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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A vice president of the European Union’s parliament was suspended by her party group after Belgian police carried out several raids linked to an investigation into suspected influence peddling by a Gulf state. The Socialists and Democrats in the EU assembly say they suspended Eva Kaili’s membership
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Patrick Giblin era como la versión estadounidense del “estafador de Tinder”, pero sin aviones privados. Giblin seducía a mujeres con historias sobre su familia respetable ––decía que su padre era juez–– y una propiedad frente al mar en Atlantic City, Nueva Jersey, donde aseguraba que trabajaba en el sector de casinos,
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The annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Pilgrimage will start Monday morning. Here in the Coachella Valley, approximately 11,000 to 15,000 people are expected to take part. The local walk is considered one of the longest pilgrimages in the country, according to the city of Palm Springs. The pilgrimage will start at 6:00 a.m. at Our
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The City of Coachella hosted its Coachella “Anime-ated” Christmas event to celebrate this year’s holiday season. On Friday, an anime-themed parade traveled through the streets of Downtown Coachella from Cesar Chavez Street & Westerfield Way to Veterans’ Memorial Park on Fourth Street. At Veterans’ Memorial Park, there was a celebration with carnival rides, an ice
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA, RYAN J. FOLEY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil this week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years and surpassing all the previous ones on the same pipeline
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay and Claudia Rebaza, CNN The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, who was removed from power on Wednesday after he
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Taliban drug lord convicted in a vast heroin trafficking conspiracy. A Russian pilot imprisoned for a scheme to distribute cocaine across the world. And a Russian arms dealer so infamous that he earned the nickname “Merchant of Death.” Those are just some of
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI, EDITH M. LEDERER and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is accusing Russia of moving to provide advanced military assistance to Iran, including air defense systems, helicopters and fighter jets. It’s part of deepening cooperation as Tehran provides drones to support Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. White House
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By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans Police Department employee who was moonlighting as an Uber driver was stabbed to death by a passenger in what a sheriff said was a random act of deadly violence. New Orleans police chief Shaun Ferguson said the victim, 54-year-old Yolanda Dillion, was a
Continue Reading By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans Police Department employee who was moonlighting as an Uber driver was stabbed to death by a passenger in what a sheriff said was a random act of deadly violence. New Orleans police chief Shaun Ferguson said the victim, 54-year-old Yolanda Dillion, was a
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — ¿Te imaginas poder viajar de por vida a todos los mundiales de fútbol de la FIFA y con todos los gastos pagados? Pues no se trata solo de una idea o un sueño para muchos aficionados al rey de los deportes, sino que desde 1998 es la realidad para una
Continue Reading By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge will determine whether evidence of disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh’s alleged financial crimes are admissible in an upcoming double-murder trial that has drawn worldwide attention for its bizarre twists. Prosecutors recently said that Murdaugh killed his wife and youngest son last
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Several students at a Kansas high school have been disciplined for their behavior after a coach accused them of making racist and offensive statements to his team. The controversy began after a basketball game Dec. 3 between Valley Center High School and Topeka High School. Topeka coach Coach Geo Lyons
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when Heisman Trophy winners are usually on their way to being first-round picks in the NFL draft, Stetson Bennett is a contender from another era of college football. The Georgia quarterback already has a national championship ring and this season
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25 in the new year, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday. The move comes as the government says sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise among young people, and as this year’s exceptional inflation is cutting especially deeply into the budgets
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN The hopes of Argentina and Lionel Messi winning the World Cup remain very much alive after a nerve-shredding penalty shootout victory over the Netherlands in a thrilling match at Qatar 2022. Leading 2-0 with just eight minutes remaining thanks to goals from Nahuel Molina and Messi, the Netherlands staged a stunning
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another winter storm packing heavy snow and powerful winds was making its way Friday toward the Sierra, with as much as 2 to 4 feet (61 to 122 centimeters) of snow expected in the upper elevations around Lake Tahoe over the weekend. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning
Continue Reading INDIO, Calif. (AP) — An 88-year-old Southern California man has been charged with killing a 9-year-old girl with his car in a crash a year ago. The Desert Sun reported Friday that Robert William Hanson of Desert Hot Springs has been charged with counts including vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, reckless driving and driving without
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Bad Bunny cierra un año de resultados espectaculares con un anuncio que ha dado la vuelta al mundo: hará una pausa en 2023. “Me tomaré un descanso en 2023”, dijo el Conejo Malo en una entrevista exclusiva con Billboard. “El 2023 es para mí, para mi salud física, para
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Kyrsten Sinema, senadora por Arizona, abandona el Partido Demócrata y se registra como independiente, según declaró a Jake Tapper, de CNN, en una entrevista exclusiva. “Me registré como independiente en Arizona. Sé que a algunas personas les puede sorprender un poco esto, pero en realidad, creo que tiene mucho sentido”, dijo
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