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By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions weigh on its energy exports. The Russian currency passed 101 rubles to the dollar on Monday, continuing a more than 25% decline
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Ford-Apple Executive Ford has hired away a key Apple executive to run a new business unit that will sell software-related subscription services to vehicle owners. The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker said Monday it hired Peter Stern, who was Apple’s vice president of services. He’ll run Ford Integrated Services, a unit that will combine
Continue ReadingMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard and Navy have rescued four divers who were reported missing off the Carolinas. The U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic announced the rescue on social media Monday morning. It said the divers were rescued southeast of North Carolina’s Cape Fear River. The four men were reported missing after they
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Michael Bublé made a surprise appearance at a Foo Fighters show on Saturday in San Francisco. In what was part of a long-running gag, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl asked the audience if they know the words to Bublé’s 2009 single, “Haven’t Met You Yet,” while introducing the crowd
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA A. BICKEL Associated Press KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters. The Okeanos Explorer is on a five-month mission run by
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A second swimmer in a month has abandoned an attempt to cross Lake Michigan after spending hours in the water. The Detroit Free Press reports that Bryan Huffman began his attempt to cross the lake Saturday in Wisconsin. But Huffman told the newspaper he gave up after his support boat lost its
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca Writer and Phil Hahn, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — While artificial intelligence (AI) was used to detect and warn people about the latest pandemic, the same technology could lead to the spread of misinformation if the proper guardrails aren’t in place, the
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By Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country. “The
Continue Reading CNN By Umaro Djau, Hande Atay Alam and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Niger’s junta claimed Sunday it had gathered evidence to prosecute the country’s ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason,” upping the stakes in their brinkmanship against key neighbors in West Africa who have vowed to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit country.
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim and Aimee Look, CNN Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — As oil-rich Gulf states seek to diversify their military partnerships, they are finding themselves ensnared in the intensifying rivalry for global dominance between the United States and China. One of America’s closest allies in the region, the United Arab Emirates plans to hold
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A recent survey conducted by Research Co. has revealed that English-speaking Canadians are divided over further “O Canada” revisions. According to the survey published on Friday, 41 per cent of Anglophone Canadians are in favor of altering the
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following the Maui wildfires as search crews go through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute and firefighters struggled to contain the inferno with
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A 24-year-old triple threat who toured in “Hairspray,” competed on “American Idol” and came to the attention of casting agents with her TikTok videos has landed the plumb role of Dorothy in the Broadway-bound production of “The Wiz.” Nichelle Lewis will star in the national
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Latvia’s center-right prime minister, Krisjanis Karins, says he will step down later this week after the two other members of his three-party governing coalition refused a reshuffle. He reportedly will try to form a new government coalition but will not be its leader. Karins said Monday that the two other coalition
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Indian officials say heavy monsoon rains have triggered floods and landslides in the country’s Himalayan region, leaving at least 33 people dead and many others trapped. A cloudburst in mountainous Himachal Pradesh state’s Solan district on Sunday night killed nine people, and 12 people were pulled out from under mud and
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Civil protection crews are clearing mud-covered roads in an Italian Alpine city after a mountain mudslide sent water, soil and debris pouring into town, bursting riverbanks. After searching homes and cars overnight, authorities said all residents were accounted for. The streets of Bardonecchia, a city near Turin in the Val di Susa
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All three local school districts are heading into the new year with more extended learning opportunities for their students with after-school programs. Last year, Desert Sands Unified School District launched its Extended Learning Opportunities Program. This year the district is continuing to offer it at its elementary and middle schools during the school year and
Continue ReadingMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it is searching for four divers who disappeared off the Carolina coast. The four men did not resurface Sunday after diving from a pleasure craft named Big Bill’s. The Coast Guard said the vessel was about 50 miles south of Cape Fear, North Carolina, and
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Drier conditions are expected for the start of the work week after yesterday’s high elevation thunderstorms. A surge of monsoonal moisture and warm temperatures created the perfect opportunity for thunderstorm development. Thunderstorm activity was mostly reserved for local mountains and high desert communities but light rainfall did spill onto the valley floor as well. Here
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — It’s true: Dunkin’ is turning two of its most popular drinks into boozy beverages. After setting the internet abuzz last week, Dunkin’ will officially announce Monday the debut of Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees and Iced Teas, which are both scheduled to roll out in the coming
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