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By DALATOU MAMANE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A UN report says drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region in recent years, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential hotspot for trafficking. In 2022, 1,466 kilograms of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger
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By Helen Regan, Rhea Mogul and Kunal Sehgal, CNN Muzaffarnagar and New Delhi (CNN) — Polls opened Friday in the first and largest phase of India’s marathon election, in which populist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to secure a rare third consecutive term and deepen his historic transformation of the world’s most populous
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers worked Friday to round out the panel of 12 jurors and six alternates who will hear Donald Trump’s hush money trial, as the former president railed against a gag order that has prosecutors seeking to hold
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey, Svitlana Vlasova and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — From the top down, the assessment of Ukraine’s armed forces’ position in fighting Russia is bleaker than at any point since the early months of the war. The situation on the eastern front has “worsened significantly,” the military’s top commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said a few days ago
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Samantha Hannah was traveling through Australia and New Zealand, soaking up new places and experiences, while simultaneously reflecting on her past and considering her life so far. It was late 2017. Samantha, from Perth, Scotland, was 31. Her brother had passed away unexpectedly a couple of years previously. “I
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Writers Wall Street bounced between losses and gains in early trading Friday after European and Asian markets stumbled with tensions in the Middle East weighing on sentiment. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% before the bell. Oil prices
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari and Michael Rios, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. Lydia Simon was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting an operation in the northern Borno State, the military
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of the World Health Organization said Thursday as he called for more tracking and preparation for the virus. So far, there is no evidence that the highly pathogenic H5N1 flu virus can
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla has been ordered to recall nearly 4,000 of its Cybertrucks due to an accelerator pedal that can stick in place when pressed down. The cause, according to the regulator: soap. “An unapproved change introduced lubricant (soap) to aid in the component assembly of
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Some linger clouds and breezy conditions will keep highs in the lower 90s today, but winds will increase into the afternoon as a weak low moves by. Winds will max out near 30 m.p.h. on the Valley floor, with stronger winds North of the freeway through the evening and into tomorrow. Winds will ease and
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Tesla may be close to unlocking a massive new market. CEO Elon Musk is due to arrive in India next week for a visit that is expected to include a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and confirmation that Tesla plans to build a factory in the
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Taylor Swift is continuing her lucrative legacy with the release of her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” Swift commands a fiercely dedicated fan base — one that helps her break streaming records, crashes websites, and sells out major stadiums across the world. Her latest album –
Continue ReadingBy ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris police say they are carrying out an operation at the Iranian consulate after a witness reported seeing a man outside carrying a grenade and an explosives vest. The man’s motives Friday were not immediately clear. No explosion has been reported so far and no arrests have
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has designated two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances. Friday’s action is intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require those responsible for contamination to pay for its removal. Designation as a hazardous substance
Continue ReadingBy Leona Liu, CNN Geneva (CNN) — When the luxury Watches and Wonders fair closed its doors in Geneva earlier this week, it had hosted an estimated 49,000 luxury watch enthusiasts and collectors from around the world, all eager to be inspired by the best new designs and complications. According to a report by the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Puth is a major Swiftie and it appears the admiration may be mutual. Taylor Swift shouts out her fellow singer-songwriter in the title track on her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate,” she sings in the love song. “We
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, Helen Regan, Hamdi Alkhshali, Artemis Moshtaghian and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Israel has carried out a military strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a potentially dangerous escalation in a fast widening Middle East conflict that Iranian government officials have so far sought to play down. Iran’s air defense
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La meningitis es una infección que, pese a que se puede prevenir con la vacunación, cada año afecta a millones de personas en todo el mundo, de acuerdo con la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS). Asimismo, es considerada como una enfermedad grave con una alta tasa de mortalidad que va
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Apple eliminó WhatsApp y Threads de su tienda de aplicaciones en China, siguiendo una orden del organismo de control de Internet del país, que alegó problemas de seguridad nacional. “Estamos obligados a cumplir las leyes de los países en los que operamos, incluso cuando no estamos de acuerdo”, dijo un
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