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Beatrice Masilingi's 49.53 seconds in Zambia in April is the third-fastest 400m time of the year.

Tokyo 2020: Two Namibian Olympic medal contenders ruled ineligible for women’s 400m due to naturally high testosterone levels

July 3, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Dotson, CNN Namibian sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi have been ruled ineligible to compete in the women’s 400m at the Tokyo Olympics due to naturally high testosterone levels, the Namibia National Olympic Committee and Commonwealth Games Association (NNOC-CGA) said in a statement Friday. Mboma and Masilingi have turned in four of the

Two Boy Scouts saved a drowning woman’s life after pulling her out of Missouri floodwaters

July 3, 2021 8:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Two Boy Scouts in Missouri are set to be honored by their city’s fire department after rescuing a woman who was drowning in floodwaters. Joseph Diener, 16, and Dominic Viet, 15, were riding their bikes in Columbia, following a heavy storm on June 25, when they heard a woman screaming for

Freddie Gray case fallout has put Baltimore ‘ahead of the game’ with police reform. There’s much work still to be done

July 3, 2021 8:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN Nearly five years ago, the prosecution of six Baltimore police officers in the case of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man whose death in police custody sparked historic unrest in the city, ended with no convictions. After three officers in the case were each tried and acquitted, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn

A destroyed bridge crossing the Tekeze River is seen in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia Thursday

Food and fuel running out in capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region

July 3, 2021 8:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Nima Elbagir and Richard Roth, CNN Food and fuel is running out in the capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, a CNN producer on the ground in Mekelle reports. A communications blackout in the region, in place since Ethiopian forces withdrew and announced a unilateral ceasefire last week, has made it difficult to

EXCLUSIVE: FAMILIES BURY DEAD AFTER TIGRAY MASSACRE

July 3, 2021 8:14 AM CNN

“We couldn’t rest until they were buried”, say family members making efforts to bury bodies located after the massacre in Tigray.

Aerial view shows search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside

HURRICANE COULD COMPLICATE SURFSIDE SEARCH (9:30pmET)

July 3, 2021 7:58 AM CNN

Hurricane, an unstable building, and COVID are posing challenges to crews in Surfside as another condo building is deemed unsafe

Biden travels to Michigan to celebrate progress in Covid-19 fight

July 3, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden travels on Saturday to Traverse City, Michigan, as part of July Fourth celebrations that the White House is looking to use to mark the US’s progress in the fight against Covid-19. The White House’s theme for the holiday weekend is “America’s Back Together,” and the administration is promoting the idea

US airports expect long lines and high stress for July 4th travel

July 3, 2021 7:09 AM CNN

CNN’s Pete Muntean reports that the Fourth of July weekend is expected to be one of the busiest days for US airports since the start of the pandemic.

Rain could dampen your July 4th plans this weekend.

Rain could dampen your star-spangled plans this weekend

July 3, 2021 6:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Gard and Haley Brink, CNN The Fourth of July finally falls on a weekend and people are looking to get outdoors — but in some regions of the US, an umbrella will be on the packing list, while sunscreen and a way to cool down are on others. The South is looking at

Record heat and rain chances in store this holiday weekend

July 3, 2021 6:48 AM CNN

Fourth of July weekend has arrived. Some may be reaching for an umbrella this weekend while others will be searching for a way to escape the heat. Meteorologist Tyler Mauldin has the forecast.

A bank accidentally deposited $50 billion into a Louisiana family’s account

July 3, 2021 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN For four days, Darren James and his family were multibillionaires. The real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and his wife were doing a routine check on their finances last Saturday when they noticed $50 billion had been mistakenly deposited into their Chase Bank account. “That’s not like a one zero

View from Torr Head looking towards the Mull of Kintyre.

The UK wants to build one of the world’s most ambitious bridges

July 3, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN At the western edge of Europe lie two little islands with a complex past. Ireland and Britain are just 12 miles apart at the Irish Sea’s narrowest point, but waters run deep here — in every sense. For the past century, Ireland’s northeast corner has been part of the United Kingdom

CORONAVIRUS WRAP: DELTA VARIANT CASES ON THE RISE

July 3, 2021 5:49 AM CNN

Delta variant is behind California’s Covid-19 positivity rate doubling

Champlain Tower East is located between the partially collapsed Champlain Tower South and its sister building

Search and rescue efforts at collapsed Surfside condo paused for demolition preparation

July 3, 2021 5:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and David Shortell, CNN [Breaking news update at 6:24 p.m. ET] Search and rescue efforts at the partially collapsed South Florida condo will temporarily pause as officials prepare for the demolition of the building’s remaining units, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Saturday. Search and rescue will resume on

Three years after the Capital Gazette shooting, its former publisher still sleeps with a gun

July 3, 2021 5:14 AM CNN Newsource

Mark Morales, CNN Tom Marquardt, the former editor and publisher of the Capital Gazette, could have easily found himself in the cross-hairs of Jarrod Ramos, the man responsible for busting into the paper’s newsroom and killing five staffers with his pump action shotgun. Lucky for Marquardt, he had already retired from the newspaper. But three

Donald Trump allies pressured Maricopa County election supervisors

Arizona Republic: Trump allies pressured Maricopa County election supervisors

July 3, 2021 5:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In the weeks following the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump’s White House attempted to call the chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors — a key county in the state Trump lost by a small margin to then-candidate Joe Biden — according to a new report from the Arizona

Hear voicemails Giuliani left Arizona officials after election

July 3, 2021 5:09 AM CNN

New records show reported behind-the-scenes efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure Arizona election officials into helping him retain the presidency in 2020. The Arizona Republic, a Phoenix newspaper, obtained new records and voicemails showing how Trump and his former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani tried to pressure Maricopa County supervisors overseeing the election results.

Tracking a gorgeous Independence Day weekend

July 3, 2021 4:32 AM Nate Splater

TODAY: A chance of patchy fog before 8 or 9 a.m. and sunny skies all day. Pleasant with highs in the mid-80s. TOMORROW: The 4th is another gorgeous day in the upper 80s with sunny skies. UV index will be high both days this weekend – you can sunburn in as little as 20 minutes

Reminder of CDC food safety as Fourth of July events continue at Salute to America in Jefferson City

July 3, 2021 4:22 AM Zola Crowder

Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to American events continue in Jefferson City Saturday ahead of the 4th of July holiday, and many food trucks and vendors are ready for the large crowds. However, there is still proper food safety precautions to take as cases and positivity rates continue to rise in Missouri. As of Friday

‘Tragedy beyond tragedy’: Champlain Towers South was a catastrophe in slow motion

July 3, 2021 3:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Kuznia, Scott Glover, Curt Devine and Casey Tolan, CNN Sara Nir was up late, checking her email when she heard knocking sounds that went from a soft tapping to hard pounding to a frightful crash overhead — as if a wall had collapsed in the unit above her ground-floor condo. Raysa Rodriguez was

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