By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a crackdown on local businesses operating under the names of international brands without legal permission. That’s according to a statement from the premier’s office on Wednesday. The Associated Press reported last week that Iraq has become a major center of trademark violations
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern California late Wednesday and overnight, followed by multiple rounds of precipitation through the rest of the week and into next week,
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves signed newly acquired catcher Sean Murphy to a $73 million, six-year contract, locking up another key player with a long-term deal. The contract signed Tuesday includes a $15 million club option for 2029 with no buyout that could raise the total value of
Continue Reading By CARRIE ANTLFINGER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press Some 1,600 bats found a temporary home this week in the attic of a Houston Humane Society director, but it wasn’t because they made it their roost. It was a temporary recovery space for the flying mammals after they lost their grip and plunged to the pavement
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say the Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers have held previously unannounced talks in Moscow. It was the first ministerial level meeting between rivals Turkey and Syria since the start of the Syrian conflict 11 years ago. A Turkish defense ministry statement said the Turkish, Syrian and Russian intelligence chiefs
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN TikTok has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives, according to an internal notice sent to House staff. Users who install the short-form video app on any House mobile device will be asked to remove the software, according to the notice, which was provided to CNN
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By Ralph Ellis, CNN No winner emerged in the $565 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday night, and that means some lucky ticket-buyer has a chance of taking home an estimated $640 million ($328 million in cash) in the final Mega Millions drawing of 2022. The jackpot rolled over because nobody picked all six
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona has been sentenced to more than a dozen years in prison for trafficking drugs and taking bribes on the job. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona in Tucson said in a news release that 36-year-old Ramon Antonio Monreal-Rodriguez was sentenced
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — Una mujer de 22 años fue encontrada muerta durante el fin de semana en Buffalo después de quedar atrapada en su automóvil por la tormenta de nieve que paralizaba el oeste de Nueva York, dijo su familia a CNN. Anndel Taylor, quien se habÃa mudado a Buffalo, Nueva York, desde Charlotte,
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or comedy relief. But when it comes to wellness trends, following all of TikTok users’ suggestions could mean gambling with your health. Every year there are at least a few new
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Chelsea Handler is opening up about her former relationship with fellow comic Jo Koy. In an episode of Brooke Shields’ “Now What?” podcast published Tuesday, Handler said that she truly thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with Koy. “I really believed that this was my guy.
Continue Reading CNN By Angela Fritz, CNN Lakefront homes in Ontario were encased in a thick, spiky coat of ice after last weekend’s blizzard whipped frigid waves on shore. Residents of the Fort Erie community, coincidentally named Crystal Beach, said the waves were crashing over their Lake Erie break wall during the storm. “Then the water has
Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Longtime Kansas newspaper publisher and former Pulitzer Prize Board Chair Edward Seaton has died at 79. His son Ned told The Manhattan Mercury that Edward Seaton died Monday night of natural causes at his home in the northeastern Kansas community. Edward Seaton was chairman of Seaton Publications at the time of
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Rainfall totals weren’t impressive on the Valley floor, but the mountains received significant rain overnight. Expect clear conditions today as high pressure builds in from the West. Temperatures remain mild today, but cooler into the rest of the week and early next week in the New Year. A storm developing will arrive Saturday afternoon with
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Seismic experts in Greece have called an emergency meeting with civil protection authorities following a new earthquake Wednesday on an island near Athens that caused no injuries or severe damage but puzzled scientists. The magnitude-4.9 quake occurred inland, near the western coast of the island of Evia, and follows an unusual
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% as of 10:12 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 12 points, or less than
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks edged higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday as investors count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% as of 10:12 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 12 points, or less than
Continue Reading SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A veteran Bosnian Croat politician has received a mandate to form a new government, positioning her to become the first female prime minister in the Balkan country’s history. Borjana Kristo accepted the role of prime minister-designate on Wednesday after 23 lawmakers in the 42-seat lower house of Bosnia’s parliament voted to
Continue ReadingBy MALIK EARNEST Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KFMB) — Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department understood what comfort food provides a person – and they exercised that knowledge for dozens of trapped and helpless travelers at San Diego International Airport. Harbor police officers took the form of Santa Claus
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. Tesla is rebounding from steep losses it suffered after reports Tuesday that it temporarily suspended production at a factory in
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