By Gregory Krieg, Annie Grayer and Jessica Dean, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on Capitol Hill are furious over Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s refusal to retract or add new context to her statements blaming Israel for the deadly blast that devastated a Gaza hospital, killing hundreds of people and setting off a regional backlash against the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to cool the situation and help establish a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. China’s special envoy to the Middle East spoke after a meeting Thursday in
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The NCAA is investigating the University of Michigan football team for alleged sign-stealing, the school and the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday. ‘Sign-stealing,’ the practice of gathering information on the signs a team uses to call offensive and defensive plays, is technically not prohibited under
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Diamondbacks secured a vital Game 3 win against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday to stop from falling to a 0-3 hole in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). During a tense game, in which the Diamondbacks were on the verge of yet another defeat, Ketel Marte came
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say a stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday has killed at least six people and injured 100 others. Police said the stampede happened Friday when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn. The stadium was the venue for
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — For a while now the theme of “higher for longer” has dominated market speak – that’s the idea that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated for a prolonged period of time to bring inflation down. But a rise in long-term Treasury yields could be doing
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of biometric gun safes are being recalled due to concerns they can allow unauthorized access, federal officials said, citing a lawsuit alleging a 12-year-old boy died from a firearm obtained from a breached safe. More than 60,000 biometric safes – which use body-specific information to grant access –
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Once El Niño kicks in this winter, much of the northern US will likely see warmer temperatures while the South experiences significantly cooler weather. If conditions continue to be ripe for tropical development, El Niño could also amplify hurricane-like storms in the Pacific Ocean and bring other abnormal weather
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Once El Niño kicks in this winter, much of the northern US will likely see warmer temperatures while the South experiences significantly cooler weather. If conditions continue to be ripe for tropical development, El Niño could also amplify hurricane-like storms in the Pacific Ocean and bring other abnormal
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Constantine, the head coach of Pakistan’s men’s national football team, said he has “not seen so many grown men cry in all my life” after his side claimed its first-ever World Cup qualifying round win. Pakistan beat Cambodia 1-0 at Islamabad’s Jinnah Sports Stadium thanks to a 67th-minute
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the past year and a half, medical cannabis company CEO Gary Long has spent a lot of his time reassuring Georgia’s small-town mayors about what will soon be coming to their local pharmacy: medical marijuana. “They think that we’re going to be selling joints out of a pharmacy
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Happy Friday to all! Today will look much like yesterday here on the high desert: dry conditions with light winds and well above-average seasonal warmth. Some clouds may begin to arrive throughout the afternoon but expect another mostly clear day to end the work week! The area of high pressure that remains in control of
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects. The meat processor said on Tuesday that it has invested in Protix, a Netherlands-based insect ingredients maker. Tyson is not only taking a minority stake in the company, but
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La tarea del presidente Joe Biden, mientras miraba a Estados Unidos a los ojos desde la Oficina Oval, era explicar por qué una nación cansada de sus propios atolladeros extranjeros y distanciamientos políticos debería enviar US$ 100.000 millones para ayudar a otras personas a librar sus guerras. Su respuesta fue que
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu Hong Kong (CNN) — China has unveiled plans to restrict exports of graphite — a mineral crucial to the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) — on national security grounds, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs said Friday. The announcement comes just days after the United States
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Due to set sail from Istanbul on November 1, the three-year cruise was meant to be a smooth sail across the globe and into nomadic living for its inhabitants. But with less than two weeks to go before the scheduled departure date, Life at Sea cruises is navigating choppy waters
Continue ReadingBy IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps. A Burundian refugee told The Associated Press on Thursday how
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Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — When University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill was tapped for the post just 18 months ago, she was heralded as the “clear consensus” to lead the Ivy League university. Today that consensus is nowhere to be found. In trying to placate everyone on the contentious issues of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond have held demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and Israeli airstrikes. Demonstrators headed to Israeli military checkpoints after Friday prayers in the West Bank and gathered in Iraq and in Jordan, in locations
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