Parties loyal to Uzbekistan’s president have swept parliament seats in an election devoid of any real opposition in the tightly-controlled Central Asian country. All candidates running in Sunday’s vote have been nominated by the country’s five registered parties. There are some differences in focus among the parties, some of which stress issues such as the
Continue ReadingBy Jason Evans, CNN (CNN) — It was a bright, sunny afternoon during the recent summer season in Antarctica when the Seabourn Pursuit cruise ship rammed into a sheet of sea ice in Hanusse Bay. The ship plowed forward, ice crumbling beneath its bow, until it was embedded several hundred yards into the frozen sea
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his five-acre farm — and how bad it was for the planet. Earlier this month, Ford installed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water. As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuel-powered irrigation system on his five-acre farm — and how bad it was for the planet. Earlier this month, Ford installed
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La superestrella puertorriqueña Bad Bunny manifestó su apoyo a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris este domingo, compartiendo un clip en las redes sociales de los planes de la vicepresidenta para la isla, momentos después de que un orador hiciera una broma ofensiva en el mitin de Donald Trump en Nueva York, lo
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A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. today through tomorrow at 9 a.m. and the First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert Weather Alert from this morning until 1 p.m. tomorrow. Winds could reach 45 to 50 m.p.h. In addition to the Wind Advisory, there is a Windblown Dust Advisory
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held. The investigators from the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s inspector general’s office and other law enforcement agencies descended on the Metropolitan Detention Center
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police have arrested a Pakistani lawyer and her husband who are known for taking on human rights cases, drawing criticism from rights groups. Islamabad police announced in an X post that they arrested Amaan Mazari and Abdul Hadi on a charge of interfering in government matters to cause a security risk.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s west. Chad’s president Idriss Deby visited the base in Barkaram, an island in Chad’s Lake region Monday morning and announced the launch of a military operation to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that severely restrict the U.N. agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza. The first bill passed Monday bans the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, from conducting “any activity” or providing any service inside Israel. The second cuts ties with the main U.N.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 50 locations of TGI Fridays abruptly closed within the past week, an ominous sign for the chain as a reported bankruptcy looms. According to TGI Fridays’ store locator, the chain has 164 restaurants remaining as of Monday — a sharp decline from the 213 that were
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — Scammers have stolen more than 24 tons of artisanal cheese from one of Britain’s most famous dairy companies. London-based Neal’s Yard Dairy revealed it had been the victim of the unusual heist in a post on Instagram last week, where it shared some “difficult news.” “Neal’s Yard Dairy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — On a recent weekday afternoon, an Amish man in a horse-drawn buggy navigated through a busy intersection of auto traffic in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County, past a billboard proclaiming: “Pray for God’s Mercy for Our Nation.” The billboard featured a large image of a wide-brimmed straw hat often worn by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cori Bush went from helping to lead an informal movement for racial justice to winning two terms as a congresswoman from Missouri, with an office decorated with photographs of families who lost loved ones to police violence. One picture is of Michael Brown. Brown’s death 10 years ago in Ferguson,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven people have died when a building collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Abuja over the weekend. Police in Abuja say the building had already been partly demolished and its structure was further compromised by scavengers looking for scrap metal. The police spokesperson said five people were rescued from
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Even for a brand as gargantuan as McDonald’s, the last few months have been… a lot. Before an E. coli outbreak was revealed last week, the burger chain had already become an unwitting character in competing political narratives and a target of scorn from customers who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to train and likely fight against Ukraine within “the next several weeks,” the Pentagon said Monday, in a move that Western leaders say will intensify the almost three-year war and jolt relations in the Indo-Pacific region. Some of the North Korean
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden slammed Elon Musk for hypocrisy on immigration after a published report that the Tesla CEO once worked illegally in the United States. The South Africa-born Musk denies the allegation. “That wealthiest man in the world turned out to be an illegal worker here. No, I’m serious. He was
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — Police say two people have been fatally shot in a rural area of northern Austria. The suspected shooter is on the run. The body of a man was found early Monday in in a field in a village in an area near the Czech and Austrian borders. Police didn’t identify the victim
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The head of Volkswagen’s works council says the company has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany. Employee council chief Daniela Cavallo said at a meeting with Volkswagen workers Monday that management also plans cuts at other sites. She said that “all German VW plants
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