San Diego’s Blake Snell wins National League Cy Young Award
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — San Diego’s Blake Snell wins National League Cy Young Award.
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Meta permitirá anuncios políticos que cuestionen el resultado de las elecciones de EE.UU. de 2020
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Meta permitirá que los anuncios políticos en sus plataformas cuestionen el resultado de las elecciones presidenciales de EE.UU. de 2020, como parte de un retroceso en la moderación de contenido relacionado con las elecciones entre las principales plataformas de redes sociales durante el último año, y antes de la contienda presidencial
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow users to collect samples at home. After HIV, this is the first FDA-authorized test that will allow more accessible home collection for a sexually transmitted infection. The Simple 2 Test, made
Continue ReadingA woman is ordered to pay nearly $39K to American Airlines for interfering with a flight crew
PHOENIX (AP) — A woman from Hawaii has been ordered to pay nearly $39,000 in restitution to American Airlines for interfering with a crew on a flight last year, according to authorities. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that 29-year-old Cayla Farris was sentenced to more than three months of time served in connection with her actions
Continue ReadingProsecutor asks judge to revoke bond for Harrison Floyd in Georgia election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor pursuing a case against former President Donald Trump and others has asked a judge to revoke the bond of defendant Harrison Floyd. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said in a motion Wednesday that Floyd has been intimidating witnesses and codefendants in the case.
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SpaceX gets regulatory approval for megarocket, setting up Friday launch attempt
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have granted SpaceX permission to launch a long-awaited second test flight of its Starship system — the most powerful rocket ever built — following an explosive first attempt in April. The Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, said Wednesday that SpaceX has permission to launch the
Continue ReadingRon Washington, 71, takes over as Angels’ manager with youthful vigor, plans to ‘run the West down’
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When Ron Washington got his first major league managerial job in Texas 17 years ago, his task was to end the Angels’ near-decade of dominance atop the AL West — and that’s exactly what his Rangers did. “We ran them down,” he said with a
Continue ReadingPlane turns back to JFK after horse escapes on board
By Maureen O’Hare and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A Boeing 747 en route from New York JFK to Liege, Belgium, was forced to turn around on November 9 after a horse got loose in the cargo hold. The horse, which partially escaped its stall while airborne, had to be euthanized due to the
Continue ReadingJudge gives Oregon State, Washington State control of Pac-12 and assets; Outgoing schools appeal
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A judge granted Oregon State and Washington State a preliminary injunction Tuesday in their legal battle with 10 departing Pac-12 schools, giving the Pacific Northwest rivals control of the conference and millions of dollars in assets. With a significant legal hurdle cleared, Oregon State and Washington State
Continue ReadingNew protests in Greece over Roma youth’s fatal shooting by police following car chase
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — New protests have broken out in Athens and Thessaloniki over the fatal police shooting of a Roma youth following a car chase. A main highway in the Greek capital was briefly closed to traffic after Roma youths lit fires and threw stones at police. Similar violence broke out in a Roma-majority
Continue ReadingSpain’s leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists ahead of vote on new government
By JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament. The defense Wednesday came as part of a debate a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the chamber to form a new government. Sánchez
Continue ReadingTribe in Oklahoma sues city of Tulsa for continuing to ticket Native American drivers
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is suing the city of Tulsa for continuing to ticket Native American drivers for traffic offenses within the tribe’s reservation boundaries. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Tulsa against the city, Mayor G.T. Bynum, police Chief Wendell Franklin and
Continue ReadingNTSB team visits scene of deadly Ohio interstate crash involving busload of high school students
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press ETNA, Ohio (AP) — A federal investigator looking into an Ohio bus crash that killed three students, two parents and a teacher with a high school band group has praised “good Samaritans” who rushed to the scene of the highway crash. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Wednesday
Continue ReadingPackers’ Watson believes he still has time to step up his production during frustrating season
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson remains confident he can turn his disappointing season around. After all, he has done it before. “At some point, it’s going to click,” Watson said. “It’s tough mentally just knowing it hasn’t happened yet, but at the
Continue Reading El Senado de México aprueba la renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar como ministro de la Suprema Corte
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN en Español) — El Senado de México aprobó este miércoles la renuncia de Arturo Zaldívar al cargo de ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN), para el que había sido electo hasta 2024. La dimisión quedó aprobada por 63 votos a favor y 43 en contra. Las bancadas
Continue ReadingIsrael and Switzerland draw 1-1 in Euro 2024 qualifying game in Hungary
Associated Press FELCSUT, Hungary (AP) — A European Championship qualifying game between Switzerland and Israel ended with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. It was a match that brought the Israeli team to Hungary after all scheduled games in Tel Aviv were postponed due to the Israel-Hamas war. The match was one of two “home games”
Continue ReadingJurors begin deliberating in the trial of the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with her official duties
Continue ReadingJurors begin deliberating in the trial of the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawyer for the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and attacked her husband told a federal jury Wednesday that David DePape was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with her official duties
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors ask judge to jail election subversion defendant over ‘effort to intimidate’ witnesses
By Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to jail Harrison Floyd, who is charged in the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, because of his alleged “effort to intimidate codefendants and witnesses,” according to court filings. This is the first time Fulton County District Attorney Fani
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