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ProPublica report offers broadest look yet at Clarence Thomas’ luxury travel bankrolled by wealthy friends and reveals private jet and helicopter rides and VIP sporting event tickets

August 10, 2023 4:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The lifestyle Justice Clarence Thomas has enjoyed over the last three decades bankrolled by gifts and hospitality from his wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report, and has included numerous flights on private planes, skybox tickets to sporting events, stays at luxury

Rapinoe warms up prior to the US' World Cup match against Sweden

Megan Rapinoe says it has been an ‘honor’ to play for the US as she bids goodbye to national team

August 10, 2023 4:43 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Megan Rapinoe said it has been an “honor” to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of

Soccer player Da’vian Kimbrough, 13, becomes youngest professional athlete in US team sports history

August 10, 2023 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Soccer team Sacramento Republic announced on Wednesday that it had signed 13-year-old Da’vian Kimbrough to a professional contract, making him the youngest professional athlete in US team sports history. Kimbrough signed the contract with the team in the USL Championship – the second-tier of US soccer – aged 13

Ethiopia’s government recaptures Amhara region towns from militia, government and residents say

August 10, 2023 4:29 AM Associated Press

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government and residents say the military has recaptured several areas in the embattled Amhara region from local militia fighters. Details of dozens of civilians killed have begun to emerge amid an internet shutdown. The goverment says the military has reclaimed control of six towns including

Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 36

August 10, 2023 4:25 AM Isabella Roberts

As of Thursday morning, the death toll of the Maui wildfires has risen to 36 people, CNN reports. The fires have destroyed hundreds of structures in Maui, including homes and businesses with thousands of people being displaced. More than 11,000 people visiting the island were flown out of Maui Wednesday, with more expected to leave early Thursday morning. Over 600

Scientists are fighting to save the ‘blue heart’ of Europe

August 10, 2023 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest. A mesmerizing blue-green, it runs 140 miles (225 kilometers) from deep within the Dinaric Alps to the Adriatic Sea – at some points disappearing into subterranean channels before re-emerging in bubbling springs. One of the coldest rivers

300,000-year-old skull found in China unlike any early human seen before

August 10, 2023 4:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Hafsa Khalil and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. An international team of researchers from China, Spain and the United Kingdom unearthed the skull

ANÁLISIS | El drama legal de Trump crece día tras día

August 10, 2023 4:15 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La ya abrumadora situación legal de Donald Trump se vuelve más sombría cada día a medida que surgen nuevos detalles de las profundidades a las que estaba dispuesto a rebajarse para revertir su derrota en las elecciones de 2020. Es raro que un acusado criminal enfrente el tipo de cantidad

Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie hits theaters

August 10, 2023 4:10 AM Associated Press

By RAFIQ MAQBOOL Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Fans of Rajinikanth, one of India’s biggest movie superstars, are thronging theaters and celebrating with dancing and prayers as his latest film hits screens. The first screening began at 6 a.m. local time on Thursday. One theater in Mumbai stopped the movie for a minute when

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus

August 10, 2023 4:09 AM Associated Press

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense minister says the country intends to put 10,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus. His statement Thursday comes as Warsaw worries about the presence of Russian-linked mercenaries in Belarus and migrants trying to cross the border without authorization. For two years, Poland has contended

China expands the number of countries for travel by its big-spending tourists

August 10, 2023 4:04 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China has increased the number of countries that its big-spending tourists can visit by more than 70 following the lifting of its last COVID-19 travel restrictions. The decision comes as international flights gradually return to their pre-pandemic levels. China implemented draconian controls within the country and almost entirely closed its borders after

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the establishment of the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

Biden heads to Republican Utah to promote his bipartisan bonafides

August 10, 2023 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state – and its GOP governor – to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he’s trying to sell to voters heading into 2024. The visit to Utah, where he arrived Wednesday, caps a four-day sales pitch

Trump and one co-defendant plead not guilty to latest charges in classified docs case; another arraignment is postponed

August 10, 2023 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand and Randi Kaye, CNN Ft. Pierce, Florida (CNN) — Donald Trump’s body-man Walt Nauta pleaded not guilty to new criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, while the arraignment for his co-defendant Carlos De Oliveira has been postponed because he still doesn’t have a Florida

Tracking morning fog before a sunny afternoon

August 10, 2023 3:55 AM Chance Gotsch

Today: Thursday morning starts off with widespread fog across the region before clearing into the second half of the morning giving way to mostly sunny skies. Highs warm into the mid-80s. Winds switch from the northwest back from the southwest late this afternoon at 5-10 MPH. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s with chances

Egypt’s inflation reaches record high of 38.2% in July, government data shows

August 10, 2023 3:51 AM Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s national statistics bureau says inflation has reached a record high in July. It said Thursday that consumer prices rose 38.2% from a year earlier, up from 36.8% in June. The agency also says average food and beverage prices, the main drivers of inflation, rose 68.2% over the past 12 months. Prices

Hong Kong police arrest 10 people accused of supporting overseas activists after 2019 protests

August 10, 2023 3:37 AM Associated Press

By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have arrested 10 people on suspicion of endangering national security through their alleged involvement with a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in 2019 pro-democracy protests. Police said Thursday the 10 people were suspected of conspiring to collude with the 612

Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn delighted by ‘big mouth’ US’ elimination from Women’s World Cup

August 10, 2023 3:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Netherlands star Lineth Beerensteyn says she was delighted by the US’ early elimination from the Women’s World Cup following Sunday’s penalty shootout defeat to Sweden. The US beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final four years ago to win a second successive title but was halted in its quest

Russia’s military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civilians

August 10, 2023 3:21 AM Associated Press

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the eastern Kharkiv region, where Russian forces reportedly are making a concerted effort to punch through the front line. The local military administration in Kharkiv’s Kupiansk

Western officials: Niger junta warned they’d kill deposed president after any military intervention

August 10, 2023 3:15 AM Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries attempted any military intervention to restore his rule, two Western officials told The Associated Press. They spoke to the AP shortly before the West African

Philadelphia Phillies’ Michael Lorenzen throws no-hitter against Washington Nationals

August 10, 2023 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in the team’s 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Lorenzen, who was making his second start for the Phillies and first at home since being traded from the Detroit Tigers earlier this month during the trade deadline,

Month: August 2023