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Barbie’s Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids and Fisher-Price Corn Popper make Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame, elevating it from perpetual finalist to 2023 inductee, alongside baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys, the hall announced Friday. But Barbie’s kind-of boyfriend, Ken? He was left out, despite having a huge year and
Continue ReadingShreveport mother fights state DCFS for return of her children
By Chelsie Burroughs Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Shreveport mother has hired an attorney as she fights with the state Department of Children & Family Services to have her children returned. “It was just devastating and horrifying,” said Kerri Rose. It all started in the middle of summer
Continue ReadingJustice Amy Coney Barrett reflects on life on the court during Federalist Society talk
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett struck a lighter tone Thursday evening as she reflected on her three years on the Supreme Court during a speech before the conservative legal group the Federalist Society. Appearing for a talk at the group’s black-tie dinner held in honor of the late Justice Antonin
Continue ReadingLa reunión de Biden y Xi está programada para la próxima semana mientras Estados Unidos espera detener la espiral descendente en las relaciones
Sol Amaya (CNN) — La muy esperada reunión del presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, con su par de China, Xi Jinping, está programada para el próximo miércoles en el área de la Bahía de San Francisco, dijeron altos funcionarios de la administración estadounidense, estableciendo una prueba de si los dos hombres pueden frenar una espiral
Continue Reading‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ dines out on the career of a comedy genius
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The term “genius” gets bandied around too loosely, but the who’s who of voices assembled for “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life” make a strong case for its subject, both as a comedian and filmmaker. Part tribute, part documentary, part “My Dinner With Andre,” the HBO presentation serves as
Continue ReadingMichael Oher was paid $138,000 from ‘The Blind Side’ movie and book, Touhy family says in court filing
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy say they paid Michael Oher more than $138,000 of proceeds from the blockbuster film and preceding book “The Blind Side,” despite the former NFL player’s claim that the couple never paid him his share of the profits, court documents say. Oher, whose life story
Continue ReadingInforme de Human Rights Watch sobre ruta migrante del Darién revela frecuentes abusos, control de criminales y cárteles
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Human Rights Watch (HRW) entregó este jueves el primero de una serie de informes sobre la situación que viven los migrantes al cruzar el Darién, la selva entre Colombia y Panamá. El documento de 58 páginas destaca los abusos, incluidos los de tipo sexual y el fortalecimiento del crimen
Continue ReadingTurmoil in UK government after key minister slams police ahead of pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day
By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — The British government is braced for a tricky weekend. Tricky because Rishi Sunak, a prime minister whose grip on power appears to slip at every turn, is a crisis-time leader who seemingly struggles with handling crises. On Saturday, the UK will mark Armistice Day – the date commemorating the de-facto
Continue ReadingConservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s planned concert in Indonesia over the band’s LGBTQ+ support
By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Dozens of conservative Muslims are calling for the cancellation of Coldplay’s concert this month in Indonesia. They marched in Indonesia’s capital on Friday and said the British band’s support of the LGBTQ+ community will corrupt youth. Coldplay is renowned as a champion of
Continue Reading20,000 trucks stuck at Ukraine-Poland border amid spat over access to EU
By Mariya Knight, Gul Tuysuz and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — More than 20,000 trucks from Poland and Ukraine are blocked at three major border crossings as striking Polish drivers protest an EU deal that allows Ukrainian trucks unlimited access to the bloc. On Monday, Polish carriers began blocking the movement of trucks along the
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Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme is giving away free boxes of donuts today, but there’s a trick to getting them
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Krispy Kreme is celebrating “World Kindness Day” today by giving out an extra sweet promotion. But there’s a catch. The chain is giving away a box of a dozen glazed donuts for free with no purchase necessary. But only the first 500 guests that visit each participating
Continue ReadingJohnny Ruffo, ‘Home and Away’ actor and singer, dead at 35
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Australian actor and singer Johnny Ruffo, known for appearing on popular Australian TV series “Home and Away” and X Factor Australia, has died of brain cancer at the age of 35. “It is with a heavy heart that today we had to farewell our beloved Johnny,” reads a statement
Continue ReadingBeyond suites: Where does business class innovate next?
By John Walton, CNN (CNN) — For the last half-decade, the ultimate innovation in business class has been privacy. Passengers overwhelmingly tell airlines they want it, and airlines — working with the designers and seatmakers who create their seats — are delivering it in the form of sliding doors that create the latest kind of business
Continue ReadingArizona fake electors led vocal campaign to overturn the 2020 election – they’re now part of a ‘robust’ state investigation
By Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — They called it “The Signing.” Eleven fake electors for President Donald Trump convened at the state Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 14, 2020. They broadcast themselves preparing to sign the documents, allegedly provided by a Trump campaign attorney, claiming that they
Continue ReadingElecciones Argentina: estos son los votos que obtuvieron Massa y Milei en las PASO y la primera vuelta
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Argentina espera una disputadísima e inquietante segunda vuelta luego de conocerse los resultados electorales de este que vieron el surgimiento de un nuevo líder populista de derecha —Javier Milei— desde las primarias en agosto, y el repunte del candidato oficialista —Sergio Massa— en la primera vuelta en octubre. Ahora,
Continue ReadingGaza hospital ‘surrounded by tanks’ as other healthcare facilities say they’ve been damaged by Israeli strikes
By Rob Picheta, Kareem Khadder, Teele Rebane and Zohair Zabadne, CNN (CNN) — Israeli tanks have surrounded a Gaza hospital, its director told CNN, as the territory’s largest healthcare facility came under a reported “bombardment,” heightening fears Friday that Israel’s military campaign is further endangering Gazan patients and medical staff. Mustafa al-Kahlout, who heads the
Continue Reading‘Stagnation nation.’ UK economy suffers weakest quarter in a year as real estate slips
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s economy stagnated in the third quarter — its weakest performance in a year — as activity in the real estate sector fell, weighed down by high interest rates. The zero growth in output in the July-to-September period, compared with the previous quarter, was mostly the result of a
Continue ReadingBiden and Xi meeting set for next week as US hopes to halt downward spiral in relations
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Biden’s highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is set for next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, senior US administration officials said, setting up a test of whether the two men can slow a downward spiral in relations at a moment of heavy global turbulence. The talks
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