CNN, ISRAAID, DENI BECHARD, BOAZ ARAD Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Residents of Kabul can read the writing on the wall. “Don’t trust the propaganda of the enemy” says one freshly painted sign. The message replaced a mural of US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shaking hands, marking the signing of the
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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say that the number of migrants arriving in the country via Poland and Belarus has gone up quickly during recent months. German federal police said Wednesday that more than 4,300 people illegally crossed the border from Poland this year. Most of the migrants are coming
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A one-day conference on the receding memory of the Holocaust is being held in Sweden. Participants in Malmo were focusing on how social media is contributing to a rise in antisemitism. Israel’s diaspora affairs minister said Wednesday at the International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance that
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN Canadian artist Cassils has been set alight on stage, wrestled a 2,000-pound block of clay in the pitch dark and trained as a bodybuilder on a cocktail of steroids, raw eggs and protein. If art exists to hold a mirror up to humanity, then Cassils’ performances speak to the extremes we can
Continue ReadingMarlon Sorto (CNN Español) — Cuatro policías de la fuerza metropolitana de Zacatecas murieron y uno más resultó herido este sábado en lo que varios funcionarios de Seguridad Pública catalogaron de “cobarde ataque” en la capital del estado. Las muertes fueron confirmadas en conferencia de prensa por el fiscal general de Justicia de Zacatecas, Francisco
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN California firefighters are battling flames and strong winds as they tackle the Alisal Fire, which has shut down a section of the iconic Highway 101 and Amtrak lines in Santa Barbara County. The 15,400-acre fire, burning 20 miles northwest of Santa Barbara in Refugio Canyon, was 5% contained
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN and RICK TABER Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Actor William Shatner is counting down to his wildest role yet: riding a rocket into space, courtesy of “Star Trek” fan Jeff Bezos. Best known for his role as Captain Kirk, the 90-year-old Shatner is joining three other passengers for Wednesday morning’s
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — “Squid Game,” a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has captivated global audiences since its September debut. It’s the streaming platform’s biggest hit ever. But the dystopian show
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By The Associated Press After a season of piling up whopping win totals, the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers get a day to prep for their all-or-nothing matchup in Game 5 of the NL Division Series. Mookie Betts and the World Series champion Dodgers will play Buster Posey and the rival Giants on
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There is now a clearer picture of what happened to Gabby Petito after a coroner said Tuesday that she died by strangulation. But many questions remain unanswered. Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue had previously ruled Petito’s death a homicide, and though the cause was revealed, he declined to provide details
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer From Lamar Jackson’s improbable comeback that ended in an overtime win for Baltimore to the missed kick festival between Green Bay and Cincinnati, the NFL had several more games go down to the wire in Week 5. Four more games were decided with a winning score in either
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has shown that humans are very good at responding to an immediate crisis, says New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw. But when it comes to dealing with a slower-moving threat like climate change, he says, we’re “terribly bad.” Shaw spoke to
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Squid Game, a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has captivated global audiences since its September debut. It’s one of the streaming platform’s biggest hits ever. But the
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Squid Game, a South Korea-produced Netflix show that depicts hundreds of financially distressed characters competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, has captivated global audiences since its September debut. It’s one of the streaming platform’s biggest hits ever. But the
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit. The Paris-based international organization is warning the world isn’t on track to contain climate change and that new investment was needed to “jolt
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency is urging governments to make stronger commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions at an upcoming U.N. climate summit. The Paris-based international organization is warning the world isn’t on track to contain climate change and that new investment was needed to “jolt
Continue Reading By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the most talked about attractions at the world’s fair underway in Dubai is a towering statue made of marble dust that’s raising eyebrows just as its original form did more than 500 years ago. At Italy’s pavilion, a 3D replica of Michelangelo’s
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is only fitting that 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that the Giants and Dodgers will play in another all-or-nothing game. Los Angeles’ 7-2 win over San Francisco on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the NL Division Series evened
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It is only fitting that 70 years after Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ’Round the World” that the Giants and Dodgers will play in another all-or-nothing game. Los Angeles’ 7-2 win over San Francisco on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the NL Division Series evened
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — El satélite PR-CuNaR2, construido y desarrollado por estudiantes de la Escuela de Ingeniería de la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, fue colocado este martes en órbita desde la Estación Espacial Internacional por la Agencia Espacial Japonesa (JAXA), anunció el presidente de la institución académica, Manuel J. Fernós. La Universidad informó que
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