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By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called out other countries for not demanding Hamas surrender. “What is striking to me is that even as, again, we hear many countries urging the end to this conflict, which we would all like to see, I hear virtually no one saying
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A hiker was found with the help of a flashing light after falling more than 1,200 feet down a ravine in the Olympic National Forest over the weekend. The 30-year-old man was hiking on Saturday with another individual when he fell down a ravine on Mt. Ellinor, according to the Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island. The person he was hiking with was unable to find him after the fall. Mt. Ellinor is nearly 6,000 feet in elevation at its summit, according to the US Forest Service. A search and rescue crew
Continue ReadingIRVINE, Calif. (AP) — USA Water Polo announced Wednesday that CEO Chris Ramsey is going to retire after the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ramsey joined USA Water Polo in 2006. He is among the longest-tenured leaders for the U.S. governing bodies in the Olympic movement. “Chris’s dedication and visionary leadership have been instrumental in elevating USA
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Se espera que el presidente de EE.UU., Joe Biden, y su homólogo de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, hablen esta semana en medio del más reciente aumento de migrantes en la frontera, el cual ha llevado los recursos federales estadounidenses al límite, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con las discusiones. En general,
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that it would postpone all games scheduled for this week. The federation said the accident killed reserve goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and assistant coach Khalid Muftah. Local media said the bus
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Leonard Francis, el prófugo de la justicia estadounidense conocido como “Fat Leonard” —que orquestó el mayor escándalo de corrupción en la historia de la Marina de Estados Unidos— fue el convicto incluido en la operación con la que EE.UU. dio libertad a Alex Saab y Venezuela liberó a 10 estadounidenses.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon has decided that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies are invalid. The program started in 2022 and is one of the strongest climate programs in the nation. State environmental officials say the ruling
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on the once outspoken city. On Monday, hearings began in the closely watched trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, a
Continue Reading CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on the once outspoken city. On Monday, hearings began in the closely watched trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai,
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Starting Thursday, tens of thousands of passengers are expected to travel through Palm Springs International Airport and the airport is on track to set a new record. PSP officials project more than 40,000 people will depart from the airport from Thursday through Dec. 26. That’s about 7,000 passengers taking to the skies each of those
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Newcomb had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday to help alleviate pain he experienced while recovering from a procedure on his left knee in September. Team orthopedist Dr. Will Workman performed a medial meniscectomy, the team said. Newcomb, who went 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA over
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El empresario colombiano Alex Saab, liberado por Estados Unidos este 20 de diciembre a cambio de 10 estadounidenses presos en Venezuela, fue detenido en 2020 en Cabo Verde en virtud de una orden de extradición de EE.UU. tras ser señalado de sobornos a funcionarios venezolanos y lavado de dinero. Fue
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Federal judge temporarily blocks California law that would have banned carrying guns in most public places.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Even government officials aren’t exempt from the Taylor Swift mania that consumed 2023. That includes Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, who on Wednesday tweeted a photo of herself holding a CD titled “Governor Kelly’s Eras Playlist.” The cover appeared to be designed like Swift’s “Eras Tour” logo, with icons representative
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A 27-year-old woman who hit a DUI signboard at a checkpoint in Palm Springs while driving under the influence pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor charges and was immediately sentenced to three years probation. Clarissa Hernandez of Texas was arrested shortly after midnight on Aug. 11 at the intersection of East Tahquitz Canyon Way and North
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT AND GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officers shouted over blaring alarms and knocked down reports of additional gunfire while responding to what became a deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, body camera footage released Wednesday showed. In one video, police officers moved hastily through the university’s
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Two Georgia election workers recently awarded nearly $150 million by a jury for the harm caused by defamatory statements Rudy Giuliani made about them following the 2020 election can begin trying to collect from him immediately, according to a new court order. Typically, the women who had sued Giuliani
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are straining China’s ties with the West. A U.S.-China leaders’ summit helped
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