By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans in Ohio are promoting a measure on the Nov. 8 ballot that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections, fighting back at what they see as a push for such access in liberal enclaves such as San Francisco and New York City. It
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By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to raise the possibility of imposing a ‘windfall tax’ on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production. This comes as his administration aims to combat high gas prices just days before the midterm elections. The White House says
Continue Reading By AJIT SOLANKI, AIJAZ HUSSAIN, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western India have arrested nine people as they investigate the collapse of a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge. The collapse Sunday evening in Gujarat state plunged hundreds of people into a river, killing at least 134. As
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Diddy brought his A-game for Halloween 2022. The music mogul pulled off a perfect version of The Joker from “The Dark Knight,” complete with a creepy laugh. “It’s not about the money,” Diddy captioned photos of himself running around Hollywood. “It’s about sending the message!! EVERYTHING BURNS!!!” In video shared on Instagram,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. ET, according to outage-tracking site Down Detector. After about 45 minutes, however, the number of reports had dipped noticeably. Instagram said in a tweet Monday that it had
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Jennifer Korn, CNN Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for a subscription service, and it may take away the coveted blue check marks of existing users if they don’t start paying for the product within 90 days, according to internal Twitter
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the platform, the young company introduced a new feature: a blue and white check mark. The check indicated that Twitter had verified the accounts of artists, athletes, government officials and agencies
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Crowe has turned his very autobiographical coming-of-age film “Almost Famous” into a Broadway stage musical for a new audience in a new age. The show, now in previews, opens Nov. 3. Crowe, the writer-director who won an Oscar for the film’s screenplay, was inspired
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cormac Roth, a musician and son of actor Tim Roth, has died at 25 after a battle with cancer, the family announced Monday. Roth “died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him” on Oct. 16, the family said in a statement, adding
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Hoy es Halloween y, si vives en Estados Unidos, es posible que escuches gritos por la noche, pero no de terror, sino de felicidad. ¿Por qué? Podría haber un multimillonario ganador del Powerball. Luego de que el sábado ningún boleto acertara a todos los números ganadores, el premio mayor del Powerball creció
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors was dissolved on Thursday following Elon Musk’s takeover of the company, according to a securities filing on Monday. The company filing states that all previous members of Twitter’s board, including recently ousted CEO Parag Agrawal and chairman Bret Taylor, are no longer directors “in accordance with
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four people were sickened by a release of carbon dioxide at a Los Angeles International Airport baggage area early Monday, authorities said. One person was in grave condition and three were in mild distress, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey said in a statement that noted the information was preliminary.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Jerusalem (CNN) — Este 1 de noviembre los israelíes irán a las urnas para elegir una nueva Knesset o parlamento. ¿Te suena familiar? Pues esta es la quinta vez en menos de cuatro años que los votantes van a las urnas. Las elecciones a menudo suscitan algunas preguntas. Aquí hay algunas respuestas.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bono’s new memoir, “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” isn’t just about his time and travels with U2. It’s about love. “I also wrote the book to explain to my family what I was doing with their life because it was they who permissioned me to be away with U2 or
Continue Reading By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Navajos next week will choose whether to elect a president who has never held political office or one whose career in tribal government spans two decades. Incumbent President Jonathan Nez and challenger Buu Nygren emerged as the top two vote-getters among 15 candidates in the tribe’s
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Instagram said it was working on an issue that left a seemingly large number of users locked out of their accounts Monday morning. Some users reported seeing a message that they were locked out, but were still able to scroll through their feeds. Others posting on Twitter said they were completely
Continue ReadingCNN, WJXT By Dan Heching, CNN After a week of financial fallout following antisemitic remarks on social media and in interviews, Kanye West is commenting on those thoughts, as well as what he’s said about George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. In a rambling 16-minute video shared by WmgLab Records on YouTube Saturday and seemingly
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A First Alert Weather Alert is posted for Wednesday and Thursday, with gusty winds, showers and a big drop in temperatures expected. There is also the threat of snow above 6,000′ in our local mountains. Today will be a fantastic day and evening for Halloween, with highs near 87 and Trick-or-Treat temps in the 70s!
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La junta directiva de Twitter quedó disuelta tras la adquisición de la compañía por parte de Elon Musk, según un documento presentado ante la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores de Estados Unidos. El documento afirma que todos los antiguos miembros de la junta de Twitter ya no son directores “de
Continue ReadingBy Joel Seymour Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — As western North Carolina residents get their costumes ready for Halloween on Monday, Asheville’s pups were already celebrating at the annual “Howl-O-Ween Dog Party.” Families and their dogs gathered at Aloft Asheville Downtown to enjoy raffles, vendors and the main
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