The origins of 20 political words and terms
Stacker traced the origins of 20 words and terms used in political discourse using historical archives, research reports, and news articles.
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Continue ReadingA couple lost their wedding rings during the ceremony. Two strangers found a fitting solution
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Every good wedding has to have one teensy, tiny crisis. For Calivé and Shannon Jackson, everything was going according to plan as they exchanged vows on the sands of Playa Del Carmen on December 16, 2023. The couple had decided to elope, hopping a plane from their home in
Continue ReadingMaduro asegura que Venezuela recibirá a 20 nuevos inversionistas extranjeros para explotar gas y petróleo
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, afirmó este jueves que el país firmará contratos con 20 inversionistas extranjeros para explotar el petróleo y gas. El anuncio ocurre un día después de que Estados Unidos oficializara la reinstauración de sanciones sobre el sector. “Este mes de abril se están firmando 20
Continue ReadingUkraine’s air defenders claim two major firsts, but missiles evading interception kill 7
By Andrew Carey, Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Ukraine’s air defenders say they notched up two significant firsts on Friday morning, taking down a Russian Tu22M3 strategic bomber and hitting two Kh-22 hypersonic cruise missiles in flight. News of the groundbreaking midair interceptions will come as a boost
Continue Reading‘Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver’ builds on the original without leaving much of a mark
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Zack Snyder has established himself as a gifted visual and action stylist, even in his less satisfying films. Yet the second half of his original space epic, “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver,” primarily distinguishes the director’s recent knack for separating Netflix from lots of money, with
Continue ReadingThe NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, ‘it’s a sprint now’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer There’s a 64-win team in Boston that ran away with the league’s best record. The defending champions in Denver, a group that won 57 games. A fearless young bunch in Oklahoma City, whose No. 1 seed was no fluke. A trio of Villanova alums in New York, who turned
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania school district canceled a gay ‘30 Rock’ actor’s event, citing his ‘lifestyle.’ Parents are fighting back.
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Parents in a Pennsylvania school district are petitioning to overturn a unanimous vote by the school board to cancel a talk from “30 Rock” actor Maulik Pancholy, over concerns about his “activism” and “lifestyle.” Pancholy, who is gay and a children’s book author, was scheduled to speak at Mountain View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 22. But
Continue ReadingA man gets 19 years for a downtown St. Louis crash that cost a teen volleyball player her legs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for causing a downtown accident that resulted in the amputation of the legs of a teenage volleyball player from Tennessee. Daniel Riley was convicted last month of second-degree assault, armed criminal action, fourth-degree assault and driving without a valid
Continue ReadingCroatia’s top court rules President Milanović cannot be prime minister because of campaign
By DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s Constitutional Court has banned President Zoran Milanović from becoming prime minister in case his center-left party manages to garner a majority after this week’s highly contested parliamentary election. The ballot on Wednesday ended inconclusively. The governing center-right Croatian Democratic Union won the most votes but
Continue ReadingUS imposes sanctions on two groups for fundraising for Israeli extremists in West Bank
By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on two organizations for fundraising on behalf of two violent Israeli extremists in the West Bank. The two groups – Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich – established crowdfunding campaigns to raise thousands of dollars for
Continue ReadingTennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to organize nonunion factories. The union wound up getting 2,628 votes, or 73% of
Continue ReadingTrump Media warns Nasdaq of suspected market manipulation
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Trump Media, the parent company of the former president’s Truth Social, alerted Nasdaq Inc. on Thursday of what the company suspects is illegal activity driving down the price of its shares. In a letter to the exchange, Devin Nunes, the CEO of Trump Media (DJT), laid out what he
Continue ReadingTrader Joe’s retira del mercado una albahaca orgánica vinculada a varias infecciones por salmonela
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Trader Joe’s retiró del mercado su albahaca orgánica Infinite Herbs el miércoles, después de que el producto fuera relacionado con una docena de infecciones por salmonela en siete estados. El producto se vendió en paquetes de 70 gramos entre el 1 de febrero y el 6 de abril en 29 estados
Continue ReadingApple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing’s orders
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China on Beijing’s orders. Apple said that the apps were removed from the store on Friday, after Chinese authorities cited national security concerns. The nature of
Continue ReadingBiden administration tightlipped on Israel strike as US looks to maintain distance from decision
By Kevin Liptak and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday adopted a tightlipped approach that reflected US officials’ desire to keep a level of distance from Israel’s decision to strike back against Iran in what appeared to be a limited retaliation for last weekend’s attack. Israel has not commented on the
Continue ReadingBP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
By TRAVIS LOLLER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press John Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he could take customers fishing for sea trout and flounder in the Gulf of Mexico. But before the Mississippi captain could make his first charter trip in 2010, the BP Deepwater
Continue ReadingUS sanctions fundraisers for extremist West Bank settlers who commit violence against Palestinians
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians. Also sanctioned was the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The announcement from the U.S. Treasury Department
Continue ReadingThe West African Sahel is becoming a drug smuggling corridor, UN warns, as seizures skyrocket
By DALATOU MAMANE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking. In 2022, 1,466 kilograms of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger
Continue ReadingFinal jurors seated for Trump’s hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president’s latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening
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