MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The National Science Foundation has given a consortium of Great Lakes-area universities and tech companies $15 million to develop ways to extract harmful substances from wastewater. The foundation announced Monday that it has named the Great Lakes ReNEW group as one of 10 regional innovation engines across the country. Each will
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Tim Lister and Richard Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israeli tanks fired live ammunition and smoke grenades after entering a hospital complex in southern Gaza where more than 8,000 people are sheltering, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Tuesday. After surrounding the Al Amal hospital in Khan Younis for more than a
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish Parliament has stripped an imprisoned opposition lawmaker of his parliamentary status, defying a ruling made by the country’s top court in September. After months of legal and political turmoil that saw two of the highest courts in Turkey clash, the decision by the Court of Appeals to unseat Can Atalay,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, dijo este martes que no reconocerá los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de 2024 en Venezuela, pero matizó que esto no significa que no reconozca al Gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro. “No es que no reconocemos, no estamos de acuerdo en absoluto
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos anunció este martes que reactivará las sanciones al sector de petróleo y gas de Venezuela, en respuesta a la decisión del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia venezolano (TSJ) de inhabilitar la candidatura de la opositora María Corina Machado. Tribunal Supremo de Venezuela inhabilita la candidatura presidencial de
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Illinois State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss a challenge to former President Donald Trump’s candidacy, but the decision is not expected to be the final word in the matter, with an appeal all but assured. The panel voted 8-0 on a bipartisan basis to
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Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KPHO) — A toddler is dead after reportedly overdosing on drugs at a Phoenix apartment, and police say his mother is in custody. On Monday, around 7:30 a.m., Phoenix police were called to an apartment near 32nd Street and Van Buren Street. Officers
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Georgia Ports Authority says it handled a record number of automobiles on its docks last year. The state agency reported Tuesday that more than 775,000 autos and heavy machinery units moved through the Port of Brunswick in the 2023 calendar year. That is an increase
Continue ReadingWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say police shot and wounded a Kansas woman who’s suspected of fatally shooting her 14-year-old son. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced Tuesday that the 43-year-old Wichita woman is expected to survive after she was shot early Monday following hours of negotiations. Police say it started Sunday night when the
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Universal Orlando Resort’s new theme park will feature lands devoted to Super Nintendo World characters, the “Fantastic Beasts” films and the “How to Train Your Dragon” film franchise. But officials at the Orlando theme park resort said Tuesday that at the center of it all will be Celestial Park. It will
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN GOP Rep. Russell Fry of South Carolina led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill on Tuesday to create a federal law that would help survivors of human trafficking expunge their criminal records for crimes committed as a direct result of being a victim, according to a copy of
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that China would not interfere in the 2024 US presidential election when the two men met in November — an assurance reiterated by the Chinese foreign minister to Biden’s national security adviser this past weekend, two people familiar with the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity, addiction to pornography and binge drinking. The book “This Marriage? The Question That Changed Everything”
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Fredreka Schouten and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — With two primary season wins in his pocket, former President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to bring potential megadonors into the campaign fold with personal calls, motorcade rides and meals at his Mar-a-Lago private club, a source familiar with the endeavor told CNN.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “House of the Dragon” star Milly Alcock is set to star in “Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.” Alcock, who plays Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO series, and will play Superman’s cousin Kara Zor-El in the upcoming movie. DC Studios Co-CEO James Gunn posted the news to Instagram. “Milly is a
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Members of a rock band that has been critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine remain locked up in a Thai immigration jail, fearful that they could be deported to Russia as a reported plan to let them fly to safety in Israel was apparently suspended. The progressive
Continue ReadingBy Samuel Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A doping saga that has rumbled on since the 2022 Winter Olympic Games finally reached a conclusion on Monday. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from competition and saw her results since Christmas Day 2021 disqualified after Switzerland’s Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said that
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Indiana have advanced a bill that would make first-time voters prove where they live and would increase the power of the state to verify all voters’ addresses. Voting advocates worry the legislation approved Monday could inadvertently remove lawfully registered voters. They say the changes
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first in a potent pair of atmospheric river-fueled storms is lashing Northern California with heavy rain and wind Wednesday. More than 20 million people across California were under flood alerts Wednesday as the soaking storms raise the flood threat across much of the state into next week.
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