US begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger
By MARCY GORDON and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government and publishing titan Penguin Random House exchanged…
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US begins court battle against publishing giants’ merger
By MARCY GORDON and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government and publishing titan Penguin Random House have exchanged…
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Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan, Taiwanese and US officials say
By Eric Cheung, Kylie Atwood, Alex Rogers and Kevin Liptak, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to visit Taiwan as part of her tour of…
Continue ReadingHenrik Stenson wins LIV Golf individual competition and $4 million prize on debut
By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN Henrik Stenson won his first LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, New Jersey on Sunday, nearly two weeks after he…
Continue Reading 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
By SUSIE BLANN and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out Monday from the port of Odesa…
Continue Reading UK court says hospital can end comatose boy’s life support
LONDON (AP) — A British court on Monday refused to block a hospital from ending life-support treatment for a 12-year-old boy who has suffered…
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‘Drill, baby, drill’ is back in Europe as gas crisis looms
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The 10-mile-long island of Schiermonnikoog is known as one of the most beautiful places in the Netherlands, boasting…
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Astana reinstates cyclist Miguel Ángel López after probe
MADRID (AP) — Team Astana has reinstated Colombian rider Miguel Ángel López following an investigation into drug trafficking in Spain. López had…
Continue Reading Serbia’s parliament convenes some 4 months after election
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s new parliament has convened for its first session, some four months after an election that reaffirmed the…
Continue Reading Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs fears in Iraq
By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of Shiites gathered in Baghdad for a counter-rally called by…
Continue Reading USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food…
Continue Reading Harris cites climate ‘crisis,’ pushes $1B for floods, storms
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris called climate change an “immediate” and “urgent” crisis…
Continue Reading Sudan detects first case of monkeypox in Darfur
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says it has detected the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in the conflict-wrecked Darfur region. The Health…
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‘Win hearts and minds’ in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Chinese leader Xi urges Communist Party
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged the Communist Party to “win hearts and minds” of people in Hong Kong, Macao…
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Millions of women and children have fled the war in Ukraine. Traffickers are waiting to prey on them
By Ivana Kottasová and Ana Sârbu, CNN There was nothing obviously untoward about the woman who approached the Palanca border crossing between…
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Tourism killed Thailand’s most famous bay. Here’s how it was brought back to life
Story by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several…
Continue Reading Tourism killed Thailand’s most famous bay. Here’s how it was brought back to life
Story by Karla Cripps, CNN. Videos by Hazel Pfeifer and Nicolas Axelrod, CNN It’s just past 7 a.m. on a February morning in Maya Bay, several…
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Alibaba stock slides in Hong Kong after US delisting threat
By Laura He, CNN Business Alibaba shares fell after US regulators added the stock to a growing list of Chinese firms that might be kicked off Wall…
Continue Reading Chinese company eyes Solomon Islands deep-water port
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry plantation with a…
Continue Reading Blaze in southern France, which injured 4, contained
PARIS (AP) — Officials say a weekend wildfire in France’s southern French Gard region that injured four firefighters has now been contained.…
Continue Reading Chinese company eyes Solomon Islands deep-water port
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese state-owned company is negotiating to buy a forestry plantation with a…
Continue Reading Myanmar leader announces extension of state of emergency
BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of Myanmar’s military-installed government has announced the extension of its mandate to rule for another six months in…
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Key questions you should ask before deepening your relationship, according to experts
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You and your crush have been dating for a few months now, and you’ve agreed to take the next step by committing to a…
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson suspended for six games for sexual misconduct allegations
By Eric Levenson, Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been suspended for six games without pay for…
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How the world’s biggest four-day workweek trial run changed people’s lives
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Workers are fed up. More than two years into the pandemic, many have burned out, quit their jobs or are struggling to…
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China’s gambling hub Macao to ease Covid-19 restrictions
By Yong Xiong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The gambling hub of Macao will allow bars, restaurants, salons, gyms and entertainment venues to reopen on…
Continue Reading This Week: Caterpillar earns, jobs report
The Associated Press Caterpillar serves up its latest quarterly results Tuesday. The Labor Department issues its July tally of hiring by nonfarm…
Continue Reading Can Castillo help Mariners shake long postseason drought?
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Seattle Mariners’ postseason drought has stretched on for two decades. Félix Hernández couldn’t put a…
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Alisal Union School District gives free haircuts, school supplies, food and hygiene products for students
A former Alisal USD alumna organized an event to give out free haircuts for students heading back to…
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“Safe Beach Day” dashboard offers alerts for Santa Cruz beach visitors
If you’re planning a visit to Santa Cruz Main or Cowells Beach, a new dashboard could provide a look at some hazards or events on any particular…
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Fire forces road closures in Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Local fire agencies responded to a structure fire at ABC Roofing Complex on Sunday around noon. Several people…
Continue ReadingAugust 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Megan Trimble, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia…
Continue Reading Ukraine seeks to retake the south, tying down Russian forces
By The Associated Press Even as Moscow’s war machine crawls across Ukraine’s east, trying to achieve the Kremlin’s goal of securing…
Continue Reading 2 years later, hope for justice in Beirut explosion fades
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — It’s been two years since his 3-year-old daughter, Alexandra, was killed in a massive explosion at…
Continue Reading Asia reworks qualifying format for 48-team World Cup in 2026
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed a new qualifying format to cater for its expanded number of direct…
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Evergrande has failed to deliver the debt restructuring plan it promised
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s embattled property giant Evergrande has failed to deliver a preliminary debt restructuring plan it had…
Continue Reading Australian Parliament considers lifting euthanasia ban
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian Parliament is considering a bill that would lift a 25-year-old ban on two…
Continue Reading AP sources: Decision in Watson discipline case coming Monday
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A decision on discipline for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson following accusations of sexual…
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Nichelle Nichols, actriz pionera de ‘Star Trek’, muere a los 89 años
olivertapia (CNN) — La actriz y cantante Nichelle Nichols, mejor conocida por su original interpretación de la teniente Nyota Uhura en…
Continue Reading 1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
By SUSIE BLANN and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out Monday from the port of Odesa…
Continue Reading As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
By JOHN FLESHER, CHRISTINA LARSON and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In a forest near Lake Michigan, two scientists…
Continue Reading As species recover, some threaten others in more dire shape
By JOHN FLESHER, CHRISTINA LARSON and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press GLEN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — In a forest near Lake Michigan, two scientists…
Continue Reading Appalachian cultural center reeling from historic flooding
By BRUCE SCHREINER, ANITA SNOW and TIMOTHY D. EASLEY Associated Press WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or…
Continue Reading Stocks start August with slide after best month since 2020
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and closed slightly lower Monday as investors began…
Continue Reading Stocks start August with slide after best month since 2020
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street gave up early gains and closed slightly lower Monday as investors began…
Continue Reading No reported damage in Philippines from Chinese rocket debris
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine official says there has been no reported damage in a western Philippine…
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Visitors to the world’s tallest tree face $5,000 fines
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors.…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi kicks off high-profile Asia trip with Singapore visit
By Jessie Yeung and Wayne Chang, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Congress members visited Singapore on Monday, their first…
Continue Reading Pelosi revela sus planes para Asia, pero no menciona Taiwán
olivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, viajó a Asia para realizar una gira…
Continue Reading White House decries China rhetoric over Pelosi Taiwan visit
By AAMER MADHANI, EILEEN NG and ZEN SOO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is criticizing Beijing’s rhetoric over an expected…
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