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Month: November 2023

A man convicted in the 2006 killing of a Russian journalist wins a pardon after serving in Ukraine

By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press A lawyer for a man convicted in the 2006 killing of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya received a presidential pardon after a stint fighting in Ukraine. Sergei Khadzhikurbanov was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014 for his role in the death of Politkovskaya, who wrote stories critical of

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Three arrested in a shooting at a Texas flea market that also killed a child and wounded 4 others

PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police say three individuals have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Texas flea market. Pearland police say that 19-year-old David Negrete turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday morning. Negrete had been charged Monday with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Pearland police say Cruz Meza and

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As Iceland braces for a potential volcanic eruption, what is likely to happen and what are the risks?

By Issy Ronald, Caitlin Danaher and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Iceland has declared a state of emergency and more than 3,000 residents have been urged to evacuate the small, coastal town of Grindavík as the country’s authorities anticipate the imminent eruption of a volcano in its southwestern peninsula. Scientists monitoring the situation, including those at the Icelandic

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Los alimentos ultraprocesados están relacionados con el desarrollo de múltiples enfermedades, incluido el cáncer

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Consumir mayores cantidades de alimentos ultraprocesados aumenta el riesgo de ser diagnosticado de multimorbilidad, es decir, de padecer múltiples afecciones crónicas como diabetes, cardiopatías y cáncer, según un nuevo estudio. “Lo que resulta especialmente significativo en este amplio estudio es que comer más alimentos ultraprocesados, en particular productos de origen animal

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The last government shutdown deadline ousted the House speaker. This week’s showdown could be calmer

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress tried to fund the government to prevent a federal shutdown, it cost House Speaker Kevin McCarthy his job. This time, new Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana appeared on track Tuesday for a temporarily better outcome as the House prepared to vote on

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Liverpool striker Luis Díaz and his father are reunited for the 1st time after kidnapping

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia (AP) — Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz has been reunited with his father, who was kidnapped in northern Colombia last month and released last week. The Colombian Football Federation tweeted photos that showed the the striker and his father, Luis Manuel Díaz Jiménez, hugging on Tuesday in the city of Barranquilla. The Colombian

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Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs case seeking to end state’s school choice programs

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of Wisconsin’s taxpayer-funded school choice and independent charter school programs are urging the state Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit seeking to declare the programs unconstitutional. They argue in court filings Tuesday that such a move would cause chaos for tens of thousands of families

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UN mourns the deaths of more than 100 aid workers in Gaza, the highest number killed in any conflict in its history

By Hande Atay Alam and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — More United Nations aid workers have been killed in Gaza than in any other single conflict in the organization’s 78-year history, the UN said Monday, a stark reminder that humanitarian staff from global agencies have not been spared from Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged

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Encuentros de migrantes en frontera sur de EE.UU. caen un 14% en octubre, según Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Patrulla Fronteriza encontró a más de 188.000 migrantes en la frontera sur de EE.UU. durante octubre, una caída de alrededor del 14% respecto al mes anterior, cuando se registraron más de 218.000 encuentros de migrantes, según datos de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU (CBP, por las

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Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home

By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan pleaded no contest Tuesday to disorderly conduct stemming from an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home in early 2022 and pointed a firearm at two officers during a three-hour standoff. The maximum sentence Ryan,

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