CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Amy Klobuchar, US senator from Minnesota and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 25, 1960 Birth place: Plymouth, Minnesota Birth name: Amy Jean Klobuchar Father: Jim Klobuchar, Star Tribune columnist Mother: Rose (Heuberger) Klobuchar, teacher Marriage: John Bessler (1993-present) Children:
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low levels. Jobless claims for the week ending May 18 fell by 8,000 to 215,000, down from 223,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, Spanish landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage: Vilma Espin (1959-2007, her
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press CANNES, France (AP) — It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? Since the 77th edition’s opening day featuring Messi from “Anatomy of a Fall,” human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off
Continue ReadingBy CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, and they’d already scrambled once when the independent senior living facility she had
Continue ReadingBy CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, and they’d already scrambled once when the independent senior living facility the 82-year-old had
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital after a stage collapsed under heavy winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez said he was not injured in the incident,
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street rebounded in off-hours trading Thursday, pulled higher by technology companies after chipmaker Nvidia posted another huge profit after the bell a day earlier. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.7%, while futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq shot up 1.1%, carried by Nvidia and other
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Red Nose Day has raised $370 million since 2015 to fund anti-poverty efforts. This year, Comic Relief U.S. wants to draw donations for its campaign by encouraging childlike wonder. It’s a sensation that the charity says millions of needy children miss out on each year. That’s
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters packed up their belongings and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Drexel University on Thursday after the school announced a decision to have police clear the encampment. University President John Fry said in a statement that he decided to have campus police and public safety officers join Philadelphia police in clearing the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University planned to hold its commencement Thursday following a weekslong pro-Palestinian encampment that shut down Harvard Yard to all but those with university ties and roiled tensions on the campus. Those tensions were ticked up a notch on Wednesday when school officials announced that 13
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government official based at the base camp of Mount Everest says the body of Cheruiyot Kirui was found on the mountain. It was unclear when the body would be recovered because it would
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022.
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt in Congo says their son, Tyler Thompson, was in Africa on vacation with family friends and had not previously engaged in political activism. His stepmother, Miranda Thompson, said in
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Kenya’s William Ruto want economies around the globe to take action to reduce the enormous debt burden crushing many developing nations. Their call to action comes as Biden presses his argument to African nations that the U.S. can be
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina System voted Thursday to repeal and replace its existing diversity and inclusion policy that applies to the 17 schools the board oversees. The new policy reverses one that was adopted in 2019 that sought to “foster an inclusive
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By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — Inside a Mojave aster flower, a tiny bee is fast asleep. At night, the pale lavender petals close, providing a safe resting place. In the morning, as birdsong rings out across the desert, the flower opens, revealing its tenant. Here in southern California, in the middle of the Mojave
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo cookies and other snack brands, for obstructing sales of its products between EU member states. Mondelez owns the Cadbury and Toblerone chocolate brands as well as Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies,
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats are caucusing across the state to select their nominee for the White House, giving President Joe Biden more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination. Caucusgoers on Thursday also will elect delegates pledged to the nominee for the state convention, being held
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the northeast of the country and killed at least six civilians early Thursday, officials said, as Kyiv’s army labored to hold off an intense cross-border offensive by the Kremlin’s larger and better-equipped forces. At least 16 people were
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