By Edward Russell, CNN (CNN) — The skies over the United States could be wide open for much faster air travel in the near future. Not just because passenger planes capable of breaking the sound barrier are in development — for the first time ever, they could be allowed to do it over American soil.
Continue ReadingBy Jade Walker (CNN) — New Zealand legislators voted today to suspend three lawmakers from Parliament who performed a Māori haka last November in protest of a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Te Pāti Māori (the Māori Party), Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Cuando la Casa Blanca del presidente Ronald Reagan amenazó a miles de funcionarios gubernamentales con exámenes de polígrafo, supuestamente para proteger información clasificada (pero probablemente también para controlar filtraciones de prensa), su secretario de Estado, George Shultz, amenazó con dimitir. La Casa Blanca de Reagan cedió y acordó imponer
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Stablecoins are on the verge of going mainstream, analysts say, as a landmark regulatory bill makes its way through Congress. The Senate is deliberating the GENIUS Act, which would provide a framework for regulating stablecoins. The bill last week passed a major procedural hurdle in the Senate
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Good morning all! We are looking at a cool and comfortable day today here in the Central Plains, though we will be adding in rain chances today into the weekend. Highs will remain below normal each day into the weekend, ranging in the high 70s to low 80s each afternoon.
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By AYAKA McGILL Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Throngs of gamers stood in long lines outside of stores hours before they opened Thursday from Tokyo to New York City in hopes of snaring a long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. Enthusiasts have been clamoring for an upgrade to Nintendo’s eight-year-old predecessor for years. Nintendo,
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Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish authorities suspended five elected mayors from duty Thursday as part of an ongoing crackdown on the country’s opposition. Separately, prosecutors launched an investigation into the leader of the opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, over comments made in a speech Wednesday evening. Ozgur Ozel had criticized Istanbul’s chief prosecutor
Continue ReadingPor Dalia Faheid, CNN Las entradas del diario escritas por Luigi Mangione revelan el pensamiento detallado del joven de 27 años antes del presunto homicidio del CEO de UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, el año pasado, según muestra una nueva presentación judicial. La Policía recuperó un cuaderno rojo en el momento de su arresto el 9 de
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press Europe’s top official monitoring illegal drugs has a parting message near the end of his tenure: the relentless rise in the trafficking of cocaine and other stimulants is producing more violence than ever before in the heart of the world’s safest societies. Alexis Goosdeel, the Belgian clinician who has run
Continue ReadingPor John Liu y Nectar Gan, CNN La Unión Europea ha instado a China a flexibilizar las restricciones sobre las tierras raras, esenciales para todo tipo de productos, desde automóviles hasta lavadoras, después de que los controles a la exportación de Beijing interrumpieran el suministro y provocaran problemas de producción en diversas industrias de Europa
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By MELANIE LIDMAN, NATALIE MELZER and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people, including three local journalists
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final St. Louis 6 Kansas City 5 Final Toronto 9 Philadelphia 1 Final Houston 8 Pittsburgh 2 Final Kansas City 7 St. Louis 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 3 Detroit 2 Final Baltimore 4 Seattle 3 Final Athletics 14 Minnesota 3 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Cleveland 0
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 05. 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 Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue Reading Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 05. 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 Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Jun. 05. 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 ReadingPor Mounira Elsamra, Mohammed Tawfeeq y Jennifer Hansler, CNN Estados Unidos vetó este miércoles una resolución del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU que pedía un alto el fuego “inmediato, incondicional y permanente” entre Israel y el grupo militante Hamas en Gaza. Estados Unidos fue el único país que se opuso a la resolución. Otros
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A Canadian team hasn’t lifted the Stanley Cup in almost 32 years and now the Edmonton Oilers are one step closer to breaking that drought after defeating the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime to take Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday. Leon Draisaitl secured a feed
Continue ReadingPor Eugenia Yosef, Lucas Lilieholm y Oren Liebermann, CNN Los cuerpos de dos rehenes israelíes-estadounidenses secuestrados por Hamas el 7 de octubre fueron recuperados en el sur de Gaza durante una operación militar, según informaron este jueves en un comunicado las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) y la agencia de seguridad Shin Bet. Judy
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Most U.S. allies at NATO endorse President Donald Trump’s demand that they invest 5% of gross domestic product on their defense needs and are ready to ramp up security spending even more, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Thursday. “There’s broad support,” Rutte told reporters after chairing a
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef, Lucas Lilieholm and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two Israeli-American hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from southern Gaza during a military operation, according to a statement from Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency. Judy Weinstein-Haggai, age 70, and Gadi Haggai, age 72, were
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat. David Jolly formally announced his bid Thursday, becoming the latest party convert hoping to
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — David Jolly, a Trump critic and former GOP congressman, announces he is running for Florida governor as a Democrat.
Continue ReadingBy John Liu and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The European Union has urged China to ease restrictions on rare earth materials – critical for everything from cars to washing machines – after Beijing’s export controls disrupted supplies and triggered production turmoil across industries in Europe and America. Maros Sefcovic, the European Union’s
Continue ReadingStory by the Associated Press Wellington (AP) — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and the leaders of her political party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, were barred for 21 days.
Continue ReadingPor Elizabeth Wagmeister y Dan Heching, CNN Durante el juicio federal contra Sean “Diddy” Combs por tráfico sexual y crimen organizado, el abogado defensor Brian Steel le preguntó a una testigo, que testificaba bajo seudónimo, si había contratado un abogado para “unirse a la campaña de #MeToo contra el Sr. Combs”. La pregunta surgió durante
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Emergency crews from a host of government agencies were working through the night to clean up an estimated 2,000-gallon diesel spill along part of Baltimore’s waterfront that started on Wednesday. The spill originated at a Johns Hopkins Hospital facility in East Baltimore, according to a news release from Maryland
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s liberal-led legislature overwhelmingly passed bills Thursday to launch special investigations into former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived imposition of martial law in December and criminal allegations against his wife, targeting the ousted conservative a day after his liberal successor took office. The National Assembly also passed a bill
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By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The first census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include controversial questions about caste for the first time since independence. The Home Ministry announced plans to conduct a two-stage count
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