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CNN By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Malaysian comedian has been banned from China’s Twitter-like social media platform, days after he published clips from a live show predicting his skits about Beijing’s heavily censored politics and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would land him in trouble. Nigel Ng, who performs under the persona
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the clock is rapidly dwindling, FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about reaching what he sees as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. While Infantino walked the green carpet at
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the clock is rapidly dwindling, FIFA President Gianni Infantino seems slightly more optimistic about reaching what he sees as an acceptable deal for the broadcast rights to the upcoming Women’s World Cup in five key European countries. While Infantino walked the green carpet at
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place where women have unrestricted access to abortions amid a rapid
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo on Wednesday vetoed three Democratic-led gun control bills that attempted to increase the age to possess certain firearms and restrict who can obtain them. “I will not support legislation that infringes on the constitutional rights of Nevadans,” Lombardo said in a
Continue Reading By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact. The decision to reject the state-run oil company Petrobras’ request
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Carolina Calero (CNN Español) — El Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración informó a través de un comunicado este miércoles que ha llegado al país un vuelo con 115 guatemaltecos retornados desde Alexandria, Louisiana, bajo el Título 8, que regula la migración en Estados Unidos. De los 115 retornados, 111 son hombres y cuatro son mujeres. Además,
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Abortion bans are back on the agenda for lawmakers in the Carolinas and Nebraska this week. In North Carolina, lawmakers overrode the Democratic governor’s veto of a ban on abortion after the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Lawmakers in Nebraska and South Carolina are considering bans just
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decretó este miércoles la denominada “muerte cruzada”, que disuelve la Asamblea Nacional. En medio del juicio político que enfrentaba por el presunto delito de peculado, del que se declara inocente, Lasso invocó el recurso constitucional que lleva a convocar elecciones para el Legislativo y
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Sala del Senado de Chile aprobó un proyecto que aumenta el salario mínimo a 500.ooo pesos chilenos, que son aproximadamente US$ 630. Por 19 votos a favor, 5 en contra y 9 abstenciones, se aprobó en general el proyecto que reajusta el monto del ingreso mínimo mensual, aumenta el
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are taking up a series of pro-law enforcement bills this week, as the party grapples with cutting funding to federal law enforcement agencies. On Wednesday, the House passed a pair of bills – one would make assaulting a law enforcement officer a deportable offense for migrants and
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Every administration since President Ronald Reagan has mishandled classified materials, including commingling classified and unclassified documents, National Archives officials told the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door interview in March. The latest revelations come after the committee voted to release on Wednesday an unclassified transcript of testimony from William
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would soon become the largest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors under a bill now headed to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature on Wednesday after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is
Continue Reading By AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana became the first state in the U.S. to enact a complete ban on TikTok on Wednesday when Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a measure that’s more sweeping than any other state’s attempts to curtail the social media app, which is owned
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — What was left of the crowd of 32,416 at Petco Park on a gloomy afternoon loudly booed the San Diego Padres after Ha-Seong Kim made the last out of a dismal 4-3 loss to the lowly Kansas City Royals. It wasn’t the first time Wednesday
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Archivos Nacionales (NARA, por sus siglas en inglés) informaron al expresidente Donald Trump que se dispone a entregar al fiscal especial Jack Smith 16 registros que demuestran que Trump y sus asesores principales tenían conocimiento del proceso correcto de desclasificación mientras era presidente, según múltiples fuentes. En una carta del
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Kyle Bradish pitched impressively into the seventh inning and Austin Hays homered to lift the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. Mike Trout went deep for the Angels, but they fell back to .500 with their eighth loss
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal indictment accuses the former chief financial officer of a Seattle startup of taking $35 million of his employer’s money without permission and losing it by investing in cryptocurrency before the crypto market crashed last year. Thirty-nine-year-old Nevin Shetty was hired in 2021 as CFO of
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