TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media says two moderate earthquakes have struck the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, caused one young man to die. Iran’s Seismological Center said that the quakes of magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 struck Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday afternoon, some 1000 kilometers (640 miles) south of the Iranian
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — who has been outspoken against former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election results — says he does not want to make predictions about 2024 and is unsure whether he or Trump will run again. “I don’t know that he’s going to run. I
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN Hanif Abdurraqib only ever wanted to publish one book, a book of poems. That was it. Now, the poet (and writer, sneakerhead, failed musician and average baker) has written five books in just as many years. His latest, “A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance,” was published
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand as both teams chase their elusive maiden title on Sunday. Odds heavily favor teams chasing at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the tournament with 11 out of 12
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica and Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Consumer spending continues to power the US economy. Whether it’s to buy a new house or just a Squid Game plush toy from Amazon, people still seem willing to shell out their hard earned cash for stuff. Retail sales in the United States soared more
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A young man has been severely injured when he fell off a slab that’s part of the German capital’s memorial to the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust. The 21-year-old tourist, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, fell several meters (feet) early Sunday and was
Continue Reading ROCCELLA JONICA, Italy (AP) — The Italian Coast Guard has rescued more than 300 migrants, most of them young men and boys from Egypt, from a storm-battered boat in waters off the southern “toe” of Italy’s mainland. The rescue began Saturday night and ended early Sunday when the migrants, soaked and shivering, were brought to
Continue Reading By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Spain’s foreign minister has summoned Cuba’s top diplomat in Madrid to explain why Havana has revoked the press credentials of five journalists on the island working for Spanish state news agency Efe. Spanish diplomatic sources told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Spanish embassy in
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Jon Rahm has pulled out of the DP World Tour Championship, despite having a chance to win the Race to Dubai for the second time in three years. Rahm, who won the money list title in 2019, is third on the standings behind British Open champion Collin Morikawa and Billy Horschel but
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno cubano revocó el sábado las credenciales de prensa de la agencia de noticias española Efe en Cuba, antes de una protesta opositora prevista para el lunes que las autoridades han prohibido. No obstante, este domingo el gobierno entregó credenciales de prensa a dos periodistas de la agencia
Continue Reading DUBAI (AP) — Danish player Joachim B. Hansen hit a 4-under 68 to hold off co-overnight leader Francesco Laporta and a soaring Bernd Wiesberger by one stroke to win the Dubai Championship. Hansen had four birdies to finish at 23 under overall having opened with a 9-under 63 in the first round. Hansen and the
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says Poland, Lithuania and Latvia are considering asking NATO for emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense standoff on their borders with Belarus. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says the three governments are discussing whether to ask for talks under part of
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media says two moderate earthquakes have struck the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan. Iran’s Seismological Center said that the quakes of magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 struck Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday afternoon, some 1000 kilometers (640 miles) south of the Iranian capital of Tehran. It said the
Continue Reading By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s citizen’s arrest and self-defense laws are key to the defense strategy in the trial of the three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The defense is arguing father and son Greg and Travis McMichael suspected the 25-year-old Black man in burglaries and pursued him
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam Since vaccines were first authorized for use nearly a year ago, swarms of anti-vaxxers have pushed a variety of unfounded claims suggesting the vaccine is unsafe and urging people not to receive one. Even with 58.5% percent of Americans fully vaccinated and mandatory vaccines for federal employees and contractors set to go
Continue ReadingCNN, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY By Tara Subramaniam Since vaccines were first authorized for use nearly a year ago, swarms of anti-vaxxers have pushed a variety of unfounded claims suggesting the vaccine is unsafe and urging people not to receive one. Even with 58.5% percent of Americans fully vaccinated and mandatory vaccines for federal employees and
Continue Reading GENOA, Neb. (AP) — Researchers say they have uncovered the names of 102 Native American students who died at a federally operated boarding school in Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the discovery comes as ground-penetrating radar has been used in recent weeks to search for a cemetery once used by the school that operated
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By HOPE YEN, TOM BEAUMONT and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden gets set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure package, many eyes are turning to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The bill will make the 39-year-old former mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate one of the more powerful brokers in
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN, TOM BEAUMONT and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden gets set to sign a $1 trillion infrastructure package, many eyes are turning to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The bill will make the 39-year-old former mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate one of the more powerful brokers in
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and David Wilkinson, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has undertaken her first engagements since being forced to miss the Remembrance Sunday service over the weekend after spraining her back. “Her Majesty received General Sir Nicholas Carter at Windsor Castle today upon relinquishing his appointment as Chief of the Defence Staff,” according to
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