Un nuevo cómic de ‘Batman’ confirma que su compañero Robin es ‘queer’
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El último número de una serie de cómics de Batman confirma que el adorable compañero de Batman, Robin, es…
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Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue Reading Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue Reading‘Democracy will be on the ballot’: Secretary of state races emerge as newest US political flashpoint
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Republicans and Democrats are gearing up for expensive battles to influence a crop of contests next year that often go…
Continue Reading South African president testifies at inquiry into corruption
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he…
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California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
Continue Reading More red ink: US budget deficit through July hit $2.54T
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year,…
Continue Reading Nigerian minister says Twitter ban to be lifted soon
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s information minister says the government soon will lift the country’s…
Continue Reading California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
Continue ReadingAnother big company hit by a ransomware attack
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Accenture, the global consulting firm, has been hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to the cybercriminal…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Atlanta kids got donations for notorious gang
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Georgia prosecutors have charged 14 people with recruiting poor children from Atlanta to sell…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Atlanta kids got donations for notorious gang
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Georgia prosecutors have charged 14 people with recruiting poor children from Atlanta to sell…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street.…
Continue Reading Hochul: NY gov’s office won’t be toxic workplace on my watch
By MARINA VILLENEUVE and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is pledging to set a better tone in…
Continue Reading California is 1st state to require public, private school staff get vaccine (CORRECTS to public, private school staff)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is 1st state to require public, private school staff get vaccine (CORRECTS to public, private school…
Continue Reading Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’n prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country’s Black…
Continue Reading Power outages hit Dominican Republic as TS Fred weakens
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Fred has weakened to a tropical depression while sweeping over the…
Continue Reading Pat Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, dead at 93
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The only child of Alfred Hitchcock has died. Pat Hitchcock, who made a memorable appearance in…
Continue ReadingCrash on Blue Ridge Boulevard kills man, hospitalizes toddler
By SHAIN BERGAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — An early Wednesday crash between a…
Continue Reading Germany to provide $35 billion in aid for flood-hit regions
BERLIN (AP) — The German government has agreed to provide 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to help rebuild regions hit by devastating floods last…
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