Average long-term mortgage rates retreat slightly this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates came back down slightly this week after the key 30-year loan…
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Putin revives Stalin-era ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women with 10 children
By Uliana Pavlova and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday that revived the Soviet-era “Mother…
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México forward Tecatito breaks leg, likely to miss World Cup
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Mexico forward Jesús “Tecatito” Corona is expected to miss the World Cup after breaking his leg…
Continue Reading Kohl’s cuts 2022 outlook, capping mixed week for retailers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Kohl’s has slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year as a result…
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La sequía y el calor extremo están golpeando las tres economías más grandes del mundo al mismo tiempo
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Londres (CNN Business) — Estimar cuán catastrófico será el cambio climático para la economía global…
Continue Reading Hong Kong seeks citizens caught in Southeast Asia scams
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials say they are seeking the return of citizens who traveled to Southeast Asia for jobs that entrapped them in…
Continue Reading 3rd sailboat carrying migrants reaches southern Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say another sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has arrived at the island of Kythera. The boat that…
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Police in Nigeria find 20 mummified bodies in Benin City
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they have discovered 20 mummified bodies including those of children…
Continue Reading Dubai court finds mishandled peroxide caused 2021 port blast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy…
Continue Reading Egypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian…
Continue Reading Egypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian…
Continue Reading For hire or food, garden sitters save the day during summer
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Take my chard, please! The season has come when many home gardeners, their numbers booming since…
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Murfreesboro woman gives kids free haircuts
By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — You could argue it takes a special…
Continue Reading Malaysia top court rebuffs bid to delay ex-PM’s final appeal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s top court has refused to allow ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s new lawyer to withdraw from his graft…
Continue Reading Víctima de agresión sexual usaba ropa “provocativa”, afirma un juez que otorgó fianza al acosador
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Un juez en el sur de la India dictaminó que una mujer vestía ropa “provocativa”,…
Continue Reading Leaning lighthouse tower of Bremen could collapse into sea
BERLIN (AP) — Officials in Bremen said Thursday that an iconic lighthouse at the German city’s port has tilted sideways and could soon topple…
Continue Reading B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football…
Continue Reading B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football…
Continue Reading B1G deal: Big Ten lands $7 billion, NFL-style TV contracts
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football…
Continue ReadingSwastika painted on Atlanta’s iconic Rainbow Crosswalk
By Allen Devlin Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta’s iconic Rainbow Crosswalk has…
Continue Reading Dubai court finds mishandled peroxide caused 2021 port blast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy…
Continue ReadingHyundai Ioniq 5 named Car and Driver’s EV of the Year
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, an electric-only model with a sharp-edged design, was named Car and Driver’s…
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How a vacation to Hawaii can be relaxing for tourists — and harmful to its residents
By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and…
Continue Reading Finnish PM: No drugs, just lots of dancing at ‘wild’ party
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland’s prime minister has ruled out taking any drugs during a “wild” party in a private home. Finnish Prime…
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First on CNN: Biden officials accelerating monkeypox vaccine effort with 1.8 million additional doses and other steps
By Betsy Klein and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Top Biden administration officials announced new steps Thursday to accelerate the US response to the spread…
Continue Reading Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked funds
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September…
Continue Reading Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked funds
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September…
Continue Reading World Cup ticket sales top 2.45 million, 500,000 still left
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA says World Cup ticket sales have reached 2.45 million. That leaves more than 500,000 seats still available three months before…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues…
Continue Reading Russia deploys hypersonic missiles to its Baltic exclave
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has deployed warplanes armed with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles…
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Large number of voters leave Office of Hawaiian Affairs races blank
By Tom George Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — From Mauna Kea, to the decades long waiting list for…
Continue Reading Lawyer’s group text causes 2nd Florida murder case mistrial
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Look closely at who’s included in your group chats. A prosecutor in Florida complained in a group text about a…
Continue Reading Int’l envoy reacts angrily to Bosnia voting law accusations
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The international envoy tasked with overseeing a 1995 peace agreement for Bosnia has raised eyebrows with angry…
Continue ReadingTikToker puts restaurants, bars to the test over wheelchair accessibility
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A Toronto-based…
Continue ReadingVasectomies on the rise after Roe v Wade
By TW Starr Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Has the response to the overturn of Roe…
Continue Reading EU-mediated Serbia-Kosovo meeting ends without agreement
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo didn’t reach an agreement on longstanding border and mutual…
Continue Reading Turkey lowers interest rate even as inflation soars to 80%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for…
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Floods 1 year later: Residents celebrate community’s resiliency, honor those who died
By Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story CANTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — Canton community members came…
Continue Reading Turkey lowers interest rate even as inflation soars to 80%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for…
Continue Reading Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student to 34 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Nairo Quintana anuncia que se retira de la Vuelta a España para defenderse ante la Unión Ciclista Internacional tras ser descalificado del Tour de Francia
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El ciclista colombiano Nairo Quintana anunció que se retira de la competición de la Vuelta a España que…
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Algerian forest fires kill at least 37 people and destroy nearly 2,600 hectares
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN At least 37 people have been killed and several injured in wildfires that ravaged mountainous areas in the east of Algeria,…
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Hanae Mori, pioneering Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 96
Oscar Holland, CNN | Junko Ogura, CNN Hanae Mori, the first Asian fashion designer to break into the exclusive world of haute couture, has died at…
Continue Reading In call with Israeli PM, Scholz condemns Holocaust denial
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Israel’s Prime Minister that he condemns any attempts to…
Continue Reading Wolves break transfer record to sign Nunes for $45.8M
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton has broken the club’s transfer record to sign Portugal midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon…
Continue Reading Africa CDC says renaming of monkeypox variants curbs stigma
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The head of Africa’s public health agency says he’s “really pleased” that the…
Continue Reading Trump executive pleads guilty in tax case, agrees to testify
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday…
Continue Reading Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the government will temporarily lower taxes on natural gas to ease the financial pressure on…
Continue Reading Germany lowers natural gas tax to ease burden on consumers
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says the government will temporarily lower taxes on natural gas to ease the financial pressure on…
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