By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — For months after Ukraine’s Western allies limited sales of Russian oil to $60 per barrel, the price cap was still largely symbolic. Most of Moscow’s crude — its main moneymaker — cost less than that. But the cap was there in case oil prices rose
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Former Venezuelan lawmaker María Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela’s government, has dominated the opposition’s presidential primary election, getting more than 1.4 million votes, according to the latest partial results. The organizers of Sunday’s election to choose the opposition’s candidate to challenge President Nicolás
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas and its regional enemies, intensifying its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, striking Hezbollah cells in Lebanon and targeting the occupied West Bank. Hundreds were killed in Gaza after
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi, Abeer Salman and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel has widened its offensive against Hamas and its regional enemies, intensifying its bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, striking Hezbollah cells in Lebanon and targeting the occupied West Bank. Hundreds were killed in Gaza after sustained
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close as yields on U.S. Treasury bonds fell back after creeping above 5%. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai, Sydney and Taiwan. Rapidly rising yields in the
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A teenage Iranian girl who fell into a coma after she was allegedly assaulted by the country’s morality police for not wearing a headscarf is “brain dead,” state-aligned media said. Armita Geravand, 16, was hospitalized with head injuries following the alleged assault at a Tehran metro
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, Nouran Salahieh and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are conducting “countless interviews” as they try to piece together what happened in the days and hours before beloved synagogue leader Samantha Woll was found fatally stabbed Saturday morning, Detroit Police Deputy Chief Kari Sloan said Monday. “We are examining every piece of
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “Not guilty,” Menendez, 69, said when Judge Sidney H.
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy minister and the anti-establishment upstart he faces in a presidential runoff next month began competing Monday to shore up the moderate voters they need. Economy Minister Sergio Massa earned almost seven points more than chainsaw-wielding economist and freshman lawmaker Javier
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he is preparing to take bold economic measures, including an income tax cut for households hit by inflation and tax breaks for companies to promote investment. The package announced on Monday at the opening of a Parliament session is seen as
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Indigenous campaigners who wanted Australia to create an advisory body representing its most disadvantaged ethnic minority have said its rejection in a constitutional referendum was a “shameful act.” Many proponents of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament maintained a week of silence and flew Aboriginal flags at
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. thanks to a
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. thanks to a
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — With Election Day closing in, anti-abortion groups seeking to build opposition to a reproductive rights measure in Ohio are messaging heavily around a term for an abortion procedure that was once used later in pregnancy but that hasn’t been legal in the U.S. for over
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” a glossy look at opioid addiction with the movie “Pain Hustlers” starring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy Garcia, and the streaming horror flick “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” There’s also Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey co-starring in “Fellow Travelers” as
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Sergio Massa, el candidato presidencial más votado en las elecciones generales de Argentina, agradeció a los 35 millones de argentinos habilitados para votar este domingo y aseguró que “la grieta se murió y empieza una nueva etapa”. Massa, del partido Unión por la Patria, obtuvó el 36,6% de los votos,
Continue ReadingAgustina Mac Mullen (CNN Español) — Malena Galmarini, la esposa del candidato presidencial de Unión por la Patria, Sergio Massa, es presidenta de la empresa estatal Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA) y, en caso de que su esposo ganara en el balotaje del 19 de noviembre, podría sumir un rol relevante como primera dama de
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — One more Texas-sized matchup to finally settle this Lone Star State showdown. Nathan Eovaldi remained perfect this postseason, and Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered early before a ninth-inning grand slam by Adolis García helped the Texas Rangers avoid elimination with a 9-2 win over the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Este domingo se celebraron las elecciones generales en Argentina que determinaron que el próximo presidente se definirá en un balotaje entre Sergio Massa, el candidato de Unión por la Patria, y Javier Milei, de La Libertad Avanza. Mapa de resultados en vivo de las elecciones en Argentina 2023 por provincias y
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Tras haber perdido su posición y pasar al balotaje de las elecciones de Argentina en segundo lugar, Javier Milei, el candidato de La Libertad Avanza, apuntó contra el kirchnerismo y aseguró que está dispuesto “a hacer tabula rasa” para derrotar a Sergio Massa, de Unión por la Patria, en la
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