By STEPHEN SMITH and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press PINOLA, Miss. (AP) — A species of tiny fish that once flourished in a river running hundreds of miles from central Mississippi into southeastern Louisiana is being reintroduced to the Pearl River after disappearing 50 years ago. Wildlife experts say a number of factors likely contributed to
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By Amy Cassidy and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ambassadors from Russia and Belarus have been invited back to the Nobel Prize banquet after being excluded last year because of the invasion of Ukraine, the Nobel Foundation said. Iran has also been invited to the December event in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, after being
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — Home builder stocks are on a tear, boosted by a jump in demand as some Americans shun the historically tight and unaffordable market for existing housing. The Federal Reserve’s bid to bring down inflation by raising interest rates has sent US mortgage rates soaring over the past year.
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee says a partnership between the Russian and Chinese leaders worries him, calling it the biggest threat to Europe and the Pacific since World War II. Rep. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, spoke during a trip to Sweden with a U.S. congressional delegation. The
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By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A US District Judge has blocked an Arkansas social media age verification law that was set to go in effect Friday, according to a Thursday court filing. The act was aimed at requiring “age verification for use of social media; and to clarify liability for failure to perform age
Continue ReadingBy ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s communications ministry says at least 43 people have died in a clash between armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in the country. The violence broke out early Wednesday in the eastern city of Goma where followers of the Wazalendo
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Search teams finished checking a derelict Johannesburg apartment building a day after one of South Africa’s deadliest fires broke out there as pathologists faced the grisly task Friday of identifying charred bodies and body parts that were transported in large trucks to mortuaries across
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia is over, but the rebuilding effort has just begun. Residents in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas can access federal, state and local assistance, as well as aid from nonprofit and charitable groups, to help them contend with storm damage to their homes, vehicles and other property. However,
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration says it still plans to finalize rules that would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars this year, but the agency is running behind schedule. In April 2022, when the FDA initially announced that it was going to ban the popular
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay. At
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jack Sonni, exguitarrista de la banda británica de rock Dire Straits, murió en las últimas horas, según anunció el grupo en las redes sociales. “#JackSonni Descanse en paz”, escribió la banda en X, antes conocido como Twitter, este jueves junto a una fotografía en blanco y negro del guitarrista. Tenía
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three candidates will compete in a special primary election in Utah for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, the six-term GOP lawmaker who’ll step down Sept. 15. Vying for the nomination Tuesday are former state representative Becky Edwards, businessman and former state party chairman
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US labor market continues to live its Goldilocks story with healthy job growth but at a far cooler pace than the blockbuster job gains of the past two and a half years. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US economy added 187,000 jobs
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — American third seed Jessica Pegula cruised through to the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-1 victory against Romania’s Patricia Maria Țig on Thursday. The match got off to a nervy start as the pair traded breaks early on before Pegula, the top-ranked American player at
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This Morning: Morning temperatures will be brisk in the lower 50s with possible river valley fog. Some lows could dip to the upper 40s. Today: Clear skies and southeast winds on Friday keep us mild in the 80s this afternoon. Evening conditions will be perfect to get out as temperatures fall through the 70s. Extended:
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Gwyneth Paltrow hizo una petición a los fans de Marvel de todo el mundo. La fundadora de Goop respondió este miércoles a consultas de sus seguidores en historias de Instagram, entre ellas a una que le exigía “responder a la pregunta” sobre por qué dejó de aparecer en las películas
Continue ReadingBy MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government will, for the first time, dictate staffing levels at nursing homes, the Biden administration said Friday, responding to systemic problems bared by mass COVID-19 deaths. While such regulation has been sought for decades by allies of older adults and those with disabilities,
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Jack Sonni, former guitarist for British rock band Dire Straits, has died, the group announced on social media. “#JackSonni Rest In Peace” the band wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday alongside a black and white photograph of the guitarist. He was 68. Sonni, who was born
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis (CNN) — When Jake Kleinmahon and his husband, Tom, decided to move back to New Orleans in 2018, they had plans to live there forever. Kleinmahon, a pediatric cardiologist, earned his medical degree from Tulane University, and despite leaving the state to complete his fellowships, he said he felt drawn to
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