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MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday apologized to the victims of a government-sponsored sexual freedom law passed last October that was aimed at increasing protection for women, but inadvertently allowed hundreds of convicted sex offenders to have their sentences reduced. The legislation, known as the “only yes means yes” law, is
Continue Reading SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to the hospital for treatment, officials said Sunday. The three workers were treated and released Saturday after three locomotive engines and six
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with China’s defense minister in Moscow. Sunday’s meeting underscored China’s strengthening engagement with Russia. China has largely aligned its foreign policy with Russia in an attempt to diminish the influence of the United States and other Western democracies. Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with China’s defense minister in Moscow. Sunday’s meeting underscored China’s strengthening engagement with Russia. China has largely aligned its foreign policy with Russia in an attempt to diminish the influence of the United States and other Western democracies. Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz says he knows the speech he gave at the first game at Fenway Park after the Boston Marathon bombing had an impact in Boston and around the world. Ortiz and many of his 2013 World Series champion teammates were honored Sunday in Boston before the
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — “El Fantasma de la Ópera” no es solo un ícono de Broadway, es un gigante cultural. Está la partitura de órgano de Andrew Lloyd Webber, decorados suntuosos y disfraces elaborados. Hay un triángulo amoroso melodramático entre la hermosa soprano, su guapo galán y un incomprendido habitante de las cloacas, compositor y
Continue ReadingBy Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story Arden, North Carolina (WLOS) — Project Linus held their ‘Day of Love’ Saturday morning in Arden, making blankets – also referred to as ‘hugs’ – for children in crisis. This was the first time the event had been held in four years, making it extra
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CNN, WTVM, WSFA By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Whenever you fill out a survey, chances are you’re asked two questions about your race and ethnicity: Whether you are of Hispanic or Latino descent, and then separately, if your race is White, Black, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American or another race. The government now wants to change
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s state media says a court has sentenced an air defense commander allegedly responsible for the deadly downing of a passenger plane amid Iran-U.S. tensions several years ago. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard mistakenly shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight in January 2020 killing all 176 people on board.
Continue Reading By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A local official in Nigeria says that at least 33 people have been killed by gunmen in the country’s northwest. The official said Sunday that more than 35 houses were destroyed in the violence on Saturday evening in Runji in the state of Kaduna. State authorities
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that he will press for a trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia as part of his country’s efforts to reduce its reliance on China for crucial raw materials. Speaking at the opening of the annual Hannover trade fair, Scholz told Indonesian President Joko Widodo
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Kylie Atwood, CNN Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley‘s campaign publicized earlier this month what it boasted as a strong haul for her 2024 bid: The former South Carolina governor had raised “more than $11 million in just six weeks,” according to a campaign release. But official filings with the
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said she has “huge confidence” the US will not allow the country to default on its own debt during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday. “I just cannot believe that they would let such a major, major disaster happen,” Lagarde said,
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York on Sunday defended Dianne Feinstein and her ability to serve in the Senate amid calls from some Democrats for the longest-serving female US senator in history to step down. Gillibrand, who serves with Feinstein on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed The logjam stalling the Senate confirmation of President Joe Biden’s judicial appointees loosened somewhat Thursday when the Judiciary Committee approved seven nominees on a bipartisan basis, though Republicans still maintain the ability to block nominees they don’t support. The advancement of the nominees comes amid the ongoing absence of California Democratic
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El más reciente episodio de “Saturday Night Live” tuvo sabor latino gracias a sus dos invitadas principales: la actriz de origen cubano Ana de Armas y la cantante colombiana Karol G. Ana de Armas fue la presentadora del capítulo de este sábado. Realizó el clásico monólogo de apertura y participó en
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Chris Boyette, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has a message for his fellow Republicans looking to win back the White House: “We cannot get distracted.” “We have to tell people, No. 1, what we’re for. No. 2, that we’re going to be focused on the future and what we’re going to
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc and Chris Boyette, CNN Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has a message for his fellow Republicans looking to win back the White House: “We cannot get distracted.” “We have to tell people, No. 1, what we’re for. No. 2, that we’re going to be focused on the future and what we’re going
Continue Reading SANDWICH ACADEMY GRANT TOWNSHIP, Maine (AP) — Railway owner Canadian Pacific Kansas City is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine that sent three railway workers to the hospital for treatment, officials said Sunday. The three workers were treated and released Saturday after three locomotive engines and six
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Conseguiste comprar el coche, pero ¿puedes permitirte seguir pagándolo? Junto con el aumento de los precios de los automóviles, las tasas de los préstamos son las más caras en más de 15 años, con el pago mensual promedio de un automóvil nuevo en su punto más alto, según muestran nuevos datos
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