By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have carried out raids across Germany against people suspected of posting misogynistic hate speech online. Police raided homes and interrogated 45 suspects in 11 states early Thursday. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office said that none of the suspects were detained. The raids were part of
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Czech farmers have blocked traffic in Prague, cramming the streets with hundreds of tractors and other vehicles as they rallied against the government and agriculture policies set by the European Union. Public transport came to a standstill during the morning rush hour in several parts of the Czech capital on Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder,” Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel joked at last year’s ceremony. “Is Ozempic right for me?” Celebrities’ use of a type 2 diabetes drug to lose weight had sparked both backlash and fascination by the time of last year’s
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The story behind “The Gentlemen” might be more interesting than the show, with director Guy Ritchie rebooting his 2020 movie as an eight-episode Netflix series. Yet despite the dashing presence of Theo James as the unexpected heir to a cannabis empire, the net result blows by briskly enough
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to treat generalized anxiety disorder, Mind Medicine Inc. announced Thursday. The biopharmaceutical company is developing the drug. “A breakthrough designation is a recognition that a drug has demonstrated evidence of clinical efficacy in meeting an unmet
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The United Nations’ refugee chief has raised a new alert over 780,000 displaced people in Mozambique. The vast majority of them have fled their homes because of a seven-year insurgency by a jihadi group that has thrown the north of the country into turmoil.
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of female Black voters describe abortion as their top issue in this year’s presidential election, a poll out Thursday from health policy research firm KFF reveals. The findings signal a significant shift from previous election years, when white, conservative evangelicals were more likely
Continue ReadingDry yesterday and through the rest of the work week but expecting precipitation by Saturday morning. Activity will start with a system will be moving inland over the weekend. This pattern is expected to produce generally near to slightly below normal temperatures with daily chances of regional precipitation, highest across the higher elevations, including mountain
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Happy Thursday, this morning brings more below freezing temperatures across the forecast area so expect the possibility for some slippery roadways. Temperatures yesterday did allow for some snow to melt and many area roads are clear but secondary roads could still be slick this morning. Today should bring sunny conditions and temperatures a few degrees
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — As they walked through the stunning palazzo and gazed up at its frescoed ceilings, Kelly and Jesse Galloway, originally from Australia, knew that their lives were about to change. The pair, who’ve been divorced since 2013, decided to purchase the historic property, situated in the village of Stimigliano in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The European Union’s largest political party has endorsed Ursula von der Leyen’s bid for a second five-year term at the helm of the bloc’s powerful Commission. Von der Leyen’s nomination at a gathering on Thursday of her center-right European People’s Party in Romania’s
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China registered a surprise jump in foreign trade at the start of the year, partly because of strong demand from Russia, India and emerging markets in Africa and Latin America. Exports from the world’s second largest economy rose by 7.1% in the January-to-February period, beating the 1.9%
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer A major French union is warning of possible strikes in the public sector, including at hospitals, during the Paris Olympics. The general secretary of the CGT tells France Info media that the union will give notice of a possible strike in public services during the Games, which are held
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY, ABBY SEWELL, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. military Thursday to set up a temporary port off the coast of Gaza, joining international partners in trying to carve out a sea route to deliver food and other aid to desperate Palestinian civilians
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store. It’s a possible violation of digital rules that took effect in the 27-nation bloc Thursday and a fresh escalation of the high-stakes
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest February on record, marking the ninth straight month that global records tumbled. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.
Continue ReadingWORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A mother and her 11-year-old daughter have been fatally shot while sitting in a parked SUV in a Massachusetts neighborhood. Police in Worcester arrested one man and are searching for another. Chastity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Nunez, were shot shortly after 3 p.m. Monday. They were taken to a hospital,
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Europeans using Apple, Google and other major tech platforms woke to a new reality Thursday as a landmark law imposed tough new competition rules on the companies — changing European Union citizens’ experience with phones, apps, browsers and more. The new EU regulations force sweeping changes on some
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will address Congress and the American people in what could be the most consequential speech of his presidency, seeking to boast about his first term while also warning the country about what he views as a ruinous threat to its very existence. While
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t pretty, but Real Madrid booked its place in the Champions League quarterfinals with a 1-1 draw at home to RB Leipzig, scraping through 2-1 on aggregate. But so disappointed were the team with such an underwhelming performance, defender Antonio Rüdiger said there would be no celebrations
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