Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis in the country’s history. The future of the economic recovery plan drafted by former liberal President
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Mientras la mayoría de las economías de América del Sur cumplirán tres años de crecimiento ininterrumpido de su producto interno bruto (PIB), Argentina encadenará dos períodos de retracción de su producción total anual, con el agravante de que, según las proyecciones en 2024, sería la única economía del subcontinente en
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A Prineville woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for using stolen identities – some from jail rosters – to submit fraudulent health care claims, resulting in over $1.5 million in misappropriated funds from the Oregon Health Authority’s Medicaid program, and with filing false tax returns that failed to report earnings she received.
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A 10th person has died in an ongoing outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a now-closed Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia. At least 59 people in 19 states have been sickened by the bacteria first detected in liverwurst. Boar’s Head officials shut down the plant in Jarratt, Virginia, earlier
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El paro de estibadores que se anunció en Estados Unidos a partir del 1 de octubre no incluirá a los trabajadores de Puerto Rico, según informó la directiva de la matrícula de Puerto Rico de la Asociación Internacional de Estibadores (ILA por sus siglas en inglés) en una carta enviada
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Los precios en los supermercados ya no están disparados, excepto, por supuesto, si compras huevos. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Los precios de los huevos aumentaron un 28,1 % en agosto de 2024 en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, el mayor incremento de cualquier alimento registrado por la
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff Hong Kong (CNN) — The killing of a Japanese schoolboy in China has sparked an outpouring of anger and soul searching over the rise of extreme nationalism in the country, with some accusing the government of fanning anti-Japan sentiment and even the “education of hatred.” The tragic loss of a young life
Continue ReadingDiona Browning described the recent death of a resident of Aspen Ridge Memory Care: “So she would wear a fleece jacket or a fleece vest. And on a very hot day, she was left outside – and apparently they forgot about her.”
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Two-thirds of registered voters say that the increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities in the United States serves to enrich the nation’s culture, the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. But a rising minority, centered largely within the Republican Party, say they see it as
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s police chief is firing a Nebraska officer who fatally shot an unarmed man while serving a no-knock warrant. The police chief on Wednesday announced an internal investigation that found Officer Adam Vail had violated department policies. Vail will get a chance to appeal to human resources before his termination is
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — Los científicos descubrieron un rinoceronte lanudo tan bien conservado en el permafrost ruso durante más de 32.000 años que su piel y pelaje aún están intactos. Este rinoceronte lanudo murió cuando tenía unos cuatro años y esa edad, combinada con su buen estado de conservación, permitió a los científicos aprender más
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer and Danya Gainor, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Democrats immediately tried to reprimand GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana from the floor of the chamber on Wednesday over a since deleted social media post calling Haitian migrants “thugs” and “slapstick gangsters” who needed to get “their a** out of our
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland says the prosecution of six former law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men in Mississippi is an example of the Justice Department’s action to build public trust after it is violated. Garland spoke Wednesday in Jackson, Mississippi — in the same courthouse where the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Springgate Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — Attendees of Sunday evening’s rescheduled “Bridgerton” ball at Harmonie Club in Detroit are airing their frustrations online, claiming the event didn’t live up to expectations. Fans of the TV show “Bridgerton” already expressed some frustrations when the event was rescheduled from August
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of Tyre Nichols was handled “by the book” because he wanted to protect his job and hide a beating that was ultimately fatal for Nichols. Desmond Mills returned to the stand
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Georgia judge has ordered a halt to a special election initiated by residents of the one of the South’s last remaining Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants, who hoped to undo zoning changes that they say threaten island homes. The judge’s ruling Wednesday comes after hundreds had already voted early in coastal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Supreme Court says presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz aren’t qualified to be on the state’s ballots and votes for them should not count. The names of West and De la Cruz will appear on Georgia’s ballots, but election officials said Wednesday that any votes for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Black high school student in Texas who was punished for nearly all of his junior year over his hairstyle has left his school district rather than spend another year of in-school suspension, according to his attorney. But Darryl George, 18, would like to return to his Houston-area high school
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Alcaldía de Quito declaró este miércoles emergencia, debido a los incendios que el martes se intensificaron en varios puntos de la capital de Ecuador. El alcalde Pabel Muñoz dijo en conferencia de prensa que el Comité de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) tomó la decisión por recomendación de un informe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has directed New York City officials to work on a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island jail. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain said Wednesday that she will also rule later on whether to hold the city in contempt of court orders mandating
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