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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ahmed Qorei, former prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority. Personal Birth date: March 1937 Birth place: Abu Dis, West Bank Birth name: Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qorei Other Facts His last name can be spelled Qurei, Qureia, Qrei, Qurai or Korei. It is pronounced
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family may have played in the opioid crisis. The museum and the Sackler family jointly announced on Thursday that the institution and their once-deep
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces amid growing outrage over the role the family may have played in the opioid crisis. The museum and the Sackler family jointly announced on Thursday that the institution and their once-deep
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. About Puerto Rico (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km Population: 3,098,423 (2022 est.) Median age: 43.6 years Capital: San Juan Religion: Roman Catholic 56%, Protestant 33%, other 3%, none 7% Unemployment: 10.8%
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are all caught up on their bills. The hockey team paid off its overdue bills a day after receiving word the city of Glendale was going to lock them out of Gila River Arena if they didn’t get caught up. Glendale city
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes are all caught up on their bills. The hockey team paid off its overdue bills a day after receiving word the city of Glendale was going to lock them out of Gila River Arena if they didn’t get caught up. Glendale city
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1964 Birth place: New York, New York Birth name: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Father: Stanley Johnson, environmentalist, writer, former politician Mother: Charlotte Johnson Wahl, painter Marriages: Carrie Symonds (2021-present); Marina
Continue ReadingCNN, KKTV, RUSSIA 24 By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a bill to create a fast-track process that will allow Democrats to raise the federal debt limit without votes from Republicans, a crucial next step as lawmakers race the clock to avert a catastrophic debt
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York attorney general subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for his testimony as part of a civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter. Letitia James, the New York attorney general, has set a deadline for the deposition by January
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to advance a bill to create a fast-track process allowing Democrats to raise the federal debt limit, a crucial next step as lawmakers race the clock to avert a catastrophic debt default. To get there, the plan’s supporters needed to break a GOP
Continue ReadingBy JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A large crowd gathered Thursday in front of Atlanta’s capitol building to protest the sale of drones to Ethiopia. The protest is part of many that were planned in major cities, states and countries around the world, according to a flyer about
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers have voted to unionize in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union. If
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers have voted to unionize in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections, pointing the way to a new labor model for the 50-year old coffee giant. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union. If
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated each year from December 26 to January 1. Facts Kwanzaa is based on traditional African harvest festivals. Also spelled Kwanza. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Pan-African studies at California State University at Long Beach, created the holiday in 1966 to be a nonreligious
Continue ReadingBy ROB POLANSKY, DENNIS VALERA Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hamden police have made an arrest following threats made against the high school and middle school. Police said they arrested a 13-year-old, who allegedly made threats that were found on Instagram. The teen is a student at Hamden Middle
Continue Reading French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Britain to make it easier for people to apply for asylum and harder for people to work illegally to stem risky migration efforts across the English Channel after a recent deadly sinking. Macron also accused the British government of reneging on promises over fishing licenses and of betraying French-British
Continue Reading French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Britain to make it easier for people to apply for asylum and harder for people to work illegally to stem risky migration efforts across the English Channel after a recent deadly sinking. Macron also accused the British government of reneging on promises over fishing licenses and of betraying French-British
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Five mixed-race women who were taken away from their Black mothers in infancy and sued the Belgian state for allegedly committing a crime against humanity have lost their case. One of their lawyers told The Associated Press on Thursday that they will likely appeal the Brussels court’s
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Sonnet Swire and Matthew Hoye, CNN The Elizabeth Dole Foundation confirms it has cut ties with event organizer Tim Unes who was working on late Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole’s funeral arrangements because of Unes’ alleged role in helping to organize the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally, which ultimately led to
Continue Reading ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina authorities say a high school student has been taken into custody after he was found carrying a rifle with a loaded magazine on a school bus. According to The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said the juvenile student was carrying a pistol-grip AK-47
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