Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation. The agreement marks a key step in the country’s economic recovery after defaulting on debt repayment in 2022. Sri Lanka is in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Dorothy Carr is fed up with how things are run in her hometown. It’s impossible to get a doctor’s appointment through Britain’s state-run health care system. Local buses have been canceled. There isn’t enough public housing. Like many others in Clacton-on-Sea — a town on England’s southeast coast where
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Santiago Taboada, el político –de 38 años– aspirante de la coalición Va por CDMX a la jefatura de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, es la apuesta de la alianza opositora para intentar arrebatarle a Morena la capital del país en las elecciones del 2 de junio. Elecciones en la
Continue ReadingCalMatters If Democratic Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo had listened to the standard advice from campaign consultants, she wouldn’t have said much after crashing her car while driving drunk last fall. She might have issued a written apology and then avoided speaking about her DUI, in the hopes that voters would forget about it as they decided
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tras ser designado como el próximo secretario de Economía de México en el futuro gobierno de Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard adelantó parte de las acciones que planea llevar a cabo durante su gestión, comenzando por facilitar la instalación de empresas. “Lo que tenemos que hacer es poner a
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill say that one looming question will be hanging over Thursday night’s presidential debate – how both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump address concerns over their age and mental acuity. Democrats want the president’s performance to dispel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Five people were charged Wednesday with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI announced Wednesday. Court documents made public reveal an
Continue ReadingAP Soccer Writer U.S. national team forward Alex Morgan has been left off coach Emma Hayes’ roster for the Paris Olympics. Morgan was the most notable absence on the 18-player list. The 34-year-old Morgan is a three-time Olympian but missed more than a month with the San Diego Wave after injuring her left ankle on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A report by a U.N. expert on human rights says that Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Myanmar’s military government, enabling it to purchase goods and equipment to carry out its increasingly bloody war against pro-democracy resistance forces and armed ethnic minority groups. The
Continue Reading Anabella González (CNN Español) — Loan Danilo Peña, de 5 años, desapareció el 13 de junio luego de un almuerzo en la casa de su abuela, en una zona rural de 9 de Julio, provincia de Corrientes, en el noreste de Argentina. Desde entonces, la imagen del niño circula por medios de comunicación y redes
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By John Fritze and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory. Of immediate significance, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. He immediately issued a sobering call for the church, which has faced division and chronic membership loss, to confront an “existential crisis” that he compared with the steel industry collapse in
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Sanders Click here for updates on this story COOKEVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A Cookeville man creates truly unique works of art in a growing business. These works are a whole lot more than just a livelihood for the artist. “I never thought of myself as an artist, but people have said, ‘that’s amazing!
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By Abdel Qadder Sabbah, Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Tareq El Helou, Kareem Khadder, Sana Noor Haq, Paula Hancocks, Jo Shelley and Byron Blunt, CNN (CNN) — Younis lays disorientated on a green mattress in Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza. His long brown eyelashes rest delicately on his pale sunken face, as he drifts in and out of
Continue ReadingBy Tony Sloan Click here for updates on this story SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Law enforcement in Shelbyville is investigating a case where a teenager was shot in the head in a road rage shooting Tuesday night. Investigators don’t have much to go on at this point and Bedford County deputies say the shooter is
Continue ReadingBy Hannah McDonald Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A small K-6 school in Green Hills was thrust into the spotlight after a deadly mass shooting. The Covenant School kept a low-profile before the shooting on March 27, 2023. When six innocent members of the school community were killed on
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Blasius Click here for updates on this story MARICOPA COUNTY, Arizona (KNXV) — A top Maricopa County Republican leader tells ABC15 she doesn’t condone violence after she was caught on camera talking about wanting to “lynch” Maricopa County’s top election official. Shelby Busch is the first vice chair of the Maricopa County Republican
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español)– Una mujer desafía las intenciones del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, de buscar su segunda reelección y su tercer mandato. Se llama María Corina Machado, exdiputada de la Asamblea Nacional, fundadora y líder del movimiento político Vente Venezuela, y recorre el país motivando el voto opositor y desplegando la estrategia de
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — And then there were four ‘Nova Knicks.’ Already boasting three former Villanova University Wildcats – Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo – on their roster, the New York Knicks are expanding their roster of former Villanova players with the reported acquisition of small forward Mikal Bridges. According to
Continue Reading CNN By Stephanie Busari, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial finance bill, backing down in the face of mass protests that swept the country and reportedly left at least 23 people dead. “Having reflected on the continuing conversation
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