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DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden opened a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, asking and answering the classic “are you better off today than you were four years ago” question to remind voters of what it was like when Trump was in office. The Democratic president also criticized Trump for saying over the weekend …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has entered its second recession in 18 months after the latest round of GDP figures confirmed its economy contracted in the last quarter of 2023. The country’s economy shrank by 0.1% in the quarter to December, and 0.7% in per capita terms, the New Zealand’s official statistics agency, Stats NZ, announced on Thursday. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday that it expects the federal government to be awash in debt over the next 30 years, but the outlook has improved over the past year due to increased immigration and agreements to reduce spending. The CBO’s latest long-term budget and economic outlook report — for a timeframe that spans 2024 …

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has shipped around 7,000 containers filled with munitions and other military equipment to Russia since last year to help support its war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense minister said Monday. Shin Won-sik shared the assessment at a news conference hours after the South Korean and Japanese militaries said the North fired multiple short-range …

DENVER (AP) — Police in Denver on Sunday were investigating a double homicide at a former hotel that is being used to shelter homeless people. The victims, a man and a woman, were found Saturday night at about 9:20 p.m. in one of the shelter’s residential rooms, said Officer Kurt Barnes with Denver police media relations. Barnes did not know …

GRINDAVÍK, Islandia (AP) — La lava de una erupción volcánica en Islandia avanzó el domingo hacia las defensas colocadas en torno al pueblo de Grindavík, que por ahora han mantenido la roca fundida fuera de la población evacuada. La erupción parecía perder fuerza y probablemente terminaría en cuestión de horas, señalaron los científicos. Un sistema volcánico en la península de …

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Si sientes la magia del Día de San Patricio, es probable que quieras comprar un boleto de lotería. Los premios gordos de Mega Millions y Powerball son enormes tras semanas de acumular el bote. El premio mayor de Mega Millones ya está en un estimado de impactantes 875 millones de dólares para el sorteo …

HELSINKI (AP) — El servicio de seguridad estatal de Letonia inició un proceso judicial contra una legisladora de la Unión Europea y ciudadana del país báltico que presuntamente coopera con la inteligencia y servicios de seguridad rusos, según reportó la prensa letona el sábado. Medios de Letonia reportaron que el servicio de seguridad, conocido por su sigla VDD, ha estado …

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday. He was 68. Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes but “the exact cause of …

A BORDO DE UN AVIÓN MILITAR ESTADOUNIDENSE (AP) — Conforme pilotos del ejército norteamericano se acercaban a la costa norte de Gaza, periodistas de Associated Press a bordo de la misión de apoyo a duras penas podían distinguir un edificio intacto tras seis meses de guerra brutal. Observaban mientras tres toneladas de apoyo humanitario — comida, agua y productos de …