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By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has taken control of Afghanistan’s embassy in Washington and the country’s consulates in New York and Beverly Hills, California, the State Department said Tuesday. The State Department said that it had assumed “sole responsibility” for the security and maintenance of the diplomatic missions
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA por sus siglas en inglés) otorgó una autorización de uso de emergencia para que los niños de 5 a 11 años reciban un refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Pfizer/BioNTech, al menos cinco meses después de completar el primer esquema de
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 at least five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Pfizer requested this EUA at the end of April, citing company data that showed that
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp on Tuesday questioned the truthfulness of Amber Heard’s accusation that Depp sexually assaulted her with a liquor bottle. Heard was cross-examined for most of the day after her testimony in Depp’s libel suit against her. Depp is suing Heard in Virginia’s
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — An autopsy determined that a 9-year-old girl in Brooklyn died from blunt force trauma, the cause of death ruled a homicide, and charges are now pending against her mother. Police found Shalom Guifarro’s body inside her bedroom in a building
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will welcome the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Finland to the White House in a key show of support days after both countries announced they would seek to join NATO. The leaders are expected to discuss Finland and Sweden’s NATO applications, European security
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will welcome the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Finland to the White House in a key show of support days after both countries announced they would seek to join NATO. The leaders are expected to discuss Finland and Sweden’s NATO applications, European
Continue ReadingOpinion by Kevin Johnson and Mark Ruffalo for CNN Business Perspectives As energy tensions continue to rise in Europe amidst the war in Ukraine, Americans are feeling the effect at home. Russia shut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria last month, and the European Union recently proposed a ban on Russian oil imports.
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By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Rugby is trialing new laws banning certain officials from acting as on-field water carriers in a move viewed as a direct response to the contentious tactics of South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. World Rugby announced a global trial of the new
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SHELTON, Connecticut (WABC) — Police in Connecticut are investigating a stabbing that left a 17-year-old boy dead and three others injured. A fight involving a large group of teenagers broke out on the corner of Laurel Glen Drive and Adams Drive around 11:55 p.m. on
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Businesses in downtown Mobile are determined to keep safety a top priority. This comes after Mobile Police say a 13-year-old fired shots in Bienville Square Saturday night, with dozens of innocent people around. But businesses downtown feel there’s a bigger question
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A judge on Monday sent domestic violence charges against a Prichard police officer to a grand jury but declined to rule on a defense request that he hold the alleged victim in contempt. Mobile County District Judge George Zoghby ruled after
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Bucks organization reacted to the weekend violence, saying the team is looking to improve safety and communication around Fiserv Forum. The shootings happened outside the secure Deer District perimeter, but team president Peter Feigin said the team’s desire for safety
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Zygowicz Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — An 18-year-old high school senior hit by a bullet on Water Street after the Bucks game Friday is back home recovering. 18-year-old Dashun James was walking back to his car after the Bucks watch party when he was shot. The bullet struck
Continue Reading By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Members of the Californian rock band Eagles of Death Metal provided emotional testimony Tuesday about the night Islamic State group extremists stormed their Bataclan theater concert, killing scores of people in France’s worst attack in generations. Singer Jesse Hughes and guitarist Eden Galindo —
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de Estados Unidos actualizaron sus directrices para las personas que viajan dentro del país. La agencia insta ahora a todos los viajeros nacionales a que “consideren la posibilidad de someterse a una prueba lo más cerca posible del momento de la
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza and Andrew Menezes, CNN It’s Election Day in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon as primary voters pick their party nominees for the 2022 midterms. High-profile Senate races in the swing states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina have captured national attention, with control of the 50-50 chamber on the line in
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday, led by a rebound in the highly volatile technology sector. The S&P 500 index rose 1.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.9%. Apple rose 1.8% and Microsoft added 2.3%. Several retailers were making big moves
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Ukraine is marrying some digital marketing tools with crowdfunding and other incentives for giving to keep global attention trained on its war efforts against the Russian invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tasked the minister of digital transformation Mykhailo Fedorov with setting up a new fundraising campaign to encourage donations to
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported stronger sales for the first quarter, but its profit took a beating as the nation’s largest retailer grappled with surging inflation on food and fuel and higher costs from a snarled global supply chain. The company also on Tuesday cut its full-year earnings
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