Serena Williams returns to tennis after a year out with doubles win alongside Ons Jabeur
By Matias Grez, CNN Serena Williams marked her return to tennis after a year-long absence with victory alongside Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur in the…
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Wheat down payments and free hogs: How Chinese developers are trying to sell homes
By Laura He, CNN Business Some Chinese property developers are going to extreme lengths to attract buyers. From accepting grain or garlic as part…
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Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three…
Continue Reading Reports: Judge in Italy extends hotel detention for Haggis
BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — Italian news reports say a judge has ruled that Academy-Award-winning film director Paul Haggis should remain under…
Continue Reading Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and AL-EMRUN GARJON Associated Press SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and…
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Families of Americans detained abroad call for urgent action from Biden to free their loved ones
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN There is growing frustration among the families of Americans detained abroad who feel that President Joe Biden must act to…
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Biden calls for 3-month suspension of gas and diesel taxes
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three…
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John Roberts played the long game on state funding of religious schools
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Chief Justice John Roberts has been laying the groundwork for years for…
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Biden calls for three-month suspension of federal gas tax but faces long odds of getting Congress on board
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes until the end…
Continue Reading Officials: Militants ambush security post in Yemen; 8 killed
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have attacked a security post in a southern…
Continue Reading George Chauncey wins $500,000 Library of Congress award
NEW YORK (AP) — Historian George Chauncey has received a $500,000 lifetime achievement award from the Library of Congress, the John W. Kluge Prize,…
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Uvalde school district places police Chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave, superintendent announces
By Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores, Rebekah Riess and Travis Caldwell, CNN Uvalde school district police chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was…
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Chelsea changes include Boehly as interim sporting director
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Todd Boehly, the American businessman who fronted the recent world-record purchase of Chelsea, will assume the…
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A short distance from Wimbledon, players struggle and strive to qualify for the main draw
By George Ramsay, CNN It’s unmistakably a scene from the British summer: across a stretch of green, well-kept courts, tennis players shoot…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan prime minister: Island’s economy ‘has collapsed’
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of…
Continue Reading Myanmar minister joins Southeast Asian defense meeting
By SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Myanmar’s defense minister has been welcomed to an annual meeting of his…
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The conservation photographer capturing mesmerizing images of Mexico’s flamingos
Rebecca Cairns, CNN Since he was four years old, photographer Claudio Contreras Koob has been obsessed with flamingos: their vibrant pink feathers,…
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Chinese rights activist who said leader Xi Jinping ‘not smart enough’ is tried in secret for subversion
By CNN staff A prominent civil rights advocate in China who once called on leader Xi Jinping to resign because he is “just not smart…
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Naomi Osaka and LeBron James launch new media company
By CNN Sport staff Four-time major winner Naomi Osaka is launching a new media company in partnership with NBA superstar LeBron James, the tennis…
Continue Reading Sri Lankan prime minister: Island’s economy ‘has collapsed’
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of…
Continue Reading Tribal woman likely to be India’s next ceremonial president
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman representing India’s poor tribal community is likely to be the next president. The…
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Japan tracks eight Russian and Chinese warships near its territory
By Brad Lendon, CNN At least eight Russian and Chinese warships have been spotted in the seas near Japan this week, another sign of the apparent…
Continue Reading Big wildfire forces evacuations near Turkish Marmaris resort
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a thousand firefighters, aided by water-dropping planes and helicopters, are…
Continue Reading Big wildfire forces evacuations near Turkish Marmaris resort
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a thousand firefighters, aided by water-dropping planes and helicopters, are…
Continue Reading South Korea hits dozens with travel bans amid crypto probe
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have barred dozens of people connected to Terraform Labs from leaving the country as they expand…
Continue Reading South Korea hits dozens with travel bans amid crypto probe
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors have barred dozens of people connected to Terraform Labs from leaving the country as they expand…
Continue Reading Thousands of Dutch farmers protest, fearing government cuts
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press STROE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of farmers have gathered in the central Netherlands to protest the Dutch…
Continue Reading Dutch farmers clog roads on way to anti-government protest
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press STROE, Netherlands (AP) — Thousands of farmers are gathering in the central Netherlands to protest against…
Continue Reading UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate hit 9.1% in May, a new 40-year high and up slightly from the previous month. The Office for National…
Continue Reading UK inflation rate hits new 40-year high of 9.1%
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inflation rate hit 9.1% in May, a new 40-year high and up slightly from the previous month. The Office for National…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania principal charged with 30 counts of sexual contact with a student
By Amy Simonson, CNN A high school principal in Pennsylvania has been charged with 30 counts of sexual intercourse and contact with a student,…
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‘What do we do when another disaster hits?’ Afghans face crises on all fronts after quake kills 1,000
By Tara John, Akanksha Sharma, Jo Shelley and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN Aid groups scrambled on Thursday to reach victims of a powerful earthquake that…
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Millions affected after deadly floods hit India and Bangladesh
By Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN Millions of people across India and Bangladesh have been affected by raging floods and landslides that left more…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall St declines on growth worries
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street edged lower amid fears higher interest…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall St declines on growth worries
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after Wall Street edged lower amid fears higher interest…
Continue Reading South Sudan fights child marriage where girls sold for cows
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Some young girls are still auctioned off into marriage for cows in South Sudan — one of…
Continue Reading South Sudan fights child marriage where girls sold for cows
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Some young girls are still auctioned off into marriage for cows in South Sudan — one of…
Continue Reading Big Liu among first 10 recruits for Bay Area Dragons in EASL
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China’s Liu Chuanxing has signed on as a foundation player with the Bay Area Dragons in the East Asia Super League…
Continue Reading Australian state outlaws public displays of Nazi swastikas
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian state has become the first in the country to pass a law banning the public…
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June 22, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta, Sana Noor Haq, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue Reading Saudi crown prince visits Turkey as countries normalize ties
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has arrived in Ankara, making his…
Continue Reading Turkey, Saudi hail ‘new era of cooperation’ as prince visits
By SUZAN FRASER and AYSE WIETING Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Saudi Arabia have declared their readiness to start a “new era…
Continue Reading Royals overcome Ohtani’s 2 HRs, 8 RBIs to beat Angels 12-11
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit two three-run homers, including a dramatic tying drive in the bottom of…
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Mujeres víctimas del ataque en el restaurante de Tangshan se recuperan de las heridas, dice la policía china
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Después de días de creciente presión pública, la policía china finalmente emitió una actualización sobre la…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Harper healing, Ohtani on mound, Anderson 8-0
By The Associated Press Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper could return to the lineup Wednesday for the finale of a two-game series at Texas after an…
Continue Reading Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought
By CIARÁN GILES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave…
Continue Reading Europe wildfire risk heightened by early heat waves, drought
By CIARÁN GILES and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Extended drought conditions in several Mediterranean countries, a heat wave…
Continue ReadingRussia’s war in Ukraine
By Helen Regan, Rob Picheta and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingUprooted by war, some Ukrainians in the UK now face homelessness alone
By Clare Sebastian and Anastasia Graham-Yooll, CNN It starts with a raised eyebrow and ends with a door slammed shut. A detail lost in translation, a…
Continue Reading Title IX: Scurry’s career, law forever linked at Smithsonian
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Briana Scurry’s soccer jersey from the 1999 Women’s World Cup is at the Smithsonian’s National…
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