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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says debt-stricken Sri Lanka’s economic reform program is yielding the first signs of recovery, but the improvements still need to translate into improved living conditions for its people. Sri Lanka has been struggling with an economic crisis since declaring bankruptcy in
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The House Armed Services Committee has asked Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to testify before the panel to explain his failure to notify key government leaders, including the president, of his recent hospitalization. Rep. Mike Rogers, chair of the Republican-led panel, sent a letter to Austin
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Apple has promised to open up its tap-and-go mobile payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and avoid potentially billions in fines. The European Union said Friday that Apple proposed letting rival mobile wallet and payment service providers access the contactless payment function on its iOS operating
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Winston and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — US Capitol Police said it investigated more than 8,000 threats against members of Congress last year – an increase of about 500 cases from the previous year, according to data released Thursday by the department. In 2023, the USCP’s Threat Assessment Section investigated 8,008 cases, Capitol
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,6 con epicentro en el departamento del Valle de Cauca, en el occidente de Colombia, a unos 60 kilómetros de profundidad, se registró la mañana de este viernes, según un reporte del Servicio Geológico Nacional de Estados Unidos (USGS) por sus siglas en inglés. El Servicio Geológico
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A cargo plane has made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after experiencing engine failure shortly after takeoff. A spokesperson for Atlas Air says the aircraft landed safely Thursday night “after experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure.” The spokesperson said in a statement Friday that the crew followed all standard
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Como dijo una vez el propio Jim Carrey: “Es hora de divertirse”. El actor de “La máscara” hizo precisamente eso a principios de esta semana en el popular San Vicente Bungalows de Los Ángeles, donde celebró su cumpleaños número 62, y no podemos olvidar la lista de invitados. El comediante Jeff
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Indian firm Tata Steel says it will close both blast furnaces at its plant in Port Talbot, Wales, eliminating 2,800 jobs. The move is part of plans to make its unprofitable U.K. operation leaner and greener. Tata plans to switch from coal-fired blast furnaces to electric arc
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Aunque Gisele Bündchen “no puede preocuparse realmente” por lo que el mundo en general tiene que decir sobre ella, cuando se trata de su familia y la educación de sus hijos tiene algunos sentimientos fuertes. En una entrevista con Harper’s Bazaar publicada el jueves, la supermodelo habló con franqueza sobre
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process. New rules announced Friday by the federal agency in charge of emergency management aim to simplify and speed up
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — If “Alien” broke ground as a haunted house movie in outer space, “I.S.S.” moves the suspense thriller into a similar confined and tense setting. Yet despite the gravity of the situation (or lack thereof), the promising idea feels too weightless in the spare, underdeveloped execution, operating at the
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By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Macy’s is laying off around 2,000 employees and closing more stores as Americans move away from brick-and-mortar chains. Consumers are also spending less at gas stations, furniture stores and personal-care shops, the Commerce Department says. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Buffalo Bills turned up the heat in the Wild Card round, downing the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17, but the winter weather still has Highmark Stadium firmly in its grasp. Ahead of the Bills’ divisional round match-up against the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo has asked for more volunteers to help
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Macy’s is laying off around 2,000 employees and closing more stores as Americans move away from brick-and-mortar chains. Consumers are also spending less at gas stations, furniture stores and personal-care shops, the Commerce Department says. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — This was a vodka cranberry cocktail with a twist. Playing the par-5 16th hole at the Pete Dye Stadium Course in La Quinta, California, at The American Express tournament on Thursday, Adam Schenk’s approach shot skewed right of the green towards an uninviting group of small rolling hills. A
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawyer says some 20 activists have been charged after they blocked several entrances to Norwegian government offices over a wind farm that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer. The exact charge is not known. At the center of the dispute are the 151
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire primary will test former President Donald Trump’s Republican front-runner status in a state he carried by a comfortable margin in the 2016 primary. But New Hampshire has a considerably more moderate electorate than the one that delivered Trump a big win in this
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As Japan’s space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it’s aiming to hit a very small target. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, is a lightweight spacecraft about the size of a passenger vehicle. It’s using “pinpoint landing” technology that promises far
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a year after a generational victory for their movement, thousands of opponents of abortion rights rallied under falling snow on Friday at the annual March for Life, vowing to keep fighting until abortion is eliminated. Months before a presidential election that
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Varios alcaldes de Texas dicen que están hartos de la hiperpolarización sobre la inmigración a medida que las tensiones entre el presidente Joe Biden y el gobernador Greg Abbott continúan escalando y la frontera se convierte en un tema político intratable para ambos. Los líderes de Texas que asistieron a
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