Taiwan amends laws on sexual harassment after recent #MeToo wave
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the…
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Stock market today: Asian shares slip echoing Wall Street’s retreat from rally
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets…
Continue ReadingToyota’s profits rise 78% on strong sales as the parts crunch eases
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting…
Continue ReadingAung San Suu Kyi has some of her prison sentences reduced by Myanmar’s military-led government
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a…
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McMahon’s sacrifice fly in 10th lifts Rockies to 4-3 win over Padres
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a sacrifice fly with the bases load in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the…
Continue ReadingFormer childcare worker charged with over 1,600 counts of abuse in Australia
By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91…
Continue ReadingPolice officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was shot and the suspected gunman also was wounded Monday in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier,…
Continue Reading Police officer shot and wounded; suspect also hit in Los Angeles suburb of Whittier
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — A police officer was shot and the suspected gunman also was wounded Monday in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier,…
Continue ReadingPowerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with…
Continue ReadingMega Millions winner could net $1.25 billion as top lottery prize is still up for grabs
By The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the…
Continue ReadingDoes Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t dismiss charges against movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on film set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge told attorneys to “stay the course” on charges including involuntary…
Continue ReadingThe Crimean Peninsula is both a playground and a battleground, coveted by Ukraine and Russia
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Its balmy beaches have been vacation spots for Russian czars and Soviet general…
Continue ReadingOxford school shooter was ‘feral child’ abandoned by parents, defense psychologist says
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A psychologist is testifying in a Michigan court where a judge must decide whether the Oxford…
Continue ReadingNiger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate and coup leaders get support from other juntas
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in…
Continue Reading Ketel Marte’s RBI single in the 11th sends Diamondbacks past Giants 4-3
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks are eager to forget their frustrating National League-worst 8-16…
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Acusan a agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. de cargos de soborno y contrabando por supuestamente ofrecer “papeles” a migrantes
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. que trabajaba en un centro de procesamiento en El Paso, Texas, fue…
Continue ReadingFloods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and…
Continue ReadingAid efforts for Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their…
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GOP senator recovering at home after hospitalization for facial numbness
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is recovering at home after being hospitalized over the weekend while in…
Continue ReadingSinger Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day…
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US Border Patrol agent indicted on bribery and smuggling charges for allegedly offering migrant immigration ‘papers’ for $5,000
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last…
Continue ReadingA test case challenging election results in Texas’ biggest county follows a post-Trump playbook
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is…
Continue ReadingHawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Two-thirds of the single-family homes on Hawaii’s most populous island have no hurricane…
Continue Reading‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of…
Continue ReadingMissouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who abducted and beat a 6-year-old girl to death at an abandoned factory…
Continue Reading16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country’s National…
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for club members is the latest…
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the…
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5 to 9 before 9 to 5: Why TikTok is obsessed with the hours before the workday
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every weekday, Maddi Todd wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is out the door by 5 to start her day. She’s at the gym…
Continue ReadingAustralia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of…
Continue ReadingTimothée Chalamet’s silly little hat is hot-off-the runway, actually
By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — There are several ways to wear a beanie: Cuffed, uncuffed, doubled cuffed, or far back from the hairline, delicately…
Continue ReadingMoscow attacks Zelensky’s hometown after he said war had returned to Russia
By Olga Voitovych and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was “returning to Russia” with an…
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Angus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ star, dead at 25
CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family…
Continue Reading Angus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ star, dead at 25
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Mystery travel lets you focus on the fun, not the details
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Mystery travel involves setting off on a trip where you only know the destination once you board the plane. These trips…
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Hong Kong removes requirement to flag China risk in listing applications
By Reuters Hong Kong’s stock exchange will no longer require companies to spell out China-related business risks in listing applications from…
Continue Reading El canal de Panamá limita el tránsito de buques por la sequía
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El canal de Panamá va a limitar el tránsito de buques por las nuevas esclusas a 32 por día, una medida preventiva…
Continue Reading Ella compró un pasaje de avión temiendo que fuera una estafa. Su futuro esposo estaba a bordo del vuelo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El vuelo parecía demasiado bueno para ser verdad. Cuando Martina Jones recibió el mensaje con los detalles, los…
Continue Reading Suspended Texas AG Ken Paxton seeks to have most impeachment articles tossed
By Joe Sutton and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked that the majority of the…
Continue Reading Comisión de las primarias opositoras en Venezuela descarta aplazar las elecciones
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Primarias (CNDP), Jesús María Casal, reiteró que el 22 de…
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Colegios Comunitarios en la Costa Central reaccionan sobre la decisión de la Corte Suprema que acabo con la acción afirmativa
SALINAS, CA. (KMUV-TV): Estudiantes en la Costa Central a veces optan ir a un colegio comunitario por muchas razones– pero la mayoría de ellos…
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Driver of SUV that hit and injured 6 migrant workers outside a North Carolina Walmart has turned himself in, police say
By Jamiel Lynch, Chenelle Woody and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — A 68-year-old man turned himself in Monday after six migrant workers were hit and…
Continue Reading Angels use 3 solo homers to cool off MLB-leading Braves with 4-1 victory; Ohtani goes 2 for 3
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Luis Rengifo, Randal Grichuk and Chad Wallach hit solo homers off Charlie Morton, Chase Silseth won…
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Like father, like daughter, for son: Haiti’s trailblazing new generation honors its soccer roots
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — Haiti may only have a slim chance of advancing to the knockout stages, but the team say…
Continue Reading Muere Angus Cloud, estrella de “Euphoria”, a los 25 años
macamilarincon (CNN) –– Angus Cloud, un joven actor recordado por su papel de Fezco en “Euphoria”, murió a los 25 años, anunció su…
Continue Reading Adiós a Angus Cloud: celebridades y compañeros de “Euphoria” reaccionan a su muerte
macamilarincon (CNN) –– Tras la muerte de Angus Cloud, el joven actor en ascenso que le dio vida a Fezco en “Euphoria”, varios de sus…
Continue ReadingIn her next book ‘Prequel,’ Rachel Maddow will explore a WWII-era plot to overthrow US government
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the…
Continue Reading 24-year-old NFL player KJ Hamler steps away from Broncos with heart issue, but says he intends to return
By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Denver Broncos wide receiver KJ Hamler is stepping away from the NFL for treatment after being diagnosed with a…
Continue ReadingThe $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the…
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