Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Uno se recluye en un retiro en la ladera de una montaña con un estrecho círculo de asesores, estudiando minuciosamente las carpetas informativas, perfeccionando las líneas de ataque y preparándose para las difamaciones personales. El otro está elaborando respuestas y réplicas con los aspirantes a la vicepresidencia, afinando las líneas políticas
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates have discussed Iran’s economic problems ahead of the country’s June 28 election following a helicopter crash last month that killed President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others. It was the second of five debates planned in
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The World Health Organization and drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning patients to be wary of fake versions of weight-loss and diabetes medicines. WHO said Thursday that it has fielded reports of fake semaglutide _ the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic. Lilly says in an open letter that
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief has warned that “the perils of weaponizing digital technologies are growing by the year” and malicious activity in cyberspace is on the rise by governments, non-government actors and criminals. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said “the misuse of digital technology is becoming more
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Two men who were seen on surveillance footage with a 12-year-old girl before her body was found in a Houston creek earlier this week were arrested Thursday in her death, police said. The men — 21-year-old Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and 26-year-old Franklin Jose Pena Ramos — each face a charge of
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — TikTok ramped up its attacks on the Biden administration Thursday over a law that could ban the popular app from the United States, arguing in a court filing that US TikTok users could be forced to live on an “island” of content disconnected from the rest of the world
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday that it was establishing a new safe corridor to deliver aid into southern Gaza. But days later, this self-declared “tactical pause” has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians. The United Nations and international aid organizations say a breakdown in law and order
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for the first gene therapy that treats a rare form of muscular dystrophy to be used in most people who have the disease and a certain genetic mutation. Last year, the drug – Elevidys, from the biotech company
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — El astro del fútbol Kylian Mbappé fue fotografiado con una máscara tricolor de inspiración francesa durante una sesión de entrenamiento este jueves, luego de que el capitán de la selección de Francia se rompiera la nariz durante la primera victoria del equipo en la Eurocopa 2024 contra Austria hace tres días.
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should be convicted of murder, a prosecutor said Thursday during the trial’s closing arguments, while defense lawyers argued the officer was rightfully defending himself. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson is charged with second-degree murder
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By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should be convicted of murder, a prosecutor said Thursday during the trial’s closing arguments, while defense lawyers argued the officer was rightfully defending himself. Auburn police Officer Jeffrey Nelson is charged with second-degree murder
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has failed to win approval in the state Senate after narrowly clearing the House earlier this year. The legislation failed in the Democrat-led Senate on Thursday after three members of the Democratic caucus spoke against the measure. No Republican
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a four-year contract with JJ Redick as the team’s next head coach, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports, citing unnamed sources. The 39-year-old replaces Darvin Ham who was fired in May after two seasons with the Lakers. Redick, who has no coaching experience, played 15
Continue ReadingBy Darienne DeBrule Click here for updates on this story LEHI, Utah (KSTU) — Like many, Kyle Rummens had heard about the recent road rage incidents around Utah, but he never thought he’d find himself involved in one. “Within the first few seconds where he didn’t let up, he didn’t stop, and he kept pushing,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Estados Unidos parece haber ampliado su acuerdo con Ucrania para atacar sobre la frontera dentro del territorio ruso, allí donde las fuerzas rusas estén llevando a cabo ataques transfronterizos contra Ucrania, y no solo en la región de Járkiv, como se había determinado anteriormente. El asesor de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Struggling restaurants have been rolling out discounts in an effort to lure customers — but one very popular chain is bucking that trend and refusing to offer deals or drop menu prices. McDonald’s, meanwhile, just came out with a new $5 value meal to combat inflation. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N.’s food agency says families in Sudan’s embattled western Darfur region have received an emergency increase in food aid that is needed to help avert looming famine. The World Food Program said Thursday that five convoys carrying 5,000 tons of food aid have crossed from Chad
Continue ReadingCOOK, Minn. (AP) — Several small-town tourist meccas in northern Minnesota are inundated in floodwaters after heavy rain earlier this week, while another powerful storm turned a New Mexico village into a lake. The National Weather Service is warning that more rain is possible in already waterlogged areas of Minnesota. In New Mexico, a powerful
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story June 20, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Serial Rapist Morris “Mack” Lamour Holton III Sentenced to 99 Years in Prison Jo-Carolyn Goode | 6/20/2024, 2:31 p.m. In a significant victory for justice and victim advocacy, Morris “Mack” Lamour Holton III, a notorious serial rapist, was
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday a review of 1 million claims for the Employee Retention Credit representing $86 billion shows the “vast majority” are at risk of being improper. The ERC was designed to help businesses retain employees during pandemic-era shutdowns, but it became
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