Taiwan amends laws on sexual harassment after recent #MeToo wave
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the…
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Stock market today: Asian shares slip echoing Wall Street’s retreat from rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets…
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Massive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire…
Continue Reading Toyota’s profits rise 78% on strong sales as the parts crunch eases
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting…
Continue Reading Aung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a…
Continue ReadingSe entregó el conductor del vehículo que arrolló a seis trabajadores migrantes en Carolina del Norte
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un hombre de 68 años se entregó este lunes después de que seis trabajadores migrantes fueran atropellados y heridos…
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HSBC raises outlook as profits nearly double
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — HSBC’s profits have soared as it continues to cut costs and cash in on high interest rates around the…
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Heaviest rain in a decade kills 11 in Beijing as raging torrents wash away roads and cars
By Kathleen Magramo, Berry Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and…
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Former childcare worker charged with over 1,600 counts of abuse in Australia
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91…
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The winning numbers for a $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot have been drawn
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot – which would be one of the…
Continue Reading Police officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspected gunman wounded in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier. The…
Continue Reading Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in…
Continue Reading Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $1.25 billion after no one hits the top prize
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
Continue Reading Does Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue Reading Judge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
Continue Reading The Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general…
Continue Reading Oxford school shooter was ‘feral child’ abandoned by parents, defense psychologist says
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford…
Continue Reading Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
By Heather Chen, Wayne Chang, Mengchen Zhang and CNN (CNN) — A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people…
Continue ReadingAcusan a agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. de cargos de soborno y contrabando por supuestamente ofrecer “papeles” a migrantes
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. que trabajaba en un centro de procesamiento en El Paso, Texas, fue…
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