5 things to know for October 29: Congress, Facebook, Capitol riot, Covid-19, Israel
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN The pandemic has made problems for countless industries, but cannabis isn’t one of them. Sales are expected to top…
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Troubled Chinese developer makes delayed bond payment
BEIJING (AP) — A newspaper reports a troubled Chinese developer whose struggle to avoid a multibillion-dollar debt default has rattled global…
Continue ReadingEngland could prescribe e-cigarettes on National Health Service
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN E-cigarettes could be prescribed by England’s National Health Service under plans to cut smoking rates in the country. The…
Continue Reading Russia hits another virus death record as infections soar
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has recorded another record of daily coronavirus deaths even as authorities hope to…
Continue Reading Protesters target London banks ahead of climate summit
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Protesters took to the streets of London’s historic financial district to lobby against the use of…
Continue Reading Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
By ILAN BEN ZION and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of…
Continue Reading Sudan coup leader says he’ll appoint new premier within week
By NOHA ELEHNNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese general who seized power in a coup this week says the military he heads will soon…
Continue Reading European consumer prices hit highest level in over 13 years
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices across the 19 European Union countries that use the euro currency have spiked to the…
Continue ReadingDC-Baltimore region braces for tidal flooding that could be the worst in two decades
By Aya Elamroussi, Monica Garrett and Jason Hanna, CNN A powerful storm is flooding some Mid-Atlantic coastal areas Friday evening, and flooding is…
Continue ReadingThe two newest Supreme Court justices could redraw the road map for the Second Amendment in courts
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could broaden gun rights…
Continue Reading Greek president to Germany’s Merkel: Greece often felt alone
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s often-strained relations in past years with European economic powerhouse…
Continue Reading Philippine forces kill wanted Muslim militant leader
COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military says it has killed one of the country’s most-wanted Muslim militant leaders and his wife who…
Continue Reading Japanese parliamentary elections crucial for new PM’s rule
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida faces a crucial test in Sunday’s national…
Continue ReadingBiden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of…
Continue ReadingBiden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading Talk talk: Dutch coalition negotiations set new record
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Talks to hammer out a new ruling Dutch coalition have broken the record for the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s so big about the G20 besides economies?
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The G-20, whose annual summit plays out in Rome this weekend, has morphed from its creation…
Continue Reading Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
By SYLVIE CORBET and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden has told French President Emmanuel Macron that America was…
Continue Reading Tunisia’s #MeToo: Lawmaker faces sexual harassment hearing
By FRANCESCA EBEL Associated Press NABEUL, Tunisia (AP) — A landmark case that helped galvanize Tunisia’s #MeToo movement has reached court,…
Continue Reading Huawei sales off 32% after US sanctions, smartphone sale
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei’s sales fell 32% from a year earlier in the first nine months of…
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