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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La superestrella de la NBA LeBron James acordó este miércoles una ampliación de dos años de su contrato con Los Ángeles Lakers, en un acuerdo por valor de US$ 97,1 millones, según varios informes, entre ellos el de Adrian Wojnarowski de ESPN. Con el nuevo contrato, el jugador de 37
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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s central bank chief hopes the government can reach a preliminary agreement that could lead to a bailout package with the International Monetary Fund when its officials visit later this month. Sri Lanka’s economic crisis set off huge protests that led to the ouster
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Local authorities on the French island of Corsica say a violent thunderstorm left at least three people dead and a dozen others injured. The Corsica prefecture said in a statement on Thursday that a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell in a campsite in the coastal
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Two provisions that have been quietly tucked into the newly signed Inflation Reduction Act aim to provide financial relief to farmers of color who say they have been discriminated against over the years. The law gives the US Department of Agriculture another opportunity to remedy racial disparities within the agency in
Continue ReadingBy John Duffy, CNN In the first inning of a Little League Southwest Region championship game in Waco, Texas, last week, pitcher Kaiden Shelton threw a ball high and fast, hitting 12-year-old batter Isaiah Jarvis in the head so hard it knocked his helmet off. After he recovered briefly, Isaiah took first base. But he
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Finlandia, país que comparte una frontera de 1.335 kilómetros con Rusia, anunció esta semana que va a reducir a la mitad el número de solicitudes de visado de ciudadanos rusos. Actualmente, 1.000 rusos pueden solicitar visados finlandeses cada día, pero a partir del 1 de septiembre ese número se reducirá
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Rory McIlroy hailed the influence of “hero” Tiger Woods as the 15-time major winner met with fellow PGA Tour players to discuss the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf invitational series. Woods flew to Wilmington, Delaware, to attend the meeting of top PGA Tour players held before the BMW Championship, despite not qualifying
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday. FEMA will include the 574 federally recognized tribal nations in discussions about possible future dangers from climate change. It has earmarked
Continue Reading olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los precios del gas natural en EE.UU. se han disparado a niveles no vistos desde 2008, un aumento que amenaza con contrarrestar los beneficios de la caída de los precios en las gasolineras. Los futuros del gas natural subieron un 7% el martes para cerrar en US$ 9,33 por
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say another sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has arrived at the island of Kythera. The boat that reached the island on Thursday is the third in just under two days to make it to Kythera. The southern island is not on the usual route for asylum-seekers trying to reach
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Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Authorities in Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a sweeping National Security Law have pleaded guilty. Thursday’s announcement comes amid a sweeping campaign against those speaking out against demands for absolute loyalty to China’s ruling Communist Party. The 47 democracy activists
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine alleges holds stolen grain from territory seized by Moscow appears to have reached the Syrian port of Tartus, according to satellite images analyzed Thursday by The Associated Press. The arrival of the SV Konstantin marks just the latest
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. He had to relearn how to get in and out
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After Terrence Hersey had a stroke on the way home from his railroad job in 2015, he underwent months of therapy to learn how to put words together in sentences and learn to walk again. He had to relearn how to get in and out
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Lauren Lau, CNN Business The United States and Taiwan have officially agreed to launch negotiations on a new trade and investment pact, according to statements released by Washington and Taipei. The two unveiled the US-Taiwan Initiative of 21st Century Trade in June, soon after Taiwan was excluded by US President Joe
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government is criticizing as “unethical” the statement by the World Health Organization’s director-general that the crisis in the country’s Tigray region is “the worst disaster on Earth” and his assertion that the lack of global attention is due to Tigrayans’ “color of the skin.” The
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press The Federal Emergency Management Agency has developed a new strategy to better engage with hundreds of Native American tribes as they face climate change-related disasters, the agency announced Thursday. FEMA will include the 574 federally recognized tribal nations in discussions about possible future dangers from climate change. It has earmarked
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster and Ben Church, CNN NBA superstar LeBron James has agreed to a two-year extension to his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, in a deal worth $97.1 million, according to various reports, including ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The new contract takes the 37-year-old to $532 million in guaranteed career earnings, making
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Thousands of train workers in Britain have begun a fresh round of strikes that is paralyzing rail services across the country. Only around one in five trains was running across the U.K. as a result of Thursday’s walkout by union members in an ongoing dispute over pay and working conditions. A strike
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