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Month: October 2024

Sacramento family searches for grandparents’ graves after Catholic cemetery moves remains | Call Kurtis Investigates

By Kurtis Ming, Kevin Wing Click here for updates on this story     SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento family has spent years searching for grandparents’ graves, and now they have learned that the Catholic Diocese of Sacramento moved their remains but cannot give the family the exact location. The family contacted Call Kurtis to look

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UN chief calls for more pledges, private sector input to save global biodiversity at Colombia summit

Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged delegates at a major biodiversity summit to follow through on pledges to help save global biodiversity and for the private sector to come on board. Guterres spoke at a U.N. biodiversity summit underway since Oct. 21 in Colombia. His comments came a day after

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Israel’s move to ban a UN agency raises alarm about aid to Gaza even as the implications are unclear

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli legislation cutting ties with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has raised fears that the largest provider of aid to Gaza could be shut out of the war-ravaged territory, even as the implications of the new laws remain unclear. The agency known as UNRWA provides essential services to millions

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Belarus commission approves Lukashenko’s 7th term bid but rejects opposition candidates

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The national elections commission in Belarus has registered an initiative group for authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a seventh term in office, but rejected the attempts of two opposition politicians to get on the ballot. The election, scheduled for Jan. 26, would come 4 1/2 years after the 2020 vote

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Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Homeowners on a Southern California peninsula where worsening landslides have damaged homes and led to utility shutoffs are eligible for a $42 million voluntary buyout program offered by state and federal officials. The program was announced Monday night during a special town hall meeting for Rancho Palos Verdes residents

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‘Luckily, I was paying attention’: ODOT’s Bend Hwy. 97/20 North Corridor Project still causing dangerous U-turns

(Update: Adding video, comments from Kefi owner, Redmond resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Driver confusion over ODOT’s Highway 97 Bend North Corridor Project is still leading to dangerous U-turns. A Redmond resident told us of recently experiencing a scary close call. The U-turn took Brent Elder by surprise.  “Luckily, I was paying attention to what was next

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Man standing trial alongside rapper Young Thug accepts plea deal

ATLANTA (AP) — One of the co-defendants standing trial alongside the rapper Young Thug accepted a plea deal with prosecutors Tuesday. Quamarvious Nichols, 29, pleaded guilty in Fulton County Superior Court to a single violation of Georgia’s anti-racketeering law, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop murder and weapons charges against him.

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A Massachusetts pizza shop owner is sentenced to more than 8 years for forced labor and threats of deportation

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for subjecting employees to years of violence and intimidation, according to prosecutors. Stavros Papantoniadis was sentenced in federal court to 102 months in prison on Friday, along with one year of supervised

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Robert Downey Jr. says he ‘intends to sue’ all future executives who use his AI replica

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously. On a recent episode of the “On With Kara Swisher” podcast, the Oscar-winning actor said he intends to “sue

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