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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The combination of steady play by Justin Herbert and a strong defense has given the Los Angeles Chargers their best start in six years. Herbert threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and the Chargers had seven sacks in their third straight victory, 27-17 over the Tennessee
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Belén Liotti (CNN) –– El regreso político del presidente electo Donald Trump generó que el expresidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro y sus partidarios celebraran esa victoria como si fuera suya. En muchos sentidos, en ningún otro lugar se reflejó con más rigor la estrategia política de Trump que en Brasil. Ya reactivada, la base partidaria
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By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Monkey mayhem continues as 18 primates remain on the loose from a research facility in South Carolina. On Wednesday, 43 rhesus macaque primates escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in Yemassee. The Yemassee Police Department announced Sunday afternoon that nearly half of the missing monkeys have been
Continue Reading Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Una mujer de Illinois ganó US$ 1 millón con un billete de lotería que había olvidado. En octubre, durante una visita al supermercado Jewel-Osco en Elmhurst, tomó la decisión de último momento de comprar un boleto de lotería para el Lucky Day Lotto, un juego de sorteo diario en Illinois. El
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, Gabe Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Much of the federal workforce is on edge and bracing itself for the likelihood its ranks will be purged when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump, who has derided civil servants as agents of the “deep state,” promised on the campaign trail
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Rusia ha reunido una gran fuerza de decenas de miles de personas —incluidos soldados norcoreanos recién llegados— para llevar a cabo un asalto a las posiciones ucranianas en la región rusa de Kursk, lo cual se espera en los próximos días, dijo un funcionario estadounidense a CNN este domingo. El presidente de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Yiannis Boutaris was a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook up its conservative image. His company Kir-Yianni said he died late Saturday. No cause of death was given, but his health had been declining. A couple weeks ago he had
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN Conyers, Georgia (CNN) — The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the BioLab fire in Conyers are still visible, residents say – from exacerbated rashes to mounting bills to nagging symptoms and piles of prescriptions. “My vision
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon are building a bridge over the troubled water of their fractured relationship. The first step was recently taken during a lunch the former legendary music duo shared, according to Art Garfunkel, who told the Sunday Times in a new interview that the meeting was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say they have arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks. Cuba’s Attorney General’s office said it started criminal proceedings against people in the capital Havana, the province of Mayabeque and the city of
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and leaving foreign leaders scrambling to come to terms with his victory. Early signs from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club and estate where Trump is building his new administration, suggest
Continue Reading Andrea Gomez (CNN) — El Día de los Veteranos honra a los militares estadounidenses activos y retirados anualmente el 11 de noviembre, aniversario del fin de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Este año, el feriado cae en lunes, lo que brinda a muchos trabajadores de oficina y estudiantes un fin de semana largo. Dado que es
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Moody said his confidence never wavered. Not even after a frustrated teammate confronted him on the sideline. The usually reliable San Francisco kicker made up for missing three earlier field goals by booting a 44-yarder as time expired Sunday to give the 49ers a 23-20 victory over
Continue ReadingPOMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than 130 structures and damaged dozens more. Firefighters continued making progress against a wildfire
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a decree Sunday firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the job. The decree, set to be published on Monday, was provided to The Associated
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fire authorities on Sunday described battling fierce, howling winds and rescuing people in a fast-moving Southern California wildfire that forced thousands of people to flee and destroyed at least 168 structures and damaged 67. Crews increased containment of the Mountain Fire to 31% in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, up
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Fire authorities on Sunday described battling fierce, howling winds and rescuing people in a fast-moving Southern California wildfire that forced thousands of people to flee and destroyed at least 168 structures and damaged 67. Crews increased containment of the Mountain Fire to 31% in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, up
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 34-year-old hunter was shot in the head near Moorhead on the first day of Minnesota’s firearm deer season. The Clay County Sheriff’s office says deputies and state troopers were called to a rural area just northeast of the Fargo-Moorhead metro
Continue ReadingBy Megan Hickey Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A Morgan Park neighborhood woman said she paid property taxes on time for more than a decade—only to be told her home had been sold out from under her. A paperwork issue appears to be the cause of the nightmare. Robin McElroy
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