‘It’s just so dangerous’: The travellers who will, and won’t, fly on a Boeing 737 Max
By Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — When Toronto-based lawyer Paul Miller saw…
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Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say
VIENNA (AP) — Experts say Austrian glaciers receded last year at a rapid pace and the Alpine country is likely to be largely ice-free in 40 to 45…
Continue ReadingIsraeli ambassador, summoned by Poland in protest, apologizes for death of Polish aid worker
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s deputy foreign minister has handed a diplomatic note to Israel’s ambassador…
Continue ReadingRight to children or children’s rights? Surrogacy debate comes to a head in Rome
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican,…
Continue ReadingWhy a cloudy forecast doesn’t mean your eclipse is ruined
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The total solar eclipse is just days away and the cloud forecast is looking grim for some regions.…
Continue ReadingEgyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally calling for severing ties with Israel
CAIRO (AP) — A human rights lawyer in Egypt says the authorities have arrested 10 activists who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest where…
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Biden administration preparing to announce new proposals to reduce, cancel student loan debt
By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is preparing new proposals aiming to reduce or cancel student loan debt…
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A happy reunion after a dog missing in San Diego turns up in Michigan
By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A lost dog was homeward bound this week after an incredible journey took her inexplicably from her San Diego home to…
Continue Reading A happy reunion after a dog missing in San Diego turns up in Michigan
CNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A lost dog was homeward bound this week after an incredible journey took her inexplicably from her San Diego home…
Continue ReadingASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Southest Asian finance ministers and central bank governors have ended meetings…
Continue ReadingMany intimate Renaissance portraits were hidden behind covers — this new exhibition explores why
By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Half a millennium ago, the Protestant rebel priest Martin Luther sent out a number of small paintings as a…
Continue ReadingKing Charles is opening up Balmoral Castle for the first time
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — King Charles III is opening the doors of Balmoral Castle this summer for the most intimate tours ever permitted…
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‘Mary & George’ mixes sex, power and politics in the court of King James
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Sporting a wonderfully descriptive promo line in “Lust. For Power,” “Mary & George” joins…
Continue ReadingJ&J to pump another $13B into its MedTech business with Shockwave deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical,…
Continue ReadingTurkey arrests two more people suspected of spying for Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities have arrested two people suspected of providing information to the Israeli spy agency in the latest in a…
Continue ReadingScandals blight Denmark’s buildup of its armed forces as it eyes possible threats from Russia
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of scandals has blighted Denmark’s Armed Forces at a time when the country,…
Continue ReadingDeadly Nor’easter cuts off power to hundreds of thousands across the Northeast as many roads remain impassable
CNN By Dalia Faheid, Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — At least four people are dead and hundreds of thousands are…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida, ahead of US trip, seeks stronger military ties with Washington and other partners
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to strengthen military and weapons development…
Continue ReadingSenior doctors in England agree on a pay deal with the government to end a yearlong dispute
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior doctors in England have accepted a pay offer from the British government that ends a yearlong…
Continue ReadingGerman investigators seize fake US bills with a face value of over $103 million
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they have seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills with a face value of over $103 million, which apparently came…
Continue Reading ‘Scoop’ digs into the BBC’s Prince Andrew interview, but it only goes so deep
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Scoop” juggles so many timely balls it’s a bit of a shame the film doesn’t accomplish that task…
Continue ReadingNorway wants a ‘historic increase’ in defense spending of $56 billion over the next 12 years
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The Norwegian center-left governnment wants “a historic increase” in defense spending with 600 billion kroner ($56…
Continue ReadingThe 52-year, 1,400-mile effort to finally see an eclipse
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Like millions of other Americans, I plan to see the total eclipse Monday afternoon. Unlike most, I’m…
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Cold, Stormy Weather Continues Most of Friday
The cold, upper level low continues to linger just to our east, but will slowly move out of California. Still Friday will be cold, windy, and moist…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims major drone strike on Russian airfield, killing servicemen and destroying aircraft
By Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched a major drone attack on an airbase in Russia’s Rostov…
Continue Reading Jane Elliott, anti-racism teacher, slams efforts to limit how race is taught in classrooms
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Jane Elliott will never forget her sister’s April 4, 1968, phone call telling her the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
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Oakland A’s to play in West Sacramento for 3 seasons. It’s 86 miles away from the Coliseum, but still much closer than Vegas
By Jill Martin and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — The Oakland Athletics plan to play in the city of West Sacramento, California, starting in 2025…
Continue ReadingRussian officials again try to link the Moscow concert attack with Ukraine despite Kyiv’s denials
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have again tried to link the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall…
Continue ReadingCleanup begins as spring nor’easter moves on. But hundreds of thousands still lack power
By NICK PERRY and LISA RATHKE Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Snow showers lingered Friday as the cleanup began following a major spring…
Continue Reading Reigning Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard in hospital following horror crash
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard is in hospital after suffering a horror crash during stage four…
Continue ReadingA senior UK lawmaker fell victim to a sexting scam. His colleagues are being urged to go to police
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after…
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Apple lays off more than 600 workers in California in its first major round of post-pandemic cuts
Apple is laying off more than 600 workers in California, marking the company’s first big wave of post-pandemic job cuts amid a broader wave of tech…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of Taiwan’s historic quake recall harrowing moments of tremors, being trapped under rocks
By JOHNSON LAI and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan residents endured harrowing experiences when the ground shook with…
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Israel dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday that it has dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others for their roles in drone…
Continue ReadingTaiwan shaken but unbowed as biggest quake in 25 years spotlights preparedness — and lessons learned
Originally Published: 05 APR 24 02:24 ET Updated: 05 APR 24 02:52 ET By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Ivan Watson, CNN Hualien, Taiwan (CNN) — Wu was…
Continue Reading John Eastman wants to keep practicing law, representing Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene – and paying his own bills
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Trump attorney John Eastman is trying to get his law license back so that he can represent…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 5: Baltimore bridge, Gaza, Nor’easter, Trump, Money heist
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of visitors.…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for April 5: Baltimore bridge, Gaza, Nor’easter, Trump, Money heist
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — American cities in the path of Monday’s solar eclipse are ramping up preparations for an influx of…
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Nigeria wants a road to rival the Pacific Coast highway. A prime Lagos beach resort stands in the way
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — When Lagos state authorities notified Nigerian business mogul Paul Onwuanibe in late March…
Continue Reading Michael J. Fox says he’d come out of retirement for the right role
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Michael J. Fox has revealed that he would consider coming out of retirement for the right acting role. The…
Continue ReadingIndia’s opposition makes its election case, calling Modi an autocrat and promising aid to the poor
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s main opposition party vowed to boost social spending and reverse what it views as a…
Continue Reading ‘Clearly audible’ racial slur aimed at Utah women’s basketball team ahead of NCAA tournament, police say
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A “clearly audible” racial slur was directed at the Utah women’s basketball team ahead of the NCAA…
Continue ReadingA pro-Western career diplomat faces an ally of the populist premier in Slovakia’s presidential vote
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A pro-Western career diplomat and a close ally of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico are facing each…
Continue ReadingIsrael dismisses 2 officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said on Friday that it dismissed two officers and reprimanded three others…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military fires two senior officers as report finds strike on aid workers was in ‘serious violation of commands’
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The IDF fired two senior officers and reprimanded a top commander as it admitted a catalog of failures in a drone…
Continue ReadingAirplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup
SYDNEY (AP) — A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport. Officials say the…
Continue ReadingMuslim athletes push boundaries to keep on training despite fasting during Ramadan
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Most people are getting ready for bed when the MMA sessions start at Diesel Gym in East London’s…
Continue ReadingBlinken says Israeli offers to increase flow of aid to Gaza are welcome but may not be sufficient
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that the measures the Israeli government…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark will head to the WNBA at a critical moment for the league
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods did it for pro golf. Serena and Venus Williams did it for women’s tennis. Michael…
Continue Reading Caitlin Clark will head to the WNBA at a critical moment for the league
CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods did it for pro golf. Serena and Venus Williams did it for women’s tennis.…
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