CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Three sea turtles are back in their natural habitats after being rehabilitated at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida. The turtles were brought to the facility on Florida’s Gulf Coast over the past few months. Two of the turtles are green sea turtles, and the third is a Kemp’s ridley turtle,
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” its ground operations in
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A partial lunar eclipse will take over the night sky on Saturday for a dazzling show that will allow sky-gazers to see part of Earth’s shadow reflected on the moon. For those in the eclipse path — which spans all of Europe, Africa, most of Asia
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has designated four areas of federal Gulf of Mexico waters off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana for development of wind energy. Friday’s announcement follows the first Gulf sale of leases for wind development earlier this year. The areas listed include three tracts off the Texas coast ranging
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Las autoridades encontraron una nota del sospechoso Robert Card que indicaba que el sospechoso no esperaba estar vivo cuando se encontrara la nota, de alguna manera el equivalente a una nota de suicidio, explica un funcionario. Esta es parte de la razón por la que la investigación se centró en buscar en
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled a vote on a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Jordan’s U.N. Ambassador Mahmoud Hmoud called for the vote on Friday afternoon, before all
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By Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story BOWIE, Maryland (WBAL) — Maryland’s attorney general and public defender are joining forces to fight mass incarcerations. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue for a news conference on Wednesday to announce the creation of the Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative, an
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the nation’s power operator said, compounding the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. “Limited gas supply” at a power installation in Tema, located east of the Ghanian capital, Accra, has led to
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story POLLOCK PINES, California (KCRA) — Almost five months after a van slammed into a group of kids in El Dorado County, officials approved a construction project to improve the area where that crash happened. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ meeting agenda shows that
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Advocates are pushing for the protection of victims of artificial intelligence, specifically those who fall victim to deepfakes. The dangers include deepfakes using an innocent person’s picture and placing it on an obscene image without their consent. Lawmakers at the Oklahoma
Continue ReadingBy GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021. Germán Alejandro Rivera García is the second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami to be sentenced
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By Kevin Liptak and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — Muslim-American leaders told President Joe Biden in a small private meeting Thursday he and his administration needed to show more empathy toward Palestinian lives and pushed back on his comment this week casting doubt on civilian death figures in Gaza provided by the health ministry
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is set to testify Nov. 6 in the civil business fraud case against him, following testimony from his three eldest children, state lawyers said Friday. It was already expected that the ex-president and sons Donald Jr. and Eric would testify. The timing
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By Nicki Brown, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to 10 charges alleging he stole donors’ identities and ran up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards, among other offenses. The New York Republican’s attorney Joseph Murray entered the not guilty plea on behalf of his client. US District Judge Joanna
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel expects to launch a long and difficult ground offensive into Gaza soon to destroy Hamas, the defense minister said Friday, as airstrikes intensified after nightfall and the territory’s internet and mobile communications services collapsed. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s
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The Cathedral City Council voted 4-0 on Wednesday to approve a $413,376 agreement with David Volz Design for plans, specifications, and environmental documents for the park. The park will be located at the site of the former Second Street Park on Buddy Rogers Avenue, next to Fire Station 411. The park will include fenced areas for
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s first official probe of sex abuse by clergy members or people connected to the Catholic Church includes a survey that indicates the number of victims could run into hundreds of thousands. The survey was part of a damning report by the office of Spain’s ombudsman following
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The number of catalytic converter theft claims dropped in the first half of this year, the first time that’s happened since 2019, according to data from insurance company State Farm. State Farm said that there were approximately 14,500 claims from Jan. 1 through June 30. That compares with more than 23,000
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police have recaptured a murder suspect who escaped custody in September, forcing an hours-long shelter-in-place order at George Washington University. Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department says 30-year-old Christopher Haynes was arrested Thursday by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in nearby Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tammy has redeveloped into a tropical storm over the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center says the storm around midday Friday was about 215 miles east of Bermuda, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph. It was moving northwest at 3 mph. Tropical Storm Tammy formed earlier this month in
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