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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s winter drought is getting worse. The national weather agency reported Monday that 91% of the country is enduring “severe” or “extreme” drought conditions. It said average rainfall for Feb. 1-15 was just 7% of the average over a 30-year period. It added that no significant rainfall is expected for the
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By Christina Maxouris, CNN The federal hate crimes trial for the three White men convicted of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, featured testimony from more than 20 witnesses — several of whom spoke about racist messages used by the defendants. A former Coast Guard colleague told jurors Travis McMichael, who shot
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Legendary investor Carl Icahn is known for his aggressive campaigns to shake up Corporate America. Now, he’s leveraging his reputation to tackle an issue close to his heart: the welfare of pigs. McDonald’s said Sunday that Icahn had nominated two new directors to its board. The move “relates to a
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN It was a historic day for Saudi Arabia as the women’s national football team played, and won, its first official international match on Sunday. The Saudis traveled to the Maldives to beat the Seychelles 2-0 in a friendly which comes just a month after the final team was named. It will
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Soccer supporters’ clubs will be suspended in Greece for five months as part of a crackdown triggered by the murder of a 19-year-old who was stabbed and beaten to death by soccer hooligans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The Feb. 1 murder of Thessaloniki resident Alkis Kambanos has shocked the
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN A skydiving instructor whose parachute did not open during a jump on Saturday has died, according to the Texas center where he worked. “Skydive Houston, along with the greater skydiving community at large, is deeply saddened by the loss of our tandem instructor and friend,” Skydive Houston skydiving
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La reina Isabel II de Gran Bretaña dio positivo por coronavirus, informó el domingo el Palacio de Buckingham. La soberana de 95 años, que celebra sus 70 años en el trono, está experimentando síntomas leves parecidos a los de un resfriado, pero espera continuar con tareas ligeras en Windsor durante
Continue Reading olivertapia Washington y Kyiv (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden alcanzó un principio de acuerdo sobre las conversaciones negociadas por Francia con el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, siempre que Rusia no invada Ucrania, dijo la Casa Blanca el domingo por la noche. La reunión, según la secretaria de prensa Jen Psaki, ocurriría después de
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Republican candidates across the country are vying for former President Donald Trump‘s endorsement to help shore up campaign funds and excite the GOP base. But Trump’s support hasn’t been enough to clear all Republican fields — something that is on display in two primary races pitting incumbent GOP House members
Continue Reading By Liz Weston of NerdWallet Everywhere you look, somebody’s willing to give — or sell — you financial advice. In all likelihood, there’s a podcast, video or book that will provide you with some accurate information and/or informed opinions. There are also plenty that will steer you wrong — and following the wrong advice can
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un instructor de paracaidismo cuyo paracaídas no se abrió durante un salto el sábado murió, según el centro de Texas donde trabajaba. “Skydive Houston, junto con la gran comunidad de paracaidismo en general, está profundamente entristecido por la pérdida de nuestro instructor en tándem y amigo”, dijo el centro de paracaidismo Skydive
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Al acordar en principio una cumbre con Vladimir Putin de Rusia, el presidente Joe Biden busca una victoria distintiva en política exterior, pero acepta enormes riesgos políticos y estratégicos que fácilmente podrían resultar contraproducentes. El acuerdo de última hora, aún tentativo y altamente condicionado de Biden para reunirse con el presidente ruso
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Jamal Edwards, a music entrepreneur best known for founding media platform SBTV, has died at the age of 31. His mother confirmed Monday that her “beautiful” and “inspirational” son died on Sunday morning from a “sudden illness.” Brenda Edwards, who is a panelist on British TV talk show “Loose Women,” paid
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Stacker compiled the highest paying construction jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China says it will sanction Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin, two U.S. defense contractors that previously faced sanctions, over arms sales to Taiwan. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced the sanctions at a daily press briefing Monday. He cited a newly passed Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, which took effect in 2021, but
Continue Reading olivertapia Siguen los esfuerzos diplomáticos para evitar una escalada militar en Ucrania. Incendios en el norte de Argentina. Hará mucho frío en algunas zonas de EE.UU. La reina Isabel II tiene covid-19. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. ———- 1 Se abre la puerta para una cumbre entre
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union foreign ministers are discussing ways to ease tensions in Bosnia and prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkans country. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the “nationalist and separatist rhetoric is increasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and jeopardizing the
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El entrenador en jefe de baloncesto masculino de la Universidad de Michigan, Juwan Howard, lanzó un puñetazo mientras estrechaba las manos con los rivales después del partido de su equipo contra Wisconsin el domingo. Luego de la derrota de los Wolverines de Michigan por 77-63 contra los Badgers de Wisconsin, Howard y
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Australia is demanding China investigate the alleged use of a laser to “illuminate” an Australian jet in waters off the country’s north coast in an incident that threatens to worsen relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he’d called on the Chinese government to explain the “dangerous”
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mixed as investors watch for developments in Ukraine after Russia rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops away from Ukraine’s northern border. U.S. markets will be closed for a holiday but futures were higher. Shares rose in Europe but
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