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Month: April 2024

Minnesota senator wanted late father’s ashes when she broke into stepmother’s home, charges say

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota state senator and former broadcast meteorologist told police that she broke into her stepmother’s home because her stepmother refused to give her items of sentimental value from her late father, including his ashes, according to burglary charges filed Tuesday. Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49,

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Superyates sumergibles para multimillonarios: una empresa austriaca quiere construirlos

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En los últimos años se han puesto de moda los sótanos para multimillonarios, ampliaciones subterráneas de las casas de los ricos y famosos, donde pueden refugiarse y vivir a lo grande. Ahora, una empresa austriaca quiere trasladar estos placeres al mundo de los superyates, construyendo sumergibles privados personalizados capaces de descender

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What life was like for animals in America before people learned to love pets

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 years before Morrissey declared that “meat is murder,” before PETA supporters disrupted runway shows featuring leather fashions, before documentaries like “Food, Inc.” galvanized viewers to reconsider their relationship to animal products, there was Henry Bergh, shouting about animal rights on street corners to anyone who would

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NATO newcomer Finland is now a ‘front-line state’ for the alliance, Finnish president says

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finnish President Alexander Stubb says that joining the NATO alliance a year ago has transformed his country into a “front-line state,” given that it has doubled the military bloc’s border with Russia. Finland, which became the 31st NATO member in April 2023, has a 1,340-kilometer

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More deaths in the English Channel underscore risks for migrants despite UK efforts to stem the tide

By DANICA KIRKA and BARBARA SURK Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Five more people have died in the English Channel, underscoring the risks of crossing one of the world’s busiest sea lanes in overloaded inflatable boats just hours after British lawmakers approved a controversial migrant bill to stop the traffic. The migrants, including a 7-year-old

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Dutch intelligence sees the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as triggers for terrorist threats

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press ZOETERMEER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch national intelligence agency says threats targeting the Netherlands are increasingly connected to worldwide turmoil, including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The General Intelligence and Security Service in its annual report says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the destruction of a Quran outside

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Documents found on a North Korean server suggest US studios may have unknowingly outsourced animation work

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — North Korean illustrators and graphic designers appear to have helped produce work for US animation studios unbeknownst to those companies, suggesting that unreleased episodes of a few popular American cartoons could include work from one of the most closed-off economies in the world. The revelation comes from a trove

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