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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kenneka Jenkins, a 19-year-old woman who died in an Illinois hotel’s walk-in freezer more than six years ago, has settled a lawsuit against the hotel for $10 million. The young woman’s body was found in the freezer in September 2017 after she attended a party at the Crowne
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Top federal regulators are warning for the first time that the use of artificial intelligence poses a risk to the financial system. The Financial Stability Oversight Council, a team of leading regulators across the US government, formally classified AI on Thursday as an “emerging vulnerability.” Sophisticated AI
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello. Minnesota regulators say the relatively small fine was not for the leaks themselves, but because Xcel started pumping contaminated groundwater into a temporary storage tank before it had
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Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher’s death this week at age 61 was due to lung cancer, his publicist said today. Braugher, best known for his work on “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” died Monday. In announcing his death, his publicist Jennifer Allen said he died after a brief illness. Allen confirmed to various
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark and Germany have announced arrests of several terror suspects, including alleged Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jews in Europe over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Thursday’s announcements were issued separately and it was unclear how the arrests were connected and
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Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A large menorah in Oakland, California, was vandalized with its pieces dismantled and strewn about on Wednesday, prompting the city police department to launch a hate crime investigation. Police said in an email that the vandalism occurred by Lake Merritt just before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. They provided no other details. Images
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A powerful activist investor is escalating his battle over the future of Disney in a long-simmering feud with CEO Bob Iger and the company’s management, trying to gain two seats on Disney’s board. Trian Fund Management will nominate Nelson Peltz, its founder, and Jay Rasulo, a former
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — More hard-to-find doses of Beyfortus, the new immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for infants, will be available in January, the White House says. The announcement comes as RSV season is in full swing in the United States. On Thursday, as part of an urgent call to health care providers to increase immunizations for respiratory viruses, the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC right
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is departing Washington without a deal to pass wartime support for Ukraine. But Senate negotiators and the President Joe Biden’s administration are still racing to wrap up a border security compromise to unlock the stalemate before the end of the
Continue ReadingAbortion clinics in Ohio are pushing for a court to strike down abortion restrictions now that voters have enshrined abortion rights into the state Constitution. The push comes on the heels of an amendment that Ohio voters approved last month that ensures access to abortion and other reproductive health care. It took effect last week.
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Sheynnis Palacios, la nicaragüense de 22 años que ganó la última edición del certamen Miss Universo, manifestó este jueves su agradecimiento a Karen Celebertti, la exdirectora de Miss Nicaragua, quien renunció después de que el gobierno de Daniel Ortega la acusara de cargos como traición y conspiración a la patria.
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The United States Postal Service is tackling one of its busiest times of year. They’ve already accepted a little over 8 billion pieces of mail and packages this holiday season. USPS officials stated their commitment to affordable and timely shipping and mailing services for this holiday season online. They’ve been preparing by improving technology, hiring
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Director Yorgos Lanthimos will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award next month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in recognition of his body of work, including this year’s “Poor Things.” The award will be presented to Lanthimos as part of Variety’s annual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards brunch on Jan.
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Virginia high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns has been reinstated by the state Supreme Court. Peter Vlaming was a French teacher at West Point High School when he was fired in 2018.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A federal judge said she would decide by Friday whether to temporarily halt the impending reintroduction of gray wolves to Colorado under a voter-approved initiative, after representatives of the state’s cattle industry went to court to try to stop the predators’ release. If the
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination coverage amid increasing levels of respiratory disease. “Low vaccination rates, coupled with ongoing increases in national and international respiratory disease activity caused by multiple pathogens, including influenza viruses, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that
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