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By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries and lawmakers have reached a breakthrough to stop sending their plastic trash to poor countries. Under the agreement, the 27 EU countries will no longer be able to export their plastic waste to non-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, while the shipping of
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese court will hold hearings on claims for compensation for the Chinese relatives of people who died on a Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared in 2014 on a flight to Beijing, a representative of the families says. Jiang Hui, whose mother was on flight MH370, wrote on social media that
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting in quiet trading on Friday as its scorching November rolls toward the close of a third straight winning week. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in afternoon and near its highest level in three months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Schueller, Jay Kenney Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A state trooper was scheduled to appear in court on Friday morning on charges connected to using a police database to find personal information about a woman he was seeing. Jose Campos was charged with third-degree computer crimes. He
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de Aguascalientes, México, abrieron la puerta a que investigadores nacionales e internacionales revisen las averiguaciones sobre la muerte de Jesús Ociel Baena, la primera persona no binaria en ocupar una magistratura electoral en Aguascalientes y en América Latina, y su pareja Dorian Daniel Nieves. La Fiscalía de Aguascalientes sostuvo
Continue ReadingBy BRANDON BEYER, DANNIELLE GARCIA, JOE ROETZ Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WSVN) — Crews were hard at work all day Thursday after overnight winds, waves, and wet weather affected Hollywood Beach. In the past, hurricanes and tropical storms have affected Hollywood Beach, but on Thursday, after heavy rainfall impacted parts
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Everton FC has been handed an immediate 10-point deduction by an independent commission for breaching the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs), the English Premier League announced on Friday. The deduction means that Everton drops to 19th in the league table, level on points with last-placed Burnley. Prior to
Continue ReadingBy Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A restaurant owner in Hendersonville is on the verge of losing the building his customers have eaten in for decades. Helge Gresser purchased Haus Heidelberg in 1994. For him, the authentic German restaurant is a labor of love. But he
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — Mohamed Muizzu has been sworn as the Maldives’ fifth democratically elected president and says he will ensure there is no foreign military presence in the archipelago. Muizzu, who is seen as pro-China, campaigned on a promise to evict Indian military personnel and balance trade, which he
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British author A.S. Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.” Byatt wrote two dozen books, starting with her first novel,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The visceral documentary “20 Days in Mariupol” about Russia’s early assault on the Ukrainian city will soon reach its widest audience yet. The 94-minute film is a joint production by The Associated Press and PBS “Frontline” and has been met with critical acclaim, an audience award at the Sundance Film Festival
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union were close to approving contract agreements with Stellantis and Ford on Friday with voting at both companies overwhelmingly in favor. Only a handful of facilities at each company have yet to cast ballots in voting that ends Saturday. On
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A cash reward of $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of two shoplifters who stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Michael Kors store at the newly-opened Tanger Outlets. Tanger has posted a $5,000
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Crews are on the scene of a train derailment Friday morning in northwest Atlanta. It happened around 6:15 a.m. at the CSX rail yard off Defoor Avenue. Atlanta Fire Rescue Department says eight rail cars, including the locomotive, somehow collided on
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — Después de lograr los votos suficientes en la Cámara Baja para revalidar su cargo, Pedro Sánchez se desplazó la mañana de este viernes al Palacio de la Zarzuela para tomar posesión de su cargo ante el rey Felipe VI. “Prometo, por mi conciencia y honor, cumplir fielmente con las obligaciones del
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has been charged with procurement fraud. The court remanded Godwin Emefiele in prison until it rules on his bail application. Court documents presented on Friday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, alleged that Emefiele used his position as the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — An expert commission in France has called for removing all time limits on the prosecution of people suspected of raping or sexually assaulting children. The Independent Commission on Incest and Sexual Violence against Children also recommended defining sexual abuse of children as a separate offense when it happens within families. France’s statute
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis — a fresh setback as the site formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars. The U.S. tech company
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The annual pace of new home construction increased again last month amid a historic shortage of housing inventory and crushing mortgage rates. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, jumped by 1.9% in October, compared to the previous month. Starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The cast of “Modern Family” reunited for the first time since the show ended in 2020, but not everyone made it. Cast members Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson shared photos and videos of the gathering on Instagram. Ferguson wrote they had a “Nearly perfect @modernfamily
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