Associated Press It’s International Fact-Checking Day, an event to highlight the work of fact-checkers around the world. In a message marking the day, Angie Drobnic Holan, director of the the International Fact-Checking Network, noted the recent challenges faced by fact-checkers, including a loss of funding and attacks on fact-checkers and their organizations. “This is indeed
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KSTU, CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF UTAH, CNN By Mya Constantino Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Aden Batar understands the weight of leaving behind all that you’ve ever known. “It’s not easy to leave your home country and to go to a strange country,” Batar shared Tuesday. Currently the
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KNXV, MIKE WALTER, CNN By Cameron Polom Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KNXV) — A Home Depot employee once lifted by his coworkers during his cancer battle is now turning the tide—this time, to help others. In 2023, as Mike Walter faced lymphoma for the second time, his Home Depot family
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Japanese cuisine wouldn’t be the same without miso — but astronauts wanting use the fermented soybean staple in space one day might have to get used to a difference in taste. An experiment on board the International Space Station (ISS) has produced miso paste, thought to be the first
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By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an area that’s home to about 2.5 million people. That area most at risk of catastrophic weather on Wednesday
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By Eve Brennan, and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s ruling military government has announced a temporary ceasefire in operations against armed opposition groups to aid recovery efforts following Friday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 3,000 people. “For paying sympathy to the victims of the earthquake across the country, for providing the effective rescue
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By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish official ties and a presence in the US, according to people familiar with the American conversations with the group,
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a series of decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration to deny market access for flavored vaping products in a rare win for government regulators that may limit access to those products across the nation, though the justices sent the case back
Continue ReadingBy Andie Bernhardt Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Seven polling locations in the city of Milwaukee ran out of ballots for the spring election Tuesday night, according to the Milwaukee Election Commission, and others reported a low number of remaining ballots. Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Paulina Gutierrez said it’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In what would be the final years of his life, Val Kilmer leaned into a different type of art than acting, but he never forgot his fans. In a social media post, shared just weeks ago, Kilmer joined artist David Choe with some Batman-themed art. “It’s been awhile,”
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By TIM REYNOLDS and ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college, both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it while
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By Johnette Magner Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Both Knockout and Drift roses have become favorites in both residential and commercials landscapes due to their low maintenance and impressive blooming cycles. “The Knockout and Drift roses are incredibly easy to care for,” says local rosarian Connie Reeve. “They’re favored
Continue ReadingBy Gabrielle Parish Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport police wrapped up a undercover string targeting shoplifters at Shreveport retail stores with eight arrests in two days. All of them are repeat offenders. One suspect alone has been arrested 19 times for theft. The undercover operation focused on stores
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By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — Nintendo on Wednesday announced the Switch 2, the sequel to its wildly successful hybrid game console from over eight years ago. Now, the video game company must prove that it can follow one blockbuster hit with another, a goal it’s struggled to achieve in the past. Nintendo
Continue ReadingPor Germán Padinger (CNN Español) – Un archipiélago de 11.718 kilómetros cuadrados de superficie, frío y rico en recursos ubicado en el Atlántico Sur y a unos 600 kilómetros de la costa de Argentina, ha estado en el centro de un conflicto cuyos orígenes se remontan 500 años atrás. Las islas Malvinas (como se las
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By ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Protests that erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition mayor — the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — took a new direction Wednesday with calls for a one-day shopping boycott. The student groups behind the call also urged businesses to close Wednesday. Large-scale
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By FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — At least two people were killed in attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary forces on a famine-stricken camp in North Darfur for people displaced by the war in the country, officials and humanitarian organizations said. The Abo Shouk displacement camp in el-Fasher has been attacked on and off over
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By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, agreeing it was the only practical outcome while blasting the Justice Department’s “troubling” rationale for wanting the charges thrown out — namely so the Democrat could help President
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, April 3 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL (MEN’S) 4:30 a.m. FS2 — AFL: Carlton at Collingwood 4:35 a.m. (Friday) FS2 — AFL: Melbourne at Geelong AUTO RACING 10:25 p.m. ESPNEWS — Formula 1: Practice, Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan 1:55 a.m. (Friday) ESPN2 —
Continue Reading All Times EDT Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 4 1 1 13 10 5 Austin FC 4 2 0 12 5 3 San Diego FC 3 1 2 11 10 6 Minnesota United 3 1 2 11 9 6 Colorado 3 1 2 11 8 7 Portland 3 2 1 10
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Continue Reading All Times EDT FIRST FOUR Tuesday, March 18 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Alabama St. 70, St. Francis (Pa.) 68 North Carolina 95, San Diego St. 68 Wednesday, March 19 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Mount St. Mary’s 83, American 72 Xavier 86, Texas 80 EAST REGIONAL First Round Friday, March 21 At Lenovo Center
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs Wednesday, saying “our country has been looted, pillaged, raped, plundered” by other nations. The aggressive rhetoric came as Trump showed a willingness to dismantle a global economic system that the United States helped to build after World War II. Trump held up a
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp.,
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A high-stakes contest to decide who gets to build a casino in New York City could potentially result in a $115 million jackpot for President Donald Trump. The Republican stands to win big if state officials award one of three available gaming licenses to Bally’s Corp.,
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By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised constitutional referendum that would set the west African country on the path of a return to democratic rule more than three years after it experienced a coup. A presidential decree scheduling the referendum
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CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” is here. Many Americans might soon feel the opposite, though. For months, Trump has kept much of America in the dark about his trade plans, which have tremendous implications for the economy, small businesses and household finances. At 4 p.m. ET, Trump has
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