El Festival de escritores marcha con fuerza en la biblioteca de Rancho Mirage
Cientos de amantes de la literatura hoy llegaron a la biblioteca de Rancho Mirage para asistir al festival de autores.
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Why House Republicans kicked off their ‘weaponization’ probe by interviewing a little-known retired FBI official
By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans investigating what they believe are political abuses inside the Justice Department got to work this week, securing a private interview with one of their top targets. But the witness, former FBI official Jill Sanborn, is far from a household name. Perhaps hoping to change
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Ally claims Bolsonaro plotted coup to block Lula presidency
By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian magazine on Thursday released audio of a senator claiming then President Jair Bolsonaro sought help in a plot to annul the October elections and keep himself in power. In the recording, Sen. Marcos do Val tells the magazine Veja that
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New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour shot and killed, authorities say
CNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Kristina Sgueglia, Eric Levenson and Kiely Westhoff, CNN A 30-year-old councilwoman in the borough of Sayreville, New Jersey, was found shot to death in her car on Wednesday, according to authorities. Eunice Dwumfour, a Republican councilwoman, was found by police with multiple gunshot wounds just after 7 p.m.
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Increasing clouds through Thursday night
Cloud cover will increase through the night, but dry conditions will prevail for those wanting to head out to VillageFest in Downtown Palm Springs. The clouds will linger through most of Friday but gradually clear into the night, setting up Saturday for plenty of sunshine. Temperatures will warm into the mid-70s to start the weekend,
Continue ReadingTom Jones hit ‘Delilah’ banned from Wales rugby matches due to ‘problematic’ nature of song
By George Ramsay, CNN Choirs have been banned from performing Tom Jones’ hit “Delilah” during Wales’ international rugby matches at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff due to the song’s “problematic” nature, the UK’s PA Media reported. The lyrics of the 1960s hit, which was taken off the half-time entertainment list at the Principality Stadium in
Continue Reading Murder case dropped in 2021 death of private eye Palladino
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped all charges against two men accused in the murder of famed private investigator Jack Palladino two years ago, citing a lack of evidence. Palladino, whose clients included presidents, corporate whistleblowers and Hollywood moguls, died Feb. 1, 2021, outside his home
Continue Reading Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes’ rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay
Continue Reading Execution of man convicted in killing of 3 in Texas delayed
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has delayed next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago. Fifty-four-year-old John Balentine had been set to receive a lethal injection at the state prison in Huntsville
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Descubren un cerebro de 319 millones de años que podría ser el más antiguo de su tipo
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una tomografía del cráneo de un pez fosilizado de 319 millones de años llevó al descubrimiento del ejemplar más antiguo de un cerebro vertebrado bien conservado, lo cual arroja nueva información sobre la evolución temprana de los peces óseos. El fósil del cráneo perteneciente al extinto Coccocephalus wildi fue encontrado en
Continue Reading Attorneys for Hae Min Lee’s family ask Maryland court for redo of hearing that vacated Adnan Syed’s conviction
By Lauren Koenig, Michelle Watson and Christina Maxouris, CNN Attorneys representing the family of Hae Min Lee, the teen whose 1999 killing was investigated on the “Serial” podcast, asked an appellate court on Thursday to redo a hearing that vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed — and to reinstate Syed’s conviction in the meantime.
Continue ReadingDemocrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’
CNN By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the latest example of political backlash against the term. Members of the Connecticut state House introduced a bill last month that would prohibit state agencies and employees acting on behalf of state agencies from
Continue Reading Michigan man says son, 6, ordered $1K in food from Grubhub
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man says he was left with a $1,000 bill after his 6-year-old son ordered a virtual smorgasbord of food from several restaurants. Keith Stonehouse says the food piled up quickly at his Detroit-area home Saturday after his son, Mason, used Stonehouse’s Grubhub account to order such food as
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Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week sent a health alert to doctors, saying the outbreak included at least 55
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Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week sent a health alert to doctors, saying the outbreak included at least 55
Continue Reading Eye drops recalled after US drug-resistant bacteria outbreak
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials said Thursday a company is recalling its over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week sent a health alert to doctors, saying the outbreak included at least 55
Continue Reading Judge dismisses lawsuit over US utility’s long-term deals
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenged how the nation’s largest public utility signs local power providers up for long-term contracts. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Memphis agreed with the Tennessee Valley Authority that the environmental groups lacked legal standing
Continue Reading Judge dismisses lawsuit over US utility’s long-term deals
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by environmental groups that challenged how the nation’s largest public utility signs local power providers up for long-term contracts. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Memphis agreed with the Tennessee Valley Authority that the environmental groups lacked legal standing
Continue ReadingDemocrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the latest example of political backlash against the term. Members of the Connecticut state House introduced a bill last month that would prohibit state agencies and employees acting on behalf of state agencies from using
Continue Reading James cleared to play at Indiana as scoring chase continues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was set to resume his NBA scoring-record chase Thursday night at Indiana after being cleared to start. James entered the day 89 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s mark of 38,387. James, a 19-time All-Star, had been listed as questionable because of a sore left
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