Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD, por sus siglas en alemán), de tendencia izquierdista, recibió el mayor número de votos en las elecciones federales del domingo, lo que lo sitúa en la primera posición para formar el próximo gobierno de coalición del país, pero podría haber negociaciones complicadas. Angela Merkel, una
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By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit two identical three-run homers and the Seattle Mariners gained precious ground in the AL wild-card race with a 13-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Seattle’s 10th straight victory against Oakland tied the team record for most consecutive wins against a single
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By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Haniger hit two identical three-run homers and the Seattle Mariners gained precious ground in the AL wild-card race with a 13-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Seattle’s 10th straight victory against Oakland tied the team record for most consecutive wins against a single
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN Business Comic and animation fans in China were in for a nasty shock this weekend as authorities turned their crackdown on the entertainment industry to yet another target. The National Radio and Television Administration, the country’s broadcasting authority, announced late Friday that it would ban cartoons and other TV shows primarily
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN “Saturday Night Live” player Beck Bennett announced his departure from the show on Monday, leaving behind his his impressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Vice President Mike Pence. “Love you, SNL Gonna miss you so much Thank you for 8 years of remarkable people and incredible experiences that completely
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Norway on Monday moved into the highest-risk category on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of travel advisories for destinations around the world. The Scandinavian country moved up to “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” just as the country relaxed most of its domestic Covid-related restrictions over the weekend.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El longevo Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD) volverá a gobernar la primera economía de Europa, tras alcanzar un acuerdo para formar una coalición con el Partido Verde y el Partido Democrático Libre (FDP), y luego de resultar la fuerza más votada en las elecciones federales realizadas en septiembre, en las
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Olaf Scholz tiene unos grandes zapatos que llenar. El ministro de Economía de Alemania es ahora el nuevo canciller del país europeo después de que el Partido Socialdemócrata (SPD, por sus siglas en alemán), su fuerza política, obtuviera una estrecha victoria en las elecciones parlamentarias de septiembre. El Partido Socialdemócrata de
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By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity. They were mostly young Black women. And Black girls. And that, say accusers and others who have called for him to face accountability, is part of
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are set to meet for the second and final debate in Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial election. Tuesday’s night’s hourlong debate will be held at a northern Virginia community college and carried live by NBC television stations across the state.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “We bend, we don’t break. We sway!” sings the chorus in the second act of Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” That is how much of the audience of about 4,000 in the Metropolitan Opera felt as they watched Monday night’ landmark performance, the
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man already sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting four people at a massage business outside Atlanta is set to enter a plea to shooting four others on the same day at two spas inside the city. Robert Aaron Long, 22, is
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, Laura Ly and Eric Levenson, CNN Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. As of Monday evening, 92% of hospital staff, 92% of nursing home staff,
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Survivors of the Capital Gazette newspaper shooting and relatives of the five victims who died in the attack on Tuesday described the pain and loss they have experienced before a Maryland judge, who is scheduled to sentence the gunman. Montana Winters Geimer, daughter of shooting victim
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jean-Francois Berube and Jet Greaves combined for 28 saves and the shutout as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 in a preseason game on Monday night. Berube recorded 20 saves and Greaves had eight. Yegor Chinakhov opened the scoring 16:28 in, and Adam Boqvist’s first goal of the preseason
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Young Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was taking all the blame. He really wasn’t alone in a 41-21 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. Hurts threw for 326 yards but threw his first two interceptions of the season before throwing two late touchdowns.
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BEIJING (AP) — The World Bank on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia due to the impact of the coronavirus’s delta variant and called on governments to help the poor and small businesses avoid long-term damage. Excluding China’s unexpectedly strong growth, developing countries in East Asia should grow by
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The World Bank on Tuesday cut its economic growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia due to the impact of the coronavirus’s delta variant and called on governments to help the poor and small businesses avoid long-term damage. Excluding China’s unexpectedly strong growth, developing countries in East Asia should grow by
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Josiah Gray pitched into the sixth inning to earn his second career win, and the Washington Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4. Luis García hit a two-run single and Alcides Escobar had three hits for the Nationals. Gray, who made his major league debut with the Dodgers
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press HAMPTON, S.C. (AP) — The influential Murdaugh family is at the center of an unfolding drama in the tiny South Carolina town of Hampton. For a century, the Murdaughs have quietly steered much of the legal world in this corner of the state, by running the prosecutor’s office and a
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