By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican former congressman Peter Meijer has announced he’ll run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in 2024. Meijer’s announcement on Monday comes after he was ousted from his House seat by a Republican primary opponent in 2022. Meijer was one of 10 House Republicans
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A 53-year-old man died Sunday during the swimming leg of the Noosa Triathlon in Australia. Queensland Police said a man, from Victoria, Australia, was pulled from the water in the early morning and was found unresponsive. Police are treating the death as non-suspicious. The identity of the man has
Continue ReadingBY STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has lost a bid for the mayorship of the country’s capital and other key cities despite victories in many areas in local elections that were overshadowed by accusations of Russia’s meddling. Lilian Carp of the Party of Action and
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Ryanair will start paying regular dividends for the first time in its nearly 40-year history, as Europe’s largest airline reaps record profits off the back of booming demand for air travel and much higher ticket prices. The company, which also owns Polish airline Buzz and Austrian carrier Lauda,
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at military and other sensitive installations following the weekend attack by militants on an air base. Three grounded aircraft were damaged and a fuel tanker was destroyed. The recently formed Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack in
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old boy was killed and four other children injured when someone in a car opened fire into a crowd Friday night in Cincinnati, officials said, in yet another example of “the reality these kids have to live through” as the nation’s gun violence epidemic roils on. An adult
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Ketchup and pickles have been a natural combination on a hamburger and hot dogs for decades. Now, thanks to Heinz, the two flavors have been combined into one condiment. Rolling out to grocery store shelves in early 2024, Heinz’s newest flavor of its famous ketchup is called
Continue Reading By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Brace yourselves. Jokes incoming. Elon Musk has announced the introduction of “Grok,” an artificially intelligent chatbot, for some users of X, which the billionaire suggests has a sarcastic sense of humor similar to his own. Musk, who has owned X — formerly known as Twitter — for a year,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a man who drove onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport with his 4-year-old daughter and started an 18-hour standoff with police that ended with his arrest was using a rental car and lacked a weapons permit. Operations at the airport returned to normal on Monday after the lengthy closure caused
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s federal government says the future of contested land in its northern Tigray region will be settled by a referendum, and hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people will be returned. Monday’s announcement came one year after a cease-fire ended a devastating civil war there. The disputed status
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Some teams have title aspirations. Some teams aim for a spot in the playoffs. For others, the promising play of their rookies is all they’re looking for. And on Sunday, there was something for everyone, with most going home with signs of hope. So here’s everything you need to
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — What would the mean ol’ Grinch be doing in 2023? Would that Christmas sad sack be hosting a cooking show on TikTok? Writing long essays for Substack? No, you know what he’d be doing — a podcast. “The Grinch Holiday Talk Show” arrives this holiday
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses. The Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program, led by CDC’s Travelers’ Health Branch, was introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Sensitive personal information like the apparent home addresses and health conditions of thousands of active-duty US military personnel can be bought cheaply online from so-called data brokers, according to a study published Monday by Duke University researchers. The researchers could shop for data on servicemembers based on geolocation, including whether
Continue ReadingCNN By Dean Obeidallah, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. There’s no other way to put this: New poll results from The New York Times and
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet The requests for tips for service are coming more frequently these days, as cashless payment methods with automated tipping options proliferate at checkout counters. To help make responding to these prompts less awkward, tipping experts offer some guidelines. First, it’s worth knowing that you can always decline to tip in
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim student at Stanford University is advocating for “love, understanding and inclusivity” after he was recently struck by a car in what authorities are calling a hate crime. It is one of the latest instances of hate-based violence, as many communities in the US face increasingly tense rhetoric
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati officials are expressing outrage at a drive-by shooting that sent more than a score of bullets into a crowd of children. The shooter killed an 11-year-old boy and struck four other children and an adult. Police Chief Terri Theetge told reporters Sunday that an occupant of a sedan fired 22 rounds
Continue ReadingBy RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A record number of migrants have made the treacherous boat journey on the Atlantic Ocean to Spain’s Canary Islands this year, and most of the 32,000 people are coming from Senegal. The number of migrants arriving on the Spanish islands off the West African coast is
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Words by Flo Cornall, graphics by Woojin Lee, CNN (CNN) — Blazing fires, biblical floods and catastrophic storms are becoming increasingly common but they could be just a taste of things to come. Scientists say our planet is teetering towards a number of climate “tipping points” which could cause irreversible changes to the place we
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