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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — At a recent house party near the U.S.-Mexico border, the conversation with Democratic congressional candidate Rochelle Garza flowed from schools and taxes to immigration and efforts to convert an old railway line into a hiking trail. One thing that didn’t come up that Friday night over
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The biggest lottery prize in months grew larger after no ticket matched all five numbers and the Powerball drawn on Saturday night. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Monday is $670 million. Saturday night’s numbers were 28, 38, 42, 47 and 52. The Powerball was 1. The Powerball
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Is falling asleep when your head hits the pillow what you’re dreaming of? A fast fall into the land of nod may seem like nirvana, but it’s not a sign of a healthy sleeper. “The well-rested person does not fall asleep immediately,” said sleep specialist Rebecca Robbins, an instructor in the
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LONDON (AP) — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia has won the men’s London Marathon for the first time and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya was victorious on her debut in the women’s race. The 30-year-old Lemma, who was third in London last year, completed the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) route in two hours, four minutes and one second. He
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JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty. The plane landed at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The airline’s affiliate, AirSinai, has for decades operated flights to
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty. The plane landed at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The airline’s affiliate, AirSinai, has for decades operated flights to
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice everything. It all points to one thing: Fat Bear Week is here. Fat Bear Week is an annual competition, nay, celebration, of fat bears everywhere — although in this case,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) for the second day in a row, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday night. The self-governing island said a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has intercepted a wooden boat carrying around 500 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s shore. Sunday’s interception was the latest amid a surge in attempted crossings from the North African nation to European shores in recent months. The
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Opting for the London Marathon over the defense of her New York title paid off for Joyciline Jepkosgei after the Kenyan won on her debut in the British capital. Jepkosgei won in two hours, 17 minutes, 43 seconds — making her the seventh fastest woman in history. Degitu Azimeraw of Ethiopia was
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Bernard Tapie, a flamboyant businessman who was beloved by sports fans for leading French soccer club Marseille to glory but also dogged by legal battles and corruption investigations, has died. He was 78. A feature of French life for decades, Tapie’s death Sunday
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Continue Reading ROME (AP) — A blaze, possibly sparked by a gas canister explosion, destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome before firefighters extinguished the flames early Sunday. Firefighters said the fire erupted before midnight Saturday near the Ostiense neighborhood and by 4 a.m. Sunday they had completed their work. No one
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — The ruling Communist Party is tightening political control over China’s internet giants and tapping their wealth to pay for its ambitions to reduce reliance on U.S. and European technology. Anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns starting in late 2020 have shaken the industry, which
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — The ruling Communist Party is tightening political control over China’s internet giants and tapping their wealth to pay for its ambitions to reduce reliance on U.S. and European technology. Anti-monopoly and data security crackdowns starting in late 2020 have shaken the industry, which
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford has fired Xisco Munoz. He is the first managerial departure of the Premier League season. The Spaniard left with the club 14th in the standings having collected seven points from their opening seven games since regaining promotion back to the top division. Munoz took charge at Vicarage Road last December
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Merck y Ridgeback Biotherapeutics anunciaron el viernes un resultado temprano que indica que su fármaco antiviral oral experimental molnupiravir podría reducir a la mitad el riesgo de muerte u hospitalización por covid-19. En un comunicado de prensa, la compañía dijo que el 7,3% de los 385 pacientes que recibieron el
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN James Bosquez grew up being singled out by his cousins for only speaking English and prompting surprised looks from his peers for not getting good grades in Spanish class. The 39-year-old standup comedian says those reactions used to bother him as a young boy, but he learned that
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Cuando Italia entró por primera vez en cuarentena por coronavirus el año pasado, Khabane Lame acababa de perder su trabajo en una fábrica cerca de la ciudad de Turín. Pasó sus días encerrado en la casa de sus padres en Chivasso con sus tres hermanos, buscando otros trabajos. Un día,
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Residente le envió otro mensaje a J Balvin tras el polémico intercambio que protagonizaron esta semana. Como el video anterior, Residente se dirigió directamente al reguetonero de Medellín a través de un IGTV que publicó la noche del sábado en su cuenta oficial de Instagram. En esta oportunidad, Residente hace
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