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TORONTO (AP) — Gordon Lightfoot, the legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said the musician died at a Toronto hospital. His cause of death was not immediately available. Considered one of
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Paraguay informó este martes a través de su cuenta oficial en Twitter que arrestaron al menos a 74 personas en las protestas realizadas en los alrededores del Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral, en las que alegaban un supuesto fraude electoral en los comicios del domingo, en
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene and Helen Regan, CNN Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad former spokesman who became a symbol of Palestinian resistance to Israeli detention policies, died Tuesday after 87 days of hunger strike, authorities said. Adnan, 45, had been on hunger strike since his arrest on February 5,
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By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has surprised markets by increasing its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.85% despite pausing its climb last month and new evidence that inflation is slowing. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s meeting on April 4 was the first in a
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By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer will pitch his first official game for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars on Wednesday and, to promote the start, a local department store is to unveil a seven-story poster of the former Cy Young Award winner on its facade. Bauer was unwanted this season
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN India is now home to the world’s tallest railway bridge. Some 29 meters (over 95 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower, the Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters (around 1,180 feet) above the Chenab River in India’s contentious Jammu and Kashmir region. After decades of construction, the bridge in northern India will
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Officials in Rochester, New York, said an investigation found no basis for criminal charges in a concert stampede in March that left three people dead. The announcement came after a months-long, multi-departmental investigation into the incident at Rochester’s Main Street Armory, the City of Rochester said in a statement. The probe
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest and Joe Sutton, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law Monday banning gender-affirming care for minors with the possibility of a felony charge for health care professionals who provide it. Senate Bill 613 bars health care professionals from providing gender-affirming care to those under the age of 18 in
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez Nueva York (CNN) — Más de 11.000 miembros del Sindicato de Guionistas de Estados Unidos se declararon en huelga este martes por la mañana por primera vez desde 2007, una medida que podría paralizar de inmediato la producción de muchas series de televisión y posiblemente retrasar el inicio de las nuevas temporadas de
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits, scored once and fired up the crowd in his return to Petco Park, and Ha-Seong Kim hit a tiebreaking three-run homer as the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Monday night for their third straight win.
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers went deep four times in a 13-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Betts helped propel a Los Angeles offense that belted out a season-best 15 hits. The Dodgers
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN On Monday night, the Writers’ Guild of America officially called for a strike after failing to reach an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Stephen Colbert, who taped his “Late Show” on Monday before the negotiations halted, addressed the possibility of a strike in his opening monologue
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writers YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Osamu Furukawa has driven lots of Japanese cars for his business converting classic gasoline-powered models to electric. But his favorite ride is an import: A battery-powered SUV from China’s BYD Auto. BYD Auto is part of a wave of Chinese electric car
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN The Australian government will ban e-cigarettes through a heavy set of controls on imports and packaging to discourage vaping, especially among teens, under its biggest smoking reforms in more than a decade. Australian Health Minister Mark Butler on Tuesday said vaping has become a top behavioral issue in
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Jack Ma has a new job: visiting professor in Japan. The Chinese billionaire has joined Tokyo College, under the University of Tokyo, according to a Monday statement on its website. In his role, Ma will work with researchers, serve as an adviser to the college and participate in seminars. He will
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and pulled down 16 rebounds on the eve of the NBA MVP announcement to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 97-87 win over Phoenix on Monday night, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals. “I
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television and movie writers declared late Monday that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La abogada Tamara Adrián se prepara para sumarse a la carrera por la candidatura presidencial de la oposición venezolana que se definirá en elecciones primarias el próximo 22 de octubre. En 2015 fue la primera diputada transgénero, no solo en Venezuela sino también en América Latina, tras lograr el escaño
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Juliana Liu, CNN More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are set to go on strike Tuesday morning for the first time since 2007, a move that could bring an immediate halt to the production of many television shows and possibly delay the start of new seasons
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