By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Imagine a world without the internet, or GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and technology that have become integral to our daily lives may never have existed, experts say, were it not for research funded by the federal government at American colleges and universities.
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, FATMA KHALED and LEE KEATH Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people
Continue ReadingAnálisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Para entender el segundo mandato de Donald Trump, basta con observar las batallas que busca. El presidente y sus altos funcionarios dedicaron esta semana a intensificar los enfrentamientos sobre las deportaciones masivas, las universidades de élite y los atletas transgénero en los frentes emergentes de su “revolución del sentido común”.
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Ibragim Ibragimov’s latest victory over Kenny Mokhonoana kept alive his unbeaten start to professional MMA fighting and his status as one of the most exciting prospects in the sport. But in the hours after the win, the 20-year-old was quick to praise all the help he received in his
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As Trump administration lawyers assess whether it is legally viable to send American citizens who have committed violent crimes to El Salvador’s notorious mega-prison, legal experts made clear that President Donald Trump lacks any legal authority to ship domestic convicts out of the US. Two White House officials familiar
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — A Chinese couple allegedly tied to Chinese Triad gangs and a turf war over the lucrative textile industry were assassinated in Rome Monday night, the Italian Carabinieri said in a statement. Zhang Dayong, 53, and his wife Gong Xiaoqing, 38, were fatally shot in the backs of
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CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could give brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez their first chance at freedom in more than three decades hit a snag Thursday amid disagreements over a Los Angeles court’s access to “comprehensive risk assessments” conducted by a parole board. The long-awaited
Continue ReadingPor Anna Cooban, CNN La guerra comercial global del presidente Donald Trump perjudicará a las economías de todo el mundo este año, incluyendo a la de EE.UU., según un nuevo informe de la Organización Mundial del Comercio (OMC). La OMC proyecta que las economías globales crecerán a un ritmo más lento que sin aranceles, especialmente
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Crews scrambled to restore power to Puerto Rico on Thursday after a blackout hit the entire island, affecting the main international airport, hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers. The outage that began past noon Wednesday left 1.4 million customers without electricity and more
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Two men are injured after a Wednesday afternoon motorcycle crash near Savannah.
Continue ReadingCNN Por David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada
Continue ReadingPor David Culver y Priscilla Álvarez, CNN El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, no tiene previsto reunirse con un senador demócrata estadounidense que se encuentra de visita en el país, según informó a CNN una fuente de alto nivel cercana a Bukele. Esto se debe a que los legisladores de izquierda expresan cada vez
Continue ReadingPor Taylor Romine, Nouran Salahieh y Hanna Park, CNN La secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kristi Noem, amenaza con despojar a la Universidad de Harvard de su capacidad para admitir estudiantes internacionales si no entrega los registros sobre sus “actividades ilegales y violentas”, según informó la agencia este miércoles. Noem “escribió una carta mordaz exigiendo registros
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By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN MIGUEL ESCOBAR, Guatemala (AP) — Stitch by stitch, artisans have worked for months on the elaborate garments that will debut this week in Holy Week processions across Guatemala and beyond. The hefty velvet cloaks, finely embroidered with gold thread will cover the wooden Virgin Mary and Christ figures
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By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least 62 active-duty Taiwanese military members have been found holding Chinese residency permits, the self-ruled island’s Defense Ministry said, in the latest revelation of Chinese influence in the Taiwanese armed forces. Since splitting amid civil war in 1949, China has considered Taiwan a renegade province
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NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Donovan, St. Louis, .373; J.Lee, San Francisco, .348; Tatis, San Diego, .348; Farmer, Colorado, .345; Alonso, New York, .343; Edwards, Miami, .333; Machado, San Diego, .324; Naylor, Arizona, .324; Carroll, Arizona, .321; Frelick, Milwaukee, .318. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 21; J.Lee, San Francisco, 19; Tucker, Chicago, 19; Carroll, Arizona, 18; Turang, Milwaukee, 17; Machado,
Continue Reading AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING_Judge, New York, .400; Aranda, Tampa Bay, .377; Goldschmidt, New York, .352; Ja.Wilson, Athletics, .338; Bregman, Boston, .321; Rice, New York, .317; Soderstrom, Athletics, .315; Altuve, Houston, .311; Kwan, Cleveland, .310; Witt, Kansas City, .307. RUNS_Judge, New York, 20; Soderstrom, Athletics, 17; Buxton, Minnesota, 15; Ju.Rodríguez, Seattle, 15; Torkelson, Detroit, 15; W.Abreu, Boston,
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Don’t believe their lies I see they trotted Old Joe Biden out to help spread the Democrat rumor or lie that the Republicans are raiding Social Security, the VA and everything else. You think the Democrats would learn by now that we don’t believe their lies anymore. Do you remember? To the author of Wednesdays
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — About 24 hours after the Trump administration said it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts, Harvard University’s research arm began to assess the fallout. The impact is already acute at Harvard’s School of Public Health, where professors are
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Kansas City.
Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS-THINGS TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — A Things To Know about
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Continue Reading AP News Digest – Great Plains To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US TRUMP-DOGE-AMERICORPS-THINGS TO KNOW DESCRIPTION: DES MOINES, Iowa — A Things To Know about
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Late Notices John L. Sutherland John L. Sutherland, 60, of St. Joseph, died April 11, 2025. Cremation under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith-Sidenfaden Chapel. Celebration of life 2 to 4 p.m. April 26 Heaton-Bowman-Smith Sidenfaden Chapel at 3609 Frederick Blvd, St. Joseph, MO 64506. www.heatonbowmansmith.com As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
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Taylor J. Lake 28, of St. Joseph, passed away Monday, April 14, 2025. He was born Feb. 10, 1997, in St. Joseph, and graduated from Benton High school. He worked at Silgan Containers. He enjoyed music, cars and his cats, especially “Joni B”. Survivors include brother, Michael Lake; father, Lawrence Lake Jr.; mother, Peggy Trent;
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Steven W. Schroeder, 44, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025. He was born Sept. 9, 1980, in St. Joseph, to Allen and Elizabeth (Cogdill) Schroeder. He graduated from Benton High School, and the Missouri Western Regional Law Enforcement Academy. He worked for the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department as a reserve deputy, then the
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Charles R. “Charlie” Burri, 94, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025. He was born March 24, 1931, in St. Joseph. Charlie married Clara Patricia “Patti” Wilson on June 11, 1956. He was a graduate of Christian Brothers High School, received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Northwest Missouri State University in 1958 and
Continue ReadingPor Sarah Owermohle y Meg Tirrell, CNN La administración Trump está formulando planes para recortar aproximadamente un tercio del presupuesto federal de salud, eliminar decenas de programas y reducir drásticamente las agencias de salud, según un documento interno revisado por CNN. El memorando preliminar, enviado por funcionarios del presupuesto de la Casa Blanca al Departamento
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