By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice is charging day-trippers to the famed canal city an arrivals tax for the second year starting Friday, a measure aimed at combating the kind of overtourism that put the city’s UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status at risk. A UNESCO body decided against putting Venice on
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Trump usa agencias federales para asediar a los indocumentados. El avance de la derecha en América Latina: ¿poder consolidado o tendencia pasajera? Científicos encuentran la evidencia más sólida hasta el momento de vida en un planeta alienígena. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is considering eliminating funding for two key federal programs that help millions of low-income Americans educate their young children and heat their homes. A draft of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year calls for ending support for Head Start, which provides early
Continue ReadingPor John Liu, CNN Ryan Gosling se embarcará en un viaje a “una galaxia muy, muy lejana” en una nueva película de “Star Wars”. La estrella de “Barbie” unirá fuerzas con el director Shawn Levy para “Star Wars: Starfighter”, cuyo estreno está previsto para mayo de 2027. Con inicio de producción previsto para este otoño
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the franchise will hit theaters in May 2027 starring Ryan Gosling. Appearing on stage before a lightsaber-waving crowd at
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By ANGELA CHARLTON and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side is “playing” him in his push to end the grinding war. Trump spoke shortly after Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the
Continue ReadingPor Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko y Ross Adkin, CNN El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, dijo este viernes que si no es posible poner fin a la guerra en Ucrania, Estados Unidos debe abandonar sus esfuerzos en “días” y seguir adelante. “Si no es posible poner fin a la guerra
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By SOPHENG CHEANG and GRANT PECK Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping capped a three-nation Southeast Asia tour in Cambodia on Friday, promoting Beijing’s reliability as the region faces economic uncertainty due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff proposals. China has been strongly increasing its influence in the region over
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By WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 25 people on Friday including children, hospital workers said, as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel made his first public appearance in Jerusalem. The dead included 15 people killed in three strikes on the
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CNN By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko, Ross Adkin, Sophie Tanno and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The United States could end its efforts on ending the Ukrainian conflict within “days” if there are no signs of progress, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday. “If it is not possible to end the
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Apr. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Apr. 18. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of days, millions of students will be finalizing one of the biggest decisions of their lives: what college they will attend. The choice could prove to be even more daunting for international students hoping to study in the United States, as the Trump administration revokes hundreds
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By Bryan Mena and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington/New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday again made clear his disdain for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, going so far as to say the central banker’s “termination can’t come fast enough” and saying in an Oval Office event that Powell will “be out of there
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University’s finances have become the latest target of the Trump administration – and experts say the hits could hurt. In the past week, the administration has threatened Harvard University’s funding from multiple angles: freezing billions in federal funds, and potentially revoking its non-profit tax status
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By Kathleen Magramo and Anna Cooban, CNN (CNN) — The United States has unveiled plans to impose new port fees on Chinese ships, saying it aims to revive American shipbuilding against China’s dominance in the industry. President Donald Trump has embarked on a sweeping trade war with China, a move his administration portrays as a
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — A striking portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City has been named Press Photo of the Year. Photographer Samar Abu Elouf, who is also from Gaza, met nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour three months after an explosion severed one of his
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By JON GAMBRELL and AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As far as biographies go, the two men in charge of the delicate negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program couldn’t be more different. On the American side, billionaire real estate magnate Steve Witkoff leads
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An exceptionally powerful atmospheric river fueled the deadly early April flooding disaster in the central and southern United States — a historic flood event and a poignant example of how the phenomenon acts differently in the East than it does in the West. It could signal added danger
Continue ReadingPor Kathleen Magramo, CNN Estados Unidos ha revelado planes para imponer nuevas tasas portuarias a los barcos chinos, afirmando que su objetivo es revitalizar la construcción naval estadounidense frente al dominio chino en la industria. El presidente Donald Trump se ha embarcado en una amplia guerra comercial con China, una medida que su administración describe
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Donald Trump está demostrando por qué los bancos centrales independientes son una buena idea. La doble diatriba de Trump contra el presidente de la Reserva Federal, Jerome Powell, este jueves evocó otra nube oscura sobre los mercados financieros y una economía repetidamente traumatizada por el caos de sus aranceles y
Continue ReadingPor Alaa Elassar, CNN Era una tarde normal para Jayden D’Onofrio, que estaba pasando tiempo con un amigo en su complejo de apartamentos cuando recibió un mensaje de texto que le heló la sangre. Un tirador activo estaba en el campus y su amigo se escondía en la biblioteca. Sin pensarlo dos veces, corrieron hacia
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CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — It was an ordinary afternoon for Jayden D’Onofrio, who was spending time with a friend at their apartment complex when they received a text that made their blood run cold. An active shooter was on campus, and their friend was hiding in the library. Without a second thought,
Continue ReadingBy John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Ryan Gosling is set to embark on a journey to “a galaxy far, far away” in a new “Star Wars” movie. The “Barbie” star will join forces with director Shawn Levy for “Star Wars: Starfighter,” slated for release in May 2027. Set to begin production this fall, the movie
Continue Reading By Alex Stambaugh, Max Saltman, Victoria Butenko, Ross Adkin and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The United States could end its efforts on ending the Ukrainian conflict within “days” if there are no signs of progress, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Friday. “If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine,
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it easier for the president to fire him. The developments are occurring against a backdrop of wider turmoil
Continue ReadingPor Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN La jueza federal Paula Xinis está en el centro del caso del hombre de Maryland deportado por error a El Salvador por la administración Trump. El caso se ha convertido en una prueba crítica para la enérgica ofensiva de Trump contra la inmigración en Estados Unidos. Tras un fallo de
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