KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a moderate who extended the country’s political freedoms but was criticized for lackluster leadership, has died of heart disease. He was 85. Affectionately known as “Pak Lah,” or uncle Lah, Abdullah was admitted to Kuala Lumpur’s State Institute of Heart on Sunday after
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump ’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Trump administration officials emphasized Abrego Garcia, who was sent
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By Matt Schooley, Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A woman was shot by police early Sunday morning in Dover, New Hampshire after she allegedly led police on a chase at speeds that reached 100 mph. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. on the Spaulding Turnpike, also known
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched his fiancee Lauren Sanchez into space Monday with an all-female celebrity crew that included Katy Perry and Gayle King. It was the latest wave in space tourism, where more of the rich and famous than ever before — or lucky and well-connected — can
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By Caroline Foreback Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Maryland vocational training center, a nonprofit organization, helps people with a history of incarceration get back on their feet. The NCIA Vocational Training Center, a nonprofit organization in Baltimore, has helped more than 2,000 people ring in a new chapter
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By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press CAMACARI, Brazil (AP) — When Chinese automaker BYD Co. announced plans to build a massive factory in the hardscrabble city of Camacari, in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, locals saw a new beginning. After years of economic stagnation following Ford Motor Co.’s exit from the region in 2021, there was hope
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rose Monday as traders rallied on the Trump administration’s exemption for tariffs on smartphones, computers and various electronics imported from China. The Dow rose 312 points, or 0.78%. The broader S&P 500 rose 0.79%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.64%. All three major indexes closed
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By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU, JON GAMBRELL and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press ROME (AP) — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program appeared ready to leave the Middle East on Monday, as an Italian source and others said the next round of negotiations would take place in Rome. But early
Continue ReadingPor Kevin Liptak, CNN En una época en la que las alianzas estadounidenses se han visto sometidas a una tensión extrema por las guerras arancelarias y las disputas sobre el gasto militar, un líder se ha ganado firmemente el favor del presidente Donald Trump: Nayib Bukele, de El Salvador, quien visitará la Casa Blanca el
Continue ReadingBy John Liu and Anna Cooban, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Billionaire Ray Dalio says President Donald Trump’s tariff war has helped push America close to a recession — or perhaps even “something worse.” “Right now, we are at a decision-making point and very close to a recession,” the founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leslie Odom Jr., one of the original cast members of the mega-hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” is coming back for another shot, a role he says “gave me life.” Odom, who played Aaron Burr opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Alexander Hamilton, will return to his Tony Award-winning role
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — The search has been suspended for five people missing after a boat capsized during a “failed suspected smuggling venture” off of Florida’s Atlantic Coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday. On Sunday, Coast Guard crews rescued four people from the ocean some 29 miles (25 nautical miles) off of
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El escritor peruano Mario Vargas Llosa, premio Nobel de Literatura 2010 y quien murió este domingo en Lima a los 89 años, no solamente fue un autor de ficciones —presentes en novelas, cuentos y obras de teatro—, sino también un ensayista que reflexionó sobre las obras propias o de
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By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — It was an “emotional” reunion for the cast of “The Breakfast Club at the weekend,” who reunited for the first time in 40 years. Stars of the 1980s coming-of-age movie took to the stage at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo on Saturday. “I feel really, very emotional and
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russia on Monday claimed its deadly missile attack on Ukraine’s Sumy that killed and wounded scores including children had targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops, while European leaders condemned the attack as a war crime. Ukrainian officials have said two ballistic missiles on Palm Sunday morning hit
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By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — It was a weekend of firsts for the San Diego Padres as their hot start to the season shows little sign of slowing – and it’s hard to know which statistic to start with. On Sunday, the Padres became the first MLB team since the then-named Cleveland Indians in
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Stress and anxiety had been building for weeks in Monique Lockett, a 25-year veteran of the Social Security Administration, about the fate of her colleagues and the sensitive agency data she had vowed to protect, her sister Ksha told CNN. In February, amid sweeping changes to the federal workforce,
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By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Rory McIlroy began his champion’s press conference at the Masters not with an answer, but with a question. Addressing the hundreds of sportswriters who’ve been covering his professional career over the last 17 years, he extended his arms in his new green jacket and asked: “What are we going
Continue ReadingPor CNN Radio Argentina Agustín Monteverde, economista, analizó las eliminación de las restricciones al mercado bancario y el cierre del acuerdo con el Fondo Monetario Internacional. En CNN Primera Mañana, afirmó que “todos estuvieron levantando el levantamiento del cepo cambiario. Esto que se reclamaba hubiera sido imprudente hacerlo porque Argentina estaba reconstruyendo su credibilidad fiscal
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By CLAIRE RUSH and GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Community celebrations being planned to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary next year are at risk of being significantly scaled back or canceled because of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to multiple state humanities councils across the country. The councils have
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CNN, PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, WGAL, BROADCASTIFY, DAUPHIN COUNTY FIRE AND EMS, COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICES, WHP, Broadcastify/Dauphin County Fire and EMS By Sabrina Souza, Amanda Musa, Dakin Andone and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The man charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s residence has been denied bail over concerns for the safety of
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — “Need an Uber Eats account in Jacksonville, FL ASAP.” “I have one.” “Looking for an Uber eats account to rent in Virginia.” “Available.” Those exchanges were found on a public Facebook group with more than 22,000 members called “UBER ACCOUNT FOR RENT WORLDWIDE.” It’s just one of
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Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker (CNN) — A new study out of Germany offers additional insight into universal basic income programs. Researchers gave 122 people a check for $1,365 every month for three years. Participants were allowed to spend the money in any way they wanted. Did access to this no-strings-attached cash make them lazier? On the
Continue ReadingPor Daila Faheid Un juez federal en Vermont escuchará este lunes argumentos sobre la legalidad de la detención de Rümeysa Öztürk en una instalación de Louisiana que la estudiante de la Universidad de Tufts describió como “insalubre, insegura e inhumana”. La audiencia se produce mientras el Washington Post informa que una oficina del Departamento de
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Meta is going on trial starting Monday. The US government is advancing a blockbuster antitrust case, alleging that Mark Zuckerberg’s company illegally built a “social networking monopoly” through years of “anticompetitive conduct.” If the judge sides with the government, Meta could be forced to break itself up by selling
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — In an era when American alliances have been strained to their breaking point by tariff wars and disputes over military spending, one leader has inserted himself firmly in President Donald Trump’s good graces: El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, who is visiting the White House on Monday. Bukele’s willingness to accept
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South Korean president appeared for the first time at his criminal trial Monday on high-stakes rebellion charges.
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration is set to implement on Monday new anti-fraud measures that have sparked widespread concern and confusion, heightened by the agency’s repeated changes to one of the new policies. Social Security will now conduct an anti-fraud check on all phone applications for benefits and flag claims
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Find yourself yawning a lot? Do you need that third or fourth cup of coffee to make it through the afternoon at work? Such signs of sleepiness may be a red flag of a serious sleep deficit that could put you in physical danger and harm your long-term health,
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