Month: August 2022
Walz, Jensen win primaries to set up Minnesota governor race
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Scott Jensen scored easy victories in their primaries Tuesday, setting the stage for their fall matchup in Minnesota’s marquee race for governor. Walz is seeking his second term under the same “One Minnesota” slogan he used four
Continue Reading Republicans to pick Senate candidate to challenge Blumenthal
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Republicans will choose their nominee to challenge veteran Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November. The primary battle is not only the marquee race on Tuesday, but will signal what direction the state GOP is headed politically after years of backing moderates. The party’s endorsed
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Lawmakers in India pass energy conservation bill
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The Indian government took another step toward its climate goals by passing a conservation bill through parliament’s lower house, which makes it easier to put a price on carbon emissions and encourages the use of non-fossil fuel sources to generate power across the country. The bill
Continue Reading Lawmakers in India pass energy conservation bill
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The Indian government took another step toward its climate goals by passing a conservation bill through parliament’s lower house, which makes it easier to put a price on carbon emissions and encourages the use of non-fossil fuel sources to generate power across the country. The bill
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Venezuela anunció la reanudación de sus relaciones militares con Colombia
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Venezuela anunció la reanudación de sus relaciones militares con Colombia dos días después de la toma de posesión de Gustavo Petro como presidente. “He recibido instrucciones del CJ FANB @Nicolasmaduro, de establecer contacto de inmediato con el Min Defensa de Colombia para restablecer nuestras relaciones militares”, expresó en Twitter el
Continue Reading China’s youth face bleak job market as COVID slows economy
BEIJING (AP) — China’s 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market as repeated shutdowns under China’s “zero-COVID policy” force companies to retrench and drive many restaurants and other small employers out of business. When Liu Qian entered the job market, she said she felt as if her future had been smashed
Continue Reading China’s youth face bleak job market as COVID slows economy
BEIJING (AP) — China’s 11 million university graduates are struggling in a bleak job market this summer as repeated shutdowns under China’s zero-COVID lockdowns forced companies to retrench and driven many restaurants and other small employers out of business. When Liu Qian entered the job market, she said she felt as if her future had
Continue Reading Rusia ofrece la libertad a presos con tal de que peleen en Ucrania. Algunos están aceptando la apuesta letal
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las promesas de libertad y riqueza llegan a los presos en las abarrotadas celdas de las prisiones rusas. Se producen llamadas telefónicas frenéticas entre los familiares y los presos que consideran la oferta. Luego los prisioneros desaparecen, dejando a sus seres queridos para que busquen entre los reportes de los heridos
Continue Reading Issey Miyake, known for bold sculpted designs, dies at 84
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Issey Miyake, who built one of Japan’s biggest fashion brands and was known for his boldly sculpted pleated pieces as well as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ black turtlenecks, has died. He was 84. Miyake died last Friday of liver cancer, Miyake Design Office said Tuesday. Miyake
Continue ReadingBecca Balint will win the Democratic nomination for Vermont’s House seat, CNN projects
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Becca Balint will win the Democratic primary for Vermont’s lone House seat, CNN projects, putting her on a path to become the first woman to represent the state in Congress. Vermont is the only state in the country that has never had a woman in its congressional delegation. Balint, a former
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High school football team preview: Coachella Valley Arabs
The Mighty Arabs are after another title this year, following a DVL crown in 2021. CV says one championship is nice, but two, back-to-back, they want a piece of that. “I’d say the teams I’ve been a part of and coached on, this team has been one of the top it terms of work ethic,”
Continue ReadingJudge hands PGA Tour win over LIV Golf as 3 players denied request to play in FedEx Cup Playoffs
By Steve Almasy and Jill Martin, CNN A US federal judge has ruled in favor of the PGA Tour, denying three LIV Golf players a temporary restraining order that would have allowed them to play in the first event of the Tour’s postseason, PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced in a memo Tuesday evening. Last
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Defense rests in retrial of man accused in 2008 murder of Palm Springs art dealer
The defense rested and closing arguments began today in the retrial of a 73-year-old former attorney who was previously convicted in the 2008 financially motivated killing of a Palm Springs retiree but was granted a new trial — along with three of his co-defendants. David K. Replogle is charged with first-degree murder, three counts of
Continue ReadingLess than a third of insured hepatitis C patients get timely treatment, study shows
By Neeraj G. Patel, CNN There’s a highly effective and often curative treatment for people with hepatitis C, but less than a third of insured patients get it within a year of diagnosis, according to a new study. The researchers on the study, published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found
Continue Reading Partidarios de Trump llaman a la violencia tras el allanamiento en Mar-a-Lago y hablan de “guerra civil fría”
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — “Lock and load” (cargar las armas, en español), fue uno de los principales comentarios en un foro en línea dedicado al expresidente Donald Trump el lunes por la noche, poco después de que se supo que el FBI había registrado su resort Mar-a-Lago en Florida. Otras publicaciones fueron más explícitas: “Solo
Continue ReadingResearchers discover remains of extinct ‘bone-crushing’ dog
By Mary Alice Royse Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee (WSMV) — Researchers at East Tennessee State University discovered an upper arm bone of an animal that they believe to be a member of an extinct group more commonly called “bone-crushing dogs.” Overseen by the Don Sundquist Center of Excellence in
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Palm Springs firefighter injured while battling house fire
A firefighter and a resident were hurt after a Palm Springs house caught on fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire was first reported at around 4:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Via Corta. ALERT- Fire units are currently on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Via Corta. One resident
Continue Reading Petro niega una reunión con Maduro y dice que ya se trabaja en la normalización de las relaciones con Venezuela
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El flamante presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, desmintió este martes que haya una reunión programada con el cuestionado presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, pero dijo que su Gobierno ya está trabajando en la normalización de las relaciones con el vecino país. “Si eso fuese así aquí habría no solo información,
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Palm Springs police officer involved in deadly bail agent shooting will not be charged
A Palm Springs police officer involved in a deadly shooting by an unlicensed bail agent will not face criminal charges, the District Attorney announced. David Spann, 33, was killed in his Palm Springs home in April 2021. He was allegedly shot by Fabian Herrera, who police said was posing as a bounty hunter. Herrera was
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