SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willson Contreras received hugs and handshakes from teammates after striking out in the ninth inning in what was likely his last game with the Chicago Cubs. The three-time All-Star catcher is set to become a free agent at the end of the season and expects to be traded to a contender
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California’s Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. The tree, which is deep
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Hyperion, certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living tree, is officially off-limits to visitors. California’s Redwood National Park issued a statement last week that anyone who is caught near the tree can face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. The tree, which is deep
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By Jessie Yeung and Wayne Chang, CNN US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several other Congress members visited Singapore on Monday, their first official stop in a high-profile Asia tour that has attracted international attention over speculation she may visit Taiwan. The delegation started their two-day visit to the city-state by meeting Singaporean President Halimah
Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, viajó a Asia para realizar una gira por la región después de aterrizar en Hawai, donde visitó el Pearl Harbor Memorial y el USS Arizona. Pelosi encabeza una delegación del Congreso al Indo-PacÃfico y planea visitar lugares como
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Primary elections are being held in six states on Tuesday. In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press Primary elections are being held in six states on Tuesday. In Missouri, scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric Greitens is attempting a political comeback in his campaign for U.S. Senate. In Michigan, a crowded field of Republican gubernatorial candidates includes a man charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 election should be overturned are among four Republicans vying to be the top election officer in Arizona. Voters in Kansas also go to the polls Tuesday. They have a choice
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Penguin Random House announced its bid to acquire Simon & Schuster in November 2020. The deal — combining two of the top five book publishers in the United States —
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Penguin Random House announced its bid to acquire Simon & Schuster in November 2020. The deal — combining two of the top five book publishers in the United States —
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By Nima Elbagir, CNN Sudan’s military authorities have launched a “manhunt” for people suspected of providing information to CNN for an investigation that exposed Russia’s plundering of gold in the African nation, according to multiple former and current officials. Relatives were also threatened in a bid to silence suspected leakers. One source said authorities were
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Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad on Monday told the Iranian regime, “Go to hell,” just days after authorities informed her a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle was arrested in the Brooklyn neighborhood where she lives with her family, including her stepchildren. Authorities are investigating whether
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council will vote Monday night on authorizing funds to purchase a real-time crime control surveillance system for the Columbia Police Department, and city residents say they are in favor of the sytem. The software would give CPD immediate access body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds throughout the city only if there
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Rodón struck out 10 over seven dominant innings amid speculation he could be traded, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0. Rodón got help from his defense early. Left fielder Luis Gonzalez reached over the outfield wall to snare Christopher Morel’s leadoff drive, and center fielder Austin
Continue ReadingBy Sharif Paget and Zoe Sottile, CNN Amid disastrous flooding in eastern Kentucky, one anonymous man’s good deed helped rescue a grandmother and her family trapped inside a water-filled home. Randy Polly was driving to get gas on Thursday morning when he encountered floodwaters that left him stranded on a patch of dry land in
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Clarence House, la residencia del prÃncipe Carlos, ha cuestionado las afirmaciones publicadas en el Sunday Times del Reino Unido de que el heredero al trono negoció un acuerdo en 2013 para aceptar una donación benéfica de un millón de libras esterlinas de los medio hermanos de Osama bin Laden. The Sunday
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Si tienes uno o más cajones llenos de aparatos y cables viejos, no estás solo. Décadas de presión del sector tecnológico para “innovar o morir” han dado lugar a una larga lista de productos tecnológicos domésticos útiles y llamativos, pero muchos de estos mismos dispositivos también necesitan ser reemplazados casi al
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Moriah Jefferson scored 22 points, Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and nine rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-77. Jefferson shot 9 for 14 and Fowles made her first eight shots before missing on her final attempt for Minnesota (12-19). Kayla McBride added 15 points, Rachel Banham
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Summer 2022 has been dominated by stories about travel mishaps, overcrowding at major destinations and airports and life-threatening heat waves in Europe. Yet in Asia, where many countries are reopening in a more gradual fashion — with fewer flight cancellations or horror stories about lost luggage — tourists have been slow
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