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By KIMBERLY CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each boast that at one point they had Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race. Trump first backed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks in the spring of 2021. That endorsement stood for nearly a year
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One candidate is unabashedly blunt, willing to embrace progressive positions, doing little to build rapport with party leaders and dominating rooms with a 6-foot-8-inch frame. The other crafts a more moderate image, a deliberate public speaker who became a congressional aide out of college and has
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The Associated Press Fed Chair Jerome Powell begins two days of Congressional testimony on Wednesday. FedEx reports quarterly results on Thursday. The Census Bureau reports data on new home sales on Friday.
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By MATTHEW BROWN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GARDINER, Mont. (AP) — Most of Yellowstone National Park should re-open within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the Yellowstone region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials said Sunday. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said the world-renowned
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GARDINER, Mont. (AP) — Most of Yellowstone National Park should re-open within the next two weeks — much faster than originally expected after record floods pounded the Yellowstone region last week and knocked out major roads, federal officials said Sunday. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said the world-renowned
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia will be governed by a leftist president for the first time after former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly defeated a real estate tycoon in a runoff election that underscored people’s disgust with the country’s traditional politicians. Petro’s third attempt to win the
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Editors: Meera Senthilingam, Eliza Anyangwe; Illustrations: Kathy Kim; Data journalist: Carlotta Dotto; Researchers: Elizabeth Yee, Jacqui Palumbo Once primarily sold in markets and beauty stores, skin-lightening products have exploded in their availability online and today, they are pervasive on every major social media platform. On Facebook and Instagram, vendors hawk creams and
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN China successfully conducted an anti-ballistic missile test on Sunday night, according to the country’s Defense Ministry, part of ongoing military efforts to enhance the country’s defensive capabilities. It was a land-based mid-course missile tested within China’s borders, the ministry said in a brief statement, adding the test was defensive in nature
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington, D.C., say a 15-year-old boy was shot to death and three adults, including a police officer, were wounded after a musical event lacking a permit erupted into chaos. The shooting took place Sunday night near 14th and U Streets NW, about 2 miles north of the White House. Metropolitan
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) — El pulso entre Gustavo Petro y Rodolfo Hernández por la presidencia de Colombia dividió al país. El primero se llevó la victoria con un poco más del 50% de los votos —en un margen estrecho— y el mapa de los resultados revela esa polarización, tanto en las ciudades principales como en
Continue ReadingCNN By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The former guerrilla won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN At the far northern tip of Australia is one of the country’s least-visited and least-understood regions. But that’s about to change, thanks to local Indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai. The Torres Strait comprises 247 islands at the northernmost tip of Queensland, near Papua New Guinea. The Torres Strait Islanders who live
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Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un niño de 5 años acababa de terminar su primer día del jardín de niños cuando vio a su joven madre colapsar y respirar por última vez. Una niña de 13 años ha sufrido ataques de pánico desde la muerte de su padre. Un joven de 17 años debe afrontar la
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By Mirna Alsharif and Emily Chang, CNN A group of Michigan high school students have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that their school district and several of its officials failed to heed “constitutional obligations to safeguard the safety of students,” leading up to a fatal mass shooting last year at Oxford High School that killed
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO and ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election over a political outsider millionaire Sunday, ushering in a new era of politics for Colombia by becoming the country’s first leftist president. Petro, a senator in his third attempt to win the presidency,
Continue ReadingBy Reuters The cryptocurrency industry was on edge on Monday as bitcoin struggled to stay above a key level, with investors fearing that problems at major crypto players could unleash a wider market shakeout. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, was trading just under the symbolic level of $20,000 in early London trading hours. Bitcoin had
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY: U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN In the roaring waters of the canal, first responders train for the worst: migrants who have been swept away while trying to cross the US-Mexico border. The canal, which runs for miles along the international border, is intended to get water to farmers during
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook Taiwan on Monday morning. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said the quake struck at 9:05 a.m. at a shallow depth in the central east coast of the island. It was felt across most of the island of 24
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nota del editor: Sara Stewart es una escritora de cine y cultura que vive en el oeste de Pensilvania. Las opiniones expresadas aquí son únicamente de la autora. (CNN) — Si escribieras una lista de palabras de moda para enfurecer al culto de la misoginia en línea, probablemente las encontrarías todas en la
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