By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 65,000 football fans (some hoping to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift) will soon descend upon Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to attend the most-viewed American sporting event of the year. Between the hot dogs, the beers and probably during Usher’s greatest hits, the Super Bowl
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies. So, how are both occurring at the same time? It’s not as contradictory as it might seem. Recent job cuts have been concentrated mainly in just
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — The governor of Turkey’s central bank has resigned only months after taking office amid allegations of improper use of power and family interference in the workings of the financial institutions. Hafize Gaye Erkan was the bank’s first female chief. She announced her resignation on social media late Friday, saying she was a
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By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — Is your dog a small male with a long nose? Or a medium-size female with a face of average canine proportions? If so, your furry companion is more likely to be at your side for a long time, according to new research. But if yours is a pooch with
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military on Saturday issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza and
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The US Olympic Marathon Trials will be held in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday – an opportunity for runners to book a place at the Games in Paris later this year. The men’s race will get underway at 10:10 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and the women’s at 10:20 a.m. ET
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Flight attendants are fed up with unruly airplane passenger behavior, the world’s largest cruise ship sets sail, and Lonely Planet is coming out with a new guide to the world’s most incredible beaches. World-class beaches Touching grass is great, but when it comes to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Tres personas resultaron heridas el sábado por la mañana en un ataque con cuchillo en París, según la prefectura de policía de la capital francesa. El ataque tuvo lugar alrededor de las 08:00 a.m. hora local en la estación de tren Gare de Lyon, dijo la policía a CNN, añadiendo
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up. The occasion was to honor Bon Jovi for his musical achievements and philanthropic efforts as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Saturday expressed deep concern over reports that the Israeli military intends to take its battle against Hamas to the town of Rafah at Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than a million people have escaped the fighting. The EU’s top diplomat warned that
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A leading soccer goalkeeper, who is Black and was subjected to racist abuse during a match in Italy’s top league last month, now finds himself being kicked around like a political football. AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who also plays for the French national team, led his team off
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — Farmers are holding protests across Europe, clogging the streets with their tractors, blocking ports and pelting the European Parliament with eggs over a long list of complaints from environmental regulation to excessive red tape. “We are no longer making a living from our profession,” one aggrieved farmer
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Estar a dieta a veces parece un pasatiempo estadounidense: si no has experimentado el “placer” de hacerlo, es casi seguro que tu mejor amigo, tu hermanito, tu tía o alguien más de tu círculo cercano de familiares y amigos sí lo haya hecho. Probablemente no sea una coincidencia que las
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s decision to strike 85 targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday in response to the death of three American soldiers last weekend amounted to a middle ground: short of a direct strike inside Iran, which would almost certainly spark a wider war, but still more expansive
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a year since a Norfolk Southern train skidded off its tracks in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, sending more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air. The contamination from the initial wreck was compounded when five tankers containing cancer-causing vinyl
Continue ReadingBy HELENA ALVES and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A man armed with a knife and a hammer wounded three people Saturday in an early morning attack at the bustling Gare de Lyon train station in Paris, another nerve-rattling security incident in the Olympics host city before the Summer Games open in six
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMED SHARUHAN Associated Press MALE, Maldives (AP) — The Maldives government says it has asked for clarification of why the Indian coast guard boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels within its economic zone earlier this week without consultation. It is the latest in a series of conflicts that has led to a setback in relations
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A second man has pleaded guilty in connection to a series of shootings targeting the homes of Democratic officials in New Mexico following a GOP candidate’s failed 2022 election bid, according to court documents. Demetrio Trujillo, 42, faces up to life in prison after pleading guilty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash in Columbia has closed a portion of Brown School Rd in Columbia Saturday morning. Boone County Joint Communication sent an alert at 1:22 a.m. asking drivers to avoid the area as they respond to a car crash in the 300 block of West Brown School Rd. The crash closed the
Continue Reading By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Being on a diet sometimes feels like an American pastime: If you haven’t experienced the “pleasure” of it, then it’s almost certain that your BFF, baby brother, aunt or someone else in your close circle of family and friends has. It’s probably no coincidence that government statistics show that
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