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Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced on Wednesday a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town. This decision came despite objections from nearby Chinatown residents. Team owners say the planned
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they are urging the U.S. government to take action to bring then home. They spoke during a hearing before a congressional panel on Wednesday. Just days earlier, the U.S. secured the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night. The search ended with two private sleuths joining in the dramatic discovery. Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom homered and Zack Gelof hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday, putting the Milwaukee Brewers in the playoffs. Chicago’s loss clinched the NL Central title for the Brewers, their third in four years. Milwaukee became the
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Kate, Princesa de Gales, ha celebrado su primer compromiso desde que reveló que ha completado su tratamiento de quimioterapia. Kate, de 42 años, casada con el heredero al trono británico, el príncipe William, reanudó su trabajo organizando una reunión en el Castillo de Windsor este martes. Kate proporcionó la actualización de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the world was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Wednesday after an emotional hearing in which victims described being deceived by a man who appeared kind, educated and part of an
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in the Biden era on Wednesday after the White House spent the last three years grappling with Americans’ dissatisfaction with the cost of living, raising new questions about the health of the economy and the impact on voters at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A second judge refuses to grant bail to Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, citing the possibility that he will tamper with witnesses.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Israeli officials notified the US that the country was going to carry out an operation in Lebanon on Tuesday but did not give any details about what they were planning, according to three sources familiar with the matter, including in a call between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines is closing its $1 billion purchase of Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines announced Wednesday that they have completed the sale just a day after the federal government removed the last major regulatory obstacle. In an unusual decision, Alaska plans to maintain the Hawaiian brand rather than paint the smaller carrier’s planes
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Goggin Click here for updates on this story COLLINGDALE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Residents in Collingdale, Delaware County, expressed their outrage on Tuesday night over local leaders trying to make a controversial hire for the town’s police chief. “How dare you even contemplate putting someone under investigation as our chief of police when we
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government on Wednesday created a provisional electoral council long sought by the international community to prepare the troubled Caribbean country for its first general elections since 2016. Smith Augustin, a member of the country’s transitional presidential council, confirmed to The Associated Press that the electoral council
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Some Brazilian users regained access to X on Wednesday despite a nationwide ban put in place by the country’s Supreme Court, a reunion apparently resulting from the social network changing the way its servers are accessed. But the renewed access may be short-lived. Late last month, Justice Alexandre
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Reserva Federal recortó el miércoles las tasas tipos de interés por primera vez en la era Biden, después de que la Casa Blanca pasara los últimos tres años lidiando con la insatisfacción de los estadounidenses con el costo de la vida, lo que plantea nuevas preguntas sobre la salud de
Continue ReadingREDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California couple whose bodies were found under their neighbor’s home in a nudist ranch died from “blunt force trauma to the head,” an autopsy found. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released the cause of death of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife Stephanie, 73, on Tuesday, the Los
Continue ReadingREDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California couple whose bodies were found under their neighbor’s home in a nudist ranch died from “blunt force trauma to the head,” an autopsy found. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department released the cause of death of Daniel Menard, 79, and his wife Stephanie, 73, on Tuesday, the Los
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Following the MIND diet for 10 years produced a small but significant decrease in the risk of developing thinking, concentration and memory problems, a new study found. The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay diet combines elements from the traditional Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — El hotel Capella Bangkok no tuvo los comienzos más fáciles. Abrió sus puertas en 2020, en el primer año de una pandemia mundial que hundió a la industria hotelera. Sin embargo, sólo cuatro años después, este santuario con vistas al río Chao Phraya se ha hecho con el primer puesto
Continue Reading Belén Liotti Nueva York (CNN) — Cinco concursantes que compiten en un reality show conducido por MrBeast presentaron una propuesta de demanda colectiva contra la compañía productora de la estrella de YouTube y Amazon, tras alegar que se les negó el pago, se les obligó a participar en condiciones inseguras y se les sometió a una
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