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By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is expected to be back in a New York court Thursday for a hearing that could decide whether the former president’s first criminal trial begins in just 39 days. The hearing to determine whether Trump’s March 25 hush-money trial date holds will be
Continue ReadingWaymo is issuing a recall for the first time due to a software concern after two of its self-driving vehicles hit the same pickup truck that was being towed. Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet, said that the recall potentially involves 444 autonomous vehicles. The company said that the incidents occurred in Phoenix,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert’s next book will be light on politics, if not always light on the palate. Celadon Books announced Thursday that “The Late Show” host and his wife, Evie McGee Colbert, have collaborated on a cookbook. “Does the Taste Funny: Recipes Our Family Loves,” is to be published on Sept. 17.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street inched modestly higher early Thursday ahead of more corporate earnings reports and new data on January retail sales in the U.S. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up close to 0.2% before the opening bell. The Commerce Department’s
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia’s
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Nashville. Atlanta. Orlando. Las Vegas. Newtown. Parkland. San Bernardino. Brooklyn. Buffalo. Uvalde. Kansas City. La violencia con armas de fuego omnipresente en Estados Unidos ha dejado pocos lugares ilesos a lo largo de las décadas. Aun así, muchos estadounidenses consideran sacrosanto su derecho a portar armas, consagrado en la Constitución de
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell strongly defended his handling of a foreign aid package and bipartisan border security deal under heavy criticism from his right flank, saying bluntly that “every argument” against Ukraine aid is “wrong” and the opposition amounts to a “political reaction” driven by former President Donald Trump. McConnell,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Ethiopia is dismissing allegations its soldiers massacred dozens of civilians last month in the restive Amhara region. Thursday’s statement comes as Western countries are demanding an investigation into the killings. Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights commission says at least 45 civilians were killed by government forces in the Amhara town of Merawi, following
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — The 50 Best Restaurants power list has unveiled its 2024 list for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) — and one city is dominating the rankings. Dubai has 18 restaurants in the top 50, while Amman, Cairo and Tel Aviv tie for second place with five each, and
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — A pair of skyscrapers connected by a cantilevered “skybridge” and a rooftop infinity pool is set to join the New York City skyline, as developers unveiled a proposal for a new megaproject just south of the United Nation’s headquarters on Monday. Designed by architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG),
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Cámara de Diputados de México alista la discusión sobre la iniciativa de reforma al Poder Judicial enviada por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador el 5 de febrero, como parte de un proyecto para modificar diversas partes de la Constitución del país. El coordinador de la bancada del partido
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — By now, it is pretty clear that the new weight loss and diabetes medications have achieved blockbuster status. Semaglutide (sold as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss) and tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss) work by mimicking one or more naturally occurring
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed an announcement by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros, or about $3.5 billion, in Germany over the next two years to massively expand its data center capacities for applications in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Scholz said on Thursday it’s “a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 29-year-old filmmaker Sean Wang can’t believe it, himself, but he’s going to the Oscars with his grandmothers. His Oscar-nominated short “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó” is a deeply charming portrait of his two grandmothers: 96-year-old Yi Yan Fuei and 86-year-old Chang Li Hua. They’re
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s iconic underground train map will be rebranded. The city’s mayor has announced a plan to rename the suburban rail network into six new lines. They will all have new colors too. The hope is that the rebranding of the London Overground, which currently is shown as
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and NICK INGRAM Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A historic railway station on the edge of downtown Kansas City became the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire near the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration sent terrified fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people
Continue Reading Joaquin Doria (CNN) — El transporte subterráneo (subte) y los peajes se sumarán a los rubros que podrían aumentar fuertemente en los próximos meses en la capital de Argentina. El subte se elevaría en abril de 125 pesos (US$ 0,11 a la cotización paralela) a 574 pesos (US$ 0,5), un aumento de casi 360%. Luego
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed an announcement by Microsoft that it would invest almost 3.3 billion euros, or about $3.5 billion, in Germany over the next two years to massively expand its data center capacities for applications in the field of artificial intelligence and cloud computing. Scholz said on Thursday it’s “a
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The foreign ministers of Britain and Poland have appealed to the U.S. Congress and personally to its speaker to take the “epoch-making” decision and approve the $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. They say it’s a matter of U.S. credibility among its allies. The package is urgently needed but has been
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Korean doctors have rallied in the capital Seoul and other cities against a government plan to boost the number of medical students. Doctors’ groups say increasing the number of medical students by 2,000 starting in 2025 is too steep. They want officials
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