NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to charges he illegally trafficked birdwing butterflies and other rare insects. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that Charles Limmer’s plea deal calls for a $30,000 penalty, and he had to turn over a collection of 1,000 butterflies, moths and other insects. Some of the dried
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aiming to better protect Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. Wednesday’s action seeks to authorize the attorney general and other federal
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — A local paper says traces of a toxic, colorless gas were found at the headquarters of Sweden’s security agency where a suspected gas leak last week forced authorities to evacuate some 500 people from the facility. The daily Svenska Dagbladet newspaper said Wednesday that authorities had found traces of phosgene. The gas
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and the family’s business affairs teeters on the brink of collapse. “I am here today to provide the committees with the one
Continue ReadingKING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Anthony Kim returns from nearly a 12-year hiatus to join LIV Golf and will play the remainder of the season in the Saudi-funded league as an individual. LIV Golf announced Wednesday that the 38-year-old Californian is joining the league as a wild card, meaning he will not
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Las fábricas de municiones de Corea del Norte están “operando a plena capacidad” para producir armas y proyectiles para Rusia, según el ministro de Defensa de Corea del Sur, mientras la devastadora guerra de Moscú en Ucrania llega a su tercer año. La última estimación de
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El funeral del fallecido líder de la oposición rusa Alexey Navalny se llevará a cabo este viernes 1 de marzo en un cementerio de Moscú, dijo el miércoles su portavoz Kira Yarmysh. El funeral se llevará a cabo a las 2 p.m. hora local (6 a.m., hora de Miami) en el
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Walt Disney World puso a la venta entradas para 2025 y los precios de muchas entradas han aumentado respecto a los precios de 2024. Algunos de los precios más bajos de boletos para un solo día y un solo parque aumentaron US$ 10 para 2025. Por ejemplo, algunos boletos entre semana
Continue ReadingCNN By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props” for a £35 ($44) ticket, but when they arrived they found a sparsely decorated warehouse and offered a quarter cup of lemonade — or limeade when supplies ran out. People there became
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Families attending a Willy Wonka-inspired event in Glasgow, Scotland were promised “optical marvels” and “extraordinary props” for a £35 ($44) ticket, but when they arrived they found a sparsely decorated warehouse and offered a quarter cup of lemonade — or limeade when supplies ran out. People there became so
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco this week formally apologized to its Black residents and their descendants for decades of systemic and structural discrimination, targeted acts of violence and atrocities. On Tuesday, during the last week of Black History Month, the 11 members of the city’s Board of Supervisors
Continue Reading By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden appeared Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition with lawmakers, a critical moment for Republicans as their impeachment inquiry into his father and their family’s business affairs continues. The deposition marks a decisive point for the 14-month Republican investigation into the Biden family, which
Continue ReadingWendy’s says that it has no plans to increase prices during the busiest times at its restaurants. The burger chain clarified its stance on how it will approach pricing after media picked up on comments by CEO Kirk Tanner that the company would test features like dynamic pricing at restaurants. Companies like Uber have used
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has ruled that a new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El viaje de “Moon Sniper”, el explorador robótico que ha convertido a Japón en el quinto país en colocar una nave espacial de forma segura en la superficie lunar, no ha ido como se esperaba. Aunque la misión, oficialmente conocida como Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, o SLIM, llegó a su
Continue ReadingBy VINCENT THIAN and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — King Harald V of Norway remains hospitalized in Malaysia in the country’s northern resort island of Langkawi after falling ill while on vacation. Malaysian national news agency Bernama said on Wednesday that the 87-year-old monarch was undergoing treatment at the Sultanah Maliha
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The mother of a missing 3-year-old Wisconsin boy and her boyfriend were charged with child neglect in a Monday court appearance – nearly a week since the child was last seen. Elijah Vue was last seen on February 20 in the city of Two Rivers while he was being
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday for his annual physical exam — and the results are sure to be closely watched as the 81-year-old president seeks reelection. Already the oldest president in U.S. history, Biden would
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian Nobel Committee has registered 285 candidates for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by the Feb. 1 deadline, down from 2023 when it received 351 valid nominations. The names were not released, in accordance with committee practice. A vast group of people can submit a nomination for the prize and
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Los recuerdos de la colección personal de la fotógrafa y modelo británica Pattie Boyd, quien inspiró una serie de famosas canciones de sus exmaridos George Harrison y Eric Clapton, saldrán a subasta. Boyd es “una de las más grandes musas de la historia del rock”, dijo la casa de subastas Christie’s en
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