Google to begin deleting inactive accounts this week
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First testimonies shed light on the conditions endured by Hamas’ Israeli hostages
By Rob Picheta, Joseph Ataman and Amir Tal, CNN (CNN) — For more than six weeks, the conditions in which the Israeli hostages captured by Hamas…
Continue Reading Empty Bed Bath & Beyond stores are hot real estate. Here’s who’s moving in
When Sears, Toys “R” Us and Circuit City filed for bankruptcy in recent years, it was an opportunity for other retailers to move into their old…
Continue Reading Putin signs Russia’s largest national budget, bolstering military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a national budget for the next three years that increases spending by around 25% and…
Continue Reading Kenya raises alarm as flooding death toll rises to 76, with thousands marooned by worsening rains
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA and BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s government is urging people living in flood-prone areas…
Continue Reading Why doesn’t the US have more passenger trains?
If your idea of train travel – fast, easy, ubiquitous, even glamorous – is from movies like “Before Sunrise” or “Bullet Train” set in…
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Woman arrested after crashing into Idaho Falls building
The former Idaho Canvas Company building on the intersection of Yellowstone Avenue and Lomax Street now has a giant hole in it after a car crashed…
Continue Reading Retailer’s mistake leads to man winning $25,000 a year for life
Michael Sopejstal, who lives in Illinois, said he takes a drive through Indiana over to Michigan every few weeks to eat at his favorite…
Continue Reading Venice reveals first 2024 dates for charging day-trippers
If you want to take a day trip to Venice next year, you’re going to have to…
Continue Reading Sierra Leone military barracks foiled attack ignites fears over coup attempt
By Akanksha Sharma, Nimi Princewill, and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — The president of Sierra Leone has described a foiled assault on a…
Continue Reading Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky train derailment, CSX says
LIVINGSTON, Ky. (AP) — CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire in a small Kentucky town.…
Continue Reading Militants in latest ship attack near Yemen were likely Somali, not Houthi rebels, Pentagon says
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says a group of five militants who seized another commercial ship near Yemen were…
Continue Reading Ben Bernanke Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Personal Birth date: December 13,…
Continue Reading Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees.…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of comedian and actor Bill Cosby. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1937 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Javier Milei viaja a EE.UU.: ¿quién lo acompaña y con quién se reunirá?
Manuela Castro (CNN Español) — Javier Milei partió a Estados Unidos este domingo por la noche, en su primer viaje oficial como presidente…
Continue Reading As Trump’s fraud trial eyes his sweeping financial reports, executive says they’re not done anymore
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An executive of Donald Trump’s company says it no longer prepares the sweeping financial…
Continue Reading Report says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used alternate email under name of Hall of Fame pitcher
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used an alternative state email account using the name of Hall of…
Continue Reading Israeli women and children have been freed by Hamas. But families of other hostages are in limbo
By Tara John, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Alex Sherman has only been able to sleep a few hours each night since his son Ron was taken away…
Continue Reading Oscar Pistorius Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of…
Continue Reading Deal reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce by two days, Qatar says
By Mostafa Salem and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The truce that saw the return of 50 Israeli women and children from captivity in Gaza, as well…
Continue Reading Madagascar’s main opposition candidate files a lawsuit claiming fraud in the presidential election
By SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The main opposition candidate in Madagascar says he has filed lawsuits with the…
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Idaho Capitol Christmas tree lighting takes place Nov. 30
Governor Brad Little and First Lady Teresa Little invite all Idahoans to celebrate the holiday season at the Idaho Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting on…
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Nonresident deer and elk tags go on sale Dec. 1
Hunters should expect high demand for tags and long…
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Idaho Trails Association kicks off Membership Drive on Giving Tuesday
As the holiday season approaches, Idaho Trails Association (ITA) announced the launch of its Annual Membership Drive, strategically beginning on…
Continue Reading A Dutch museum has sent Crimean treasures to Kyiv after a legal tug-of-war between Russia, Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam museum says historical treasures that were stored there for years during an ownership dispute sparked by…
Continue Reading Russian FM says he plans to attend OSCE meeting in North Macedonia
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a…
Continue Reading Russian-Israeli hostage escaped from Hamas but was found and returned by Gazans, says aunt
By Amir Tal and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A Russian-Israeli hostage who managed to escape from Hamas was recaptured by Gazans and…
Continue Reading Here are ways to help kids in need this Giving Tuesday
By Ryan Bergeron, CNN (CNN) — Black Friday kicked off the holiday shopping season, and now Giving Tuesday is set to spark the season of…
Continue Reading Prosecutor says Young Thug was ‘proclaimed leader’ of violent street gang at racketeering trial openings
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug of leading a criminal street gang that committed murder…
Continue Reading What is no-fault divorce, and why do some conservatives want to get rid of it?
By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Following what some conservatives view as legal victories on the battlegrounds of abortion…
Continue Reading Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SZEGED, Hungary (AP) — Interior ministers from six European Union countries say their nations have agreed to step…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to skip the upcoming climate talks in Dubai (which he has attended…
Continue Reading Japan and Vietnam agree to boost ties and start discussing Japanese military aid amid China threat
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam have agreed to boost their security and economic ties in the face of China’s…
Continue Reading ICC prosecutors halt 13-year Kenya investigation that failed to produce any convictions
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court prosecutor’s office is halting its long-running investigation into deadly violence…
Continue Reading How Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often…
Continue Reading UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of strikes. The…
Continue Reading Ukraine and the Western Balkans top Blinken agenda for NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is turning his attention to Ukraine, NATO and the Western…
Continue Reading Paris mayor says she’s quitting Elon Musk’s ‘global sewer’ platform X as city gears up for Olympics
PARIS (AP) — The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico opposition party will hold a gubernatorial primary after its president enters race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — One of Puerto Rico’s biggest political parties will hold a gubernatorial primary after Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz of…
Continue Reading Spain announces a 1.4 billion-euro deal to help protect the prized Doñana wetland from drying up
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — National and regional authorities in Spain have signed an agreement to invest 1.4 billion euros…
Continue Reading Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers halt delivery of license plates of its new vehicles
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish Transport Agency as striking workers in the Scandinavian country halted the delivery…
Continue Reading An abducted German priest is said to be freed in Mali one year after being seized in the capital
BY BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A German priest who was abducted by rebels in Mali’s capital in November 2022 has been…
Continue Reading Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The hostage deal had seemed on the verge of unraveling. Hamas had accused Israel of failing to…
Continue Reading EU border agency helping search for missing crew after cargo ship sinks off Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the search for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship…
Continue Reading A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah successfully gives birth in Indonesia
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: Companies’ deceptive ‘dark patterns’ online cost you money — here’s how to fight back
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Companies make it easy to subscribe to their services — and frustratingly hard to unsubscribe. Businesses are forced to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they claim are the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
CNN, WPTZ, WCAX By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they…
Continue Reading Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow
By The Associated Press Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 27: Israel, Vermont shooting, Ukraine, Missing flight MH370, Honda recall
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The end of the Thanksgiving weekend brings Cyber Monday, when retailers hype up what they claim are the best…
Continue Reading New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with…
Continue Reading Indonesia’s 3 presidential contenders vow peaceful campaigns ahead of next year election
By FADLAN SYAM and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls have vowed a peaceful race,…
Continue Reading Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper US roots strive for work permits
By GISELA SALOMON and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who…
Continue Reading Poland’s president is to swear in a government expected to last no longer than 14 days
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president is swearing in a government that isn’t expected to last more than 14…
Continue Reading Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest at spending cuts and taxes
PRAGUE (AP) — Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government’s…
Continue Reading Delaware County’s top prosecutor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Pennsylvania attorney general
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Delaware County’s twice-elected top prosecutor will run for attorney general of…
Continue Reading Biden to convene new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logistics
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will convene the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council.…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says White House decor designed for visitors to see the holidays through a child’s eyes
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Magic, wonder and joy” is the holiday theme at the White House. Jill Biden is set to…
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3 things to know this morning – November 27, 2023
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Continue Reading Beijing police investigates major Chinese shadow bank Zhongzhi over suspected crimes
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Police are investigating a Chinese wealth management company owned by Zhongzhi Enterprise Group days…
Continue Reading Pope Francis getting antibiotics intravenously for lung problem, limiting appointments, Vatican says
ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Francis is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation but that he doesn’t have…
Continue Reading Almost half a million people left without power in Crimea after Black Sea storm
A storm in the Black Sea took down power grids and left almost half a million people without power after it flooded roads, ripped up trees and…
Continue Reading How Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
CNN Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often…
Continue Reading How Cape Town is learning to live with baboons
Words by Callum Sutherland, video by Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — On the outskirts of Cape Town an unusual resident can often be…
Continue Reading Hundreds stream in to pay respects to Rosalynn Carter as she lies in repose in Atlanta
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Americans of all ages streamed into Atlanta’s Jimmy Carter Presidential Library to pay…
Continue Reading Wilders ally overseeing 1st stage of Dutch coalition-building quits over fraud allegation
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A party ally of far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders has quit his role in the building of a new governing…
Continue Reading 15-year-old Pennsylvania boy faces first-degree murder charge in shooting of a homeless man
By Steve Almasy and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old boy is facing charges of first-degree murder and other offenses after a homeless…
Continue Reading Representatives of European and Arab countries meet in Barcelona to discuss the Israel-Hamas war
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Delegations from the European Union member states and Middle Eastern and north African…
Continue Reading Iran adds sophisticated warship to Caspian fleet
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state media says the country’s navy has added a destroyer to its Caspian Sea fleet capable of launching cruise…
Continue Reading Rescuers attempt manual digging to free 41 Indian workers trapped for over two weeks in tunnel
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India say they were set to begin manual digging of what they hoped was the final phase of rescuing the 41…
Continue Reading Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools
By SHARON LURYE Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, La. (AP) — Arliya Martin accepted her high school diploma with relief and gratitude. It was her…
Continue Reading Israel and Hamas look to extend cease-fire on its final day, with one more hostage swap planned
By TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — International mediators were pressing to extend a cease-fire in Gaza that…
Continue Reading French labor minister goes on trial for alleged favoritism when he was a mayor
PARIS (AP) — French Labor Minister Olivier Dussopt is going on trial over charges of favoritism related to a 2009 public sector contract passed…
Continue Reading 6 teenagers go on trial for their alleged role in the 2020 beheading of a French teacher
PARIS (AP) — Six teenagers go on trial in Paris for their alleged role in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam…
Continue Reading Most leaders of the attacks on Sierra Leone’s military barracks and prisons arrested as curfew eases
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Sierra Leone’s president says most leaders of attacks on the nation’s main military…
Continue Reading Georgia case over railroad’s use of eminent domain could have property law implications
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A hearing is set to begin to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to…
Continue Reading Global watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Darfur civilians
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An international watchdog is urging the United Nations Security Council to consider all options to…
Continue Reading North Korea restores border guard posts amid rising tensions over its satellite launch, Seoul says
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea is restoring frontline guard posts that it had dismantled…
Continue Reading Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about is often deeply personal. Donors name…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s military says its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of local Taliban in the country’s northwest near…
Continue Reading Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. That’s because…
Continue Reading 1 of 3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont released from hospital on same day suspect pleads not guilty
By Polo Sandoval, Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller, Dakin Andone and Steve Almasy, CNN Burlington, Vermont (CNN) — One of the three 20-year-old…
Continue Reading Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death in suburban Denver spotlights paramedics’ role
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain in suburban…
Continue Reading Ukraine is shipping more grain through the Black Sea despite threat from Russia
By HANNA ARHIROVA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Grain thunders into rail cars and trucks zip around a storage facility…
Continue Reading Trump hints at expanded role for the military within the US. A legacy law gives him few guardrails
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning in Iowa this year, Donald Trump said he was prevented during his presidency from…
Continue Reading Rosalynn Carter tributes will highlight her reach as first lady, humanitarian and small-town Baptist
By BILL BARROW Associated Press AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter will make her final journey to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center on Monday…
Continue Reading ‘Get Ready With Me’: Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere — and not slowing down
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Get Ready with Me” — to go on a date, go to work or … get fired? “Get Ready…
Continue Reading How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Earth’s climate is in trouble, and the signs could be seen around the world this summer. Record-breaking heat,…
Continue Reading How did humans get to the brink of crashing climate? A long push for progress and energy to fuel it
By DANA BELTAJI Associated Press Amidst record-high temperatures, deluges, droughts and wildfires, leaders are convening for another round of United…
Continue Reading What to stream this week: Harrison Ford, Paris Hilton, Peter Gabriel and Robin Hood battles robots
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Dove Cameron and Peter Gabriel, Harrison Ford’s last hurrah as…
Continue Reading What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk…
Continue Reading Still looking for deals on holiday gifts? Retailers are offering discounts on Cyber Monday
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving…
Continue Reading China calls for a cease-fire in Myanmar fighting but will continue its own border drills
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is calling for a cease-fire in Myanmar after a coalition of ethnic fighters seized several crossings along Myanmar’s…
Continue Reading Australia commits another $168 million to monitoring migrants freed from indefinite detention
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has committed an additional $168 million in funding for police…
Continue Reading Beijing court begins hearings for Chinese relatives of people on Malaysia Airlines plane
BEIJING (AP) — A Beijing court is holding compensation hearings for Chinese relatives of people who died on a Malaysia Airlines plane that…
Continue Reading Environmental protesters board deep-sea mining ship between Hawaii and Mexico
by DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Greenpeace activists are engaged in a sit-in protest on a deep-sea mining ship in the Pacific…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline, as investors watch spending, inflation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares retreated Monday as investors awaited updates on consumer spending and inflation in…
Continue Reading Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say
SAN FRANCISO (AP) — Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed —…
Continue Reading Israel’s farms need foreign labourers. The Hamas attacks triggered an exodus
CNN By Joseph Ataman, Nic Robertson and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of October 7, Hamas fighters streamed into the quiet lanes of…
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