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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the past five years, Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race has gone off mostly free of controversy, as teams of dogs and their mushers braved the elements in the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) test of endurance across the frozen wilderness. This year the deaths of three dogs
Continue ReadingBy DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — If some U.S. lawmakers have their way, the United States and China could end up with something in common: TikTok might not be available in either country. The House on Wednesday approved a bill requiring the Beijing-based company ByteDance to sell its subsidiary TikTok or face a
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary with a Democratic matchup between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An open seat to lead the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary with a Democratic matchup between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing. The Cook County state’s attorney primary features Eileen O’Neill
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By Anna Chernova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Sergey Kulikov booked the first flight available out of Russia within days of the Kremlin announcing forced conscription and harsh punishments for wartime deserters in September 2022. As a lawyer, Kulikov was concerned about how quickly the legislation was forced through. He felt there was no
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Isabel Rosales, CNN Washington/Atlanta (CNN) — A cyberattack caused intermittent “disruptions” for websites of multiple Alabama government agencies on Wednesday, in an incident that had state officials working throughout the day to defend their networks from hackers, a spokesperson for Alabama’s Office of Information Technology told CNN. “[W]e understand that the
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. “They called me
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A 32-year-old man was found guilty of attempted murder after setting two Yucca Valley residents on fire last summer. On Wednesday, a jury found Joshua Kaiser of Johnson Valley guilty on all charges, which included, two counts of Willful, Deliberate, Premeditated Attempted Murder, two counts of Arson Causing Great Bodily Injury, and one count of
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Blondeau Tchoukuiegno scored five of his 21 points in overtime to help No. 8 seed California Baptist beat fifth-seeded Utah Valley 74-63 in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference on Wednesday night. Hunter Goodrick hit a jumper for Cal Baptist to open the extra period, Scotty Washington followed with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Barrington Hargress had 20 points in UC Riverside’s 83-78 victory over CSU Bakersfield on Wednesday night in the Big West Conference Tournament. Fifth-seeded Riverside will face No. 4 Long Beach State in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Hargress also contributed six assists for the Highlanders (16-17). Isaiah Moses
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, Marc Stewart and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN) — China has described a potential TikTok ban as “an act of bullying” that would backfire on America. The comments, made by China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday, came hours before a House of Representatives vote on legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic’s triple-double streak is over as the focus turns to his tender left hamstring. Daniel Gafford is staring down Wilt Chamberlain for the best run of consecutive made baskets in NBA history. Doncic scored 21 points as his triple-double run ended at seven games, Gafford
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re a TikTok fanatic worried about how you’re going to stay connected to the world after a bill that could ban the app passed the House of Representatives Wednesday … don’t panic just yet. For those just catching up: US lawmakers have renewed efforts to crack
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Paul Alexander, quien pasó la gran mayoría de los últimos 70 años en un pulmón de acero y desafió las expectativas de vida, murió este lunes a los 78 años, según informó su hermano Philip Alexander. Su muerte se anunció el martes en una página de GoFundMe creada inicialmente para ayudar a
Continue ReadingCNN By Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This comes a day after the House passed a measure to ban the Chinese-owned social media giant or force a sale to a
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander. His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe page set
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tour a clinic in Minnesota that performs abortions and provides other reproductive care. The visit Thursday is part of her election-year focus on the rollback of abortion rights across the United States. It’s an emotional issue that Democrats hope will spur
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Chile ordenó este miércoles evacuar ocho sectores en riesgo por los incendios forestales que afectan dos cerros de la región de Valparaíso. Los sectores que deben ser evacuados son Chaparro, Chaparro Alto, Santa María, Guillermo Bravo y Calle Cantera, en el cerro Cordillera, así como Calle Campanilla,
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Samantha Delouya, and Ana Melgar, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand authorities were able to remove the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder from the Boeing 787-9 that experienced a “technical event” on Monday’s LATAM Airlines Flight 800, a spokesman for New Zealand’s transport safety body told CNN on Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Wednesday night in a key game in the race for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Alexey Toropchenko, Jake Neighbours and Brandon Saad scored for the Blues,
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