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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN On its face, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ apology to Sacheen Littlefeather earlier this year appeared to be a long overdue righting of wrongs. The actress and activist famously declined the best actor Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf at the 1973 Academy Awards. In her 60-second speech, she
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EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday in a demonstration on the eve of the COP27 U.N. climate meeting in Egypt. Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion protesters sat around private jets to prevent them leaving and others rode bicycles around the planes. Dewi Zloch of
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EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday in a demonstration on the eve of the COP27 U.N. climate meeting in Egypt. Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion protesters sat around private jets to prevent them leaving and others rode bicycles around the planes. Dewi Zloch of
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El gobierno de Irán reconoció por primera vez el sábado que envió un número limitado de drones a Rusia en los meses previos al inicio de su invasión a Ucrania. La declaración del ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, Hossein Amirabdollahian, se produce después de que Teherán negara en varias oportunidades
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wasn’t progressives’ first choice for the White House in 2020. And he wasn’t their second or third, either. But defying expectations, liberal Democrats have emerged as the president’s most loyal allies in Congress during his first two years in office, helping
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) –– Al menos una persona murió y varias personas están desaparecidas después de que más de una docena de tornados impactaran en Oklahoma, Texas y Arkansas el viernes por la noche, dañando hogares y dejando sin electricidad a miles mientras las autoridades inician esfuerzos de búsqueda y rescate. La persona que murió estaba
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Scores of Syrian refugees have headed home from eastern Lebanon in the second convoy in less than two weeks as Beirut attempts to organize a mass refugee return to the war-torn country. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the “voluntary return” Saturday included 330 Syrians who left from the eastern Bekaa Valley
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Both the Georgia Bulldogs and the Tennessee Volunteers boast 8-0 records this season, but one of their undefeated streaks must crumble on Saturday. The Bulldogs enter the game ranked No.1 in the AP Poll with the Vols tied for second, marking only the third regular season meeting in SEC history between
Continue Reading By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Campaigning for Malaysia’s general elections has started in a highly competitive race that will see the world’s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral loss. The Nov. 19 election will determine if Barisan Nasional, or National Front coalition, can
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY and EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people are waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily. The Humanity 1 has received permission to disembark the most vulnerable migrants on Saturday while the Rise Above’s request for a safe port have gone unanswered
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY and EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Two German-run migrant rescue ships carrying nearly 300 rescued people are waiting off the eastern coast of Sicily. The Humanity 1 has received permission to disembark the most vulnerable migrants on Saturday while the Rise Above’s request for a safe port have gone unanswered
Continue ReadingBy Idris Mukhtar, CNN Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation’s longest drought in decades. “The Kenya Wildlife Service Rangers, Community Scouts, and Research Teams counted the deaths of 205 elephants, 512 wildebeests, 381 common zebras, 51 buffalos, 49 Grevy’s zebras, and 12 giraffes in the past nine months,”
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Annie Korzen begins auditions with a statement most people wouldn’t expect from an 83-year-old: “Hi, I’m Annie Korzen. I live in Los Angeles. I’m 5’3″. And I have almost 400,000 followers on TikTok.” It still amazes Korzen, an actor who describes herself as a longtime bit player who’d struggled to
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Ben Church, CNN The Houston Astros won the franchise’s second World Series title on Saturday after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park. It was the Phillies who got the scoring started in the top of the sixth inning with a Kyle Schwarber solo home run
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia’s devastating strikes on energy infrastructure. The move comes as Russian forces continue to pound Ukrainian cities and villages with missiles and drones, inflicting damage
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in Kyiv and seven other regions of the country in the aftermath of Russia’s devastating strikes on energy infrastructure. The move comes as Russian forces continue to pound Ukrainian cities and villages with missiles and drones, inflicting damage
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Los relojes se atrasarán una hora en Estados Unidos este domingo 6 de noviembre, fecha que marca el inicio del horario de invierno 2022. A las 02:00 a.m. del domingo 6, el primer domingo del mes de noviembre, el horario de verano que comenzó en marzo —conocido en inglés
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A fire in a cafe in the Russian city of Kostroma killed at least 13 people and injured five others on Saturday, local authorities said. The governor of the Kostroma region, Sergei Sitnikov, said 13 people died in the fire and five more were slightly injured. Russian news agency Interfax cited local
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Another election in South Carolina will give Democrats another chance to loosen the firm grasp Republicans have on statewide politics. But it’s likely to be a tough fight. Democrats haven’t won a statewide race in 16 years. Democratic candidates are on the ballot in just four
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An ambitious 27-year-old has been elected to replace Marine Le Pen as president of France’s main far-right party National Rally. Jordan Bardella’s election was announced at a party congress Saturday. He is an outspoken member of the European Parliament. His anti-immigration party is seeking to capitalize
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