By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Luis Díaz scored two goals to help Colombia stun Brazil in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, as his father watched on from the stands just a week after being released by kidnappers. Luis Manuel Díaz looked overcome with emotion as he witnessed his son net an impressive second-half
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s marine corps says it has secured multiple bridgeheads on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River in the Kherson region in fighting it described as having caused thousands of Russian casualties and destroyed dozens of ammunition warehouses, armored vehicles and other weaponry.
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Friendships aren’t just about those you sit with on the school bus or play alongside on your childhood baseball team — they are a core component of the human experience, experts say. But making and retaining deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men, according to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Many cities around the world see clean and efficient public transport as a crucial way to lower their carbon emissions. For cities with waterways, a high-tech ferry in Sweden could soon set a new standard. Speeding through Stockholm’s archipelago, electric boat maker Candela’s new P-12 vessel barely makes a
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Director Taika Waititi’s eclectic resume has ranged from Marvel’s Thor sequels to oddball comedies featuring vampires and Nazis, which makes his latest, the whimsical fact-based sports movie “Next Goal Wins,” notable mostly for how conventional it is. Warm and eager to please, it’s part underdog story, part fish
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CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Director Taika Waititi’s eclectic resume has ranged from Marvel’s Thor sequels to oddball comedies featuring vampires and Nazis, which makes his latest, the whimsical fact-based sports movie “Next Goal Wins,” notable mostly for how conventional it is. Warm and eager to please, it’s part underdog story, part
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — One hundred days after a devastating wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui, many residents have returned to see their scorched homes, but several people remain unaccounted for. Authorities launched new searches as recently as this week amid efforts to revitalize the disaster area. Here’s what else you need to
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk has publicly endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists: that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.” That kind of overt thumbs up to an antisemitic post shocked even some of Musk’s critics, who have long called him out for using racist or
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir say government forces have killed five suspected militants in a gunbattle. Indian government forces launched a joint operation on Thursday based on a tip that rebels were hiding in a village in southern Kulgam district. Police say the siege led to a gunbattle that
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El rapero estadounidense Snoop Dogg anunció que decidió dejar la marihuana… o al menos dejar de fumarla. “Después de mucha consideración y conversación con mi familia, he decidido dejar de fumar (marihuana)”, dijo el rapero, cuyo nombre real es Calvin Broadus, a sus 82,5 millones de seguidores en Instagram. “Por
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Up next for end-of-year celestial spectaculars is the Leonid meteor shower, set to produce bright meteors with persistent trains streaking across the night sky. The Leonids have been active since early November but are expected to peak this weekend at 12:33 a.m. ET Saturday, according to EarthSky. Sky-gazers could see
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Let’s face it, people generally don’t come to Godzilla-related projects for the actors and drama, which is basically the leap that “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” asks viewers to make. Stretched into a multi-generational Apple TV+ series, the show is as much a Titan-ic soap opera as a monster
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By Alayna Treene, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Three Republican presidential candidates gathered Friday at a proverbial Thanksgiving dinner in Iowa for a “family discussion” that falls in the middle of an increasingly contentious primary. Shoulder-to-shoulder, rather than separated by podiums on a debate stage, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and
Continue Reading By Jenny Marc, CNN Tanomah, Saudi Arabia – (CNN) — Abdulrahman Alabdu hangs off the side of a cliff, drilling into the rock and placing stainless steel bolts in each hole. In this remote corner of Saudi Arabia, his tools are the only sound piercing the silence. He estimates that just 30 to 50 people from
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — John Lally was on his third gravel delivery of the day Saturday morning when he saw flashing police lights in the rearview mirror of his pickup truck and immediately thought he was being pulled over. Lally, who’d had his own serious run-ins with law enforcement over the years, slowly
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex may now be better known for her role in the British royal family than for any character she played during her career as an actress, but on Thursday she reminisced about her time in Hollywood and about the success that her show “Suits” still enjoys.
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The first practice session of Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix was canceled less than 10 minutes after starting on Thursday night due to a loose drain cover. Motorsport governing body FIA announced that a manhole cover failure was the reason for the stoppage, adding that it
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has released a set of questions for an informal survey it will send to voters on a number of divisive issues including migration, LGBTQ+ rights and support for Ukraine. The “national consultation” survey made public on Friday proposes blocking further European Union assistance to
Continue Reading By Jalen Beckford and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the stopgap spending bill into law, averting a shutdown for now and setting up a contentious fight over funding in the new year. The measure, which passed both chambers with bipartisan support in a major victory for House Speaker Mike
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, Chandelis Duster and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Since October 7, large, pulsing crowds have gathered at rallies around the world, with signs above their heads and chants on their lips, to convey their simmering frustration, outrage and fear over the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas and the resulting casualties. On
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