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Month: October 2023

Heat has forced organizers to cancel Twin Cities races that draw up to 20,000 runners

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Organizers have canceled two long-distance races in Minnesota’s two largest cities that were expected to draw up to 20,000 runners because of a forecast of record high temperatures and humidity. The organizers of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon told race participants early Sunday by email that they, supporters and volunteers would have

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Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. “Bring it on,” McCarthy responded. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis,

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Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week. ‘Bring it on,’ McCarthy says

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. “Bring it on,” McCarthy responded. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis,

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

ANÁLISIS | El fenómeno Javier Milei en Argentina: cómo el candidato de la derecha antisistema quedó cerca de la presidencia

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — El fenómeno político en torno a Javier Milei, el candidato de derecha antisistema surgido en los últimos años en Argentina, ya no puede ser descrito como una novedad: el aspirante presidencial viene en franco ascenso al menos desde haber obtenido una banca como diputado en 2021. Pero tras haberse convertido

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Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week and calls for new House leadership

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis, said McCarthy was in “brazen,

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Gaetz says he will seek to oust McCarthy as speaker this week and calls for new House leadership

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis, said McCarthy was in “brazen,

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Feinstein’s body, accompanied by Pelosi, arrives in California on plane from president’s military fleet

By Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — A plane from the president’s military fleet carrying the body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, accompanied by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, arrived in San Francisco on Saturday evening. Feinstein, who shared a long friendship with Pelosi, a fellow California Democrat, died Thursday night following months of declining health. “With Dianne,

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Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says change ‘is inevitable’ as election supporters rally

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Opposition leader Donald Tusk is leading a march in Poland’s capital to mobilize supporters and boost his coalition’s chances of unseating the conservative government in an upcoming parliamentary election. His Civic Coalition is a few percentage points behind the governing Law and Justice party in recent

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1 in 20 Americans used ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, study finds

By Dorcas Marfo CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A recent study has found 1 in 20 people in the U.S. who contracted COVID-19 used non-evidence based treatment, such as ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, due to beliefs in vaccine-related misinformation. The findings were shared in a study published

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Investigation continues into deadly central Illinois truck crash that caused toxic chemical leak

By JOHN O’CONNOR and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities resumed their investigation Sunday of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five others and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a toxic chemical leak. The tanker truck, which was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia, was drained and

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