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By JOSEPH KRAUSS and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press In a mountain valley north of Kabul, the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces have vowed to resist the Taliban in a remote region that has defied conquerors before. But any attempt to reenact that history could end in tragedy or farce. Under the leadership of
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say an explosion at the base of an al-Qaida-linked group in northern Syria has killed eight fighters and wounded others. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the blast Tuesday at the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham base in northwestern Idlib province, the last major rebel stronghold
Continue Reading By BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s former dictator Hissene Habre, the first former head of state to be convicted of crimes against humanity by an African court after his government was accused of killing 40,000 people, has died in Senegal. He was 79. Habre, whose case for years showcased Africa’s reluctance
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A “Thank You” card has been placed outside of the Palm Springs Chamber of Commerce for community members to sign for retired police chief Bryan Reyes. Reyes spent 27 years serving his community and now the City of Palm Springs and Chamber of Commerce wants to give their thanks. Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s first female governor shortly after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served as
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel in North Carolina is clearing the way for roughly 56,000 of the state’s residents who have been convicted of felonies — but who aren’t currently serving prison time — to register to vote, civil rights groups said. The action comes out of a lawsuit
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One of the year’s most anticipated debut novels, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ “The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois,” is now an Oprah Winfrey book club pick. Published Tuesday, Jeffers’ novel traces centuries of Black history through a family in the American South and its contemporary
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Since 2020, investors have been rallying behind shares of Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech, two companies that were poised to play a crucial role in helping bring an end to a devastating pandemic. Those bets have paid off. What’s happening: On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Since 2020, investors have been rallying behind shares of Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech, two companies that were poised to play a crucial role in helping bring an end to a devastating pandemic. Those bets have paid off. What’s happening: On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration granted full
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has said repeatedly over the past four months — as recently as last week — that he refuses to hand off the war in Afghanistan to a fifth US president. Implicit in that statement is the belief the war shouldn’t have been passed to him, nearly 20 years
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has said repeatedly over the past four months — as recently as last week — that he refuses to hand off the war in Afghanistan to a fifth US president. Implicit in that statement is the belief the war shouldn’t have been passed to him, nearly 20
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Rachel Trent, CNN If you’re watching the Paralympic Games, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, RPC. It stands for the Russian Paralympic Committee, and it’s a way of allowing Russian athletes to compete in the Paralympics while their country is banned from the Games because of one of the biggest
Continue ReadingCNN By Sana Noor Haq and Rachel Trent, CNN If you’re watching the Paralympic Games, you may notice an unfamiliar abbreviation, RPC. It stands for the Russian Paralympic Committee, and it’s a way of allowing Russian athletes to compete in the Paralympics while their country is banned from the Games because of one of the
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Tuesday urged closer ties between the ex-Soviet nation and NATO and the European Union in a speech marking the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Ukraine celebrated its independence day on Tuesday with a military parade and massive festivities in the capital Kyiv. Opening
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton’s lower-priced and smaller treadmill is finally going on sale. The release of the Peloton Tread was originally scheduled for May, but was paused amid safety concerns for the company’s higher-end treadmill that prompted a massive recall for both machines. Now, the $2,495 machine is being released on August 30
Continue ReadingCNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Peloton’s lower-priced and smaller treadmill is finally going on sale. The release of the Peloton Tread was originally scheduled for May, but was paused amid safety concerns for the company’s higher-end treadmill that prompted a massive recall for both machines. Now, the $2,495 machine is being released on August
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urielblanco (CNN) — Sugarbush Resort, en Vermont, se prepara para una temporada de invierno muy ajetreada, pero el esfuerzo por recibir a cientos de huéspedes se ve acompañado por la necesidad de aumentar las contrataciones, tanto nacionales como extranjeras. Al salir de los meses de invierno, los empresarios se prepararon para que el personal regresara
Continue ReadingBy Ben Tinker, CNN When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with me: “Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside
Continue ReadingCNN, KEYE By Ben Tinker, CNN When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with me: “Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says it has sent tents, blankets, power generators and other items to help a group of some 30 refugees and migrants who have been stuck at the country’s border with Belarus for more than two weeks. Polish officials insisted the migrants from Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere remain on Belarusian
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