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Mariana Toro (CNN) — A pesar de lo que algunas películas navideñas te harán creer, Janucá no es el equivalente judío de la Navidad, ni es una festividad difícil de entender. Si tienes curiosidad, aquí hay algunas preguntas básicas que muchos no judíos (¡e incluso algunos judíos!) tienen sobre la festividad: Arrepentimiento, cortes de pelo,
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group in Belarus says authorities have raided the homes of dozens of journalists and activists. The Viasna human rights center reported that independent journalists, human rights advocates and activists in at least nine large Belarusian cities had phones and computers seized during the
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have tendered a contract to slugger Adam Duvall, ensuring the National League RBI leader returns to the World Series-winning club for another season. The tendering of Duvall by the Tuesday night deadline was among a flurry of moves for the Braves. They also
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN A petition asking reporters to stop interviewing Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has garnered more than 2,500 signatures and counting. Appearing on the petition-hosting site Change.org, the appeal was started by user Dexter Morales on November 26, with the caption “Stop interviewing Will and Jada smith!” While Morales did
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gang has rammed vehicles into a prison in central Mexico and escaped with nine inmates. It’s one of the most dramatic breakouts the country has seen in recent years. Authorities in the state of Hidalgo say Wednesday’s pre-dawn attack resulted in injuries to two police officers. State police say soldiers,
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker says he won’t seek a third term as governor of Massachusetts. Baker’s announcement Wednesday comes as his party is bitterly split between supporters and foes of former President Donald Trump. His decision comes near the end of a second grueling year in which
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Toys “R” Us is opening a new store about a year after a planned relaunch of its brick-and-mortar presence failed. The retailer’s parent company, WHP Global, announced it will open a store at New Jersey’s American Dream mall in mid-December. In a press release, the company said the 20,000 square
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A 69-year-old man drifted in choppy waters for nearly a day while clinging to the bottom of his capsized boat until he was saved by the coast guard. Officials say the man was the only one on the boat when it capsized off the resort island of
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary committee has criticized government plans to deter migrants from trying to reach Britain in small boats. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed legislation that would give authorities patrolling the English Channel the power to turn away boats carrying migrants. The
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest move in Wall Street’s jolting roller-coaster ride is back up, as stocks, oil and bond yields climb in Wednesday morning trading to recover some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher following some better-than-expected readings on
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest move in Wall Street’s jolting roller-coaster ride is back up, as stocks, oil and bond yields climb in Wednesday morning trading to recover some of their sharp losses from the day before. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher following some better-than-expected readings on
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump showed “a flagrant lack of regard for public health” and endangered White House staff by not disclosing a positive Covid-19 test he received last year, his former communications director said Wednesday. “Full stop, this demonstrates a flagrant lack of regard for public health and for the
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have released video of follow-home robbers targeting a mother with a baby in a stroller after she opened the gates to her home in the Hancock Park neighborhood. A surveillance camera recorded the scene as the woman returned home from a walk and a silver car with tinted
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have finalized their $175 million, seven-year contract with Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien. He is set to make $25 million next season, then $26 million each from 2023-27 before $20 million in the final year in 2028. Texas and Semien came to terms Wednesday. Semien
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have finalized their $175 million, seven-year contract with Gold Glove second baseman Marcus Semien. He is set to make $25 million next season, then $26 million each from 2023-27 before $20 million in the final year in 2028. Texas and Semien came to terms Wednesday. Semien
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — A union for drivers and the operator of metro Reno’s transit bus system say they’ve reached a tentative agreement to settle a contract dispute that dramatically reduced service in recent weeks. Officials of Teamsters Local 533 and Keolis International said Tuesday that normal service would resume immediately if the agreement is
Continue Reading MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops have killed eight suspected communist guerrillas in a jungle clash near a central town, where the rebels reportedly planned to attack a military outpost to mark the anniversary of their decades-long rebellion. Regional army commander Maj. Gen. Benedict Arevalo says the army troops did not sustain any casualties in
Continue ReadingBy A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawaii (KITV) — Situated on the West Maui mountains, Kapuna Point offers a panoramic view of Haleakala on the opposite side of the island. “It’s such a beautiful place to watch the sun rise or just hang out,” nearby resident Maile Viela described. The
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Britney Spears turns 40 on Dec. 2. The singer, who rose to massive popularity as a teen with her hit “…Baby One More Time,” posted to social media to remind fans that she still feels young. Spears modeled bikinis in the post and quoted the film “This is 40,” starring Leslie Mann,
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has detected its first case of the omicron coronavirus variant in travelers that arrived from South Africa in the past week, the country’s national public health institute said Wednesday, correcting its earlier statement that it found the variant in samples taken in October. The Nigeria
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