By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sharon Osbourne is sharing her experience taking Ozempic. The diabetes medication has taken off as a weight loss drug and during a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Osbourne described some of the side effects she said she experienced taking Ozempic. “At first, I mean, you feel nauseous,” Sharon
Continue ReadingBy Denise Pridgen Click here for updates on this story MARS HILL, North Carolina (WLOS) — Mars Hill police said a chase Wednesday, Sept. 27, ended when the suspect rammed an officer’s vehicle in a local grocery store parking lot. Officials said Madison County deputies were chasing a suspect in a minivan when the driver
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The full harvest moon shined in the early morning hours of September 29, also marking the fourth and final supermoon of 2023. September’s full moon reached peak illumination around 5:58 a.m. ET Friday, but it is expected to appear entirely illuminated through Saturday morning, according to NASA. Definitions of
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops. Zelenskyy says that Stoltenberg agreed to make efforts to get NATO members to help provide additional air defense systems to protect Ukraine’s power plants
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Business leaders are expressing alarm after Target became the latest retailer to blame crime for pulling the plug on stores. “The US Chamber is deeply concerned with increasing reports of stores closing in communities across the country due to large-scale theft and looting,” Tom Wickman, senior vice
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El actor Michael Gambon, más conocido por interpretar a Albus Dumbledore en la mayoría de las películas de “Harry Potter”, murió a los 82 años tras un “ataque de neumonía”, según un comunicado emitido el jueves en nombre de su familia, informó la agencia de noticias PA Media. “Estamos devastados
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press COLCHANE, Chile (AP) — In northern Chile, Teófila Challapa learned to weave surrounded by the hills and sandy roads of the Atacama Desert. “Spin the threads, girl,” her grandmother told her a half a century ago. Aymara women like Challapa, now 59, become acquainted with wool threads under blue
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Michelle Toh and Luciana Lopez, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for “decoupling” the US economy from China. Vivek Ramaswamy said: “We need to declare independence from China.” And North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said the US is “in a cold war with China.” On the Republican presidential primary debate stage
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Peloton and Lululemon, former foes, are teaming up together. The fitness companies announced a five-year “strategic global partnership,” which involves Lululemon ditching its Mirror fitness hardware and Peloton reducing production of its private-label line of fitness clothing. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Beginning next month,
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent and New Edition will perform at this fall’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be broadcast live for the first time. The ceremony will be live on Disney+ on Nov.
Continue Reading By Zahid Mahmood and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the “Harry Potter” movies, has died at 82 following a “bout of pneumonia,” a statement issued on behalf of his family said on Thursday, PA Media news agency reported. “We are devastated to announce
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers at the Supreme Court have some occasionally eccentric rituals. The Biden administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer eats a bunch of bananas. Some advocates rub the feet on John Marshall’s statue a floor below the courtroom. Arguing at the Supreme Court can be intimidating. Lawyers stand at
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor knighted for his illustrious career on the stage and screen and who went on to gain admiration from a new generation of moviegoers with his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died. He
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish government says it has withdrawn its support for the country’s oldest film festival after organizers reversed a decision to exclude a politically sensitive documentary. The Culture and Tourism Ministry says it’s backing out of the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival following the reinstatement of “Kanun Hukmu,” or
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Pokémon is partnering with the Vincent van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam as part of a new collaboration to teach youngsters about the work of one of the Netherlands’ most famous artists. A number of Pokémon-themed exhibits will run at the Van Gogh Museum from Thursday as part of the museum’s
Continue Reading By Alice Barnes-Brown, CNN (CNN) — Closed to the public for more than a decade, the stunning Zeyrek Çinili Hamam has just reopened its wooden doors to the world. Located in Istanbul’s Zeyrek neighborhood – on the European side of the Bosporus, adjacent to the historic Fatih district – the bathhouse was built in the
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced federal disaster assistance for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state. Biden’s emergency declaration will allow for more
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — The possibility of a US government shutdown has cast a shadow on a market already rife with uncertainty. Investors say that the government shutdown itself likely won’t cause massive damage to stocks. But that doesn’t mean smooth sailing for markets. History supports that cautious optimism: The benchmark S&P
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — An antitrust lawsuit from 17 states and the Federal Trade Commission this week against Amazon represents the US government’s biggest regulatory challenge yet against the e-commerce juggernaut. The landmark case targets Amazon’s retail platform, alleging that it’s harmed shoppers and sellers alike on a massive scale. Through an
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC and French authorities say that six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by French police after one of the women made a distress call to a journalist. The women, four Vietnamese and two Iraqis, hid for hours in
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