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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says it is scrapping so-called “golden visas” offering residency to wealthy foreign investors amid security concerns and renewed calls for the U.K. to review its links with Russia. The Home Office said Thursday the Tier 1 investor visa route has given opportunities for “corrupt elites
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We’ll be close to seasonal norms today with highs in the mid-70s. It will remain breezy, with gustier winds to our West from the Mountains all the way to the Coast. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 4 p.m. for areas West of the Valley. A ridge of high pressure continues to circulate offshore
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Guy, Rodrigo Pedroso and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN At least 110 people have died in the Brazilian mountain city of Petropolis, local officials said Thursday, after heavy rains triggered landslides that washed out streets, swept away cars and buried homes. Another 134 people are missing, according to the Civil Defense of Rio, and
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a stopgap bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the week ahead of a looming Friday deadline when government funding has been set to expire. The House of Representatives voted last week on a bipartisan basis to
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Chet Hanks is reflecting on growing up the child of famous parents, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. In a video titled “The Truth About Growing Up As A Hanks” posted on the younger Hanks’ YouTube channel, he talked about his upbringing surrounded by wealth and fame. “My experience was
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The best kind of science fiction sometimes feels set about 10 minutes in the future, and so it is with “Severance,” an extremely creepy, slow-moving but instantly engrossing Apple TV+ series. Produced by Ben Stiller, the project features a stellar cast, in a show about memory that proves appropriately hard
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Kyiv (CNN) — No confíes, verifica: ese es el mantra no oficial de los funcionarios occidentales en respuesta a las declaraciones de Rusia de que algunas de sus unidades que han estado cercando Ucrania están regresando a la base. Rusia parece estar dispuesta a demostrar esas declaraciones al mundo a través de
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By Mark Morales and Dakin Andone, CNN Police had gone up and down the basement stairs several times while searching a home in the Saugerties, New York, area Monday for any trace of 6-year-old Paislee Shultis, who had been missing for more than two years. Roughly an hour and a half into the search, one
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MEXICO, Maine (AP) — A Maine woman recognized by the New England Patriots as their oldest fan has died at age 106. Myrtle Milledge was from the Maine town of Mexico and was well into her 40s when the Patriots became a franchise in the old American Football League in 1960. The Patriots honored Milledge
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BIG PINE A wind-driven wildfire is eluding containment in eastern California’s remote Owens Valley but firefighters have so far kept it from destroying or damaging any buildings. Cal Fire says the fire is estimated to have scorched more than 6 square miles as of early Thursday morning. The blaze erupted Wednesday near Eastern Sierra Regional
Continue Reading BIG PINE A wind-driven wildfire is eluding containment in eastern California’s remote Owens Valley but firefighters have so far kept it from destroying or damaging any buildings. Cal Fire says the fire is estimated to have scorched more than 6 square miles as of early Thursday morning. The blaze erupted Wednesday near Eastern Sierra Regional
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have agreed to a two-year contract extension with backup linebacker Frankie Luvu. The 25-year-old Luvu was a key player on special teams for the Panthers last season, finishing tied for second on the team in tackles with a forced fumble and a blocked punt. On defense he had eight
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA VIDAL Click here for updates on this story WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — Wentzville students are now taking legal action against their school district for banning certain works of literature from school libraries. “Books that are about queer kids, you’re looking at books that are about mental health, size-ism and strong female characters,” said
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House Oversight Committee is asking the General Services Administration to consider terminating the lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, before the former president’s business can sell it, in light of allegations that the Trump Organization submitted false financial statements to the federal government. The
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Police in Indio arrested a man this morning following an overnight shooting at Neil’s Lounge in Indio. Authorities confirmed nobody was injured, however the businesses sustained unspecified damage. Officers were called to the scene on Highway 111 around 12:45 this morning to reports of a confrontation that resulted in the suspect pulling out a gun
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The stock market’s blockbuster gains in 2021 helped pad savers’ retirement accounts, lifting the average balance on some popular investment plans to new highs. The average 401(k) plan balance stood at $130,700 at the end of last year, a 7.6% increase from 2020, according to
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press Grocery shopping has become an increasingly costly and arduous struggle for many people in Cuba. The pandemic, inefficient production, government controls and U.S. economic sanctions have aggravated an economic crisis. A drastic drop in crucial tourism income caused by COVID-19 helped spur the government last year to adopt reforms it
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, advirtió este jueves que un ataque de Rusia contra Ucrania podría comenzar en los próximos días, apuntando a que una nueva incursión en el país es casi segura. Y también destacó que Moscú podría fabricar eventos en momentos previos para generar un pretexto para la
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger who jumped from her balcony into the sea and is missing in the Gulf of Mexico. An airplane had been conducting search patterns, but Coast Guard officials said Thursday night that the search had been called off. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge is hearing arguments in a legal fight over whether former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking Thursday to enforce subpoenas her office issued in
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