By Todd Symons, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand politicians broke out in song Thursday after striking down a right-wing-backed proposal that opponents feared would erode indigenous rights. Tens of thousands of people – predominantly from the Māori community – had already taken to the streets to oppose the bill, which sought to redefine the terms
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By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Two of Turkey’s leading journalists were detained Thursday on what their newspapers said were false charges stemming from their work. Writers Timur Soykan of BirGun and Cumhuriyet’s Murat Agirel were arrested at their homes on charges of making threats and blackmail in an investigation by the Istanbul
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By LORNE COOK and DAVID McHUGH BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive commission said Thursday it will put trade retaliation measures on hold for 90 days to match President Donald Trump’s pause on his sweeping new tariffs and leave room for a negotiated solution. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the
Continue ReadingPor Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN El Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos decidió retirar los cargos este miércoles contra un hombre al que acusaban de ser un “líder importante” de la pandilla MS-13, apenas unas semanas después de elogiar públicamente su arresto. Esta medida, según su abogado, es el primer paso para deportarlo inmediatamente a El
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Simone McCarthy, CNN Lo que se suponía que sería una guerra comercial histórica que marcaría una era, lanzada por el presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump contra varios países, se ha centrado, por ahora, en un solo objetivo: China. Trump anunció este miércoles una pausa de tres meses en todos los aranceles “recíprocos”
Continue ReadingBy Lex Harvey and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise visit to the recovering Pope Francis on Wednesday during a state visit to Italy that coincided with the British royal couple’s 20th wedding anniversary. The pope met privately with the royals, the Vatican said in a statement. “During
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, Don Riddell and Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — In the small Norwegian town of Bodø, located just inside the Arctic circle, the days can be short and the winters bitterly cold. It’s hardly the type of place you’d expect to find an elite soccer team, especially when shovels are sometimes needed to
Continue ReadingPor Homero De La Fuente, CNN El miembro del Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Pedro Martínez dijo tener algunos familiares que aún se encuentran desaparecidos tras el trágico derrumbe del techo de la discoteca Jet Set en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. “Todos estamos afectados”, declaró Martínez en un video publicado en su Instagram el
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week, announced his presidential bid Thursday, vowing to heal a starkly divided nation through economic growth. Lee, who narrowly lost the
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers dealt an overwhelming defeat Thursday to a controversial proposed law seeking to redefine the country’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown. The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi bill was rejected by Parliament in a 112 to 11 vote
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By LORNE COOK and SAM McNEIL Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain’s defense minister on Thursday urged his counterparts from around 30 countries to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia, as questions remained over whether the United States would provide backup. Chairing the first
Continue ReadingPor Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Phil Mattingly, Kayla Tausche y Alayna Treene, CNN La abrupta decisión del presidente Donald Trump de dar marcha atrás en su amplio plan arancelario anunciando una pausa de tres meses reveló su umbral de sufrimiento político: una semana. “Estaban un poco nerviosos”, dijo Trump, explicando las crecientes críticas que cayeron
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The stock market was soaring and the sun was shining when President Donald Trump stepped out of the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Less than two hours earlier, he had retreated from his plans to increase tariffs on many U.S. trading partners, and
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The stock market was soaring and the sun was shining when President Donald Trump stepped out of the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon. Less than two hours earlier, he had retreated from his plans to increase tariffs on many U.S. trading partners, and
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs in what appears to be an attempt to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it’s meeting only partial success with many countries unwilling to ally
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Allison Morrow, CNN “Supongo que dicen que fue el día más grande en la historia financiera”, dijo el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, a los periodistas este miércoles por la tarde. Más tarde, en un aparente momento captado por un micrófono abierto, le dijo a un senador adulador que el mercado había subido
Continue ReadingPor Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova, Lauren Kent y Billy Stockwell, CNN El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, dijo este miércoles que la inteligencia ucraniana identificó a 155 ciudadanos chinos luchando junto a las fuerzas rusas, un día después de que Ucrania dijera que dos ciudadanos chinos fueron capturados en el país. Los ciudadanos chinos habían
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Kansas City.
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Making America worse Trump’s tariffs, which are tax increases, have cost us $6 trillion in the past few days. And he’s fired thousands of federal employees. And cut funding to many social programs and services. We pay taxes for and depend on. He’s rapidly making America worse. Unbelievable I just noticed the ugly gold furnishings
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Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–EGG PRICES DESCRIPTION: Egg prices are expected to decline for the first time this
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–EGG PRICES DESCRIPTION: Egg prices are expected to decline for the first time this
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–EGG PRICES DESCRIPTION: Egg prices are expected to decline for the first time this
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US–EGG PRICES DESCRIPTION: Egg prices are expected to decline for the first time this
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CLARKSDALE, Mo. – RC Buckler, 43, Clarksdale, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025. He was born Sept. 18, 1981 to Danny Buckler Sr. and Laura (Owens) Renfrow in St. Joseph. RC dedicated many years to the construction industry, where he took great pride in operating dump trucks. He was also skilled at working on
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GLADSTONE, Mo. – Donna Faye Carrel, 95, of Gladstone, Missouri, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025. Services will be held at the First Baptist Church of North Kansas City. Funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. with a visitation luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial will follow at Terrace Park Funeral Home
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BETHANY, Mo. – Rodney Wayne Jackson, age 65, of Bethany, Missouri passed peacefully in the night April 8, 2025. He is survived by his mother, Martha Jackson, Bethany; son, Andrew (Beth) Jackson, Bethany; sisters, Sondra (Grover) DePriest, Savannah, Missouri and Susan (Gary) Nelson, St. Joseph; brother; Ryan Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri; nephews, Jarrett DePriest and
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Born in Highland Park, Illinois, on Jan. 6, 1940, Shirley Dale Lawrence was the second of five children and a lifelong resident of St. Joseph. She spent nearly 50 years on North 25th Street, where she grew up, raised her sons, and later returned to live independently with strength and grace. Shirley attended Central High
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