By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people, including a child, and wounding dozens, officials said Thursday. The strike late Wednesday was the latest in a string of Russian attacks that have caused civilian casualties and intensified
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CNN By Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh, Hanna Park and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has significantly dialed up its pressure on Harvard University, not only freezing $2 billion in federal funding but now threatening its eligibility to host international students after school leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House
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By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan public health official and Democratic candidate for governor entered the race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat on Thursday. Abdul El-Sayed, 40, is the second Democrat to put his name in the running in what could be one of the most watched
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell is bringing back crispy chicken nuggets — and this time the chain promises there won’t be a near-instant sell out. Beginning April 24, chicken nuggets return to Taco Bell nationwide for an eight-week run. However, the company is exclusively revealing to CNN that the nuggets
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Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Apr. 17. 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 ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge James Boasberg – who ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration showed “willful disregard” for his mid-March order halting deportation flights amid dispute over the legality of the removals – is the first judge to find “probable cause exists” to hold administration officials in criminal contempt. But the legal
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By EMMA BURROWS and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France hosted high-level talks Thursday to discuss Ukraine and its security, the first time since President Donald Trump’s inauguration that top American, Ukrainian and European officials are known to have met together to discuss an end to the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco
Continue ReadingPor Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle y Jeff Winter, CNN Aproximadamente 24 horas después de que la administración Trump dijera que congelaría más de US$ 2.000 millones en subvenciones y contratos federales, el brazo de investigación de la Universidad de Harvard comenzó a evaluar las consecuencias. El impacto ya es agudo en la Escuela de
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Imagine a world without the internet, or GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and technology that have become integral to our daily lives may never have existed, experts say, were it not for research funded by the federal government at American colleges and universities.
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Para entender el segundo mandato de Donald Trump, basta con observar las batallas que busca. El presidente y sus altos funcionarios dedicaron esta semana a intensificar los enfrentamientos sobre las deportaciones masivas, las universidades de élite y los atletas transgénero en los frentes emergentes de su “revolución del sentido común”.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Ibragim Ibragimov’s latest victory over Kenny Mokhonoana kept alive his unbeaten start to professional MMA fighting and his status as one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. But in the hours after the win, the 20-year-old was quick to praise all the help he received in his
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As Trump administration lawyers assess whether it is legally viable to send American citizens who have committed violent crimes to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, legal experts made clear that President Donald Trump lacks any legal authority to ship domestic convicts out of the US. Two White House officials familiar
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Chinese couple allegedly tied to Chinese Triad gangs and a turf war over the lucrative textile industry were assassinated in Rome Monday night, the Italian Carabinieri said in a statement. Zhang Dayong, 53, and his wife Gong Xiaoqing, 38, were fatally shot in the backs of
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk assessments” conducted by a parole board. The long-awaited
Continue Reading CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk
Continue ReadingPor Anna Cooban, CNN La guerra comercial global del presidente Donald Trump perjudicará a las economías de todo el mundo este año, incluyendo a la de EE.UU., según un nuevo informe de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). La OMC proyecta que las economías globales crecerán a un ritmo más lento que sin aranceles, especialmente
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Crews scrambled to restore power to Puerto Rico on Thursday after a blackout hit the entire island, affecting the main international airport, hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and more
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Two men are injured after a Wednesday afternoon motorcycle crash near Savannah.
Continue ReadingPor David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada vez
Continue ReadingCNN Por David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada
Continue ReadingPor Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh y Hanna Park, CNN La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, amenaza con despojar a la Universidad de Harvard de su capacidad para admitir estudiantes internacionales si no entrega los registros sobre sus “actividades ilegales y violentas”, según informó la agencia este miércoles. Noem “escribió una carta mordaz exigiendo registros
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By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least 62 active-duty Taiwanese military members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said, in the latest revelation of Chinese influence in the Taiwanese armed forces. Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .373; J.Lee, San Francisco, .348; Tatis, San Diego, .348; Farmer, Colorado, .345; Alonso, New York, .343; Edwards, Miami, .333; Machado, San Diego, .324; Naylor, Arizona, .324; Carroll, Arizona, .321; Frelick, Milwaukee, .318. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 21; J.Lee, San Francisco, 19; Tucker, Chicago, 19; Carroll, Arizona, 18; Turang, Milwaukee, 17; Machado,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .400; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .377; Goldschmidt, New York, .352; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .338; Bregman, Boston, .321; Rice, New York, .317; Soderstrom, Athletics, .315; Altuve, Houston, .311; Kwan, Cleveland, .310; Witt, Kansas City, .307. RUNS_Judge, New York, 20; Soderstrom, Athletics, 17; Buxton, Minnesota, 15; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 15; Torkelson, Detroit, 15; W.Abreu, Boston,
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