The Associated Press Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk’s X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner’s support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta’s Threads and its algorithms. The platform
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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least 32 people were killed in crowd crushes at two separate charity events in Nigeria on Saturday, police say. Some 22 people were killed at an event held in a community center in Okija in the southeastern state of Anambra, state police said on Sunday. The event was
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Campaigners have accused Facebook parent Meta of inflicting “potentially lifelong trauma” on hundreds of content moderators in Kenya, after more than 140 were diagnosed with PTSD and other mental health conditions. The diagnoses were made by Dr. Ian Kanyanya, the head of mental health services at Kenyatta National hospital
Continue ReadingBy Adam Renuart, CNN (CNN) — To borrow a golf term, Sunday of the NFL’s Week 16 could be called a “moving day” as teams jockey for playoff spots and seeding. After a Thursday night game and a Saturday double-header that had huge playoff implications for the AFC, Sunday will see NFC squads try to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Lebanese politician has met with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and both expressed hope Sunday for a new era in relations between their countries. Druze leader Walid Jumblatt was a longtime critic of Syria’s involvement in Lebanon and blamed Assad’s father for
Continue ReadingPor Julia Buckley Fue construido como un pasadizo secreto para que la élite de Florencia pasara sin ser detectada, lejos de los ciudadanos comunes. Ahora, por primera vez en la historia, el Corridoio Vasariano, o Corredor Vasari, se abre al público general. Menos un corredor y más un sendero privado para caminar por el centro
Continue ReadingPor Alayna Treene Kristen Holmes y Jeremy Herb, Cuando el CEO de Spotify, Daniel Ek, habló por teléfono con Donald Trump, llegó preparado. Ek compartió estadísticas con el presidente electo sobre qué tan bien funcionó su entrevista de podcast previa a las elecciones con Joe Rogan en la plataforma de transmisión, dijo a CNN una
Continue Reading By Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — This year, 45 countries in the United Nations held national elections to decide their top leadership. Of those, only four selected a woman to become head of state or government, according to CNN’s analysis of International Foundation for Electoral Systems data. While the US had the opportunity to elect
Continue ReadingMUGLA, Turkey (AP) — An ambulance helicopter has crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing all four people on board. Two pilots, one doctor and one health care worker were taking off Sunday morning from the city of Mugla on their way to pick up a patient in the neighboring province of Antalya. The helicopter hit the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events in Nigeria has increased from 13 to 32, police said Sunday. The victims, including at least four children, collapsed during crowd surges as people grew desperate for food items while the country grapples with the worst cost-of-living crisis in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — German authorities said they received tipoffs last year about the suspect in a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg as more details emerged on Sunday about the five people killed. Authorities have identified the suspect as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Zachary Cohen, CNN London/Washington, DC (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to overturn a ban on some US exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, in a boon for US energy producers. But the move is unlikely to help address the climate crisis and may even make it worse. As
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza’s small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. Israeli authorities allowed a rare Gaza visit by the leader of the Catholic Church in the
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Ontario Reign 4-2 on Saturday at Toyota Arena. It was all Firebirds in the opening period. Lleyton Roed and Brandon Biro scored the two goals for the 2-0 lead. Birds take the lead 1-0 pic.twitter.com/ieZJUWiu0T— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) December 22, 2024 2-0 us 🚨🚨 pic.twitter.com/8xC6djok6h— Coachella Valley
Continue ReadingPor Oren Liebermann Dos pilotos de la Marina de Estados Unidos están sanos y salvos después de eyectarse cuando su avión de combate fue derribado sobre el Mar Rojo este sábado en un aparente incidente de fuego amigo, dijo el Comando Central de Estados Unidos en un comunicado. Los pilotos fueron recuperados y uno de
Continue ReadingPor Dan Heching, Fue una noche de poder estelar en “Saturday Night Live” este fin de semana, cuando Paul Rudd, Emma Stone, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy y otros que presentaron el programa varias veces dieron la bienvenida al miembro más nuevo del “club de las cinco veces”, Martin Short. Tom Hanks preparó el escenario para
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Josh Uduje scored 22 points as San Jose State beat Kennesaw State 89-65 on Saturday night. Uduje shot 9 of 12 from the field and 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Spartans (7-6). Latrell Davis scored 20 points while going 7 of 10 from the floor, including
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Boyd shook off a rough shooting first half to score all 17 of his points after halftime and No. 23 San Diego State beat California 71-50 on Saturday night. After missing all six of his shots in the first half, Boyd hit two 3-pointers in the
Continue ReadingPor Steve Contorno, CNN Donald Trump aún no ha llegado a Washington, pero ya está enfrentando las limitaciones de su mandato electoral. El intento de última hora de Trump de desbaratar un proyecto de ley cuidadosamente negociado para mantener al Gobierno financiado hasta marzo no logró el resultado que buscaba: despejar una batalla por el
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.” A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Sunday urged the U.S. to stop arming Taiwan and stop what it called “dangerous moves that undermine peace and stability
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