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By Liam Reilly and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Two Boston police unions have sued city officials, accusing them of interfering with police procedures by barring the use of “non-lethal tools,” including pepper spray. The complaint filed Monday in Suffolk Superior Court seeks an injunction on a city law passed last year restricting the use of gas
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says it is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kyiv. Syria is a strong ally of Russia, which joined Syria’s conflict in September 2015 helping tip the balance of power in favor of President Bashar Assad. In late June, Damascus said it would
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi said spontaneous displays of support for his government were “unprecedented and impossible to ignore” as he weighed Wednesday whether to rescind his resignation offer. Draghi challenged the partner parties in his governing coalition to come back together after a key party withheld its
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN Russia’s highest ranked female tennis player came out as gay in an interview, while addressing rising homophobic attitudes in the country. Daria Kasatkina, currently ranked No. 12 in the world, told a Russian blogger that she is in a relationship with a woman, figure skater Natalia Zabiiako. Kasatkina posted photos of
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have struck and seriously damaged a bridge that is key for supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine, a regional official said Wednesday, as Russian shelling killed civilians including a 13-year-old boy in the embattled country’s northeast. Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Moscow-backed temporary
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Installing an elevator doesn’t normally involve a 2,000-year plunge into an ancient city’s history. But in Jerusalem, even seemingly simple construction projects can lead to archaeological endeavors. Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem say they have made numerous discoveries, including an ornate first-century villa with
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s record-breaking heat wave disrupted travel for a third day and firefighters remained on alert Wednesday even as cloudy skies and showers brought relief after two days of scorching temperatures. Forecasters predict London will reach a high of 26 Celsius (79 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, Iqbal Athas and Rukshana Rizwie, CNN Sri Lankan lawmakers on Wednesday elected former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as President of the crisis-hit South Asian country, in a move likely to anger protesters who have been demanding his removal from office for weeks. Wickremesinghe — a six-time former prime minister and key ally
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation. He said he has spent 45 years of his
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation. He said he has spent 45 years of his
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rogers, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Nectar Gan, CNN China warned Tuesday it would take “resolute and forceful measures” if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, in what would be the highest-level delegation from the United States to the self-governing island in 25 years. Pelosi, who is second in line
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Stacker takes a look at McDonald’s menu items from abroad.
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Despite the global pandemic and other recent challenges, happiness abounds around the world. Stacker compiled a list of the world’s happiest countries
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Stacker collected information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke to find the states with the highest prevalence of stroke deaths.
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation. Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jarrod Wardwell, CNN US Border Patrol agents arrested a man allegedly attempting to smuggle approximately 250 pounds of fentanyl in his truck’s spare tire and gas tank near the Mexican-California border Monday, the agency said. Agents who searched the man’s vehicle found several bundles of pills that tested positive for fentanyl,
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Aditi Sangal, Sana Noor Haq and Hannah Strange, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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olivertapia (CNN) — El premio mayor de Mega Millions se ha disparado a US$ 630 millones después de que nadie acertara los seis números ganadores del martes. Los números ganadores fueron el 2, 31, 32, 37, 70 más el Mega Ball dorado 25, según el sitio web de la lotería. El premio mayor de US$
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges was charged with felony domestic and child abuse stemming from an alleged assault on his partner that happened in front of their children, Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday. Bridges, 24, faces one felony count of injuring a child’s parent and two felony counts
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