By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as finance minister to try to address the nation’s devastating economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named Wickremesinghe to the position in an apparent bid to regain Sri Lanka’s credibility as the government negotiates a
Continue ReadingAlberto Pando (CNN) — Un exasesor del secretario general de la Casa Blanca de Trump, Mark Meadows, le dijo a la comisión del 6 de enero de la Cámara que el entonces presidente Donald Trump le había sugerido a Meadows que aprobaba los cánticos de “cuelguen a Mike Pence” que entonaron los agitadores al irrumpir
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law a bill that requires students at public schools and public charter schools to use restrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates. The law specifically applies to students in pre-K through 12th grade at
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warren, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s dominant primary win over David Perdue was part of a resounding rejection Tuesday of 2020 election denialism by the state’s Republican voters. But his victory also demonstrates how Kemp has written and executed the playbook for extinguishing Donald Trump‘s fury in a Republican primary. The incumbent governor
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford freshman Rose Zhang stood just short of the 17th green, the ball resting a few feet away in the rough as she tried to close out a tight match. Oregon’s Sophie Kibsgaard Nielson wheeled past Zhang while lining up her next shot and accidentally
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Stanford freshman Rose Zhang stood just short of the 17th green, the ball resting a few feet away in the rough as she tried to close out a tight match. Oregon’s Sophie Kibsgaard Nielson wheeled past Zhang while lining up her next shot and accidentally
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CNN By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Fourth-grade teacher Irma Garcia chose a few short lines to include on her school biography page, highlighting what she loved most: her husband, her four children and teaching. “I love to BBQ with my husband,” she wrote on the Robb Elementary School website, among other details about
Continue ReadingAlberto Pando (CNN) — Después de varias bodas, Kourtney Kardashian publicó su estado civil en Instagram. Ahora, en la plataforma de redes sociales, es Kourtney Kardashian Barker. La estrella de reality y empresaria celebró una ceremonia con el baterista de Blink-182 Travis Barker en Las Vegas después de los premios Grammy, la que no fue
Continue ReadingAlberto Pando (CNN) — Esta es la última vez que veremos una selfie del módulo de aterrizaje InSight de la NASA en Marte. Y a juzgar por la cantidad de polvo que cubre sus paneles solares, es fácil entender por qué. La nave espacial estacionaria capturó la imagen el 24 de abril usando su brazo
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Francesca Street, CNN The summer Tim Thomas was 18, he packed up a rucksack, left his small hometown in the south of England and hopped on a train to France, kicking off a month-long journey through Europe by rail. It was 1972. Thomas was among the first travelers to take advantage of the fledgling European
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este ciclo de violencia con armas es triste, predecible y permanente. Es permanente porque los presidentes carecen de poder, mientras que el Capitolio está paralizado por el gobierno de la minoría. Y los tribunales federales, aunque están dispuestos a devolver el poder a los representantes del pueblo en materia de aborto,
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It’s been an ongoing battle for thousands of Coachella Valley residents across more than 100 mobile home parks to get safe drinking water. On Wednesday, Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, visited the Oasis Mobile Home Park in Thermal. Ruiz and the EPA’s regional Administrator, Martha Guzman, met with residents to
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The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and staff are grieving the loss of its chairman, Jeff Levine. Levine died unexpectedly on Monday, the board announced. “Jeff was a champion of our business community, a devoted leader within the Chamber, and a friend of many across the Coachella Valley,” reads a post
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — China wants 10 small Pacific nations to endorse a sweeping agreement covering everything from security to fisheries in what one leader warns is a “game-changing” bid by Beijing to wrest control of the region. A draft of the agreement obtained by The Associated Press shows
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing restrictions that would block plans for a copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. It is the latest in a long-running dispute over efforts by developers to advance the mine in a region known for its salmon
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The Athletic Directors of the Desert Empire League released today the All DEL secretions for baseball and softball for the Spring of 2022. First team, second team, honorable mentions and MVP’s were announced. DTRiaGLG-BASEBALL-2022-All-DELDownload Aiden Arriaga (Offensive MVP), Brandon Leon (Defensive MVP), and Jordan Watson (Pitcher of the Year). SOFTBALL-2022-All-DELDownload Victoria Talamantes (Pitcher of the Year), Brooklyn
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Food companies across the US are recalling products in the wake of a Jif peanut butter recall over Salmonella contamination concerns. Among them: Fudgeamentals of Melville, New York, is recalling fudge made with Jif. Fresh Del Monte is recalling fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products containing Jif peanut butter dip. Walnut Creek,
Continue Reading SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man who drove onto a Southern California sidewalk and hit three children walking to school has been charged with premeditated attempted murder, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jason Carlos Guzman, 26, of Valencia remained hospitalized with a self-inflicted stab wound to his abdomen, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said in
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