Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Cámara de Diputados de Chile rechazó este martes en particular el proyecto que despenaliza el aborto consentido por la mujer dentro de las primeras catorce semanas de gestación con 62 votos a favor, 65 en contra y una abstención. Con este resultado, la iniciativa presentada por un grupo de
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leave it to Mel Brooks to blurb his own memoir. There, along with laudatory quotes from Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Conan O’Brien and others is one from “M. Brooks,” who hails “All About Me!” as: “Not since the Bible have I read anything so powerful
Continue ReadingBy ALEX BROWNING, BRANDON BEYER, JEFF LENNOX Click here for updates on this story MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Three Miami-Dade firefighters are OK after a bathtub fell on them while they battled fierce flames at a condemned home in Northwest Miami-Dade. The fire broke out near Northwest 83rd Street and Fifth Court, just before 3
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have added another catcher, agreeing to a $13 million, two-year contract with Yan Gomes. The Cubs have Willson Contreras behind the plate, but he is eligible for free agency after next season and the team could decide to trade him if they can’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The DC US Circuit Court of Appeals cast major doubt on former President Trump’s arguments that the court should block the release of his presidential documents for Congress’ January 6 investigation. Over the course of a three hour and 40 minute hearing Tuesday, the judges expressed skepticism
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve might end its pandemic-era stimulus sooner than expected, Chairman Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. The central bank announced a tapering of its monthly asset purchases at its monetary policy update earlier this month, cutting bond buying by $10 billion for Treasury securities and
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A court date has been reset to January for former UFC champion Jon Jones to learn whether he’ll face criminal charges following his September arrest on allegations that he scuffled with his fiancée and damaged a Las Vegas police vehicle at Caesars Palace. Neither Jones nor attorneys were in court when
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A court date has been reset to January for former UFC champion Jon Jones to learn whether he’ll face criminal charges following his September arrest on allegations that he scuffled with his fiancée and damaged a Las Vegas police vehicle at Caesars Palace. Neither Jones nor attorneys were in court when
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve will consider acting more quickly to dial back its ultra-low-interest rate policies to counter higher inflation, which Powell acknowledged will likely persist well into next year. The Fed has begun reducing its monthly bond purchases, which are intended to
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law four bills aimed at supporting the nation’s veterans, including legislation intended to combat racial disparities related to benefits as well as addressing maternal mortality among female veterans. “We have many obligations, but we only have one truly sacred obligation, in
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime pilot for Jeffrey Epstein says he never saw evidence of sexual activity on planes as he shuttled his boss and others including ex-Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump to destinations for nearly three decades. Lawrence Paul Visoski Jr. testified Tuesday at
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV’s Dr. Oz Show, is telling associates and Republicans that he plans to run for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican. That’s according to three people familiar with
Continue ReadingCNN By Greg Clary, CNN More than 20 countries, including the United States, issued a joint statement Saturday expressing deep concern over allegations of extra-judicial killings and disappearances of former member of former security forces in Afghanistan. The statement comes after a report was released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday alleging more than a
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia Tech has hired Penn State defensive coordinator and former Bud Foster disciple Brent Pry its next head coach. The school made the announcement Tuesday. Pry has been with Penn State since 2014, first as co-defensive coordinator before becoming the defensive coordinator in 2016. Penn State has ranked
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have lost starting cornerback Donte Jackson for the remainder of the season to a groin injury. Jackson has been placed on injured reserve. It has yet to be determined if Jackson will need surgery. Jackson was injured in Carolina’s 33-10 loss to
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business The supply chain is facing major blockages, and container ships are heaping pollution into communities near the congested ports. The biggest offenders are, unsurprisingly, the world’s biggest retailers, according to a new report Tuesday conducted by environmental organizations Stand.earth and Pacific Environment. The report shows that goods imported to the
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer Javier Báez is nearing a $140 million, six-year contract with Detroit, giving the Tigers a dynamic bat for the middle of their order. Báez hit .265 with 31 homers and 87 RBIs in 138 games with the Cubs and Mets last season. The move likely puts Báez back at
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story TUSCOLA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — A crash in Tuscola County has seriously injured a child and one other person. A tractor-trailer collided with an SUV on Colling Road north of Fairgrove Road in Almer Township Monday morning, Nov. 30, according to Michigan State Police. The
Continue Reading By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Hamas official says Gaza’s rulers have reached an agreement by which Qatar will resume subsidizing the salaries of public employees by sending fuel to the impoverished territory. Qatar was contributing to the salaries of some 50,000 employees of the Hamas-run government up until
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers are reviewing Merck’s closely watched COVID-19 pill, which could become the first easy-to-use drug for American patients. The Food and Drug Administration asked its outside experts Tuesday whether the agency should authorize the pill. They are weighing new data that the pill is
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