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Month: January 2024

Arrestan al pelotero de Grandes Ligas Wander Franco, en República Dominicana, acusado de relación con una menor

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Wander Franco, campocorto de los Tampa Bay Rays, fue detenido este lunes en Puerto Plata, en el norte de República Dominicana, tras presentarse a responder las acusaciones del Ministerio Público por, supuestamente, haber mantenido una relación con una menor de edad. El pelotero de Grandes Ligas se presentó el

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Police warn against phone scam

FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) – Police say to be aware that there is a current phone scam going around. They say residents are being contacted via telephone and told they have missed jury duty and have a warrant for their arrest. They are also told they can pay a fee over the phone to have the warrant

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Rays shortstop Wander Franco arrested amid allegations of relationship with minor, AP source says

By MARTÍN ADAMES Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after being interviewed by prosecutors investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor. That’s according to an an official in the Puerto Plata province prosecutor’s office who spoke to The

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Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say

By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline. The memorandum of understanding was signed Monday by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

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135th Rose Parade boasts floral floats, sunny skies as California tradition kicks off the new year

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Floral floats, marching bands and equestrian units took to the streets under a sunny California sky as the 135th Rose Parade drew hundreds of thousands of spectators on New Year’s Day. The Pasadena, California, tradition on Monday featured Broadway legend Audra McDonald as grand marshal and the theme “Celebrating a World

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Federal appeals court temporarily delays new state-run court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal appeals court has temporarily delayed Mississippi officials from creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson. The ruling came just before a federal district court judge dismissed requests to block the new court. The U.S. 5th Circuit

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Man advocates safe driving through artwork

By Alexandra Blake Click here for updates on this story     TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — This New Year’s Eve is the first since Tulsa artist, William “Trey Livingston’s release from incarceration. “I was incarcerated in the state of Oklahoma for almost 13 years for a fatality that I caused through my poor decision-making and negligence,” recounted

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Woman died of Legionnaires’ disease 1 week after stay at resort, husband says

By Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story     MERRIMAC, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The husband of a Massachusetts woman says she died of Legionnaires’ disease just a week after staying at a New Hampshire resort. New Hampshire health officials announced Friday that they were investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to the Mountain

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Missing foreign exchange student located

By KSTU Staff Click here for updates on this story     RIVERDALE, Utah (KSTU) — Riverdale Police along with the help of several other law enforcement agencies have located 17-year-old Kai Zhuang in the Brigham City Canyon area, Riverdale Police announced Sunday night.. Officers believe he was isolating himself in a tent at the direction of

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Muere a los 32 años Melissa Hoskins, dos veces ciclista olímpica australiana, tras ser atropellada por un automóvil

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La ciclista australiana de pista olímpica y excampeona mundial Melissa Hoskins murió a los 32 años, dijo este lunes el comité olímpico de su país. Un comunicado emitido por la policía del sur de Australia dijo el domingo que una mujer de 32 años había muerto después de ser atropellada por un

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BART train derails, catches fire

By Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story     California (KPIX) — A BART train derailed and caught fire between the Orinda and Lafayette stations Monday morning, forcing passengers to evacuate the train in an incident causing major delays on the system. At 9:20 a.m., BART reported a major delay on the Antioch Line

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Peter Magubane, a South African photographer who captured 40 years of apartheid, dies at age 91

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Peter Magubane, a fearless photographer who captured the violence and horror of South Africa’s brutal apartheid era of racial oppression, and was entrusted with documenting Nelson Mandela’s first years of freedom after his release from prison, has died. He was 91. The South African

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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2024

CNN By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — The high-stakes presidential election has taken on increased significance for Democrats’ precarious path to holding power in the Senate. Why? Because of the map. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to run for reelection in West Virginia underscored how advantageous the 2024 playing field is for Republicans. But President Joe

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Paddleboarder rescued via airlift

By Jusolyn Flower Click here for updates on this story     COLLIER COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — Multiple Collier County first responders aided in the rescue of a lost paddleboarder in the Ten Thousand Islands Saturday afternoon. A distressed paddleboarder called the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) at 1:42 p.m., reporting that he was lost in the

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Israel’s top court strikes down key part of judicial overhaul, reigniting divisions as war rages

By Rob Picheta, Amir Tal and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a controversial government plan to limit the powers of the judiciary, in an unprecedented move that reignited fierce tensions in the country as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wages war against Hamas in Gaza. The court ruled, by eight votes to

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Israel’s Supreme Court overturns a key component of Netanyahu’s polarizing judicial overhaul

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul. The decision threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. Those divisions were largely been put aside while the country focuses on the war, which was triggered

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More Americans think foreign policy should be a top US priority for 2024, an AP-NORC poll finds

By WILL WEISSERT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In this time of war overseas, more Americans think foreign policy should be a top U.S. priority for 2024. That’s according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which finds international concerns and immigration rising in importance with

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Calendario astronómico de 2024: cuando serán las lunas llenas, superlunas y lluvias de meteoritos de este año

urielblanco (CNN) — En 2024, el cielo nocturno ofrecerá numerosas sorpresas a los observadores de estrellas. Lunas llenas y lluvias de meteoros iluminarán el cielo. Se espera que un aumento de la actividad solar provoque auroras que crearán coloridos espectáculos. Y los cazadores de eclipses llevan contando hasta 2024 desde el “Gran Eclipse Americano” de

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Pakistan human rights body says an upcoming election is unlikely to be free and fair

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s independent human rights commission says there is little chance of free and fair parliamentary elections in the country next month because of “pre-poll rigging.” It also expressed concern about authorities rejecting the candidacies of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and most other members of his party.

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Chad appoints a former opposition leader as prime minister of transitional government

BABA AHMED Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s transitional government has appointed a former opposition leader who recently returned from exile as its new prime minister. Succes Masra will serve as the country’s prime minister through the transition to civilian rule, Chad’s new secretary-general of the presidency said Monday on state television. Masra is

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Mosque vandalism under investigation: police

KYW, SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CNN By Siafa Lewis, KYW Staff, Jim McHugh Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Police are investigating vandalism targeting a mosque in West Philadelphia. It happened around 3 a.m. Friday morning on the 4200 block of Walnut Street of Masjid Al-Jamia of Philadelphia. A man in a red

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Man dies following shark attack

By Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story     PAIA, Hawaii (KITV) — A 30-year-old Haiku man died after he was attacked by a shark in Paia Bay, Saturday morning. First responders were called out to the scene just after 11 a.m. after receiving calls about a “shark incident” in the waters off Paia

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