What is the Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war, and how does it work?
By Abbas Al Lawati and Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a…
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Hong Kong court upholds rulings backing subsidized housing benefits for same-sex couples
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has upheld two earlier rulings that supported the granting of subsidized housing…
Continue ReadingDeion Sanders’ advice book ‘Elevate and Dominate’ to be published in March
NEW YORK (AP) — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has counted the ways to success. The Gallery Books imprint 13a announced Tuesday that Sanders’…
Continue ReadingÁlvaro Prieto habría muerto electrocutado, según el delegado del Gobierno español en Andalucía
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Álvaro Prieto, desaparecido en Sevilla desde el 12 de octubre y hallado muerto este lunes cerca de la estación de…
Continue ReadingAurora police officer’s actions had ‘cataclysmic effect’ on Elijah McClain, prosecutor says as manslaughter trial opens
By Eric Levenson and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Aurora, Colorado, police officer Nathan Woodyard’s actions on the day Elijah McClain was…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans withhold university pay raises in fight over school diversity funding
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are withholding pay…
Continue ReadingTupperware picks Spanx veteran as new CEO
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Tupperware Brands named consumer products veteran and former long-time CEO of Spanx Laurie Ann Goldman…
Continue ReadingMan faces misdemeanor charge for twice bringing guns to Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see governor
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned hours later with…
Continue ReadingPutin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader
By JUSTIN SPIKE and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held talks with Vladimir Putin in a…
Continue ReadingCollege athlete shoe deals in NIL era get stepped on by lucrative school contracts with big brands
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A volleyball shoe startup is bringing attention to colleges’ multi-million-dollar…
Continue ReadingJudge rules in Citibank’s favor in case against analyst it sacked for claiming his partner’s meals on expenses and lying about it
By Anna Cooban London (CNN) — Citibank has won an employment tribunal case brought by an analyst it sacked for claiming expenses for meals he…
Continue ReadingA new memoir serves up life lessons from a childhood in a Chinese restaurant
By TERRY TANG Associated Press Curtis Chin has been championing other Asian Americans for over 30 years. He co-founded the Asian American Writers’…
Continue ReadingA Thai construction magnate convicted of poaching protected animals gets early release from prison
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai construction magnate whose conviction on poaching charges became a rare example of…
Continue ReadingCancillería de Colombia aclara que no ha expulsado al embajador de Israel
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El embajador de Israel no ha sido expulsado de Colombia, aclaró el Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores y Paz, Álvaro…
Continue ReadingUkraine uses US-provided long-range ATACMS missiles against Russian forces for the first time
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that the United States quietly…
Continue ReadingHow Joe Biden got on board with a wartime trip to Israel – and what he hopes to accomplish
By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — It took an explicit commitment from…
Continue ReadingTrump appeals gag order in federal 2020 election subversion case
By Laura Dolan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is appealing the gag order issued on him by the federal judge overseeing his federal 2020…
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Ya van 14 días sin presidente. Esto es lo que debería pasar en la Cámara de Representantes
Aleja Páez (CNN) — Han pasado 14 días desde que ocho republicanos lograron derrocar al expresidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin…
Continue ReadingMartin Scorsese is still curious — and still awed by the possibilities of cinema
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Killers of the Flower Moon” is an audacious big swing by Martin Scorsese to continue his kind of…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over death of autistic man in a Pittsburgh jail alleges negligence, systemic discrimination
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Eleven days after 57-year-old Anthony Talotta arrived at a Pittsburgh jail, he died from what his family says was a…
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