CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — With the United Auto Workers’ historic strike officially underway, experts say the US economy is already getting bruised – but the strike’s impact isn’t likely to push the nation into a recession. “That’s because the unionized part of the industry, while still large, is not as
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — With the United Auto Workers’ historic strike officially underway, experts say the US economy is already getting bruised – but the strike’s impact isn’t likely to push the nation into a recession. “That’s because the unionized part of the industry, while still large, is not as big
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN Glen Allen, Virginia (CNN) — The new epicenter of America’s fight over abortion rights is Henrico County, Virginia, where candidates in bellwether state elections this fall are staking out positions that could test how both parties will try to appeal to moderate voters in 2024. “They don’t want abortion illegal,” GOP
Continue ReadingBy Maya Szaniecki, CNN (CNN) — Winter is coming. And for yet another ski resort in France, that means facing up to the reality that there isn’t enough snow to carry on. La Sambuy, a town which runs a family skiing destination near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, has decided to dismantle its ski
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: The family of seven hiking America’s longest trails, a Portuguese wine flood and California’s bid for cannabis cafes, plus airplane transport woes from Atlanta to Bilbao. AWOL at the airport A Swiss International Air Lines plane took off from Zurich this past weekend filled
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Lee, ahora un ciclón postropical, continúa con vientos huracanados, al tiempo que lleva lluvias a partes del sureste de Nueva Inglaterra y el Atlántico de Canadá, según una actualización del sábado a la mañana del Centro Nacional de Huracanes. “Se espera que Lee tenga la fuerza de un huracán o
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghanistan-based nonprofit says it is working with the U.N. to free 18 of its staff, including a foreigner, from Taliban detention. Conditions have become tougher for nonprofit organizations working in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover two years ago, with more reports of interference and restrictions on jobs for Afghan women. On
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MOURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. It’s unclear how
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La ciudad italiana de Venecia y su laguna no fueron incluidas en la lista de Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro de la UNESCO durante una reunión de la agencia de la ONU celebrada el jueves en Arabia Saudí, según el Ministerio de Cultura italiano. El Comité de Patrimonio Mundial de la
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Atlas Mountains, Morocco (CNN) — Khadija Ait Si Ali was just starting to rebuild her life when the earthquake struck. Her husband died in a road accident seven months ago. They had been married for less than a year and she was five months pregnant. “I was planning to start looking
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante and the nearly two-week manhunt leading to his capture thrust Pennsylvania authorities under a glaring spotlight. From the manner in which Cavalcante crab-walked up prison walls to freedom to the tower guard who did not see or report his escape to his
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Mostly sunny skies and dry air will allow temperatures to warm well above normal today. High temperatures today are likely to top out in the upper 80s to low 90s in most locations. This will be more reminiscent of an August weekend versus the middle of September. Normal high temperatures for this weekend in Bend
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Now a post-tropical cyclone, Lee made landfall on the far western tip of Nova Scotia on Saturday afternoon as it churned 65 mph sustained winds to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm made landfall on Long Island in Nova
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Post-tropical cyclone Lee continues to bring heavy rain, wind and coastal flooding to parts of Canada’s Atlantic provinces on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands, lashing the coasts with big waves and spurring calls to stay indoors. Lee, once a powerful hurricane, is churning maximum sustained
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Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Aquí damos un vistazo a la festividad judía de Rosh Hashaná, una celebración del Año Nuevo judío. ¿Cuándo se celebra el Rosh Hashaná? 15 de septiembre de 2023 – El Rosh Hashaná comenzó el viernes 15 de septiembre y se celebra hasta el domingo 17 de septiembre. ¿Qué es y cómo se
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ZAGORA, Greece (AP) — Greek officials are assessing the staggering cost of repairing the damage from record flooding and compensating residents and businesses. The storms began earlier this month and flooded 280 square miles of mostly prime farmland. The flooding totally destroyed crops, battered road and railway networks and killed
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Newly discovered correspondence in the Vatican archives suggests that Pope Pius XII had detailed information from a trusted German Jesuit that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed each day in German-occupied Poland. The documentation, being published in Italian daily Corriere della Sera this weekend,
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re gearing up for the next season of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” prequel, waiting desperately for George R.R. Martin to publish the next “A Song of Ice and Fire” installment or rewatching the original series just to feel the pain all over again, you can never know too
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