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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon. Dealing with the wastewater is less
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A second volcano in remote Alaska is experiencing elevated earthquake activity this week, signaling an increased potential for eruption, officials said. Earthquake activity near Takawangha Volcano increased over the past 48 hours and are continuing, Alaska Volcano Observatory officials said in a news release Thursday. That volcano is west of Anchorage
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By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jakub Vrana scored his first goal with St. Louis and highlighted the Blues’ 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Vrana made his debut with the Blues in Tuesday night’s 6-2 loss at Arizona. He was acquired from the Detroit Red Wings in
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs update amid worries about possible further interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices edged lower. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index fell Thursday by its biggest one-day margin
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of an update on United States employment amid worries about possible further interest rate hikes. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices edged lower. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index fell Thursday by its biggest
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Policía de Ecuador reportó este jueves lo que denominó un “atentado armado” contra la directora del Centro de Privación de Libertad Guayas N° 2, Mishel Mayorga, en Guayaquil. El ataque “fue repelido por servidores policiales, quienes resultaron heridos de gravedad”, detalló. En una fotografía que publicó la institución se observa
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN In a Republican Party now dominated by political pugilists, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to the play the role of peacemaker. That, at least, was his message to voters Thursday night in a CNN town hall focused on public education. But Youngkin, whose 2021 victory in the
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Xi Jinping’s unprecedented third term as China’s president was officially endorsed by the country’s political elite on Friday, solidifying his control and making him the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since its founding in 1949. Xi was reappointed Friday as president for another five years by China’s rubber-stamp legislature
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN | Natsumi Sugiura, CNN and Emiko Jozuka, CNN In his latest comic “Cyberpunk: Peach John,” manga author Rootport imagines the Japanese folklore hero Momotaro — who is said to have been born from a giant peach — living in a dystopian future. But while the writer created the storyline and dialogue, his
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has approved the central bank’s appointment of Kazuo Ueda as its new chief. He’ll be tasked with the challenge of steering the world’s third-largest economy through inflation and other looming risks. The nomination of Ueda and his deputies was approved Friday by the upper
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament has approved the central bank’s appointment of Kazuo Ueda as its new chief. He’ll be tasked with the challenge of steering the world’s third-largest economy through inflation and other looming risks. The nomination of Ueda and his deputies was approved Friday by the upper
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji’s former leader Frank Bainimarama has been released on bail after pleading not guilty to abusing his power as prime minister by stopping a police investigation. Both Bainimarama and the nation’s suspended police commissioner had spent the night in jail after they were arrested Thursday.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as president Friday, putting him on track to stay in power for life. The endorsement of Xi’s appointment by the ceremonial National People’s Congress was a foregone conclusion for a leader who has sidelined potential rivals and filled the top ranks of
Continue Reading By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah’s Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said. The international Christian denomination founded in the United States has a more than 100-year history in Germany. Today, about 170,000 members call
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It was a full house with parents and students voicing their concerns about school safety at Thursday night’s Coachella Valley Unified School district board meeting. “As parents, we live in fear thinking that our child might not come back at night,” said parent Elizabeth Tabarez. Sophomore Kyonnie Hall spoke out to the CVUSD board, in
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN A sweeping cybersecurity breach of congressional members’ private information was more extensive than previously known and affects not only House lawmakers and their staff but also Senate employees. The Senate sergeant-at-arms alerted Senate staff about the breach Thursday in an email obtained by CNN. The compromised data is “extensive,” and includes
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyus Jones had 22 points and 11 assists, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points and nine rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 131-110 on Thursday night. The Grizzlies played their third game without Ja Morant, the star guard who is away from
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN In a Republican Party now dominated by political pugilists, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to the play the role of peacemaker. That, at least, was his message to voters Thursday night in a CNN town hall focused on public education. But Youngkin, whose 2021 victory in the commonwealth
Continue Reading By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released on behalf of his niece, Noreen Austin, said Blake died
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Robert Blake, noted actor and Emmy-winner who starred in crime series “Baretta,” has died, according to his daughter, Delinah Blake Hurwitz. He was 89. Delinah Blake Hurwitz told CNN in an email that her father died “peacefully” on Thursday “surrounded by family.” Robert Blake died in Los Angeles from heart disease,
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