Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Ucrania aprobó una legislación que traslada su feriado oficial de Navidad al 25 de diciembre, distanciándose aún más de las tradiciones de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa alineada con Putin, que celebra el feriado el 7 de enero. El proyecto de ley fue aprobado por el parlamento de Ucrania a principios de
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of new laws will take effect Tuesday in North Dakota, passed earlier this year by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Among them is a primary enforcement seat belt law, which comes after years of debate over safety versus personal freedom. A raft of gender-related legislation will take
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the trade says the Texas Rangers have agreed to acquire three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer in a blockbuster deal with the New York Mets. It’s an all-in move from the surprise leaders in the AL West. The Rangers are adding the 39-year-old
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press PAVLIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The summer winds carried the smell of burned grain across the southern Ukrainian steppe and away from the shards of three Russian cruise missiles that struck the unassuming metal hangars. The agricultural company Ivushka applied for accreditation to export grain this year, but the strike in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Stepping onto the field against South Korea in Morocco’s second Women’s World Cup match, defender Nouhaila Benzina made history as the first player to wear a hijab while competing at a senior-level global tournament. A FIFA ban on playing in religious head coverings in its sanctioned games
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Shawn Steik and his wife were forced from a long-term motel room onto the streets of Anchorage after their rent shot up to $800 a month. Now they live in a tent encampment by a train depot, and as an Alaska winter looms they are growing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure for traffic of one of four airports around the Russian capital. It was the fourth such attempt at a strike on the capital region this month and the third
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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — As the Northern Hemisphere swelters under a record-breaking summer heat wave, much further south, in the depths of winter, another terrifying climate record is being broken. Antarctic sea ice has fallen to unprecedented lows for this time of year. Every year, Antarctic sea ice shrinks to its lowest levels
Continue Reading CNN By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Ukraine (CNN) — At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers. In the driving rain, they resemble something more akin to a Boston Whaler, rather than hiding one of Ukraine’s
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Ukraine (CNN) — At a secret makeshift military base a nondescript van and pickup truck tow two gray objects covered by tarpaulin mounted on trailers. In the driving rain, they resemble something more akin to a Boston Whaler, rather than hiding one of Ukraine’s most
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SANTA MARIA DE JESUS, Guatemala (AP) — Presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo won just 11% of the vote in Guatemala’s presidential election’s first round June 25. But it was enough to give him the surprise second slot in the Aug. 20 runoff ballot. Now he must rapidly expand his largely
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country, an official said Saturday night. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Muncy hit a pair of two-out homers, including a go-ahead shot in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday night. Muncy had the Dodgers’ only two hits as he snapped an 0-for-9 skid with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian authorities say three Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow in the early hours on Sunday, injuring one person and prompting a temporary closure of one of four airports around the Russian capital. The Russian Defense Ministry said three drones targeted the city. One was shot down in the surrounding Moscow region by
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Durante sus primeros días en los cines, “Barbie” recaudó US$ 337 millones a nivel mundial en taquilla, el fin de semana de estreno más grande de 2023 hasta el momento. Pero incluso antes de que llegaran los números, “Barbie” fue un éxito comercial. La película había estado generando entusiasmo durante meses,
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Zack Gelof and Brent Rooker each homered in a five-run second inning that helped carry the Oakland Athletics to an 11-3 victory over Colorado on Saturday night, handing the Rockies their fourth straight loss and fifth in six games. Rooker finished with three RBIs, two from his
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The slumping Texas Rangers acquired three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer on Saturday night during a 4-0 loss to Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres, their sixth loss in eight games cutting their AL West lead to one game over Houston. The blockbuster
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