French PM vows to boost economy amid impact of Ukraine war
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has vowed to boost jobs, cut taxes, support purchasing…
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Jihadis attack jail in Nigeria’s capital, 879 inmates escape
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian official says that nearly 900 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, the…
Continue Reading How a hotel satisfaction promise has led to more discontent
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet In the 1990s and early 2000s, hotels began offering 100% Satisfaction Guarantees to customers. The promise ensured that…
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How a hotel satisfaction promise has led to more discontent
By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet In the 1990s and early 2000s, hotels began offering 100% Satisfaction Guarantees to customers. The promise ensured that…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Fears of a natural gas emergency stalk Europe
Associated Press The war in Ukraine is fueling fears of a natural gas emergency in Europe. Russia has throttled back supplies to more countries, this…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Fears of a natural gas emergency stalk Europe
Associated Press It’s not a summer heat wave that’s making European leaders and businesses sweat. It’s fear that Russia’s…
Continue Reading Ahead of G-20 ministers’ meeting, China slams US, NATO
BEIJING (AP) — China has launched a scathing attack on the U.S. and NATO, days before a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and…
Continue Reading Seoul spy agency files charges against ex-chiefs over NKorea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency has filed charges against two of its…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 6: Parade shooting, Uvalde, Trump, UK ministers, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck:…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 6: Parade shooting, Uvalde, Trump, UK ministers, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck:…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for July 6: Parade shooting, Uvalde, Trump, UK ministers, Sri Lanka
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN If you’re an American visiting Europe this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you’re in luck:…
Continue Reading Spain’s famous Bull Run festival back after 2-year hiatus
By IRENE YAGÜE and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of revelers erupted in celebration Wednesday as the traditional…
Continue Reading Bradford Clark Freeman, the last surviving member of Easy Company’s Band of Brothers, dies at 97
By Amy Simonson, CNN Bradford Clark Freeman, believed to be the last surviving original member of the historic World War II parachute infantry…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Kia Sorento vs. Volkswagen Tiguan
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Two prime picks for a three-row compact SUV are the 2022 Kia Sorento and 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The Sorento was recently…
Continue Reading Edmunds: 2022 Kia Sorento vs. Volkswagen Tiguan
By ALEX NISHIMOTO Edmunds Two prime picks for a three-row compact SUV are the 2022 Kia Sorento and 2022 Volkswagen Tiguan. The Sorento was recently…
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Ben & Jerry’s sues Unilever to block sale of Israeli business
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Ben & Jerry’s is suing its parent company in an attempt to cancel the sale of its business in Israel to a…
Continue Reading Italy’s No. 2 most-wanted mobster is extradited from Brazil
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A convicted Italian mobster, one of Italy’s most sought-after fugitives, has been…
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2022 London Marathon to stage the richest wheelchair race in history
By Issy Ronald, CNN At last year’s London Marathon, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug and Manuela Schär set course records in the men’s and…
Continue ReadingEthiopian Prime Minister and rebel group blame each other for apparent civilian massacre
By Jorge Engels and Nimi Princewill, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) are blaming each…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — One million Muslim pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on Wednesday for the largest hajj…
Continue Reading No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren shines in NBA Summer League debut as he sets record
By Ben Morse, CNN He came in with a lot of hype and expectation, and in his first professional outing, Chet Holmgren shone. The No. 2 overall pick in…
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Federal appeals court hears arguments on future of DACA
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Wednesday on the legality of the Obama-era Deferred Action for…
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Ghana recruits five players now eligible for World Cup duty
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Four months before competing at the World Cup, Ghana’s national team added five new recruits who are now eligible to play in…
Continue Reading North Macedonia: More violence reported at protests
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the capital of North…
Continue Reading Dutch police shoot at tractor during night of farm protests
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Dutch police have shot at a tractor during a heated night of farm protests and detained three demonstrators. It was the latest…
Continue Reading South African president decries deaths of 21 teens in tavern
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) — The deaths of 21 teenagers in a nightclub tragedy is a crime and South…
Continue Reading France’s train traffic disrupted amid strike for higher pay
PARIS (AP) — A strike by railway workers demanding higher pay amid cost of living increases is interrupting train services in France. National…
Continue Reading France’s train traffic disrupted amid strike for higher pay
PARIS (AP) — A strike by railway workers demanding higher pay amid cost of living increases is interrupting train services in France. National…
Continue ReadingEurope wants a high-speed rail network to replace airplanes
Ben Jones, CNN Breakfast in Paris, lunch in Frankfurt and dinner in Vienna — all without the hassle and frustration of flying. Imagine a…
Continue Reading Ons Jabeur makes grand slam history as she reaches Wimbledon semifinals
By Ben Morse, CNN Ons Jabeur made history on the grass courts of Wimbledon Tuesday as she became the first Arab or North African woman to reach the…
Continue Reading Student charged in southern Sweden high-school killing
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man who attacked and killed two teachers with a knife and an ax at a high school in…
Continue Reading Russia pounds rebel-claimed region, Ukraine pushes back
By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has redoubled its push for Ukraine’s eastern Donbas…
Continue Reading Russia pounds rebel-claimed region, Ukraine pushes back
By FRANCESCA EBEL and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has redoubled its push for Ukraine’s eastern Donbas…
Continue Reading Economists: Current measures won’t meet German energy goals
BERLIN (AP) — Economists say current measures aren’t enough to achieve Germany’s targets for phasing out fossil fuels and ramping up renewable…
Continue Reading Economists: Current measures won’t meet German energy goals
BERLIN (AP) — Economists say current measures aren’t enough to achieve Germany’s targets for phasing out fossil fuels and ramping up renewable…
Continue Reading Israeli army kills Palestinian in West Bank arrest raid
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has shot and killed a Palestinian man during an arrest raid near the city of Jenin in the occupied…
Continue Reading OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in…
Continue Reading EU lawmakers back gas, nuclear energy as sustainable
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to include natural gas and nuclear in…
Continue Reading Britain’s Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday,…
Continue Reading EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas
By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the 27-nation Europe Union…
Continue Reading EU chief warns of danger of complete cut-off of Russian gas
By RAF CASERT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the 27-nation Europe Union…
Continue ReadingXi’an shuts back down as China finds first cases of new Omicron subvariant
By Nectar Gan and Shawn Deng, CNN China’s northwestern city of Xi’an, home to 13 million people, was partially shut down on Wednesday…
Continue Reading OPEC secretary-general dies, just weeks shy of departure
By CHINEDU ASADU and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
Continue Reading Highland Park gunman admitted to firing on parade crowd and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in the Illinois city of…
Continue ReadingReligious group members charged over alleged murder of 8-year-old girl in Australia
By Jessie Yeung and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Australian authorities have charged 12 members of a religious group with the alleged murder of an 8-year-old…
Continue Reading Star Trek’s ‘Strange New Worlds’: In defense of episodic TV
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer Two generations after its 1966 debut, the universe of “Star Trek” has become a vast and sprawling mural in…
Continue Reading The next frontier for drones: letting them fly out of sight
By MATT O’BRIEN and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press REMINGTON, Va. (AP) — For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian…
Continue Reading The next frontier for drones: Letting them fly out of sight
By MATT O’BRIEN and NATHAN ELLGREN Associated Press REMINGTON, Va. (AP) — For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Ohtani excelling on mound, Javier an Astros ace
By The Associated Press Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani takes a scoreless streak of 21 2/3 innings to the mound when he starts at Miami on…
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