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NEW YORK (AP) — Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The award, announced Tuesday, includes a $15,000 cash prize. The four other finalists, Jamel Brinkley for “Witness,”
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, dijo que su país está “bien preparado” ante la situación de violencia que se repite en Haití, después de que medios internacionales como el Miami Herald y la agencia EFE reportaran ataques contra el Palacio Nacional el lunes. El propio Abinader dijo que había
Continue ReadingBy LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pepe Aguilar feels like a superhero when he puts on his charro suit. But unlike Superman, Aguilar’s power isn’t supernatural or otherworldly; it’s his love for his culture and his determination to celebrate Mexico through his art. The Grammy-award winning artist says he’s proud of his
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Eric Payne, a 37-year-old single father to two boys, works hard to stretch his paycheck each week. It’s a task he refers to as “clicking.” He makes a good salary – in the $80,000 range – but by the time all of the essential expenses have clicked
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Do irrational thoughts sometimes crowd your mind, leaving you feeling worried or maybe even on the verge of a panic attack? What may calm your nerves is asking yourself a series of questions that challenge those disquieting thoughts’ legitimacy and perspective — this process is known as Socratic questioning.
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Bruno Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — Earlier this month, Dollar Tree executives announced in an earnings call that they’re raising some of their prices as high as $7 and now, local shoppers are reacting to the news. “I think Dollar Tree merchandise is actually pretty
Continue ReadingWPTV By Jessica Bruno Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPTV) — Earlier this month, Dollar Tree executives announced in an earnings call that they’re raising some of their prices as high as $7 and now, local shoppers are reacting to the news. “I think Dollar Tree merchandise is actually
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic novel set in New York City about a Puerto Rican family’s search for a missing girl, has won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The award, announced Tuesday, includes a $15,000 cash prize. The four other finalists, Jamel Brinkley for “Witness,”
Continue ReadingBy Victor Jorges Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — Parents from Manatee Academy K-8 in Port St. Lucie are reacting to the devastating news that a beloved math teacher was killed in a murder-suicide. WPTV has been speaking with parents about how they’re handling this tough conversation with
Continue ReadingWPTV, MANATEE ACADEMY, PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Victor Jorges Click here for updates on this story PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida (WPTV) — Parents from Manatee Academy K-8 in Port St. Lucie are reacting to the devastating news that a beloved math teacher was killed in a murder-suicide. WPTV has been speaking with
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral. “It’s what we do. I’m happy to do it. We
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — Attorneys for Peruvian President Dina Boluarte say she will answer questions Friday over her ownership of a trio of luxury watches. The lawyers announced the decision Tuesday, a day after she reshuffled her cabinet as the ownership of the high-end Rolex watches further threatens her presidency. Boluarte replaced six ministers on
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle sales growth slowed, and price cuts failed to lure more buyers. The Austin, Texas, company said Tuesday that it delivered 386,810 vehicles worldwide from January through March, almost 9% below the 423,000 it sold
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle sales growth slowed, and price cuts failed to lure more buyers. The Austin, Texas, company said Tuesday that it delivered 386,810 vehicles worldwide from January through March, almost 9% below the 423,000 it sold
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. More than 60% are headed to Haiti’s rural southern region, which worries U.N. officials. “Our humanitarian colleagues
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay una foto de Laura y Adrián el día que se conocieron. Es una foto de grupo, tomada al comienzo de una caminata por el Camino Inca en otoño de 2010. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Laura está a un lado del grupo de excursionistas, Adrián al otro. Ambos sonríen, llevan
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has vowed to respond to a deadly airstrike widely attributed to Israel that demolished Iran’s consulate building in the Syrian capital and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals. The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group — a key ally of both Syria’s government
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Poet-critic Hanif Abdurraqib, fiction writers Deirdre Madden and Kathryn Scanlan and playwright Christopher Chen are among this year’s recipients of Windham-Campbell Prizes, for which winners each receive $175,000 cash awards. The prizes are designed to enable artists to “focus on their creative practice independent of financial concerns,” prize officials announced Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting and election law attorney nominated several times for a federal judgeship but never confirmed has died. A colleague of Thomas Farr says he died Monday at age 69 after a series of heart problems. Farr had been involved in several key
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world Tuesday. Friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to besieged Palestinians with the charity World Central Kitchen. Killed were three British nationals, an Australian, a Polish national, an American-Canadian dual citizen and a
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