By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally submitted to the UN on Thursday, just days before the start of a crucial G20 leaders meeting in Rome and climate summit in Glasgow. The submission is a disappointment to leaders who have been pressuring
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By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities have returned about 250 antiquities to India in a long-running investigation of a stolen art scheme. The items are worth an estimated $15 million and were handed over Thursday during a ceremony at the Indian Consulate in New York City. The centerpiece is a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En un jardín de los Países Bajos florece una rara planta con una forma alta y fálica. Se le conoce como “planta de pene”, y es solo la tercera vez que la especie florece en Europa desde 1997, según el jardín botánico de la Universidad de Leiden, Leiden Hortus Botanicus. La
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A German electrician has gone on trial accused of murder in the death of one man, and of mutilating several others by performing illegal operations on their genitals. The 66-year-old told a regional court in Munich that he performed the procedures at the men’s request. The defendant claimed he initially offered sexual
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Fintech giants Square and PayPal are taking Main Street by storm. More consumers, especially younger ones, are using services like Square’s Cash App and PayPal’s Venmo for mobile payments. But banks and other traditional financial services firms are fighting back — and investors have taken notice. Goldman Sachs
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By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Rutgers visits Illinois on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights are still looking for their first Big Ten win of the season and are 3-4 overall so far. Illinois is coming off one of the season’s biggest upsets: A nine-overtime win at Penn State. Coach Bret Bielema says
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Old Dominion and Sun Belt Conference officials say their partnership makes perfect sense with the new wave of conference realignment underway. The move of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference has started a trickle-down effect that has triggered another shift in the college football landscape. The Monarchs
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Where zombies are grotesque, werewolves are unsophisticated and mummies are mindless, bloodthirsty vampires have style, intelligence and storytelling potential in spades. For centuries, the bloodsuckers have fascinated and frightened us, occupying the most macabre corners of our collective imagination. There’s a reason we’re so drawn to them, says one expert of
Continue ReadingCNN, WPTA, KMBC By Scottie Andrew, CNN Where zombies are grotesque, werewolves are unsophisticated and mummies are mindless, bloodthirsty vampires have style, intelligence and storytelling potential in spades. For centuries, the bloodsuckers have fascinated and frightened us, occupying the most macabre corners of our collective imagination. There’s a reason we’re so drawn to them, says
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. Biden’s remarks at the White House come after he traveled early Thursday to Capitol Hill to pitch House Democrats on
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By LISA MASCARO, AAMER MADHANI and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he has reached a “historic” framework with Democrats in Congress on his sweeping, though scaled-back domestic policy plan. Biden’s remarks at the White House come after he traveled early Thursday to Capitol Hill to pitch House Democrats on
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Todos tuvimos que encontrar nuestras propias formas de hacer frente a los confinamientos pandémicos del año pasado. Algunas personas compraron elementos para hacer ejercicio en casa como bicicletas Peloton y hornearon pan. Otros tomaron una ruta un poco menos saludable. Las ventas de cigarrillos en Estados Unidos aumentaron el año pasado
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN At least a dozen of the House GOP’s most prized recruits for the midterms have sown doubts about the 2020 elections, embracing former president Donald Trump’s deceitful battle cry as they seek to flip the chamber next year. The National Republican Congressional Committee announced this month
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A former emergency preparedness director at Maine Medical Center has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in a federal court in Maine on Wednesday. The Portland Press Herald reports that Joshua Cory Frances admitted to portraying himself as a federal employee and falsely saying that a medical aid group he led was
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), said Tuesday that the recent backlash from Tesla’s fanbase towards a newly-appointed federal safety advisor is a deliberate attempt to shift away from safety questions about the automaker’s technology. Tesla’s fans and its CEO Elon Musk have spoken out against
Continue Reading By JOHN TRANCHINA Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — One play here or there could have made a difference for No. 15 Oklahoma State in its 24-21 loss to Iowa State last week, the first defeat of the season. TheCowboys want to be sure that they don’t overlook a pesky Kansas squad that nearly pulled
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck fell out of the race to develop COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year but could vault to head of the pack for treatments in 2022. Company executives told analysts on Thursday that the drugmaker’s potential antiviral, molnupiravir, may generate $5 billion to $7 billion in sales through next year.
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers is urging the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West. Twenty-one U.S. senators asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Shawna Mizelle and Chandelis Duster, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional members and the Washington press corps returned to the field on Wednesday to face off in the Congressional Women’s Softball Game after months of delay, a collegial event that carried a message of hope and awareness. The game, typically held in June
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winless Detroit Lions are desperately seeking a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at home. Detroit hast lost 11 straight for the NFL’s longest active slump, dating to last season. The Eagles are 2-2 as visitors this season and have the fourth-highest road winning percentage since 2000. Philadelphia quarterback
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