By Chris Dong, CNN (CNN) — The streets of Midtown Manhattan are a frenzied maze of hot dog vendors and taxi cabs; high-end boutiques and chintzy gift shops; out-of-towners and locals. Amid the hubbub is a three-story living wall of English ivy, a small slice of urban zen growing on the facade of a building.
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By Veronica Lin and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A champion of the board game Xiangqi, also known as Chinese chess, has had to forfeit his title because of “bad behavior” after winning a tournament, but has denied allegations online and in Chinese state media that he used a sex toy to cheat. Yan Chenglong,
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is pivoting its advertising strategy in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses as data shows the campaign has no future television ad space currently reserved. Ramaswamy’s campaign has no future ad bookings heading into the next month’s Iowa caucuses,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano en 2024 comienzan en enero, mientras Donald Trump, el favorito en la contienda por la candidatura, hace campaña para ganar las votaciones en Iowa y Nueva Hampshire, mientras simultáneamente enfrenta sus propios desafíos legales. ¿Cómo funcionan las primarias presidenciales en EE.UU.? ¿Cuándo se realizan y por qué
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WTVD By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader says he was kicked out of a North Carolina movie theater while attempting to see “The Color Purple” for trying to use his own chair in the disabled section. Bishop William Barber, 60, said he tried to use the special chair he brought in the disabled
Continue Reading By Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader says he was kicked out of a North Carolina movie theater while attempting to see “The Color Purple” for trying to use his own chair in the disabled section. Bishop William Barber, 60, said he tried to use the special chair he brought in the disabled section
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just over six years after Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched a playoff game from the raucous Dodger Stadium stands and decided he absolutely had to play in the major leagues one day, the right-hander pulled on his white No. 18 jersey and a blue cap in the
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A 32-year-old man suspected of torturing and killing his 6-month-old son in Indio must stand trial for murder, a judge ruled today. Jawhon Sherod Burts was also charged with one felony count each of assault on a child under 8 with great bodily injury resulting in death and torture, according to court records. He also
Continue ReadingCNN By Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN. “Some people say I should drop out of this race.
Continue ReadingBy Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Chris Christie is directly pushing back on calls for him to drop out of the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a new seven-figure ad buy debuting in New Hampshire on Thursday, according to details shared exclusively with CNN. “Some people say I should drop out of this race. Really?
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA and EDGAR H. CLEMENTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande river Wednesday as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexico began clearing
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstered war readiness to repel what he says are unprecedented U.S.-led confrontational moves in comments during a key political meeting tasked with setting state objectives for 2024. Kim’s comments, reported by state media, indicated once again
Continue ReadingBy AnneClaire Stapleton and CNN Staff, CNN (CNN) — A leaked forensics report shows that the cause of death of a Taylor Swift fan at a concert in Rio de Janeiro last month was heat exhaustion. Ana Clara Benevides Machado, a 23-year-old student, died just before a Swift concert on November 17 amid a record-breaking
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Partido Republicano de Colorado informó que solicitó a la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos que anule el fallo sin precedentes de la Corte Suprema estatal que eliminó a Donald Trump de la boleta electoral de Colorado para 2024. El Partido Republicano de Colorado también fue parte en el caso y
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Republican Party on Wednesday appealed that state’s supreme court decision that found former President Donald Trump is ineligible for the presidency, the potential first step to a showdown at the nation’s highest court over the meaning of a 155-year-old constitutional provision that bans from office
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Superstar Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto officially donned Dodger blue for the first time today, wearing a No. 18 jersey during an introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium and saying “I came here to win.” “Good afternoon, my name is Yoshinobu Yamamoto,” he said to open his comments — reading an English-language script before answering questions
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The low pressure system which brought over a foot of snow to areas to some areas of the northern plains. will continue to move off to the east. A mix of the large low and some high pressure near Florida is helping to funnel moisture toward a coastal low currently off of North Carolina. This
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — HBO tuvo la mejor serie del año, “Succession”, y probablemente la peor, la colaboración entre Sam Levinson y The Weeknd, “The Idol”, que demostró hasta qué punto el sexo y los desnudos (supuestamente subidos de tono) pueden ser aburridos. En el medio, hubo mucha televisión buena y aún más mediocre, complicada
Continue ReadingAmanda Kludt, Special to CNN (CNN) — New Year’s Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it’s meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special desserts abound, as do long noodles (representing long life), field peas (representing coins), herring (representing abundance) and pigs (representing good luck). The particulars
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND and FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, has died. He was 88. His death Wednesday was announced by Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which did not give a cause but said he died after a brief illness. “More
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