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By Sarita Harilela and Sophie Jeong, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced 12 people to between 54 and 82 months in prison over the storming of the city’s legislature council building during a pro-democracy protest in 2019, the city’s public broadcaster RTHK said. RTHK said the defendants were convicted
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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed semifinal Friday night to reach the BNP Paribas Open final. Sakkari will play top-ranked Iga Swiatek in Sunday’s final. Swiatek routed Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 to improve to 19-2
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando el chico que había conocido en el avión la invitó a salir, Cristina Farina dijo que sí sin dudarlo. Cristina había pasado gran parte del vuelo a Londres desde Florencia, su ciudad natal italiana, inmersa en una conversación con aquel desconocido. Parecía simpático, interesante, interesado. “¿Por qué no nos vemos
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Elijah Pepper had 25 points and second-seeded UC Davis held off Hawaii 68-65 in the Big West Conference semifinals Friday night. The Aggies advance to Saturday’s conference championship game to face fourth-seeded Long Beach State, which beat top-seeded UC Irvine, 83-79. Pepper shot 10 for 23, including
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to an estimated $875 million after there was no grand prize winner Friday night. The winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing were 13, 25, 50, 51 and 66, with a Mega Ball of 6. It was the 28th consecutive Mega Millions drawing with no ticket matching all
Continue ReadingEssay by Yemisi Aribisala, CNN (CNN) — Femi Oyebade, a Nigerian diasporan for more than 30 years and a Guinness beer connoisseur, assures me that there is a stark difference between Irish Guinness and Nigerian Guinness. Chalk and cheese won’t suffice in defining the distance between the two. Nigerian Guinness has weight in your mouth
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight was discovered to be missing an external panel on the aircraft after it landed in Medford, Oregon, Friday afternoon after taking off from San Francisco, California, according to the airline. The plane carrying 145 passengers and crew landed safely and was parked at the gate
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Alexei Navalny’s team is used to working independently. The most potent foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin was frequently absent for long stretches after being arrested, assaulted, poisoned, or imprisoned. But when Navalny died suddenly in February at age 47 in a remote Arctic prison, his
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Voters across Russia cast ballots Saturday on the second day of an election set to formalize six more years of power for President Vladimir Putin, who faces no serious challengers after crushing political dissent over his nearly 25 years of rule. The election comes against the backdrop of a ruthless
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Washington State had failed to reach 60 points just once this season. That is, until Friday night. Colorado held Washington State to a season low in points, KJ Simpson scored 16 points and the Buffaloes defeated the 22nd-ranked Cougars 58-52 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals.
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with “unique biodiversity.” Now conservationists are planning a mass
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. The storming on July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter back home near Los Angeles. Last weekend, he took her ice skating and to an indoor playground, then let her get a donut after
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assemblyman Anthony Rendon likes to spend his spare time away from the Capitol in Sacramento with his 4-year-old daughter back home near Los Angeles. Last weekend, he took her ice skating and to an indoor playground, then let her get a donut after
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Hugo Travers may not think of himself as a journalist, but he could be the most popular one in France. Travers, 26, is the founder and face of HugoDecrypte, a French media start-up that delivers news aimed primarily at young audiences. What began eight years ago as a
Continue Reading By Kareem El Damanhoury and Julia Vargas Jones, CNN São Paulo, Brazil (CNN) — Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after he lost the 2022 election, newly released court documents have alleged. The country’s Supreme Court released the testimonies from former army commander Marco Antonio Freire
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un vuelo de United Airlines descubrió que le faltaba un panel externo en la aeronave después de aterrizar en Medford, Oregón, este viernes por la tarde después de despegar de San Francisco, California, según informó la aerolínea. El avión, que llevaba a 145 pasajeros y tripulantes, aterrizó de manera segura y
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — An independent commission has been reviewing the events leading up to Maine’s deadliest mass shooting. Army reservist Robert Card killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Oct. 25, 2023. The main takeaways from the report released Friday are that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore had 20 points as fourth-seeded Long Beach State upset top-seeded UC Irvine 83-79 Friday in the Big West Conference semifinals. The Beach (20-14) advance Saturday’s conference championship game. Traore had eight rebounds and seven assists for the Beach. Jadon Jones scored 15 points and added
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced 12 people to prison Saturday over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests in 2019. The storming on July 1, 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to
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