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Month: December 2023

Dick Van Dyke Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1925 Birth place: West Plains, Missouri Birth name: Richard Wayne Van Dyke Father: Loren “Cookie” Van Dyke, a traveling salesman, Sunshine Biscuit Company Mother: Hazel (McCord) Van Dyke Marriages: Arlene (Silver) Van

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Retired Long Island elementary school teacher Thomas Bernagozzi accused of sexually abusing students

By JENNA DEANGELIS Click here for updates on this story     BAY SHORE, New York (WCBS) — A retired elementary school teacher on Long Island is accused of sexually abusing students for years. While leaving court, 75-year-old Thomas Bernagozzi had nothing to say about the disturbing allegations against him. The former Bay Shore teacher is accused

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Investigadores daneses utilizan el aprendizaje automático para predecir con exactitud aspectos de la vida de las personas, incluido su posible fallecimiento

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Investigadores daneses afirman haber utilizado potentes algoritmos de aprendizaje automático, también conocido como “machine learning” para predecir con exactitud ciertos aspectos de la vida humana, como la probabilidad de que una persona muera pronto. El estudio, publicado esta semana en la revista académica Nature Computational Science, detalla cómo un modelo de

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Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political turmoil. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios pleaded guilty Friday to three charges, including conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the

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With a new Covid-19 variant on the rise, here’s how to stay safe this holiday season

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As people across the country prepare for holiday celebrations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging anyone who hasn’t gotten the latest vaccines against respiratory viruses to do so now to avoid getting sick and spreading illness. For the first time, there are vaccines available to protect against

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Some Catholic bishops reject Pope’s stance on blessings for same-sex couples. Others are confused

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples. Others downplayed the policy approved this week by Francis as merely reaffirming the Vatican’s long-standing

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Two strangers met when their flight was delayed Christmas Eve 1975. Here’s how they became friends for life

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When Cathy Poyser heard the announcement that her flight was delayed, her heart sank. It was Christmas Eve, 1975. LAX Airport. Cathy, who’d moved to Los Angeles earlier that year, was desperate to get back to her hometown of Yakima, Washington. Cathy had left Washington for California filled with

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Greece to offer exclusive Acropolis visits outside of regular hours — for a steep price

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is planning to offer exclusive guided tours of the ancient Acropolis, its most powerful tourist magnet, to handfuls of well-heeled visitors outside normal opening hours. The program is part of an overhaul of ticketing policy for Greece’s archaeological sites and museums.  A culture ministry official said Friday that the new

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