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By Julia Vargas Jones and Marcos Moreno, CNN US Rep. George Santos has signed a deal with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in lieu of a confession, reimbursement for the victim and a fine to the state stemming from a 2008 fraud case, his attorney said. “From now on, he is not answering to any
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are seeking Thursday to pass a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are seeking Thursday to pass a sweeping bill to build more U.S.-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers, creating a hard-line counter to President Joe Biden’s policies just as migrants are amassing along the border with the end of coronavirus pandemic restrictions.
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More than a dozen Date Palm trees caught fire Thursday morning and were left smoldering at a grove off Dillon Road in Coachella. Firefighters were called there at 3:59 a.m. There was no immediate cause determined for the fire that burned 15 trees, but firefighting personnel were on-scene using water hoses to spray blackened trees and
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court upheld a California law that bars the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely. The law was the brainchild of animal rights activists in the state, who worked for its passage
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN There’s a new kid on the block. “Sesame Street” recently introduced TJ, its first Filipino muppet, on a segment with Kal Penn. TJ and his friend Ji-Young, a Korean American muppet who debuted in 2021, talk to the actor about the word of the day: confidence. Confidence, Penn explained, is “when
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California peace activist who has worked to remove land mines from war-torn regions and replace them with grape vines, fruit trees and vegetables was named the 2023 World Food Prize laureate Thursday at a ceremony in Washington. The Des Moines, Iowa-based foundation awarded its
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN Former President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday night who he thinks should prevail in Russia’s war against Ukraine, instead telling New Hampshire GOP primary voters that he wants “everybody to stop dying.” “I want everybody to stop dying. They’re dying. Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying,”
Continue Reading By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a California animal cruelty law that affects the pork industry, ruling that the case was properly dismissed by lower courts. Pork producers had said that the law could force industry-wide changes and raise the cost of bacon and
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court cleared the way for a transgender woman from Guatemala to appeal her deportation from the United States in federal court. The woman argues that she should not have been deported back to her home country because she will face sexual discrimination and assault. She
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Cambron, Jason Carroll and Chris Isidore, CNN Norfolk Southern is spelling out how it will compensate East Palestine, Ohio, homeowners whose homes lost value due to the railroad’s February derailment. In a letter to a bipartisan group of senators on the Commerce, Science and Transportation committee, Norfolk Southern said it would initially compensate
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Sam Fossum, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with top Chinese official Wang Yi in Vienna for “candid” and “constructive” talks, the White House announced Thursday. The previously undisclosed meeting is among the highest-level engagements between US and Chinese officials since the spy balloon incident earlier this year,
Continue ReadingBy Caolan Magee, CNN Cillian Murphy has appeared in some of the biggest movies and television shows of the 21st century, taking on a range of critically-acclaimed and cinematic roles, from “Peaky Blinders” boss Thomas Shelby to “Batman” villain Scarecrow. Yet the Irish actor has revealed that fans are actually “underwhelmed” when they meet him.
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By Travis Caldwell and Shawn Nottingham, CNN The father of a University of Georgia football player killed in a car crash has filed a lawsuit against the university’s athletic association and others, including first-round NFL draft pick and former teammate Jalen Carter. The lawsuit from Dave Willock Sr., the father of Devin Willock, was filed
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday paved the way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood by finalizing new risk-based recommendations for blood donation. Going forward, prospective donors will be asked the same set of questions regardless of their sex or sexual orientation. Before the FDA began taking
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business With a new business unit introduced Wednesday, General Motors is taking direct aim at Ford Motor Co.’s lucrative fleet business. GM Envolve will work closely with large business and government fleet customers to tie them more closely to GM’s other businesses. Last year, Ford announced the creation of Ford Pro
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Julianna Metdepenningen Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — Child marriages may sound absurd but they are allowed in Michigan. Currently, anyone under 17 can get married with proper consent. Legislation is being proposed that would make 18 the minimum age to get married in the state. Lawmakers
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STOCKHOLM — Neonode: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Thursday, weighed down by a sharp drop for The Walt Disney Co. and flaring fears about the health of some U.S. banks. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in late trading, with most of the stocks in the index falling. The
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is dipping in early trading, weighed down by a sharp drop for Disney and flaring fears about U.S. banks. The S&P 500 was off 0.4% early Thursday. The Dow fell 306 points, or 0.9%, while the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.2%. Disney dropped 8% after it said it lost
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