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Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este lunes, el presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, informó a través de su cuenta verificada de Twitter que el Ejército abatió a Germán Amado Porras, alias “Cipriano González”. El operativo militar ocurrió en la vereda San José de Caquetania, del municipio de La Macarena, en el departamento del Meta. El
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations. The measures, approved by a government task force, add seven prefectures to the six areas already under a state
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s coronavirus state of emergency as government advisers recommend legal changes that would allow penalties for violations. The measures, approved by a government task force, add seven prefectures to the six areas already under a state
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is raising its outlook for the year as Americans, coming out of hibernation, returned to shopping for back-to-school clothes and travel goods during the fiscal second quarter. Still, concerns are mounting over spending in the months ahead as the delta variant of COVID-19 surges
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has appointed a new chief for the country’s navy. The report by the official IRNA news agency said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Tuesday appointed Adm. Shahram Irani as the new navy chief. He is successor of Adm. Hossein Khanzadi, who held the post since 2017. Iran’s navy, which operates
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press Boston’s Old North Church is getting a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will help it better integrate its ties to the American Revolution and its links to the slave trade. The church is famous as the place where in 1775 two lanterns in the steeple
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN No Harry Kane? No problem. Tottenham Hotspur stunned Manchester City on Sunday, grinding out a gritty 1-0 win, despite the absence of the London’s club star striker, who has been linked with a move to the reigning Premier League champion. The 28-year-old Kane was missing from Spurs’ squad for the match,
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc has no intention of recognizing the Taliban after its sweeping victory in Afghanistan. But he says the EU must talk with the militants to ensure that European citizens and some Afghans can safely leave the
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With Boston’s preliminary mayoral election just a month off, voters are on the verge of making a historic decision by narrowing the field of five major candidates — all of whom are people of color. The candidates include acting Mayor Kim Janey and fellow city councilors Michelle
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Hace 55 años este mes, un grupo de mujeres transgénero en el vecindario Tenderloin de San Francisco luchó contra la policía mientras arrestaban a los clientes en la Cafetería Compton’s, un lugar que frecuentaba para evitar temporalmente el acoso, la discriminación y la violencia física que enfrentaban en las calles. Si
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A lawyer says Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was sentenced to four years in jail after reporting on the original outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is in ill health. Peng Yonghe says Zhang’s mother sent a message on social media saying her daughter was hospitalized
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Its 403 bridges, myriad canals and pretty cobbled streets have made Venice one of the world’s most beautiful cities. But what’s one person’s Instagram dream is another’s mobility nightmare. The lagoon city has long been near impossible for wheelchair users to navigate, with only a limited number of areas of the city
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ROME (AP) — Italian club Roma has signed forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for $47 million. Abraham replaces Edin Džeko after the forward moved to Serie A champion Inter Milan last week. The 23-year-old Abraham has signed a five-year contract with Roma. Abraham progressed through the ranks at Chelsea and scored 30 goals in 82
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz Boyd Camper was set to join the ranks of those pleading guilty in the January 6 insurrection when the federal judge overseeing the case abruptly postponed the plea hearing over questions about whether Camper really believed he did anything wrong. “Then this plea doesn’t go forward,” Judge Colleen
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if you haven’t invested in it, too? Not necessarily. According to experts, before dabbling in crypto, it helps to get your financial house in order — that means
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if you haven’t invested in it, too? Not necessarily. According to experts, before dabbling in crypto, it helps to get your financial house in order — that means
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A fines de 2001, las colinas al oeste de Maidan Shahr en Afganistán estaban marcadas por las erupciones negras de explosivos de alta potencia, mientras los últimos combatientes talibanes fueron golpeados por la artillería de la Alianza del Norte y los bombarderos estadounidenses. Entonces, tan repentinamente como un trueno, se
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Cuando Roberto Dillon empezó a coleccionar videojuegos retro hace más de 12 años, buscó en sitios de subastas y se puso en contacto con grupos de aficionados para crear un archivo personal que ahora cuenta con cientos de títulos. Pero, en aquel momento, los coleccionistas estaban de acuerdo en que la compra
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Una demanda presentada en la ciudad de Nueva York afirma que el legendario cantautor Bob Dylan abusó sexualmente de una niña de 12 años en 1965, según documentos judiciales presentados el viernes. La mujer, hoy de 68 años, identificada en la demanda como JC, alega que “durante un período de seis semanas”
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot’s sales continued to surge, though same-store sales appeared to come back to earth after a year in which the home improvement chain outperformed expectations repeatedly. For the three months ended August 1, sales climbed to $41.12 billion from $38.05 billion. Chairman and CEO Craig Menear said in
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