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By Rob Picheta and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even longer stint in jail after being sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media report, a fresh blow to a fierce critic of Russia’s President Putin that comes amid an intensifying crackdown on dissent.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mientras el expresidente Donald Trump abandonaba Washington tras responder a las acusaciones de intentar subvertir la democracia, parecía que todos los traumas y divisiones previas de su viaje de ocho años en la psique de la nación eran solo el comienzo. Estados Unidos se enfrenta ahora a la perspectiva de
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, BARRY HATTON and PIETRO DE CRISTOFARO Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis visited a once-troubled and crime-plagued neighborhood in Portugal’s capital on Friday to draw attention to the charitable side of the Catholic Church and to press his case for a church that goes to the peripheries and welcomes everyone.
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged a warship in an attack that underlined Kyiv’s growing capabilities as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war. The strike on Novorossiysk — which halted maritime
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Yeoh has shared more snapshots from her recent wedding, unveiling the somewhat unusual bridal dress she wore to the intimate nuptials. Designed by couture label Schiaparelli, the gown featured a bodice adorned with a large, bejeweled face. In a caption accompanying her Instagram post, Yeoh described it as
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting higher Friday following mixed reports about the U.S. job market and profits at two of Wall Street’s most influential stocks. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in morning trading and heading for its first gain in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian news reports say an American woman was killed off the Amalfi Coast after the motorboat she and her family were traveling on collided with a tourist sailboat. The crash occurred Thursday off the popular stretch of coastline near Naples in southern Italy. According to reports on Friday, the skipper of the
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of cooling down. The average global ocean surface temperature hit 20.96 degrees Celsius (69.7 Fahrenheit) at the end of July, according to modern data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate
Continue Reading CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The temperature of the planet’s oceans rose to new heights this week, setting a new record with no sign of cooling down. The average global ocean surface temperature hit 20.96 degrees Celsius (69.7 Fahrenheit) at the end of July, according to modern data from the European Union’s Copernicus
Continue ReadingHAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities said Friday they have identified a woman whose remains were found as far back as 1996 in different spots along the Long Island coast, some of them near the Gilgo Beach locations of bodies investigators believe were left by a serial killer. The woman, who investigators had called
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves barely acknowledges his two challengers in next week’s Republican primary. Instead, he’s focusing on the main opponent he expects to face in the November general election. That’s utility regulator Brandon Presley who is unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Presley is a
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Google unveiled new privacy updates this week that lets US users have a wee bit more control over the search results that pop up about themselves online. The tech giant said that it was rolling out a new dashboard that will let you know if web results with your
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California judge has been arrested in connection with the slaying of his wife, authorities said Friday. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was arrested late Thursday after police received reports of a shooting in an Anaheim home and found the judge’s wife, Sheryl Ferguson, shot inside, Anaheim police
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In atmospheric ink paintings on silk, featuring striking portraits of women and exquisite flora and fauna, the artist Kiyohara Yukinobu struck out on a path in the late 17th century that few women in Japan had navigated. She became an accomplished artist in the Kanō school — the country’s
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El encarcelado líder opositor ruso Alexe Navalny fue condenado a 19 años de prisión tras ser declarado culpable de cargos de extremismo, según informó este viernes un tribunal de la prisión de alta seguridad en la que está recluido, informó el medio estatal ruso TASS. La colonia penal IK-6 se
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Randall Park was a struggling actor when he first encountered Adrian Tomine’s graphic novel “Shortcomings” in 2007. The story focused on a twentysomething Japanese American man named Ben, who is trying to find himself in the Bay Area along with his girlfriend Miko and
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Residents of Japan’s southwestern islands are bracing for high winds and rain from Typhoon Khanun. The storm has been nearly stationary but made a U-turn and is heading back east on Friday. The forecasted change of direction will bring Khanun across Okinawa and nearby islands that were
Continue ReadingMELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — A Russian court convicted imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism and sentenced him to 19 years in prison on Friday. Navalny is already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated. The new charges are related to the activities of Navalny’s
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — When Clarisse Agbégnénou won her sixth world judo title, confirming the reigning Olympic champion as one of the athletes to watch at next year’s Paris Games, the French star’s smallest but greatest fan was less wild about her mother’s newest gold medal than she was about her
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hailey Dandurand’s extended sentencing hearing began Thursday morning. The jury is deciding whether or not to recommend Parole for her. Dandurand was found guilty of taking part in brutally murdering Telma Boinville and tying up Boinville’s daughter, along side Stephen Brown,
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