Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors say they have returned two more pieces of art to the heirs of a Jewish Holocaust victim. They are fighting in court to recover a third from a Chicago Museum. The pieces are among around 80 watercolor and pencil works by Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele, collected
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in direct communication during which fundamental differences have come into focus over a possible pathway to Palestinian statehood once the fighting in Gaza ends. Biden and
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire early Friday morning caused about $5,000 damage to a Madras manufactured home but no injuries, according to Jefferson County Fire & EMS, whose crews quickly put out the blaze. The fire was reported around 1:20 a.m. at a home in the Green Spot Mobile Home Park on Highway 97,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The family of a man who died by suicide at a Virginia jail after his antipsychotic medication was discontinued has received a $1.75 million settlement in a civil lawsuit. Documents at federal court in Alexandria show that the family of Christopher Lapp, who died in 2021,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue and Spirit Airlines are appealing a judge’s ruling that is blocking their planned merger. The airlines said Friday they have filed a notice of appeal with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Earlier this week, a federal judge in Boston ruled that JetBlue’s proposal to buy Spirit for $3.8
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Officials say a North Carolina school board’s decision to omit two LGBTQ-related provisions that the General Assembly directed districts to comply with could lead to legal complaints or action by legislators. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board voted Thursday for initial approval of several updated policies in keeping with 2023
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo que es optimista con respecto a que la próxima semana surgirá en el Senado un paquete de inmigración bipartidista que, en última instancia, podría desbloquear el punto muerto en el que se encuentra su solicitud de financiamiento más amplio para ayuda a Ucrania. Durante
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An emergency shelter in Sisters opened as a major winter storm moved in and has closed after five days of operation in a vacant city building, under an emergency resolution approved by the City Council, City Manager Jordan Wheeler said Friday.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Hong Kong (CNN) — Más de 5.000 vehículos eléctricos fueron cargados esta semana en un gigantesco buque de transporte marítimo en China y enviados a puertos de Europa. Los autos vienen de BYD, el fabricante de automóviles chino que está respaldado por Warren Buffett y ha superado a Tesla como el mayor vendedor
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has drawn praise and criticism this week for her claim that the United States “has never been a racist country.” At a CNN town hall Thursday night, host Jake Tapper asked the Republican presidential candidate to clarify what she meant by the remark, noting
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said on Friday that he’s “daring” indicted Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a fellow Democrat, to run for reelection and said he thinks it’s “outrageous” that Menendez still has the right to attend classified briefings on Capitol Hill. “I’m daring Menendez to
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — A Russian hacking group gained access to some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the software giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon. “The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Applebee’s will offer a subscription date night pass for $200, beginning on Monday. The pass will cover roughly a year of weekly date nights, according to the company. Starting February 1 — about two weeks before Valentine’s Day — and ending on January 31, 2025, the pass
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat. The legislative action, taken during a special session called to comply with a federal court order, represents a win for Democrats and
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said he is hopeful a bipartisan immigration package will emerge next week in the Senate that could eventually unlock an impasse over his broader funding request for Ukraine aide. Speaking to a group of mayors from across the country in the White
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A county prosecutor has filed a request to amend the charges against Richard Allen, the suspect in the 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, court documents show. Allen is suspected of killing Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, whose
Continue ReadingLeonardo Tarifeno Nota del editor: Leonardo Tarifeño (Argentina, 1967) es periodista, editor y crítico literario. Vivió y trabajó como reportero y editor en Barcelona, Budapest, Río de Janeiro y Buenos Aires. En México fue coeditor de la Revista Cultural El Angel, del periódico Reforma, y en Argentina fue columnista del diario La Nación y editor
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually for the first hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month. The Chapter 11 declaration has allowed Giuliani to avoid paying $148 million to two election workers whom he was
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Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 77-year-old La Pine woman who was killed Friday on U.S. Highway 97 when the driver of an SUV turned left onto state Highway 31 and it was struck by an oncoming car, whose passenger was killed.
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a man who died in prison decades ago has been identified through DNA as the attacker who abducted and physically attacked three Indiana girls in 1975 and left them in a cornfield. The 11-, 13- and 14-year-old girls survived the attack, but the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said “a clear
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