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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A United Nations official has “strongly condemned” frequent school abductions in Nigeria, which threaten the future of the West African nation. U.N. resident coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon says attacks on Nigerian schools are “gradually spreading to areas not known to insurgencies” in the country. More
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — South American football’s governing body has joined Europe in opposing FIFA’s push for World Cups every two years. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp believes FIFA is seeking biennial World Cups because “it’s all about money.” Klopp is a respected figure in FIFA. Just three weeks ago
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — South American football’s governing body has joined Europe in opposing FIFA’s push for World Cups every two years. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp believes FIFA is seeking biennial World Cups because “it’s all about money.” Klopp is a respected figure in FIFA. Just three weeks ago
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN You can’t beat the convenience of tomato sauce from a jar, but what about when you’re craving something a little more homemade? You don’t need to keep an Italian nonna on speed-dial, just a helpful kid and a pint of cherry tomatoes or a can of tomatoes to start. Making tomato
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Private equity firm Blackstone Group is abandoning its $3 billion bid for a controlling stake in Soho China, one of the country’s largest real estate developers. In a regulatory filing Friday, Blackstone said it decided to drop the deal “in light of the lack of sufficient progress” being made among
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain’s state television has condemned and apologized for a racist comment made by a guest sports commentator during the presentation of Real Madrid player Eduardo Camavinga. Analyst Lorena González was heard off-camera saying “this guy is blacker than his suit” during Camavinga’s presentation this week. Spanish broadcaster RTVE says that González’s comments
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department is detailing efforts it’s making to help airline customers who didn’t get refunds after their flights were canceled during the early days of the pandemic last year. The department says in a new report that it investigated 20 airlines over failures to issue prompt refunds to customers, and 18
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department is detailing efforts it’s making to help airline customers who didn’t get refunds after their flights were canceled during the early days of the pandemic last year. The department says in a new report that it investigated 20 airlines over failures to issue prompt refunds to customers, and 18
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HARVEY, Illinois (WLS) — A 4-year-old girl is dead after she was struck by a car while playing in a playground outside a Harvey elementary school Wednesday. The young girl was fatally struck when a car jumped the curb just after 3 p.m. in the
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El exdirector de inteligencia de Venezuela, Hugo Carvajal Barrios, fue detenido este jueves en Madrid a las 9:15 PM, hora local, por agentes de la Policía Nacional. La operación, realizada en estrecha colaboración con la Agencia Antidrogas de Estados Unidos (DEA), tal y como indica la propia Policia Nacional, fue
Continue ReadingBy Leah Hope Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Starting this weekend, Chicagoans may notice their US Postal Service deliveries later. A memo posted locally alerts carriers that there will be late starts as of September 11. The memo, obtained by ABC7, shows proposed start times. Many are marked to start
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Many Muslims in the United States point to September 11, 2001, as the day their relationship with the country changed. Islamophobia had always existed, but the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia seemingly made it worse — much worse. Muslims of all stripes — citizens, immigrants and
Continue Reading CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Many Muslims in the United States point to September 11, 2001, as the day their relationship with the country changed. Islamophobia had always existed, but the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia seemingly made it worse — much worse. Muslims of all stripes — citizens, immigrants
Continue Reading By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after the collapse of the World Trade Center, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to toxic dust that billowed over the city after the terror attack. To date, the U.S. has spent $11.7 billion on care and
Continue ReadingBy Laura Terrell Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Iowa (KCCI) — Jim Cleere’s family has still not been able to bring his remains back to Iowa 20 years after the Sept. 11 attacks. Cleere was in New York on a business trip as he watched the first plane hit the North Tower
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Kim Kardashian says she is “not ok” after her son broke his arm. The reality star revealed that 5-year-old Saint West had sustained the injury in a post shared on her Instagram Story on Thursday, adding that she was left distraught. “Who do you think cried more today? My baby broke
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has introduced tough penalties for the issuing of fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates after a worker at a vaccination center was suspended for allegedly helping several dozen people acquire bogus documents. The health minister said Friday that parliament has approved a legislative amendment to impose fines of 5,000 euros ($5,920) for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Lindsey Buckingham and Scott McCreery, as well as the return of Clint Eastwood, who has gone back to his Western roots with “Cry Macho,” starring as a former rodeo star hired to bring a young man in Mexico back to his father
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A Miami Beach apartment building owned by the mayor of the Florida town where a condominium collapsed in June has given his tenants 45 days to vacate the building so extensive repairs can be completed. The lease termination letter from Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said they’ve been waiting for the city of
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Although loosely adapted from director Ingmar Bergman’s 1973 Swedish miniseries, “Scenes From a Marriage” bears a close resemblance in style and tone to “In Treatment,” another HBO series dreamt up by Israeli producer Hagai Levi, who presides over this. Claustrophobic and intense, the format provides a strong actor’s showcase for
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