California lawmakers fail to replace concealed gun limits struck down by U.S. Supreme Court ruling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers fail to replace concealed gun limits struck down by U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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UN report on China’s Uyghurs: What you need to know
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just minutes before the end of her term on Wednesday, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights dropped a damning report on China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities. The report, which includes interviews with dozens of ethnic minority members, said the Chinese government’s actions in the northwestern region
Continue ReadingHow green is your Pinterest-perfect plant collection?
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN From lush, temperamental fiddle-leaf figs to laidback snake plants, indoor houseplants have become ubiquitous in the homes of many millennials and Gen Z — particularly as their care became a soothing and serotonin-boosting hobby early in the pandemic. New plant parents (including this writer) caused a spike in Google searches for popular
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Malaysian former first lady guilty a week after Najib jailed
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former first lady Rosmah Mansor has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison after being found guilty of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration, a week after he was imprisoned over the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund. Rosmah
Continue Reading German carrier Lufthansa’s pilots to strike Friday over pay
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing pilots at German carrier Lufthansa says they will stage a walk-out Friday after demands for a pay increase were rejected by management. The union accused Lufthansa on Thursday of failing to improve on their previous offer, leaving pilots no choice but to go on strike. According to Lufthansa the
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German carrier Lufthansa’s pilots to strike Friday over pay
BERLIN (AP) — A union representing pilots at German carrier Lufthansa says they will stage a walk-out Friday after demands for a pay increase were rejected by management. The union accused Lufthansa on Thursday of failing to improve on their previous offer, leaving pilots no choice but to go on strike. According to Lufthansa the
Continue ReadingErling Haaland breaks Premier League goalscoring record in 6-0 City thrashing with second hat-trick in week
By Ben Morse, CNN Famed for being a tough league to adapt to, Erling Haaland is taking to the Premier League like a duck to water. After scoring his first hat-trick for Manchester City at the weekend — in its 4-2 win over Crystal Palace — having joined from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, Haaland
Continue Reading Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani health officials are reporting an outbreak of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas. Thursday’s announcement about the outbreak of waterborne diseases among flood victims came amid efforts aimed at ensuring the provision of clean drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people displaced by record-breaking floods,
Continue Reading Zimbabwe moves 2,500 wild animals due to climate change
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has begun moving more than 2,500 wild animals from a southern reserve to one in the country’s north to rescue them from drought, as the ravages of climate change replace poaching as the biggest threat to wildlife. “Project Rewild Zambezi,” as the operation is called,
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The first bus carrying migrants from the US-Mexico border in Texas arrives in Chicago, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Andy Rose and Omar Jimenez, CNN The state of Texas, which for several months has bussed thousands of newly arrived migrants at the US-Mexico border to New York City and Washington, DC, has set a new metropolitan area as a destination: Chicago. Undocumented migrants on board a charter bus from Texas arrived
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China puede haber cometido “crímenes contra la humanidad” en Xinjiang, según informe de la ONU
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — China ha cometido “graves violaciones de los derechos humanos” contra los musulmanes uigures en su región noroccidental de Xinjiang, lo que podría equivaler a “crímenes de lesa humanidad”, según un informe largamente esperado publicado el miércoles por el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos. OPINIÓN |
Continue Reading China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in COVID-19 outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have locked down Chengdu, a southwestern city of 21 million people, following a spike in COVID-19 cases. Residents have been ordered to stay home, and about 70% of the flights have been suspended to and from the city, which is a major transit hub in Sichuan province and a governmental
Continue Reading UN inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant despite fighting
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The company that oversees Ukraine’s nuclear power plants said shelling by Russian forces triggered a shutdown at one of the reactors at the Zaporizhzhia plant, underscoring the risks faced by a team of U.N. inspectors that was heading there Thursday to assess its safety. A team
Continue Reading Malaysia’s former first lady guilty week after Najib jailed
BY EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s former first lady Rosmah Mansor has been convicted of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration Thursday, a week after her husband was imprisoned over the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund. Rosmah was found guilty on three charges of soliciting
Continue Reading Malaysia’s former first lady guilty week after Najib jailed
BY EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s former first lady Rosmah Mansor has been convicted of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration Thursday, a week after her husband was imprisoned over the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund. Rosmah was found guilty on three charges of soliciting
Continue Reading Body camera video shows a Columbus, Ohio, police officer fatally shooting an unarmed 20-year-old Black man in bed
By Amanda Musa, Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN Police in Columbus, Ohio, have released body camera video that shows a police officer serving a felony warrant fatally shooting an unarmed Black man in bed. Donovan Lewis, 20, died Tuesday after being shot by Police Officer Ricky Anderson, a 30-year veteran with the Columbus Division
Continue Reading California lawmakers reject new firearms tax for 2nd year
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers for the second year rejected a new tax on gun sales Wednesday, despite their passage of numerous other gun control measures this year. The money would go toward gun violence prevention, but the bill was seven votes short of the supermajority it needed in
Continue ReadingLGBTQ activists call for protests at Peruvian embassies after Harvard student’s death in Bali
By Heather Chen, CNN The death of a transgender Harvard graduate student in police custody in Bali is causing anger in his native Peru, where activists are calling for protests outside Peruvian embassies and consulates around the world to demand an independent investigation. Rodrigo Ventosilla, 32, was detained by customs police shortly after arriving in
Continue Reading California won’t bar parolee transfers to immigration agents
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill that would have blocked California state prisons from transferring inmates to federal immigration custody was failing as lawmakers prepared to adjourn Wednesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed similar legislation in 2019, saying then that it could “negatively impact prison operations.” It also faced stiff opposition
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