Harmeet Kaur, CNN A private collector has returned a Mayan artifact to Guatemala after it was initially slated for auction in 2019. The stone fragment depicts a bird headdress belonging to an ancient ruler of Piedras Negras, the capital of a Mayan kingdom that flourished between 4th century BC and 9th century AD and is
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By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan has run into criticism among lawmakers. But party leaders continued to insist on Tuesday that agreement was still within reach. With
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By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan has run into criticism among lawmakers. But party leaders continued to insist on Tuesday that agreement was still within reach. With
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN A Colorado rescue team has some simple advice for lost hikers or anyone else who might find themselves stranded in the mountains — answer your phone. Lake County Search and Rescue says it got a report last week that a hiker hadn’t returned from a hike on Mount Elbert. The hiker
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A person who went missing during a hike last week in Colorado ignored multiple phone calls from search-and-rescue because they didn’t recognize the number, according to authorities. In a Facebook post last Thursday, Lake County Search and
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has overhauled his Cabinet and named prominent women to the foreign affairs and defense posts in the gender-balanced group of the government’s top officials. He also said Tuesday that he intends to lead his party into the next election. Trudeau named Mélanie
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The prevalence of cannabis vaping among teens in Canada and the United States has doubled in the last seven years, a new study has found. The study was led by Australian researchers and was published on Monday in
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II of Jordan has traveled to Poland for talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda. The two leaders met at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw to discuss security and defense cooperation, according to the president’s office. The office said the high-level contacts on Tuesday reflected that “Jordan is a
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business UPS just posted its best year ever — and 2021 isn’t even over yet. Next year could be even better for UPS, because it’s hiking its rates substantially in 2022. In the midst of gridlocked supply chains and inflation woes, UPS continues to benefit from the increase in online shopping
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Moira Ritter, CNN Business UPS just posted its best year ever — and 2021 isn’t even over yet. Next year could be even better for UPS, because it’s hiking its rates substantially in 2022. In the midst of gridlocked supply chains and inflation woes, UPS continues to benefit from the increase
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer league says more than 90% of players, coaches and staff from the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division have received vaccines against the coronavirus. The DFL says its figure is based on voluntary information provided by the clubs and that it
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer league says more than 90% of players, coaches and staff from the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division have received vaccines against the coronavirus. The DFL says its figure is based on voluntary information provided by the clubs and that it
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By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only “tweaks and minor changes” in their operations to ensure young users’ safety amid rising concern over the platforms’ potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies’ executives. Sen. Richard Blumenthal heads the Senate subcommittee
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only “tweaks and minor changes” in their operations to ensure young users’ safety amid rising concern over the platforms’ potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies’ executives. Sen. Richard Blumenthal heads the Senate subcommittee
Continue Reading By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are offering only “tweaks and minor changes” in their operations to ensure young users’ safety amid rising concern over the platforms’ potential harm to children, the head of a Senate panel told the companies’ executives. Sen. Richard Blumenthal heads the Senate subcommittee
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO, LINDSEY BAHR and ANTHONY MCCARTNEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout after Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director. In addition to Baldwin, a call sheet for the day
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO, LINDSEY BAHR and ANTHONY MCCARTNEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout after Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director. In addition to Baldwin, a call sheet for the day
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia Beach couple in prison for nearly 20 years, combined. In a press release last week, the agency said that investigators found fake coupons in “every crevice” of the house belonging to
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By Mirna Alsharif, CNN A man was arrested in connection to vandalism of the bronze statue of George Floyd in New York City’s Union Square earlier this month, according to the New York Police Department. Micah Beals, 37, was arrested Monday and charged with criminal mischief, said NYPD Detective Annette Shelton. He was arraigned just
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says a “leadership gap” is undermining the world’s efforts to curb global warming days before presidents and prime ministers gather for a climate summit in Scotland. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that time is running out to cut greenhouse gas
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