Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in Niger
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Tensions are escalating between Niger’s new military regime and the West African…
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Chinese tech giant Huawei reports sales, profit up despite US sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue rose 3% over a year earlier and its profit margin widened in the first half of 2023…
Continue ReadingArizona state fish, the Apache trout, is no longer considered endangered
PHOENIX (AP) — More than 50 years since it was listed as endangered, Arizona’s state fish is looking in much better shape. The U.S. Fish and…
Continue ReadingWith hundreds lost in the migrant shipwreck near Greece, identifying the dead is painfully slow
By ELENA BECATOROS and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nearly two months after a dilapidated fishing trawler crammed with people…
Continue ReadingA new film in South India is so huge companies are giving workers a day off to watch it
By Rhea Mogul and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — With people dancing on the streets and setting off firecrackers, the jubilant scenes wouldn’t…
Continue ReadingFormer South African President Zuma taken back to prison and released again within 2 hours
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma was taken back to prison after…
Continue ReadingGunmen ambush a bus carrying Syrian soldiers, killing 20 in the country’s east
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say gunmen have ambushed a bus carrying Syrian soldiers in the…
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The wildfires scorching Maui have killed at least 53 people and reduced communities to ashes
By Christina Maxouris, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophic wildfires that have been scorching Maui for…
Continue ReadingBritish economy unexpectedly grows by 0.2% in second quarter largely because of June weather boost
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter of the year, largely as a result of a…
Continue ReadingChina, Russia and Iran are engaged in foreign interference in New Zealand, intelligence agency says
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s domestic intelligence agency says that China, Iran and Russia are…
Continue ReadingDengue outbreak in Bangladesh sparks alarm after 364 people die this year and infections rise
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is recording a higher number of casualties and infections from dengue as more…
Continue ReadingWorldcoin scans eyeballs and offers crypto. What to know about the project from OpenAI’s CEO
By KEN SWEET and EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks after its international launch, Worldcoin is drawing the attention of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, closing out another losing week
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended Friday with an uneven finish for the major stock indexes, as mixed…
Continue ReadingNew fire prompts evacuation as survivors of Maui’s wildfires return after death toll rises to 67
By CLAIRE RUSH, TY O’NEIL and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A new fire burning on the Hawaii island of Maui…
Continue ReadingIllinois Supreme Court upholds state’s ban on semiautomatic weapons
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on the sale or…
Continue ReadingChina says military company worker exposed as CIA spy
By Nectar Gan and Martha Zhou, CNN (CNN) — China’s civilian spy agency has exposed a Chinese national for allegedly providing sensitive…
Continue ReadingBodies pile up without burials in Sudan’s capital, marooned by a relentless conflict
By JACK JEFFERY and ASHRAF IDRIS Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Nearly four months of violent street battles between the Sudanese Army and…
Continue Reading‘Nothing left’: Future unclear for Hawaii residents who lost it all in fire
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The fire that tore across a coastal Maui town and caught many by surprise has already…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ people in Ethiopia blame attacks on their community on inciteful and lingering TikTok videos
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Members of Ethiopia’s LGBTQ+ community say they face a wave of online harassment and physical…
Continue ReadingTwo years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo, waiting for US visas
By RAHIM FAIEZ and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — When the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan in August 2021 it airlifted tens of…
Continue ReadingTwo years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas
By RAHIM FAIEZ and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, Shukria Sediqi knew her days in…
Continue ReadingKilling of Ecuador candidate deepens country’s sense of vulnerability to crime
By SARA ESPAÑA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a…
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No hay rastro de un naufragio de migrantes en las costas de Oaxaca, dicen las autoridades mexicanas
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Tras cumplirse el plazo de 48 horas destinadas a la búsqueda marítima por parte de instituciones…
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Lauren James receives two-game suspension in tough blow to England ahead of quarterfinals
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — One of England’s key players will miss the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup – and the…
Continue Reading Lauren James receives two-game suspension in tough blow to England ahead of quarterfinals
CNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Sydney (CNN) — One of England’s key players will miss the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup – and the…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to ‘gird for war’
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the…
Continue ReadingJudge warns of restraints to what evidence Trump can talk about, agrees to limited protective order
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, NOMAAN MERCHANT and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the election…
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Clayton Kershaw gets no-decision in return, Dodgers beat Rockies 2-1
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw didn’t get the win in his return to the mound. The Los Angeles Dodgers are…
Continue ReadingFast-moving Hawaii fires will take a heavy toll on the state’s environment
By DOUG GLASS and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week will take a heavy toll on the environment.…
Continue ReadingDeSantis is resetting his campaign again. Some Republicans worry his message is getting in the way
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis largely dismissed his own decision to…
Continue ReadingEPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl…
Continue Reading Judge sends FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday when a judge…
Continue ReadingJudge sends FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday when a judge…
Continue ReadingEcuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation
By GABRIELA MOLINA and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the…
Continue Reading Millions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and…
Continue ReadingMillions of kids are missing weeks of school as attendance tanks across the US
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and…
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New Zealand plans to require large firms to report gender pay gaps
By Kathleen Magramo (CNN) — New Zealand’s government plans to compel large businesses to report the state of their gender pay gaps in a bid…
Continue ReadingWear a rainbow Swatch watch in Malaysia and you could face 3 years in jail
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Wearing a rainbow-themed Swatch watch in Malaysia could now land you three years in jail, after the government…
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Supreme Court blocks $6 billion opioid settlement that would have given the Sackler family immunity
By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy…
Continue Reading Mississippi Supreme Court will not dismiss former NFL quarterback Brett Favre from welfare scheme civil lawsuit
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will not dismiss former NFL quarterback Brett Favre from a civil lawsuit…
Continue Reading‘I haven’t seen a tree in three years,’ TV anchor jailed in China says in rare message
By Alex Stambaugh and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei, who will have spent three years in detention in China as of…
Continue Reading DeSantis suspends Orlando-area state attorney in second sacking of democratically elected prosecutor
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Orlando-area state attorney, the second…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Luna 25 mission launches to the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Russia has successfully launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea throws huge K-Pop concert for Scouts after storm Khanun disrupted their Jamboree
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after a powerful tropical storm flooded dozens of homes and turned streets into…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina roller coaster reopens after a large crack launched a state investigation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A towering North Carolina roller coaster that shut down in June due to a large crack in its support column reopened Thursday…
Continue Reading La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. bloquea acuerdo por US$ 6.000 millones de Purdue Pharma sobre opioides
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de EE.UU. bloqueó este jueves el procedimiento por el que Purdue Pharma se declara en bancarrota,…
Continue Reading Civil rights groups file lawsuit over Tennessee’s redistricting maps
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Several civil and voting rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Republican Gov. Bill Lee and other state…
Continue ReadingJury awards family of New York man who died after being beaten by police $35 million in damages
ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a Long Island, New York, man who died after being beaten by police during a 2008 traffic stop has been awarded $35…
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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ sails into mostly charted waters as an uninspired take on Dracula lore
Review by Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Universal Pictures prides itself as the home of the classic movie monsters, like 1931’s…
Continue Reading Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez ya tiene rival para septiembre: habrá pelea de indiscutidos
César López (CNN Español)– Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez ya tiene rival para el 30 de septiembre, cuando pondrá sus títulos de…
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