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Month: August 2023

Philadelphia Eagles players carted off after suffering neck injuries have ‘movement in all extremities’

By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland and defensive lineman Moro Ojomo both have “movement in all extremities,” the team announced Thursday after both suffered neck injuries on separate plays. The incident occurred during the Eagles’ NFL preseason home game against the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland fell hard on his

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Japanese government panel finds rampant coverups, mishandling of harassment cases in military

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A panel of experts that investigated harassment cases in Japan’s military and Defense Ministry says it found widespread coverups and reluctance among supervisors to deal with cases, and recommended fundamental improvements. The investigation was commissioned by the ministry after a high-profile sexual assault case was brought by

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Renuncia el jefe de gestión de emergencias de Maui por razones de salud, un día después de defender el silencio de las sirenas durante los mortales incendios forestales

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El administrador de la agencia de gestión de emergencias de Maui renunció alegando motivos de salud, dijo este jueves el condado de Maui, un anuncio que se produce un día después de que el funcionario defendiera el silencio del sistema de sirenas de la isla la semana pasada durante el

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11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An official of the West African bloc of nations says 11 countries in the region have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup. The ECOWAS bloc previously announced its intention to deploy a force

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Powerful Hurricane Hilary heads for Mexico’s Baja. Rare tropical storm watch issued for California

By IGNACIO MARTINEZ and JULIE WATSON Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary churned off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday as a powerful Category 4 storm threatening to unleash torrential rains on the mudslide-prone border city of Tijuana before heading into Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years. Forecasters

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China confirms Xi will attend BRICS summit in South Africa followed by state visit

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend next week’s summit of the BRICS nations in Johannesburg, to be followed by a state visit to South Africa. A Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said that during the visit, Xi will co-chair the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue with his South African counterpart,

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Miles tratan de evacuar la capital de los Territorios del Noroeste de Canadá, mientras más de 200 incendios forestales “sin precedentes” asolan la región

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Miles de residentes se apresuran a evacuar la capital de los Territorios del Noroeste de Canadá mientras más de 200 incendios arrasan la región, obligando a muchos a enfrentarse a peligrosas condiciones en las carreteras o a hacer cola durante horas para conseguir los tan necesarios vuelos de emergencia. Se

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