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By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French unions have announced new nationwide strikes and protests Jan. 31 against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age. Eight leading unions held a meeting Thursday after their first day of mass protests against the plan, and issued statements vowing to
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most far-right House Republicans, early opponents of Speaker Kevin McCarthy and even embattled new Rep. George Santos all are in line for coveted committee assignments. Some are set to serve on the high-profile oversight committee investigating President Joe Biden’s administration. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Tras la victoria en el Mundial de Lionel Messi con Argentina y la salida sin gloria de Cristiano Ronaldo del Manchester United, los aficionados al fútbol estaban esperando un nuevo enfrentamiento de los mejores futbolistas del siglo como cuando el argentino y el portugués estaban en el Barcelona y el
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi and Josh Campbell, CNN Alec Baldwin, who is set to face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a crew member during a “Rust” film rehearsal, will continue starring in the lead role, a production attorney told CNN on Friday. As the film proceeds, operations will include “on-set safety supervisors and
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wulff Click here for updates on this story SHINGLE SPRINGS (KOVR) — What appears to have been a hybrid coyote and wolf, or a coywolf, was spotted in the Shingle Springs area. Images show the animal close to a mobile home park at midday last week. “It walked away slowly, looking back every
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Former President Donald Trump made a variety of false or unsupported claims in his initial response to the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago residence and resort in August. Five months later, Trump is now trying to use President Joe Biden’s newly revealed document-handling controversy to bolster his public defense — but
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and ARIJETA LAJKA NEW YORK (AP) — Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN and ARIJETA LAJKA NEW YORK (AP) — Countless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now artificial intelligence systems are doing the same, training themselves on a vast collection of digitized artworks to produce new images you can conjure in seconds
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals just outside the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge is a big step closer to being approved by regulators in Georgia. The state’s Environmental Protection Division released a draft plan Thursday for how Twin Pines Minerals would
Continue ReadingBy Sawyer Buccy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Georgia woman has been working for years to learn as much as she can about the Holocaust. She is hoping to preserve the stories of survivors so that future generations never forget the unthinkable realities millions endured. “This is my
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Georgia State Patrol trooper who was shot in an incident Wednesday near the future site of the Atlanta police training facility is still recovering in the hospital as of Thursday morning. According to GSP, they are not releasing the name
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CNN By Chuck Johnston and Eric Levenson, CNN Police have arrested the owner of an art gallery in San Francisco after he was seen on video spraying water on a homeless person outside his shop last week. Police issued an arrest warrant Wednesday charging the gallery owner, Shannon Collier Gwin, with misdemeanor battery “for the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a new program to allow groups of private citizens to sponsor refugees from around the world to live in the United States. The program, called the Welcome Corps, was billed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as “the boldest innovation in refugee resettlement in
Continue Reading By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave a final, bipartisan push Thursday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail. The measure will now go before voters to be ratified in the statewide April
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston and Eric Levenson, CNN Police have arrested the owner of an art gallery in San Francisco after he was seen on video spraying water on a homeless person outside his shop last week. Police issued an arrest warrant Wednesday charging the gallery owner, Shannon Collier Gwin, with misdemeanor battery “for the alleged
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Jeff Maggioncalda, the CEO of online learning provider Coursera, said that when he first tried ChatGPT, he was “dumbstruck.” Now, it’s part of his daily routine. He uses the powerful new AI chatbot tool to bang out emails. He uses it to craft speeches “in a friendly, upbeat, authoritative tone with
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press The Biden administration’s big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen begins a 10-day visit aimed at promoting all the economic possibilities that lie between the U.S. and the world’s second-largest continent. Yellen is starting her visit in Senegal and also will travel to
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press The Biden administration’s big push to engage more with Africa is underway as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen begins a 10-day visit aimed at promoting all the economic possibilities that lie between the U.S. and the world’s second-largest continent. Yellen is starting her visit in Senegal and also will travel to
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story JACKSONVILLE, Florida (WSVN) — A manatee was freed from a mudbank after fire officials spotted the animal. On Jan. 7, the Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department helped the sea cow from the Saint Johns River. Crews said the manatee likely got itself stuck. First responders found
Continue Reading BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The body of a woman recovered from the Arizona side of the Colorado River has been identified, Bullhead City police said Thursday. Police said the body of 54-year-old Deana Harris of Fort Mohave was found Tuesday morning floating in the lagoon at the Palo Verde Meadows Estates. The Mohave County
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