By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a cryptocurrency service accused of helping launder millions of dollars for the North Korean regime. The move marked the latest effort to crack down on a key source of funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. The FBI and European
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Originally Published: 29 NOV 23 21:03 ET Updated: 29 NOV 23 21:19 ET By Paul LeBlanc and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Twelve days after OpenAI fired Sam Altman as CEO, the company formally announced that it has hired him back. The company also said it has a new board, consisting of Chairman Bret Taylor, a former co-CEO of Salesforce; former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers; and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo, who
Continue ReadingBy MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer A South African company will make vaginal rings that protect against HIV, which AIDS experts say should eventually make them cheaper and more readily available. The Population Council announced Thursday that Kiara Health of Johannesburg will start making the silicone rings in the next few years, estimating that 1
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, JACK JEFFERY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel released more Palestinian prisoners early Thursday after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the last such swap under the current Gaza truce as international mediators raced to strike a deal to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin said Wednesday evening that he plans to hold votes on subpoenas for two major conservative players when the panel meets Thursday morning, as part of its probe into ongoing ethics controversies at the Supreme Court. The expected vote to subpoena Leonard Leo, the co-chairman
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams. Still, Congress would
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Las autoridades sanitarias de México y Estados Unidos recuerdan a la población algunas medidas de prevención contra contagios por los diversos virus que circulan en la temporada invernal, que recién inicia en el hemisferio norte, entre ellos el virus sincicial respiratorio (VSR). Los Centros para el Control y Prevención de
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Las autoridades mexicanas encontraron el martes a 87 migrantes indocumentados que viajaban en la caja de un tractocamión en Chiapas, en el sur del país, cerca de la frontera con Guatemala, de acuerdo con un comunicado del Instituto Nacional de Migración. Del total de migrantes hallados, 46 son adultos que
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CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk, in his first interview with mainstream media since his antisemitic post on X earlier this month, apologized Wednesday for what he called his “dumbest” ever social media post. But he lashed out at advertisers leaving his platform because of rising antisemitism on X. “I
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sebastian Stan is… hired. Stan is set to star in an upcoming film titled “The Apprentice,” alongside Maria Bakalova and Jeremy Strong, CNN confirmed Wednesday via representatives for the film. The “Pam & Tommy” star is reportedly set to play a young Donald Trump in “The Apprentice,” according to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno del presidente Daniel Ortega difundió este martes varias imágenes del obispo de Matagalpa, monseñor Rolando Álvarez Lagos, quien fue arrestado en febrero de 2022, y cumple una condena de 26 años y cuatro meses de prisión por cargos de conspiración y divulgación de noticias falsas, entre otros delitos. En
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Two Coachella residents pleaded guilty today to being accessories in the death of a man whose body was found inside a burning vehicle in Thermal. Ireneo Dominguez Lagunes, 58, and Daisy Cabrera Gil, 35, pleaded guilty Wednesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, according to court records. Gil was sentenced to two years in
Continue ReadingKANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy says underwater footage shows two points where a large plane is touching coral in a Hawaii bay. It’s been more than a week since the Navy plane overshot a runway and landed in shallow water just offshore of Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. The Navy
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed U.S. calls for a return to diplomacy and lambasted condemnations of the North’s recent spy satellite launch, vowing more launches in violation of U.N. bans. During a U.N. Security Council meeting earlier this
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER KLUG Associated Press CHEORWON, South Korea (AP) — To the steady rat-tat-tat of machine guns and exploding bursts of smoke, amphibious tanks slice across a lake not far from the big green mountains that stand along the world’s most heavily armed border. Dozens of South Korean and U.S. combat engineers build a pontoon
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nonprofit organization GivingTuesday estimates that donors gave $3.1 billion this year on what has become one of the most important fundraising dates for U.S. nonprofits, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Donations on GivingTuesday this year were up $20 million more than what was donated last year,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos sancionó este miércoles a un servicio de criptomonedas acusado de ayudar a lavar millones de dólares para el régimen de Corea del Norte. La medida representa el último esfuerzo por tomar medidas enérgicas contra una fuente clave de financiamiento para los programas de armas
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Desde 1999, Fidedigna Gómez busca a su padre, desaparecido en el departamento de Norte de Santander. Lo único de lo que tenía certeza es que se lo había llevado a la fuerza un grupo paramilitar que operaba en esa zona limítrofe entre Colombia y Venezuela. Por eso, el 11 de mayo,
Continue ReadingLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials are on standby to prevent ash from August’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina from flowing into storm drains. Forecasters say a winter storm could bring heavy rain and strong winds to the island. The National Weather Service says rain could trigger localized flooding over burn scars in Lahaina and Kula.
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