LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority will hold an emergency summit Tuesday with Churchill Downs, Kentucky’s racing commission and HISA veterinary teams to review information and analysis in the wake of 12 horse fatalities in the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) announced
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president and former prime minister of Turkey. Personal Birth date: February 26, 1954 Birth place: Istanbul, Turkey Birth name: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Father: Ahmet Erdogan, coastguard and sea captain Mother: Tenzile Erdogan Marriage: Emine (Gulbaran) Erdogan (July 4, 1978-present)
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Physician-assisted suicide is legal in ten US states and the District of Columbia. It is an option given to individuals by law in Colorado, California, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. It is an option given to individuals in Montana via court
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American Veterans (AMVETS) Post 66 in Palm Springs along with Veterans for Peace (VFP) hosted the 17th annual Memorial Day luncheon and award a number of recipients with special honors today at Cimarron Golf Resort in Cathedral City. The following recipients will be honored at today’s luncheon: Donald Beck: Silver Helmet AwardWendy Allaire: Daughter of
Continue ReadingBy KMTV Staff Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KMTV) — Neighbors in Minne Lusa came out to re-dedicate a veteran memorial after it was vandalized several weeks ago. The ceremony occurred at the Minne Lusa Blvd and Redick Avenue intersection on Sunday. Neighbors helped lay a new stone memorial in honor
Continue ReadingBy Austin Janos Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Pima County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue helped save a hiker on the Bear Canyon Trail on Saturday, May 27. PCSD says the hiker hurt their ankle while out on the trail. Rural Metro Fire Department crews helped care for the
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Sofía Narváez (CNN) — Cada vez hay más pruebas de que aumentar la fuerza muscular puede ser beneficioso para el corazón e incluso mejorar la evolución tras un infarto. Tener un mayor nivel de fuerza muscular en las piernas parece estar “fuertemente asociado” con un menor riesgo de desarrollar insuficiencia cardíaca después de un ataque al
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Slee Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — People on a decade-long waitlist for developmental disability services are finally coming off that list. It’s all in an effort by the state to end the waitlist, but families coming off that list are still running into issues that are delaying
Continue Reading CNN, WABC, SONIYA A By Nicole Grether and Polo Sandoval, CNN (CNN) — A reminder from the Prophet Muhammad to give to “mankind” is painted outside a non-descript building in South Brooklyn that has opened its doors to migrants of all faiths. For the past nine months, the Muslim Community Center has collectively housed some
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden marked Memorial Day by paying tribute to “those who died so our nation might live” during his annual speech on the day that the US honors those who have served and died in its service. “Every year as a nation, we undertake this right of remembrance,
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By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After securing a strong new mandate in a runoff presidential election, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan could temper some positions that have irritated his NATO allies. But observers predicted that the country’s longtime strongman leader is unlikely to depart from his habit of engaging
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo flared anew this week after Kosovo’s police raided Serb-dominated areas in the region’s north and seized local municipality buildings. There have been violent clashes between Kosovo’s police and NATO-led peacekeepers on one side and local Serbs on the other, leaving dozens
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By RADUL RADOVANOVIC and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force outside a municipal building. They were trying to take over one of the local government offices where ethnic Albanian mayors entered last week with the help of the
Continue Reading By RADUL RADOVANOVIC and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force outside a municipal building. They were trying to take over one of the local government offices where ethnic Albanian mayors entered last week with the help of the
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Chuck Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — More than 100 people gathered at the Miramar National Cemetery Sunday afternoon for a Memorial Day Ceremony. The outdoor event was free to attend and honored the 50th Anniversary of Women in Naval Aviation. This year marks the first in-person Memorial
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden lauded the sacrifice of generations of U.S. troops who died fighting for their country as he marked Memorial Day with the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden was joined by first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to talking about bodies, sometimes less is more. Lizzo, who is known for messages of self-love and wider acceptance, has recently said as much as she shared that she is encouraging a stance of body neutrality for herself and others. “I don’t need your positivity or
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people associated with Russian capital. Poland’s Interior Ministry said Monday that it was imposing the sanctions in reaction go a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. The 365 Belarusians will be barred from entering Europe’s
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has imposed sanctions on 365 Belarusian citizens and frozen the financial assets of other entities and people associated with Russian capital. Poland’s Interior Ministry said Monday that it was imposing the sanctions in reaction go a “draconian” verdict against a journalist. The 365 Belarusians will be barred from entering Europe’s
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he will sign a bill that creates a commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland. It is a move that critics view as a tool to target political opponents of the ruling party especially opposition leader Donald Tusk. The law proposed by the
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