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that some…
Continue ReadingNATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are weighing future relations with Ukraine as Russia’s war on the country thwarts its hopes of joining the…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Bank of Japan stands pat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares logged moderate gains on Friday after Wall Street benchmarks swept higher,…
Continue Reading9 survivors arrested as hope fades for migrants aboard boat that sank near Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — Nine survivors of a migrant boating sinking were arrested on…
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Judge grants temporary restraining order to halt Crook County School Board from filling vacancy
A judge has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent the Crook County School Board from choosing a replacement for a board vacancy until a…
Continue ReadingA Hong Kong protest song has disappeared, and reappeared, on major streaming platforms
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A popular song from Hong Kong’s democracy movement has begun to disappear from several major music streaming…
Continue ReadingWest Coast dockworkers, shippers reach tentative contract agreement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The union for thousands of West Coast dockworkers has reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after more than a year…
Continue ReadingWind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast
By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — Wind-driven rain pelted the shores of western India and southern…
Continue ReadingVisually impaired people in Ukraine struggle to cope during Russian missile attacks
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sunlight filters through shattered windows, casting a glow upon the dusty furniture and…
Continue ReadingGermany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis says that…
Continue ReadingBill Cosby faces new lawsuit in Nevada after state drops statute of limitations on sexual assault
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Several women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual abuse in the past filed a new lawsuit Wednesday asking for a jury…
Continue ReadingAcusan a un exgerente de la morgue de Harvard de robar, vender y enviar partes de cuerpos humanos, según la acusación
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un antiguo encargado de la morgue de la Facultad de Medicina de Harvard se enfrenta a cargos federales por el presunto…
Continue ReadingThrough personal ups and downs, they’ve waited years to perform Hajj. These are their stories
By FARES AKRAM, NINIEK KARMINI, ABBY SEWELL, MARIAM FAM and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press This year’s Hajj is a landmark: the first full…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP report of expected plea deal in Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting
By JIM MUSTIAN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The suspect in a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub…
Continue ReadingPalestinians say Israeli forces kill man in occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Thursday in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said, the latest death in…
Continue ReadingChinese premier meets with Palestinian president in effort to increase Middle East presence
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang is meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a drive by Beijing to elevate relations and…
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