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By Ed Lavandera, Andy Rose and Ashley Killough, CNN A rural Texas county voted Thursday afternoon to drop discussion for now of possibly defunding the county’s library system after a federal judge ordered it to return more than a dozen banned books to library shelves. By a unanimous vote, the Commissioner’s Court in Llano County,
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir was suspended Thursday for six games and fined by Major League Soccer for using racist language during a game against the San Jose Earthquakes. The Belgian forward is also prohibited from playing in the U.S. Open Cup, in exhibition matches or in the third-tier
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Two 18-year-old men suspected with two 16-year-old boys in an armed carjacking of a 75-year-old woman in La Quinta pleaded not guilty to felony charges today. Daryl Haxiel Urbano of Coachella and David Reyes III of Palm Desert were charged with one felony count each of carjacking and robbery, according to court records. They additionally
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By The Associated Press Boeing has a new problem with its 737 Max planes. The company said Thursday that production and delivery of a significant number of Max jets could be delayed because of questions about parts from a supplier. Boeing says the supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, used a non-standard manufacturing process to install fittings in
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Alexandra Ferguson París (CNN) — Cientos de miles de personas participaron este jueves en una nueva ronda de manifestaciones en toda Francia contra los planes del Gobierno de elevar la edad de jubilación de 62 a 64 años, un día antes de que un tribunal crucial se pronuncie sobre la constitucionalidad de la controvertida ley.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Environment Department promised to do more to protect the endangered vaquita marina porpoise Thursday, to head off trade sanctions by the international wildlife body CITES. The department said several steps will be taken, including controlling illegal gillnet fishing that can trap and kill the vaquita, which is the world’s most
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed by two people who said former police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into their necks years before he used the same move to kill George Floyd. John Pope Jr. will receive $7.5 million and
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN A former Fox News producer who claims the right-wing network pressured her to give false testimony escalated her own lawsuit against the company, adding CEO Suzanne Scott as defendant and accusing Fox’s lawyers of deleting messages from her phone. In explosive lawsuits filed last month, Abby Grossberg claimed Fox lawyers bullied
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it successfully test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile powered by solid propellants. If confirmed, that development could provide the country with a harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. The report Friday came a day after North Korea’s neighbors
Continue ReadingCNN, TRISTARPICTURES, @SCHWARZENEGGER, WARNER BROS., ORION PICTURES, @SIRRODSTEWART, GETTY By Lisa Respers France and Taylor Romine, CNN Arnold Schwarzenegger is not just an action star, he’s also a man of action. The former governor of California is well-versed in public works projects and on Tuesday he posted a video on social media showing him and
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Magic Johnson has racked up another victory and dished out another big assist in his post-basketball career as a prolific sports team owner. The Hall of Fame point guard and Los Angeles Lakers great is part of the ownership group that reached an agreement in
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Florida aprobó este jueves un proyecto de ley que prohibiría la mayoría de los abortos después de seis semanas de gestación. Ron DeSantis indicó su apoyo al proyecto a medida que se prepara para entrar en las primarias presidenciales republicanas de 2024. El proyecto de ley
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell and Devan Cole, CNN Donald Trump appeared for a deposition Thursday as part of a high-stakes civil case brought by New York state against the former president, some of his children and his sprawling business empire. The former president answered numerous questions in the deposition with the New York attorney general’s
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN A lab test that can tell doctors if someone has Parkinson’s disease is a long-sought goal of researchers. Doctors currently diagnose the progressive condition by looking for telltale physical symptoms: tremors, a halting gait, stiffness or trouble balancing. About 90,000 Americans are diagnosed on the basis of these symptoms each year,
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN A lab test that can tell doctors if someone has Parkinson’s disease is a long-sought goal of researchers. Doctors currently diagnose the progressive condition by looking for telltale physical symptoms: tremors, a halting gait, stiffness or trouble balancing. About 90,000 Americans are diagnosed on the basis of these symptoms each
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Check out some of the strongest gusts recorded around the desert today: The Wind Advisory may have expired, but that doesn’t mean the gusty west winds expired with it. 30+ MPH gusts will continue into the night. Winds will remain breezy on Friday but be noticeably weaker than what’s being felt today. Temperatures will rebound
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Treating hearing loss could mean reducing the risk for dementia, according to a new study. Hearing loss may increase the risk for dementia, but using hearing aids lowered the risk so it’s similar to those without hearing loss, according to the study published Thursday in The Lancet. Researchers followed more than
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Six people are accused in a federal indictment of conspiring to use a drone to fly contraband such as cell phones and marijuana into the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth. The indictment was unsealed Wednesday after all the suspects were arrested, according to court records in the U.S. District of Kansas.
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s second-team All-American forward Azuolas Tubelis will enter the 2023 NBA draft. Tubelis told ESPN of his plans on Thursday and he is not expected to return to the Wildcats. The Lithuanian big man had a breakout season in 2022-23, earning second-team All-America honors from The Associated Press after averaging 19.8
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