June 13, 2022 Russia-Ukraine war news
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Dozens evacuated as unprecedented flooding forces Yellowstone National Park to close all entrances
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Claudia Dominguez and Ray Sanchez, CNN Yellowstone National Park will remain closed to visitors through at least Wednesday due to dangerous flooding conditions, which have prompted park evacuations and left some in surrounding communities trapped without safe drinking water, officials say. A Montana helicopter company transported about 40 people on Monday and
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Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — As Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid outcries and legal challenges, some who came to this East African country under earlier arrangements tell The Associated Press the new arrivals can expect a difficult time ahead. “Sometimes I play
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Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges for arrivals from UK
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — As Britain plans to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday amid outcries and legal challenges, some who came to this East African country under earlier arrangements tell The Associated Press the new arrivals can expect a difficult time ahead. “Sometimes I play
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Mick Jagger da positivo por covid-19
olivertapia (CNN) — Los Rolling Stones cancelaron un concierto en Amsterdam después de que el cantante principal Mick Jagger contrajera covid-19. El estado positivo de Mick Jagger se anunció en un comunicado en la cuenta de Instagram verificada de la banda. “Los Rolling Stones se han visto obligados a cancelar el concierto de esta noche
Continue Reading China city mayor apologizes over COVID-19 lockdown response
BEIJING (AP) — The mayor of a northeastern Chinese city on the North Korean border has apologized for unspecified failures related to its COVID-19 response. Dandong has been under lockdown for more than 50 days. The mayor gave no specifics, but said government work and basic services had been “unsatisfactory,” for which he offered his
Continue Reading War isn’t funny but humor helps Ukrainians cope with trauma
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Because he’ll shortly be deployed as a soldier on the battlefields of Ukraine, Serhiy Lipko and Anastasia Zukhvala chose to marry first, like a growing number of couples being torn asunder by war with Russia. Like others, their nuptials were rushed and smaller than they would
Continue Reading Wall Street slips into a bear market; here’s what that means
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at a level considered to be a so-called bear market. Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have led investors
Continue Reading Wall Street slips into a bear market; here’s what that means
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street opened the week with heavy losses that put the benchmark S&P 500 at a level considered to be a so-called bear market. Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine and a slowdown in China’s economy have led investors
Continue Reading Possible successor to Abbas warns Israel, but works with it
By JOSEPH KRAUSS and JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior Palestinian official increasingly seen as a successor to the 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, says relations with Israel have gotten so bad that Palestinian leaders cannot go on with business as usual. But even if they are serious this
Continue Reading Iran media: Scores injured in explosion at chemical factory
By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion at a chemical factory in southern Iran has injured scores of people, most of them lightly. The country’s state TV reported on Tuesday that a leak from an ammonium tank caused the blast on Monday evening in the southern city of Firouzabad in Fars
Continue ReadingNevada race for secretary of state looms large over the 2024 election
CNN: KSNV: YOUTUBE, LAXALT FOR SENATE, CNN, CNN: KSNV: YouTube/Laxalt for Senate By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Republican voters in Nevada on Tuesday picked a vocal proponent of false fraud claims about the
Continue Reading Treasury bond yield inversion raises worries over recession
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession started blinking again. Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government gives to investors who lend it money are at the center of the investing world. The “yield curve” is a chart showing how much in interest different Treasurys are paying. It
Continue Reading Treasury bond yield inversion raises worries over recession
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the more reliable warning signals for an economic recession is shining alarmingly brighter. Treasurys, the IOUs the U.S. government gives to investors who lend it money are at the center of the investing world. The “yield curve” is a chart showing how much in interest different Treasurys are paying.
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Drury, Moustakas rally Reds over D-backs 5-4
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Moustakas celebrated his return from the injured list with a game-winning RBI for the Cincinnati Reds. “Got a pitch a little off my hands, got it out there on the outfield grass and it helped the team win a ballgame,” Moustakas said after his broken-bat bloop
Continue Reading Curry’s 233-game run of made 3-pointers ends in NBA Finals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the first time in his career, Stephen Curry couldn’t get a 3-pointer to fall in an NBA postseason game. Curry was 0 for 9 behind the arc in the Warriors’ 104-94 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. The drought ended a
Continue Reading Wood goes six, Giants beat Royals for 4th straight win
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Wood pitched four-hit ball over six innings for his first win in more than a month, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night. Thairo Estrada hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth and Brandon Crawford doubled in two
Continue ReadingAustralian teenager charged with printing a ‘fully functioning’ 3D firearm
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN An Australian teenager has been charged with gun offenses after police seized a fully functioning firearm he allegedly made at home with a 3D printer. Police in Western Australia found the weapon and a number of other firearms after executing a search warrant at the 18-year-old man’s home in early June.
Continue Reading Yellowstone officials assess damage after historic floods
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A torrent of rain combined with a rapidly melting snowpack caused a deluge of flooding that forced the evacuation of some parts of Yellowstone National Park, cutting off electricity and forcing park officials to close all entrances indefinitely, just as the summer tourist season was
Continue Reading California Highway Patrol officer shot during traffic stop
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California Highway Patrol officer was shot and critically wounded Monday night and the attacker was being sought, authorities said. The officer was shot shortly before 8 p.m. in the Studio City area after stopping a car and was taken to a hospital, authorities said. The suspect drove off but at
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