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WASHINGTON (AP) — Four environmental and conservation groups have endorsed President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the annual Capital Dinner of the League of Conservation Voters. They are praising the administration for its efforts to slow global warming. The gathering Wednesday night in Washington was filled with cheers and applause for Biden,
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Mirroring recent moves by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a group of immigrants were bused from the Texas border area to Los Angeles and dropped off today at downtown’s Union Station, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “Texas’ small border towns remain overwhelmed and overrun by the thousands of people illegally crossing into Texas from
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Tom Hanks ha protagonizado algunas de las películas más icónicas de todos los tiempos, pero evitó participar en el clásico de 1989 “When Harry Met Sally” por un asunto personal, según su esposa Rita Wilson. “La gente probablemente no sepa esto, pero a Tom le ofrecieron (hacer parte de) ‘When Harry
Continue Reading By AJIT SOLANKI, SIBI ARASU and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press MANDVI, India (AP) — The coastal regions of India and Pakistan are on high alert with tens of thousands of people being evacuated a day before Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to make landfall. At a relief camp for displaced people in the Pakistani village of
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a compromise designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt that also boosts funding for all other smaller communities in the state. The deal was struck between Republican lawmakers, leaders in the heavily Democratic city and Gov. Tony Evers. The package includes
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER and GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof. The
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Marcus Semien and Corey Seager hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. Semien’s two-run homer struck high up the left-field foul pole to break a 1-1 tie. Seager followed with a
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A drug syndicate that tried to smuggle tons of methamphetamine from Canada to Australia and New Zealand by hiding it in shipments of maple syrup and canola oil has had its ruse busted, authorities say. Authorities from the three nations say they worked together for
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — The Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement Wednesday after more than a year of negotiations. The contract between the two expired July 1, 2022 and 22,000 dockworkers have been working in good faith for nearly a year as the two sides
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Three suspects arrested in the death of a man found inside a burning vehicle in Thermal were ordered today to stand trial on felony charges. Hector Ramiro Yamanaka Ruiz, 44, of Coachella, was charged with one felony count each of murder, arson on property, and having a fire explosive, according to court records. He also
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Regulated betting on sports and horse racing is expected to begin across North Carolina in the first half of next year. Gov. Roy Cooper signed legislation Wednesday that greatly expands gambling within the state’s borders. The Democratic governor held a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday at Spectrum Center, home to the NBA’s Charlotte
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament passed legislation on Thursday to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds as tensions grow between Moscow and a major supporter of the Ukraine war effort. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation would extinguish Russia’s lease on
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Muchos altos directivos de empresas están seriamente preocupados por la posibilidad de que la inteligencia artificial (IA) represente una amenaza existencial para la humanidad en un futuro no muy lejano. El 42% de los CEO encuestados en la Cumbre de CEO de Yale esta semana afirma que la
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A felon suspected in a Desert Hot Springs residential break-in in which his accomplice was fatally shot by an occupant of the home must stand trial on murder, a judge ruled today. In addition to murder, Nathan Michael Alger, 22, of Desert Hot Springs is charged with one felony count each of attempted murder, burglary,
Continue ReadingBy Claire Hannum Tottori Prefecture, Japan (CNN) — Sprawling heaps of golden grains of sand rise in peaks toward the hot sun. From the base of the desert’s tallest dune, a bright blue sky peeks out from beyond the vast expanse. You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d landed in the Middle East. But these are
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By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A popular Hong Kong protest song was no longer available on several major music streaming sites as well as social media platforms. The development Wednesday came after the government sought an injunction to ban the tune. The song “Glory to Hong Kong” rose to popularity during
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday were sent from Texas in a move the city’s mayor called a “despicable stunt” by a Republican governor. Forty-two people, including some children, were dropped off at Union Station around 4 p.m.
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Palm Desert Alum and La Quinta resident Berry Henson is living the dream in the City of Angels on one of golf’s biggest stages. After 20 years of professional golf, the 43-year-old will make his major championship debut at LACC. It’s U.S. Open week! ⛳️ We are dialed in for our guy Berry Henson, the
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A team of researchers in the United States and United Kingdom say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm. These embryo-like structures are at the very earliest stages of human development: They don’t have a beating
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