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Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille has ordered gangs to surrender their weapons and acknowledged how dangerous life in Haiti’s capital and beyond has become. He also pledged in his televised speech to crack down on the rampant violence. Conille spoke late Wednesday, a day after a second group of
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Bar Leone – an Italian cocktail spot in central Hong Kong – has been crowned the best bar in Asia. It’s an impressive achievement, considering the venue has only been open for about a year. “We were not expecting this,” co-founder Lorenzo Antinori told CNN shortly after
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Cuando el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, regrese a Delaware desde Las Vegas la noche de este miércoles, en una interrupción de su viaje tras dar positivo por covid-19, se enfrentará a una de las decisiones más trascendentales de su larga vida política: ¿debe hacer caso a los crecientes llamados
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention. Their appearance Wednesday brought an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden’s presidency and one of his biggest political liabilities.
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By Zenebou Sylla and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old man was found guilty of attempted murder and other charges for a shooting in downtown Cleveland that left nine people wounded about one year ago, authorities said Wednesday. Seven men and two women ranging in age from 23 to 38 were wounded when an assailant fired
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador, de mayoría oficialista, aprobó este miércoles un decreto que elimina el pago de aranceles a 160 productos de la canasta básica por un período de 10 años. La medida, propuesta por el presidente Nayib Bukele, fue aprobada por 59 de los 60 diputados
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Con unos fenómenos climáticos extremos cada vez más frecuentes y unas previsiones científicas de un futuro más caluroso y seco, la agricultura californiana está en peligro, según el Centro Climático de California del USDA. El Rancho Tudor de Meca sufrió un duro golpe a finales de junio y principios de julio, cuando las temperaturas alcanzaron
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler might not be the biggest draw in golf but he’s the center of attention at every major. The world’s No. 1 player is a heavy favorite again going into the British Open at Royal Troon. Scheffler says he never sought this kind of attention. He only
Continue ReadingBy Shania Baweja, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Pomeroy, renowned chef and “Top Chef Masters” star, died in a tubing accident in Oregon over the weekend, local authorities said. She was 49. Pomeroy drowned in the Willamette River in Corvallis, Oregon, on Saturday, July 13th, according to a news release posted to Facebook by the Benton County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos se declaró preocupado por el arresto del jefe de seguridad de la dirigente opositora venezolana María Corina Machado y, a través del Departamento de Estado, llamó a que tanto él como todas las personas detenidas sin justificación en el país sean liberadas de forma inmediata.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Republicans were welcoming JD Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate on the same night devoted to blasting President Joe Biden’s leadership on the world stage. But even as Republicans talked of Vance as a potential heir to the “Make America Great Again” movement, Day 3 programming at the Republican National
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Shawn Deng, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in southwest China on Wednesday, according to Chinese state media. Dramatic images showed a huge column of black smoke billowing from the 14-story building in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province. Several people
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Estados Unidos informó el martes que en las últimas seis semanas se han reducido en más del 50% los cruces irregulares de inmigrantes en la frontera con México, pasando de 4.000 a 1.900 encuentros de migrantes por semana, según datos del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de ese
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by national and state Republicans that sought to bar Nevada from counting mail ballots received after Election Day. A state law passed by Democrats in 2021 allows election officials to tally ballots received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish parliamentary commission has begun debating a contentious bill to manage the country’s substantial stray dog population. Animal rights advocates fear the measure could result in a mass culling and are calling for its withdrawal. An estimated 4 million stray animals wander Turkey’s streets and rural areas. While
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Jack Black’s comedy rock band Tenacious D has canceled its remaining tour dates after band member Kyle Gass sparked a backlash with an apparent joke about Saturday’s assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump. Footage posted on social media from the band’s concert in Sydney on Sunday showed
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon authorities have recovered the body of award-winning chef Naomi Pomeroy following her drowning in a river accident. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office says it located her body Wednesday morning in the Willamette River between Corvallis and Albany after canoers saw it and called 911. Pomeroy died Saturday evening after the
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for Covid-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yumi Asada, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has formally apologized to a group of plaintiffs who were forcibly sterilized under the country’s decades-long former eugenics law following their lengthy campaign for justice. The Eugenic Protection Law, in place from 1948 to 1996, allowed authorities to forcibly sterilize people with disabilities,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Security planners for the Republican National Convention have had to contend with the winding river that snakes through downtown Milwaukee and near the Fiserv Center convention site. Roughly half a dozen police departments, along with state and federal agencies, have boats patrolling the river 24-hours-a-day until the convention ends this
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