By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably. It’s the first new American reactor built
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and FADI TAWIL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — The death toll has risen to nine in three days of clashes between Palestinian factions at a refugee camp in Lebanon that have pitted members of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party against Islamist groups. A Lebanese lawmaker announced a cease-fire agreement late
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Residents of northeastern Nigeria’s Adamawa state have been prohibited from leaving home as authorities enforce a 24-hour lockdown period in response to what they said was widespread looting of shops and warehouses. Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri declared the around-the-clock curfew Sunday in response to “escalating violence
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump’s hoarding of classified documents. De
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American cyclist Magnus White, hailed as a “rising star” of the sport, has died in a training accident in Boulder, Colorado, at the age of 17, USA Cycling announced on Sunday. The governing body said that White was preparing to compete in the cross-country discipline at the junior Mountain
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Air quality is now ‘moderate’ valley-wide. We recommend you spend less time outdoors today until air quality improves, especially for individuals who may be sensitive to particles in the air. As well, take extra caution when driving, as visibility will likely be impacted as well. The reason for the unfavorable air quality today was a
Continue ReadingBy ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended funerals Monday after a massive suicide bombing killed at least 54 people at an election rally for a pro-Taliban cleric, carrying caskets draped in colorful clothes to burial sites in the hills. No one immediately claimed responsibility for Sunday’s
Continue ReadingBy FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih Monday, killing four people and wounding scores of others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukraine’s interior minister said. One of the two missiles destroyed a
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new reactor at a nuclear power plant in Georgia has entered commercial operation. Georgia Power Co. announced Monday that Unit 3 at Plant Vogtle, southeast of Augusta, has completed testing and is now sending power to the grid reliably. It’s the first new American reactor built
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor has ended his 30-year tenure. Riad Salameh stepped down on Monday. He is under investigation by several European countries and blamed for Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in more than a century. Tearful employees applauded and bid him farewell as he left his
Continue ReadingBy ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s journalists have protested against the government’s decision to suspend a private television station’s operations. Authorities made the move last week because they said there were irregularities concerning the registration of Klan Kosova’s business license that violated the country’s constitution. Scores of journalists and members of
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El ministro de Defensa de Italia calificó de “perversa” la decisión de su país de adherirse a un plan de infraestructuras emblemático chino, mientras el Gobierno sopesa si seguir formando parte del mismo. En una entrevista con el diario Corriere della Sera publicada este domingo, Guido Crosetto afirmó que la
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has imposed restrictions on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war on Ukraine and concern drones might be converted to military use. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is friendly with Moscow but says it is neutral in the 17-month-old war. It has been stung
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — In times of stress or unease, many people channel their nerves through body-focused repetitive behaviors — like nail-biting, skin-picking or hair-pulling. Research shows a simple self-soothing technique may help suppress those bad habits. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day.
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — If you were a child – or even an adult — in the nineties, it’s probable you had a collection of Beanie Babies. In fact, it’s possible you still do. Perhaps you’re hoping (like me) one of them will turn out to be worth a fortune one day. Invented
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After clamping down on food stamps in the debt ceiling deal, House Republicans now want to take a whack at WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children. GOP lawmakers have proposed curtailing funding for WIC in the chamber’s version of the US Department of
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet While there’s no way to guarantee you’ll completely avoid financial scams, there are steps you can take to reduce your chances of falling for one. Scammers tend to contact you first, create a false sense of urgency and then ask you to send money or share personal information. A good
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — España cayó en el último partido del Grupo C del Mundial Femenino de Fútbol con una dura goleada de Japón este lunes en Nueva Zelandia. El juego final del Grupo C vio a las japonesas interponerse ante España, uno de los favoritos del torneo, con un temprano gol de Hinata
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An escalating dispute over a gas field in the Persian Gulf poses an early challenge to a Chinese-brokered agreement to reconcile regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Saudi Arabia and neighboring Kuwait jointly claim the offshore Al-Durra gas field. Iran says it has
Continue Reading By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a statement
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