Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The immigration officers sat in their vehicles before dawn near a two-story building. A New York subway line rumbled overhead, then an officer’s voice crackled over the radio. After watching for about two hours, he said, “I think that’s Tango,” using a term for target. “Gray hoodie. Backpack. Walking
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names. Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal
Continue ReadingPor Sam Fossum, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, anunció este lunes que sacará a 37 personas del corredor de la muerte federal para que cumplan cadena perpetua entre rejas, una decisión que deja solo a tres presos federales a la espera de ser ejecutados cuando el presidente electo Donald Trump asuma el
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France marked a day of mourning Monday for victims of Cyclone Chido, which devastated its poorest territory, Mayotte, over a week ago. The cyclone was the most destructive to hit Mayotte in 90 years and caused extensive damage to the island off Africa’s east coast. At least 35 deaths have
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Around the holidays, when many people are baking cookies for Santa, enjoying cocktail parties or having festive family feasts, some adults who use popular medications for diabetes or weight loss explore skipping doses for a week or two. These medications can suppress appetite or sometimes cause uncomfortable side effects
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. They
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Paul Kemp, a 64-year-old who lives outside Portland, Oregon, bought his son Nathan his first rifle for his 16th birthday over a decade ago. Nathan had notched his first hunting kill, a squirrel, at age 7, and the Kemp family enjoyed their time hunting together over the ensuing years.
Continue ReadingPor Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo el domingo que elegió como enviado especial para América Latina a Mauricio Claver-Carone, el expresidente del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo que fue expulsado por acusaciones de una relación romántica poco ética. Claver-Carone fue destituido de su cargo en el banco en 2022
Continue ReadingBy Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s the body of water that instils fear and inspires sailors in equal measure. Six hundred miles of open sea, and some of the roughest conditions on the planet – with an equally inhospitable land of snow and ice awaiting you at the end of it. “The most dreaded
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Drivers nationwide are getting a welcome gift this holiday season: Cheaper gasoline. Americans will likely be greeted by the lowest Christmas Day gas prices since 2020 during the pandemic, according to GasBuddy, an app that crowdsources pump prices. GasBuddy said it expects gas prices will average
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Las listas de los países que no reconocen la celebración de la Navidad —o incluso la prohíben— suelen estar dominadas por regímenes autoritarios o naciones que profesan de manera oficial religiones diferentes a la católica. Sin embargo, hay un país laico de Latinoamérica que hace más de 100 años,
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — While businesses across the US are fretting that President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of new tariffs could mean a massive hit to their bottom lines, at least one industry is gearing up for the exact opposite. With less than a month to go until Trump is back in
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The opposition party of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has held a first round of talks with the government to secure the release of its leader and other activists, officials said. Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, had not had talks with the government since February when parliamentary elections saw their
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Honda and Nissan have formally agreed to hold talks over the next six months on a possible merger, a deal that would create the world’s third-largest automaker and give them more resources to compete with a growing threat from Chinese carmakers. A third, smaller Japanese automaker, Mitsubishi,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy. It is the latest well-known retailer to fall victim to customers cutting back on discretionary spending. The 46-year-old company said in a statement late Sunday that filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will help it “bolster its financial position, fuel
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. An animated game, anyway. The real game takes place at Madison Square Garden, where Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the New York Knicks in a game televised on ABC
Continue ReadingPor Rachel Ramírez Decenas de condominios, hoteles y otros edificios de lujo en el sureste de Florida se están hundiendo a un ritmo sorprendente, informaron investigadores en un estudio reciente. El estudio, dirigido por científicos de la Universidad de Miami, encontró que 35 edificios desde Golden Beach hasta Miami Beach se hundieron hasta 7 centímetros
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese court issued a suspended death sentence to a man for driving his car into a crowd of elementary school students and parents in southern Hunan province last month. Huang Wen was arrested on site after wounding about 30, 18 of them children, according to the court’s statement on
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