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Month: May 2023

Christiane Amanpour voices dissent over Trump town hall, says she had ‘very robust exchange’ with CNN chief

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It has been one week since CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump — and the fierce fallout stemming from the event is still reverberating. While accepting the prestigious Columbia Journalism Award and serving as the school’s 2023 commencement speaker, Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday became the first network anchor to

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Christiane Amanpour voices dissent over Trump town hall, says she had ‘very robust exchange’ with CNN chief

By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — It has been one week since CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump — and the fierce fallout stemming from the event is still reverberating. While accepting the prestigious Columbia Journalism Award and serving as the school’s 2023 commencement speaker, Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday became the first network anchor to

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Christiane Amanpour expresa su desacuerdo por el foro de CNN con Trump; dice que tuvo un “intercambio muy sólido” con el presidente de CNN

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una semana después del foro en vivo de CNN con el expresidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, las feroces consecuencias derivadas del evento aún resuenan. Mientras aceptaba el prestigioso Premio de Periodismo de la Universidad de Columbia y hacía el discurso de graduación de la escuela de la promoción 2023,

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Muere una niña de 8 años bajo custodia de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. en Texas

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una niña de 8 años murió mientras estaba bajo custodia de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. (CBP) en Harlingen, Texas, informó la agencia este miércoles. La niña y su familia estaban bajo custodia en una instalación de CBP cuando “experimentó una emergencia médica”, dijo la agencia

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Hong Kong leader defends removal of politically sensitive books in public libraries

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city’s public libraries would not recommend books featuring “bad ideologies” to residents after they pulled titles related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown and certain political figures. Chief Executive John Lee was addressing a lawmaker’s question Thursday about dozens of books

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Agencia de imágenes dice que los fotógrafos no sintieron que el duque y la duquesa de Sussex estuvieran en “peligro inmediato” durante la persecución en auto

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La agencia de fotografía Backgrid USA dice que se están tomando “en serio las alegaciones del príncipe Harry” y que llevará a cabo una investigación tras la persecución en automóvil del martes a pesar de que los fotógrafos en la escena “sintieron que la pareja no estuvo en peligro inmediato en

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Behind the scenes in 2000 when Supreme Court liberals thought Nazi and Dred Scott references in gay rights dissent were distracting

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As he began writing an angry dissent in a gay rights case 23 years ago, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was comparing the majority’s decision against a gay man to Nazi persecution. “What is this but a constitutionally prescribed pink triangle?” Stevens wrote in

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World leaders warn China and North Korea on nukes as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy travels to G7 summit

By FOSTER KLUG, ADAM SCHRECK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies warned China and North Korea against building up their nuclear arsenals, pivoting to major northeast Asian crises ahead of the arrival later Saturday of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The focus on Asia at the

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Anti-migration operation on French African island of Mayotte stirs tensions, exposes inequalities

By GREGOIRE MEROT Associated Press CHIRONGUI, Mayotte (AP) — Facing a migration quagmire on the French island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast, France’s government has sent in 2,000 troops and police to carry out mass expulsions, destroy slums and eradicate violent gangs. But the operation has become bogged down and raised concerns of

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Israeli crowds chant racist slogans, taunt Palestinians during Jerusalem march

By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Jewish nationalists, some of them chanting “Death to Arabs” and other racist slogans, are parading through the main Palestinian thoroughfare of Jerusalem’s Old City. The marchers on Thursday were overwhelmingly male Jewish Orthodox teens and young men, and the parade marked Israel’s capture of

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China asks embassies to avoid ‘propaganda’ in apparent reference to pro-Ukrainian displays

By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign embassies in Beijing were asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls propaganda in an apparent response to shows of support for Ukraine. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral in Moscow’s 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine but has repeated Russian justifications,

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UK-based group documents rights abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan with ‘witness map’

By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.K.-based rights group on Thursday launched an interactive map documenting rampant human rights abuses and violence against civilians since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan nearly two years ago. The documented violations — committed by both the Taliban and militant groups such as the Islamic State

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Biden, Japan’s Kishida meet ahead of G-7 summit, vowing to ‘stand strong’ against global threats

By JOSH BOAK, ZEKE MILLER and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Japan for global diplomacy in a nation that has already tightened its economic and national security alliance with the U.S. He met privately with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before joining the Group of Seven gathering

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Here are the restrictions on transgender people that are moving forward in US statehouses

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Hundreds of measures targeting transgender people have been proposed in statehouses this year, and several have moved forward this week. A Florida judge heard arguments on Friday over whether to block the ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed this week. Missouri and

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New Zealand budget plan offers modest financial relief ahead of election

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Months before an election, New Zealand’s government is offering some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for childcare and public transportation. But the government’s annual budget plan was notable for its lack of big new initiatives.

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Biden administration invests in carbon capture, upping pressure on industry to show results

BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer The Biden administration is announcing an investment of $251 million in carbon capture and storage projects in seven states. The aim is to reduce pollution that drives climate change. The announcement comes a week after the Environmental Protection Agency released new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

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Entrevista exclusiva con Guillermo Lasso tras disolución de la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decretó este miércoles la denominada “muerte cruzada”, que disuelve la Asamblea Nacional. En medio del juicio político que enfrentaba por el presunto delito de peculado, del que se declara inocente, Lasso invocó el recurso constitucional que lleva a convocar elecciones para el Legislativo y

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Florida judge rejects attempt by Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend to throw out nondisclosure agreement

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press A Florida judge ruled late Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend of Tiger Woods must abide by a nondisclosure agreement she purportedly signed and resolve her lawsuits seeking millions from the golf superstar through private arbitration behind closed doors. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger, in an 11-page opinion, rejected Erica Herman’s attempt to

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National Archives officials testify that every administration since Reagan has mishandled classified material

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Every administration since President Ronald Reagan has mishandled classified materials, including commingling classified and unclassified documents, National Archives officials told the House Intelligence Committee during a closed-door interview in March. The latest revelations come after the committee voted to release on Wednesday an unclassified transcript of testimony from William

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Exclusiva: nueva evidencia en la investigación del fiscal especial pueden socavar la afirmación de Trump de que los documentos que tomó se desclasificaron automáticamente

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Archivos Nacionales (NARA, por sus siglas en inglés) informaron al expresidente Donald Trump que se dispone a entregar al fiscal especial Jack Smith 16 registros que demuestran que Trump y sus asesores principales tenían conocimiento del proceso correcto de desclasificación mientras era presidente, según múltiples fuentes. En una carta del

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Democratic Minneapolis City Council candidate says he doesn’t condone violence, days after melee

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Days after chaos erupted at a Democratic nominating convention for a Minneapolis City Council seat, one of the candidates says he does not condone violence. Nasri Warsame is a political newcomer and Somali immigrant who is running for the seat currently held by Aisha Chughtai.

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State Department offers Republican lawmaker a chance to view Afghanistan dissent cable

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is offering to allow the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to view a classified cable from U.S. diplomats in Kabul sent shortly before the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Rep. Michael McCaul had threatened earlier this week to make an unprecedented push to hold Secretary

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Man who witnessed George Floyd murder by police suing Minneapolis over officers’ actions

By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press One of the most vocal bystanders who watched as a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd is suing the city, alleging he was assaulted and suffered emotional distress. Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. Williams in the lawsuit alleges that while ex-officer Derek Chauvin kneeled

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Oil project near Amazon River mouth blocked by Brazil’s environment agency

By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s environmental regulator refused on Wednesday to grant a license for a controversial offshore oil drilling project near the mouth of the Amazon River, prompting celebration from environmentalists who had warned of its potential impact. The decision to reject the state-run oil company Petrobras’ request

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Documents leak suspect had been warned about handling of classified information, prosecutors say

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing Wednesday. Justice Department lawyers made the disclosure in a court papers

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GOP committee chairs demand documents from CIA related to public statement from ex-intel officials questioning Hunter Biden laptop story

By Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two Republican committee chairs are demanding the Central Intelligence Agency turn over a series of documents from an investigation related to the president’s son Hunter Biden. In a letter sent to CIA Director William Burns Tuesday, Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Turner, the chairmen of the

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Soccer, health officials gather for head injury summit amid criticism from CTE researchers

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soccer officials, scientists, medical professionals and others have gathered in Chicago for a head injury summit. The conference was organized by U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League and the United Soccer League. It also included speakers from the Premier League, English Football

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Feinstein’s office confirms broader health complications, contradicting senator’s denial

By Manu Raju and Jessica Dean, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office confirmed on Thursday that the California Democrat experienced broader health complications following her shingles diagnosis, contradicting an earlier denial from the senator herself. A Feinstein spokesperson said in a statement to CNN that those complications “included Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis.” The

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