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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s new free electronic filing system for income tax returns is getting its first users this filing season. The IRS pilot program is known as Direct File and it’s rolling out in a limited way in 12 states. If it’s successful and scaled up for the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A new version of Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto’s “Venus of the Rags” has been unveiled in Naples after the original was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The artwork—a statue of Venus, the Roman goddess of love, sex, beauty and fertility, and a heap of rags—stands
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The sound of a large explosion reverberated around the Ukrainian port of Odesa as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Greece’s prime minister ended a tour of the war-ravaged southern city Wednesday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the delegations were getting into their vehicles
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A Republican official in New York City’s suburbs who prohibited girls and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities has asked a federal court to affirm the ban. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the “cease and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French president is appealing to the public to collect photos, films, personal journals and testimony from witnesses to liberation from the Nazis, as the country prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 1944. In a video message, Emmanuel Macron called on people to “share and inscribe” family
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Oscar Mayer is going vegan, even though the fad appears to be fading. For the first-time ever, the Kraft Heinz-owned brand is going plant-based with two new versions of its hot dog and sausage it says offer a “smoky, savory taste and thick, juicy bite” that mirror
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he became
Continue ReadingCNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL and TARA COPP Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden caused “fatalities” and forced the crew to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said, the first fatal strike in a campaign of assaults by the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley says she’s suspending her presidential campaign. Not ending, not concluding, not terminating — suspending. There are reasons candidates use that term. One of the big reasons has a lot to do with money. Under federal election law, a candidate who’s filed to run for office
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Pace Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Extreme winds over the weekend sent tumbleweeds rolling across roads, into backyards, and against houses. Several cities around Utah faced an Armageddon of tumbleweeds including Eagle Mountain, Daybreak, South Jordan, and Grantsville. However, despite the challenge, residents of these cities
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The chipped stones, deliberately fashioned from volcanic rock, were excavated from a quarry in Korolevo in the 1970s.
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CNN, POOL, WBMA By Lauren Mascarenhas and Isabel Rosales, CNN Montgomery, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization patients and providers from legal liability late Wednesday, with some clinics poised to lift a hold on certain IVF services as early as this week after
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Pace Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Like an oasis in the desert, the Gunlock waterfalls have returned. The waterfalls don’t exist year-round and aren’t even guaranteed every year. The waterfalls are a result of when the water level at Gunlock Reservoir overflows its banks and cascades
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Nikki Haley anunciará hoy que abandona la carrera presidencial, según fuentes familiarizadas con sus planes. Haley se había convertido en la única rival del expresidente Donald Trump en la campaña de las primarias presidenciales republicanas, y aunque él logró la victoria en 14 de las 15 contiendas republicanas del Súper Martes,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is leveraging the attention on Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-nominated film “Oppenheimer” in an attempt to elevate the conversation about nuclear threat. In the run-up to Sunday night’s Academy Awards, the organization is launching a “Make Nukes History” campaign Wednesday in Los Angeles. Utilizing billboards,
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of cities along the US coastline are sinking at alarming rates, leaving them far more exposed to devastating flooding from sea level rise than previously thought, scientists reported Wednesday. As oceans rise and the coasts sink, up to 343,000 acres of land will be exposed to destructive flooding
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden and forced the crew to abandon the vessel on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest in a campaign of assaults by the group over Israel’s war on Hamas in
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Steinbrecher Click here for updates on this story BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KSL) — A Davis County teen is home safe and a man is in jail after police believe the man traveled from California upon meeting the boy online, causing the 14-year-old to send a secret signal for help to his family. That signal,
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has endorsed Donald Trump for president. McConnell announced his decision after Super Tuesday wins pushed the GOP front-runner closer to the party nomination. It’s a remarkable turnaround for McConnell, who has blamed Trump for “disgraceful” acts in the Jan. 6, 2021,
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