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By Tierney Sneed The drip-drip-drip of revelations concerning Supreme Court spouse Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ support of former President Donald Trump’s election reversal gambits have created an unrelenting ethics scandal around the court. Thomas, a political activist, has long advocated for conservative causes that touch on cases before the court on which her husband, Justice Clarence
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — A través de un decreto y en dos sesiones parlamentarias consecutivas, la Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua canceló otras 191 organizaciones de la sociedad civil. 93 organismos fueron cancelados este miércoles y otros 98, este jueves. En las dos sesiones, la Asamblea aprobó su decisión con el voto favorable de 74
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients, taking another step closer toward resolving a flurry of federal charges against him. Avenatti pleaded guilty in Santa Ana, California, to four counts of wire fraud for each client he stole from and one count
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By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky’s Supreme Court has issued a sharply divided ruling against the warrantless use of cellphones as tracking devices by police. The court said in a 4-3 decision Thursday that the warrantless accessing of a phone for such use violates constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía del Distrito Este de Nueva York acusó al exsecretario de Seguridad Pública de México, Genaro García Luna, de haber amenazado y sobornado a periodistas y medios de comunicación que investigaban sus presuntas actividades ilícitas, según un documento judicial al que CNN tuvo acceso este jueves. Las supuestas acciones
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The City of Palm Desert unanimously approved funding in the amount of $150,000 for The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert (CDMoD)’s reIMAGINATION campaign. The CDMoD has been closed since March of 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions. Before the museum had to shut its doors, the majority of its income came from ticket, membership, and
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a casualty of the severe flooding that tore through one of America’s most beloved natural attractions and swept away roads, bridges and homes. The unprecedented flood has closed the entire
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks tumbled on Wall Street Thursday as worries roared back to the fore that the world’s fragile economy may buckle under higher interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 3.3% in a widespread rout to more than reverse its blip of a 1.5% rally from a
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El oeste de Estados Unidos experimentó esta semana un aspecto de la crisis climática que los científicos han advertido durante años. En medio de una megasequía prolongada que provocó escasez de agua, una zona, Yellowstone, se vio abrumada por lluvias torrenciales y un rápido deshielo que, en lugar de reabastecer el
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday amended a bill that would have let preteens be vaccinated against a range of health conditions without their parents’ consent, instead raising the proposed minimum age to 15, which would still be among the youngest in the U.S. Currently, minors age 12 to 17 in California cannot
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Southwest Airlines announced a nonstop route at the Palm Springs International Airport on Thursday. The year-round service will be from Palm Springs to San Jose and will start on November 6. 2022. The nonstop route will operate on a 737-passenger aircraft once daily. With this new route, Southwest Airlines now provides nine airports with nonstop
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials are suing Ford Motor Co. because they say the automaker contaminated the ancestral homeland of a Native American tribe by dumping paint sludge and other pollutants into a former mine. The state filed the suit Thursday and seeks unspecified damages to restore the
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Abbott, Allstate fall; Procter & Gamble, NexTier rise.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A man shot and wounded his estranged wife before fatally shooting her male friend and then turning the gun on himself, Flagstaff police said Thursday. They said the shootings occurred Wednesday night at the woman’s home she had recently moved into. Police said 31-year-old Kevin McManis used a concrete block to
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La segunda vuelta presidencial en Colombia es este domingo y se conocerá el nombre del gobernante del país durante los próximos cuatro años, para el periodo 2022-2026. Pero el panorama no está claro, y de hecho es complicado darse una idea del desenlace de la elección teniendo en cuenta
Continue ReadingBy ROBBIE OWENS Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s been said that the history of a people can be found in the memories of its elders, and unlocking that rich oral history often begins with just three simple words: “I remember when…” Mrs. Charlene V. Nix of Dallas needs little
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER MAYERLE Click here for updates on this story PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — More than a dozen families say they are each out tens of thousands of dollars. A WCCO investigation found they all paid up front to have the same contractor put in a backyard pool. From county to county, family after
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN Leading police organizations and leaders are increasingly calling for action on gun policy in the wake of several recent mass shootings, which is notable advocacy from a wider community that has often been split on how to respond to gun violence. The calls for action range from more incremental steps, such
Continue Reading By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a California Highway Patrol officer during a traffic stop in Los Angeles was charged Thursday with attempted murder of a peace officer, prosecutors said. The case against Pejhmaun Iraj Khosroabadi, 33, includes an allegation of use of a firearm
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Después de que el Tribunal Superior de Bogotá ordenara a los candidatos presidenciales Gustavo Petro y Rodolfo Hernández programar un debate presidencial a más tardar en 48 horas luego de emitido el fallo, Gustavo Petro dijo que estaba listo y el jueves Rodolfo Hernández aceptó participar aunque con ciertas condiciones.
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