MADRID (AP) — Metalworkers and police have clashed in southern Spain at the end of a protest march to demand that wages rise in line with the country’s surging inflation rate. Police used rubber bullets to disperse protestors who tried to erect barricades across streets in the city of Cádiz on Tuesday. The demonstration marked
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By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he’s asking people to be cautious as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. There are fewer available Santas this year, which means some are busier than ever. Where it’s allowed, some malls and big-box stores are offering Santa’s
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he’s asking people to be cautious as he continues to tiptoe through the pandemic. There are fewer available Santas this year, which means some are busier than ever. Where it’s allowed, some malls and big-box stores are offering Santa’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Your checklist for airplane travel this holiday season: High quality, comfortable mask; hand sanitizer; early airport arrival; an easy to remove jacket, shoes, laptop and toiletries for the security checkpoint. Yet according to flight attendants, pre-planning may not prepare you for the full reality of flying in 2021 — and
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La tenista Peng Shuai, una de las atletas más reconocidas de China, desapareció del escenario público temporalmente tras acusar al ex viceprimer ministro Zhang Gaoli de obligarla a tener relaciones sexuales, en una carta publicada el 2 de noviembre en sus redes sociales. Se trata de la última en una
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A poco menos de un año de la Copa del Mundo Qatar 2022, el presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, dijo que ha visto una “gran evolución” en el país del Golfo. En declaraciones a Amanda Davies, de CNN Sport, Infantino fue preguntado por los informes –el más reciente de
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By AJ Willingham, CNN You know what they say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes down. Since the parade started marching balloons around Manhattan in 1927, the massive floating figures have occasionally come untethered, blown clear away, or been punctured, stabbed, deflated and subjected to
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A man in Germany has discovered the hard way that it’s best to get a driving license before trying to use it. Police in Bergheim, near Cologne, said Tuesday that the 37-year-old drove himself to his driving test, parking an Opel Zafira outside the test center in front of an astonished examiner.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The news moves fast. Yesterday, we looked at whether President Joe Biden would reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, one of the most powerful figures guiding the global economy. The answer came quickly. What’s happening: On Monday morning, Biden formally announced his intent to nominate Powell to a second four-year
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Después de quedarse guardados las vacaciones de 2020, se espera que muchos más viajeros estén en movimiento este año. En Estados Unidos, la Asociación Estadounidense del Automóvil (AAA, por sus siglas en inglés) predice que los viajes para el Día de Acción de Gracias se recuperarán cerca de nieles previos a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say Malikah Shabazz, one of six daughters of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, was found dead in her home in New York City. A police spokesperson says the 56-year-old Shabazz was found Monday in her home in Brooklyn. Police say her death appears to be from natural causes. Malikah
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British politicians have gathered for a Mass to mourn the death of slain lawmaker David Amess, with Pope Francis sending a message calling for mourners to “combat evil with good.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson, three former prime ministers and opposition leader Keir Starmer joined others at Westminster Cathedral in London for the
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Your checklist for airplane travel this holiday season: High quality, comfortable mask; hand sanitizer; early airport arrival; an easy to remove jacket, shoes, laptop and toiletries for the security checkpoint. Yet according to flight attendants, pre-planning may not prepare you for the full reality of flying in 2021 — and it’s
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press A former St. Louis police officer convicted of beating a Black undercover detective during a 2017 racial injustice protest has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison — far more lenient than prosecutors and the victim had hoped for. Dustin Boone was sentenced Monday after being convicted
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Damon has some big-name endorsers for a book he’ll have out March 1 about access to safe water. Former President Bill Clinton and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus are among those providing blurbs for “The Worth of Water.” The Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker worked on the book with civil and
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.N. children’s agency says Lebanon’s severe economic crisis has left some children hungry and without good medical care, and forced others to drop out of school to help their families. UNICEF’s report Tuesday comes as the Lebanese pound traded at 23,500 to the dollar — close
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has weakened by nearly 10% against the U.S. dollar, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation. The lira plunged to a record low of 13.44 on Tuesday before making some
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has weakened by nearly 10% against the U.S. dollar, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation. The lira plunged to a record low of 13.44 on Tuesday before making some
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Malikah Shabazz, hija del asesinado activista de derechos civiles por los derechos de los negros, Malcolm X, murió este lunes, dijo el Departamento de Policía de Nueva York a CNN. Shabazz, de 56 años, fue encontrada inconsciente por su hija en su casa en Brooklyn, según el NYPD. La policía
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert has joined the crowded field of Republicans mounting primary challenges against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The East Texas lawmaker is the latest prominent member of his party seeking to unseat the incumbent in the wake of Paxton’s top deputies reporting him to the FBI last year
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