By DIANE JEANTET and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Polls in Brazil closed on Sunday afternoon in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits an incumbent vowing to safeguard conservative Christian values against a former president promising to return the country to a more prosperous past. The runoff shaped up as
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has obtained eight emails from late 2020 that a judge determined show Donald Trump and his lawyers planning to defraud courts and obstruct the congressional vote on the presidency. A new court filing
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told journalists that nearly 300 other people were wounded in Saturday’s attacks, the deadliest in Somalia since
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades behind bars. The state of New York will pay
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Soon after casting his vote in Brazil’s presidential election in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was hoisting a silver trophy into the air alongside newly crowned soccer champions. The far-right leader posed for cameras and snapped selfies with players from the local Flamengo
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Cuando a Maven Lore le estaban ajustando su primer juego de colmillos, algo se encendió dentro de él. “Algo salió a la superficie y todo se sintió bien por una vez en mi vida”, dijo. “Tenía la idea de que había más que solo dientes puntiagudos”. No supo cómo describir el
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian students clashed with security forces at universities across Iran on Sunday, Iranian media reported, as videos showed security forces firing tear gas and live ammunition at students. Sunday’s violence came as nationwide protests gripped the country despite threats from the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. The Guard’s chief had
Continue Reading WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California, authorities said. Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also
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By Kiely Westhoff and Samantha Beech, CNN Four people, including a 10-month-old baby girl, were killed in a fire at a home in the Bronx early Sunday morning, the New York Police Department said. New York Fire Department Assistant Chief Kevin Brennan said firefighters immediately began removing victims from the building after responding to a
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. Musk’s tweet,
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. Musk’s tweet,
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, just days after Musk’s purchase of Twitter fueled concerns that the social media platform would no longer seek to limit misinformation and hate speech. Musk’s tweet,
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Populist billionaire Andrej Babis has announced his intention to run for the largely ceremonial post of the Czech Republic’s president. Babis, the controversial former prime minister, made his announcement on Sunday evening in a television broadcast. Babis says his only goal is “for people to have a better life.” Babis spoke after
Continue ReadingCNN By Swati Gupta and Hira Humayun, CNN The death toll has risen to 134 after a suspension bridge collapsed in India‘s western state of Gujarat on Sunday, as authorities revealed the structure had only recently reopened following repairs. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said Monday some 200 people are estimated to have been on
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN More than 20.7 million pre-election ballots have been cast in 46 states as of Sunday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Three states have now crossed the 2 million ballot threshold. More than 2.8 million ballots have been cast in Texas, while more than
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere With just over a week to go until Election Day, a collection of Democratic candidates and supportive groups are willing to try a strategy that several party strategists acknowledge has not been very successful so far. They’re hoping a late rush of targeted ads and direct door-to-door outreach focused on January 6,
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Al menos 135 personas murieron este domingo en la India al derrumbarse un puente en el estado occidental de Gujarat, lo que provocó que cientos de personas cayeran al agua, según las autoridades. El puente de la ciudad de Morbi había sido renovado recientemente y el gobierno investigará cómo y por qué
Continue Reading WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Two suspects are in custody after they allegedly kidnapped four people, including a teenage girl and a 6-month-old baby, last week in Southern California, authorities said. Officers found the 14-year-old girl and the baby uninjured inside a hotel room in Costa Mesa early Thursday morning after the two adults who also
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Four people, including one woman and three men, were fatally shot in an Aurora, Colorado home early Sunday morning in a domestic dispute, Aurora Police Chief Daniel John Oats said in a news conference. Shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday, police received a 911 call of “suspicious activity” at a home in
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s foreign ministry has announced the release of a French citizen working in wildlife conservation who had been abducted two days before in northeastern Chad. The ministry said “France thanks Chadian authorities who worked towards the release.” It added that French diplomats remain “mobilized” to help Jerome Hugonnot and his family. The
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