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CNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Most Federal Reserve officials said last month that they expect one more rate hike, according to minutes from their September policy meeting released Wednesday. Some officials said that how fast inflation cools in the coming months will determine how long rates remain elevated. “A majority of
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A conservation group in Cyprus says police have been lax in cracking down on criminal gangs that illegally trap songbirds to supply restaurants. A spokesperson for the conservation group BirdLife Cyprus says that even though the poarching has declined overall, gangs with ties to the island nation’s criminal underworld continue to
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — Multiple suspects stole multiple vehicles from a dealership in South Windsor overnight, according to both police and the business owner. It happened at Mike and Tony Auto Sales & Service on John Fitch Boulevard around 1:10 a.m. on Wednesday, police
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — An Atlanta mother is facing a murder charge after her infant daughter was taken to the hospital unresponsive, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Doneish’a Speight was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to children after she found her child
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish court has fined climate activist Greta Thunberg once again for disobeying police during an environmental protest in July in southern Sweden. The Malmo District Court on Wednesday fined her 2,250 kroner ($206). Thunberg has been fined for a similar offense earlier. She took part in a July 24 environmental protest
Continue ReadingJada Pinkett Smith and husband Will Smith have lived what she says are “completely separate lives” since 2016. Pinkett Smith made the revelation in a interview with Hoda Kotb. The prominent Hollywood couple married in 1997 and have addressed separations and marital troubles. But never this specifically. Though it’s not a legal divorce, Pinkett Smith
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Warsaw, Poland (CNN) — The front door to the Martynowska residence is a point of no return. Every week, as Karolina prepares to cross it, she steels herself. “Sometimes it’s exciting,” she says. “It’s a mind-bending exercise. But I always have to equip myself. With patience.” The Martynowskas – Stella, 69,
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The Atlanta Police Department officer who Tased a man during a traffic stop has been fired. The man later died and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the death a homicide. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum announced Tuesday that officer Kiran Kimbrough
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press DAJABON, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic has partially reopened its border with Haiti to limited commercial activity nearly a month after shuttering the frontier amid an ongoing spat over construction of a canal targeting water from a shared river. Vendors in Dominican border cities
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Rep. George Santos remained defiant on Wednesday after facing new federal criminal charges, insisting he would not accept a plea deal and that he will run for reelection next year. Santos, a New York Republican, claimed that none of the 23 charges against
Continue ReadingBy La’Nita Brooks and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A Saginaw mother is pleading for help to find justice for her murdered son. Cortez Hampton, 15, was found shot and killed in an abandoned house in July. His mother said she believes she knows who pulled the
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is the first nationally known candidate to sign up at the start of New Hampshire’s presidential primary filing period. Hutchinson has languished in polls but says he expects many New Hampshire voters to decide late. New Hampshire’s filing period began
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Nashville Police have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a man found badly burned in the trunk of a car off a South Nashville road in late September. Police said Kevin Joel Castro-Garcia is charged with
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Lidia dissipated Wednesday after hitting land as a Category 4 hurricane near the resort of Puerta Vallarta, where one person was killed by a falling tree and two others injured The hurricane knocked over trees and blew roofs off houses with winds as high as 140 mph (220 kph) before moving
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man formerly employed at a Rutherford County middle school is facing more than ten charges of sexual exploitation of a minor following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. On Sept. 25, TBI agents began investigating an account user
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — A group of menstrual product makers announced on Wednesday that they have banded together to form “The Tampon Tax Back Coalition,” which they say is an effort to reimburse consumers the “unjust tax” on feminine hygiene products such as tampons, pads and menstrual cups. Shoppers pay sales
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and conductor Rafael Payare are on a four-concert cross-country run that ends Friday night at Carnegie Hall. They met in 2009 at a rehearsal in Caracas, Venezuela, became a couple three nights later and were married in 2013. Getting them on the road
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Missouri (KMOV) — The O’Fallon Police Department credits training and compassion after an officer’s quick thinking helped bring a teen suffering a mental health crisis to safety. On Tuesday afternoon, O’Fallon police officers responded to the Sonderen Street overpass after receiving a call about
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Sharon Braithwaite London (CNN) — Flights at London’s Luton Airport are due to resume hours after the break out of a “significant” fire in the airport’s Terminal 2 parking lot, the airport said in a statement on Wednesday. The first flights were expected to depart from 3 p.m. local time, according
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