Month: October 2023

Zoos and botanical gardens find Halloween programs are a hit, and an opportunity

October 18, 2023 7:09 AM Associated Press

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o’-lanterns. Zoos and botanical gardens have become increasingly popular Halloween destinations. Their haunting array of natural installations and spooky events provide a fun addition, or alternative, to

Boynton Beach woman vows to stay in Israel and help

October 18, 2023 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A Palm Beach County native now living in Israel said she has no plans to leave the country. Twenty-four-year-old Marci Hartman grew up in Boynton Beach and moved to Israel about a year and a half ago. For the last

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in North Korea in the wake of a reported weapons transfer

October 18, 2023 7:07 AM Associated Press

By The Associated Press Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is visiting North Korea just days after the U.S. said Pyongyang had transferred munition to Moscow for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti posted a video of a crowd on Wednesday greeting Lavrov on in the pouring rain in Pyongyang alongside

Man steals car from gas station with 2-year-old in back seat, leaves baby at nearby hotel

October 18, 2023 7:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Yasmine Julmisse Click here for updates on this story BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Boynton Beach police are searching for a man they believe stole a car from a gas station with a baby in the back seat Tuesday. Officials say that at around 6:30 a.m., the suspect pulled up to the Mobil gas

Stock market today: Wall Street dips following profit reports, and oil prices jump on war worries

October 18, 2023 7:01 AM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is dipping Wednesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies. Worries about war in the Middle East are also dragging on the market. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down

Another court delay for man who claims he was wrongly convicted in Sanford home invasion

October 18, 2023 6:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Bob Hazen Click here for updates on this story SANFORD, Florida (WESH) — There was a heartbreaking update for Anthony Walker’s family on Tuesday — another delay in the case, even though the man who could share a key piece of information was there in court. Walker’s family traveled to the Seminole County Courthouse

La querida orca Lolita murió de vejez y múltiples enfermedades crónicas, según el informe de su necropsia

October 18, 2023 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

urielblanco (CNN) — Los responsables del Seaquarium dieron a conocer la causa de muerte de Lolita, la querida orca que vivía en cautiverio en el Miami Seaquarium desde 1970 y que murió en agosto. Lolita murió “debido a la progresión de múltiples afecciones crónicas, entre ellas enfermedad renal y neumonía”, según el informe de su

Kim Ng, the first woman to be an MLB general manager, will not return to the Miami Marlins next season

October 18, 2023 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Marlins announced Monday that Kim Ng will not return as the team’s general manager after three seasons with the franchise. Marlins chairman and principal owner Bruce Sherman said in a statement that, while the club exercised its team option for her to return for the 2024 season,

German soccer club Mainz suspends player for ‘unacceptable’ social media post about Israel-Hamas war

October 18, 2023 6:46 AM Associated Press

MAINZ, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga soccer club Mainz has suspended Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi for what it called an “unacceptable” social media post about the Israel-Hamas war. The club says on its website that it has “relieved Anwar El Ghazi of his training and matchday related duties” for a post he shared Sunday that

Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh plans to expand with a $45 million event venue

October 18, 2023 6:45 AM Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh has announced plans to expand with a $45 million event venue. The proposed entertainment project is part of the museum’s ‘Pop District’ initiative and would be built on an existing museum parking lot. Plans for the project were presented to the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday.

Why we should build cities that are kind to nature

October 18, 2023 6:42 AM CNN

CNN By Nadia Leigh-Hewitson, CNN (CNN) — With most of the world’s population residing in cities, it’s often challenging to understand how our actions affect remote and wild regions. For Call to Earth Day 2023, we will focus on the vital link between urban areas and wilderness, and shed light on the impact cities have

Ex-Treasury Secretary Lew, Biden’s pick to be US envoy to Israel, faces Senate confirmation hearing

October 18, 2023 6:40 AM Associated Press

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is moving quickly to confirm Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, holding a hearing on his nomination Wednesday as President Joe Biden visits the region to reinforce U.S. support for Israel and try to ease tensions in its new war with Hamas. The Senate

‘Never terribly afraid’: Pastor of Urbandale church back from Israel trip will return in the future

October 18, 2023 6:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Ethan Humble Click here for updates on this story URBANDALE, Iowa (KCCI) — After his safe return from his church’s trip to Israel, one Iowa pastor says the abnormal trip won’t stop him from going back to the Holy Land. Glenn Goodwin, pastor of Gospel Assembly Church in Urbandale, was trapped with 17 other

Las fuerzas especiales de Ucrania utilizan audaces incursiones y tácticas de distracción en un intento por liberar Crimea

October 18, 2023 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez Kyiv (CNN) — Un enjambre de motos acuáticas ucranianas cruza el océano bajo un cielo negro como boca de lobo, visible sólo desde la cámara infrarroja de un dron que observa desde arriba. Reducen la velocidad a medida que se acercan a la orilla para evitar ser detectados y se apresuran hacia tierra

Stock market today: Wall Street slips in early trading and crude oil prices rise

October 18, 2023 6:37 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is dipping in early trading following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies. Worries about war in the Middle East are also dragging on the market. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in the early going Wednesday. The Dow fell 69 points, and the Nasdaq composite

Kristin Cavallari wasn’t ‘shooting her shot’ at Travis Kelce

October 18, 2023 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kristin Cavallari wants to clear something up about Travis Kelce. In September an episode of her podcast “Let’s Be Honest,” Cavallari spoke with the Kansas City Chiefs player about his 2016 reality dating show, “Catching Kelce.” “You were 100 percent my TV crush when the show was on,”

Homebuilding bounced back in September

October 18, 2023 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US homebuilding bounced back in September, after dropping in August to the lowest levels since 2020 as mortgage rates climbed. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, jumped 7% above the revised August estimate. Starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.358 million last

French soccer club Nice suspends Youcef Atal for sharing an antisemitic message on social media

October 18, 2023 6:34 AM Associated Press

NICE, France (AP) — French soccer club Nice has suspended defender Youcef Atal until further notice after he shared an antisemitic message on social media. Nice says in a statement that it had discussed the issue with Atal and that he apologized. Nice says it decided to suspend him “given the nature of the publication

German government launches a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs

October 18, 2023 6:34 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — The German government has announced a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs now that many have a usable knowledge of the German language. The government is trying to address both a shortage of skilled labor and concerns about high levels of migration. Germany has taken in more than

La misión de Biden en Medio Oriente se vio sumida en la confusión incluso antes de su partida

October 18, 2023 6:33 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La misión del presidente Joe Biden de contener la confrontación de Israel con Hamas quedó superada incluso antes de que abandonara Washington este martes por la noche por acontecimientos que empeoraban rápidamente y amenazaban con desembocar en una guerra regional. Una devastadora explosión en un hospital de Gaza que se cree

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