Republican blockade of Ukraine aid and Slovakia’s election play into Putin’s hands
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republicans opposed to the US funding Ukraine’s lifeline against Russia scored their first major…
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Trump fraud trial begins in New York on Monday: What to know
By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump arrived in a New York courtroom Monday for the start of the…
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Johnny’s becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of…
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Prix Pictet photography contest winner captures the beauty and harshness of life in rural Rajasthan
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A child standing barefoot, seemingly playing with a bag over their head; an old woman sticking her tongue out…
Continue ReadingLos incendios forestales de Canadá envolverán la ciudad de Nueva York y el noreste en una neblina de humo
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Se espera que el humo de los incendios forestales que aún arrasan Canadá cubra parte del noreste de Estados Unidos…
Continue Reading Europe’s anti-corruption group says Cyprus must hold politicians more accountable amid distrust
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Council of Europe’s anti-corruption group says Cyprus needs to hold those at the highest echelons of executive power…
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Muslim employee working at Chipotle was subject to religious harassment over her hijab, federal suit says
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Fast casual Mexican chain Chipotle is facing a lawsuit filed by a federal agency on behalf of a former employee…
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Top-flight Dutch league match suspended after player knocked unconscious after collision
By Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Eredivisie match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was suspended in the 84th minute on…
Continue Reading Europe Union’s top diplomat dismisses concern about bloc’s long-term support for Ukraine
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Monday led a delegation of top diplomats on an…
Continue Reading US condemns China’s reported life sentence of acclaimed Uyghur scholar
By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — The United States has condemned China’s reported sentencing of prominent Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut to life in…
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Why it’s nutty not to eat nuts for good health
By Carolyn O’Neil, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style newsletter, an eight-part series that guides you in…
Continue Reading Britain’s Treasury chief raises the minimum wage but angers some colleagues by ruling out tax cuts
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s Treasury chief has announced a hike in the national minimum wage. Jeremy…
Continue Reading Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
By DAVID KEYTON, MIKE CORDER and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Philippe makes landfall in Barbuda as heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Philippe has made landfall in the tiny island of Barbuda as it unleashes heavy rains and flash floods…
Continue Reading The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN climate talks in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28…
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Democrats weigh McCarthy’s fate as GOP moderates float rules changes to save speaker
CNN By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s allies are scrambling to head off a…
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Democrats weigh McCarthy’s fate as GOP moderates float rules changes to save speaker
CNN By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s allies are scrambling to head off a…
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Former Deer Ridge prison asst. superintendent charged with theft of pay, official misconduct
Eight months after he was fired – or in his view, retired – from a 27-year career with the Oregon Department of Corrections, the last 15 as…
Continue Reading Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has suggested there might be ways to bless same-sex unions. The Vatican on…
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