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Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Local authorities in Somalia have confirmed that a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew members aboard was hijacked last week off the northeastern coast of Xaafuun district in Somalia’s Bari region. An official in the area where the vessel is being held told journalists that the hijackers include the
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The phrase “they don’t make ‘em like they used to” has never proven more accurate than with respect to legendary nonagenarian actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke. The “Mary Poppins” star, who turns 99 next week, appears in a brand new longform music video for the Coldplay song “All
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The International Tamale Festival is returning to Indio this weekend from Saturday to Sunday! Recognized by the Guinness World Records as the Largest Tamale Festival, this iconic event will once again draw tamale enthusiasts from near and far, as vendors compete for the coveted title of ‘Best Tamale’ in three delicious categories: Traditional, Vegetarian, and
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rodway, CNN (CNN) — On one of his first trips to study wolves in Ethiopia in the late 1980s, biologist Claudio Sillero observed a highly unusual behavior: these local predators were deliberately licking the vibrant flowers of the red hot poker plant that grows in the country’s highlands. Relatively few mammals have been
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High pressure remains in place today, and highs will again top out in the 80s. Yesterday we hit 86! There are a couple of concerns this morning. A dense fog advisory covers all Coastal areas of SoCal this morning until 9. And the “No-Burn” day has been extended through today due to very poor air
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Syrian refugees across Turkey have jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. Many say it’s time to go home after years of living in Turkey, which hosts some 3 million Syrians. Turkey, which shares a 566-mile-long frontier with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The sale of the Observer, the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper and a bastion of liberal values in Britain’s media landscape, has been approved, despite two days of strike action from journalists this week. The Scott Trust, the owner of the Guardian Media Group, which includes the Observer and its sister
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift was still a new-to-the-scene country artist when she performed at Cowboys, a small bar in the Colorado Springs area, in 2007. At the end of the show, she took two purple beaded bracelets off of her wrist and handed them to a woman who’d been at the
Continue ReadingCNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift was still a new-to-the-scene country artist when she performed at Cowboys, a small bar in the Colorado Springs area, in 2007. At the end of the show, she took two purple beaded bracelets off of her wrist and handed them to a woman who’d been at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations emerged that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round. The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President
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Por EFE El Mercosur y la Unión Europea cerraron este viernes en Montevideo, Uruguay, el texto de un tratado de libre comercio después de casi 25 años de negociaciones y que ahora tendrá que pasar por un proceso de ratificación en ambos bloques. “Estamos reforzando nuestra asociación como nunca antes”, afirmó la presidenta de la
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By Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that compounds the
Continue Reading CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Ivan Watson, Ava Ko, Alex Stambaugh and Nectar Gan, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s ruling party said Friday that President Yoon Suk Yeoul needs to be immediately suspended from duty to protect the country from “grave danger,” in a dramatic reversal of opinion that compounds
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Los diferentes departamentos de policía del Valle de Coachella están poniendo su mayor esfuerzo en mantener las comunidades seguras durante las fiestas y reconsideran algunas medidas después de la balacera ocurrida en Coachella durante la ceremonia del encendido del árbol de Navidad. Enfatizan la importancia de la prevención, especialmente durante esta temporada cuando las reuniones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The European Union has reached a blockbuster free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur trade alliance. That caps a quarter-century of on-off negotiations even as France vows to derail the contentious accord. Provided it is ratified, the accord would create
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Después de una excelente investigación la policía arrestó a un sujeto sospechoso de herir de bala a un hombre el pasado 26 de octubre en la calle Palm Canyon cerca de Andreas Road en Palm Springs. Según la investigación todo inició con un altercado entre varias personas, fue cuando el sujeto de 23 años sacó
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A court in Mali has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling military junta after calling for a return to civilian rule. Their provisional release on Friday has been seen as an attempt to calm the country’s political climate in
Continue Reading Por Rocío Muñoz Ledo, CNN Español Los planes de Donald Trump para una deportación masiva incluyen, según dijeron a CNN fuentes familiarizadas con las discusiones, la revocación de uno de los mayores programas migratorios implementado durante el Gobierno del presidente Joe Biden que ampliaba el acceso a la autoridad legal existente conocida como “parole in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in Chad to call for the withdrawal of French troops from the country, a week after the Central African country ended a military agreement with its former colonial ruler. Protesters in the capital, N’Djamena, Friday chanted “Chad for us, France out!” with some holding
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The early morning killing of a top health insurance executive in midtown Manhattan Wednesday has unleashed a flurry of rage and frustration from social media users over denials of their medical claims, a public display of Americans’ pent-up anger at the nation’s complex
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