By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A contentious new law against hate speech has come into force in Scotland. It’s being praised by some but criticized by others who say its sweeping provisions could criminalize religious views or tasteless jokes. Critics argue that the law will have a chilling effect on free speech.
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By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The sequel didn’t have the exact same cast as the original. College basketball doesn’t work that way. But the two prominent stars from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament a year ago – Iowa’s Caitlin Clark and LSU’s Angel Reese – remained front and center in the sport. Monday night,
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CNN By Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison
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MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hermann man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Monroe County early Sunday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Clifford Deatsch, 64, was driving his 2007 Nissan Xterra southbound on Highway 15 at 1:50 a.m. when he went off the left side of the road, hit a driveway
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in clearing debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main shipping channel leading to the vital port, officials said Monday.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Una corriente subyacente de violencia implícita siempre ha sido un ingrediente esencial de la personalidad de hombre fuerte de Donald Trump. A medida que se acercan el primer juicio del expresidente y las elecciones generales, Trump está aumentando la presión, creando una atmósfera política tensa. El viernes compartió un video de
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By Joshua Berlinger, Lauren Iszo and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem over the weekend in the largest protests Israel has seen since the start of the war against Hamas, a significant challenge to the increasingly embattled leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — No. 3 North Carolina State beat No. 1 Texas 76-66 to advance to the women’s Final Four despite the three-point lines on the court at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, not being the same distance from the basket. “The NCAA was notified today that the three-point lines on the
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks. April Fools’ Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it’s not even relegated to one day in April, cracking
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CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little tricks. April Fools’ Day has a shockingly global history, for a holiday devoted fully to mild deception. For some cultures, it’s not even relegated to one day in April,
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China to help build social and cultural links on a trip that might include a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping despite heightened tensions. Ma left Taipei on Monday with a student group on an 11-day trip that underlines continued interactions in education, business
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a UTV in Miller County Sunday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 4:52 p.m. south of Kinderhook Rd. Troopers say the crash happened when the UTV driven by a 13-year-old girl went off the road, overturned, throwing
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is launching a true crime series on Fox Nation. “Unsolved with James Patterson” is hosted by the million-selling author, premieres Monday and will air in three segments. Fox says Patterson’s series will include a trio of unsolved homicide cases. One is the death of a Louisiana schoolteacher who became
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Who do you have winning your college basketball bracket? The head of AT&T’s marketing is hoping that you’ll respond by asking, “For which tournament?” The telecommunications giant is once again sponsoring the men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments. It’s also significantly increasing is investment in
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — On its surface, The Zero Co looks like any other bottle shop. It’s a small space, just 600 square feet, with wide windows welcoming the sunlight. Wooden shelves line the white walls, holding rows of glass liquor and wine bottles, bitters, six packs of beer, seltzer, and the like.
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Scientists in South Korea have announced a new world record for the length of time they sustained temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius — seven times hotter than the sun’s core — during a nuclear fusion experiment, in what they say is an important step forward for this futuristic
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison
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Camden County prosecutors on Monday charged a man with first-degree murder after a shooting victim succumbed to their injuries.
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By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — It’s known as the green heart of Italy because of its forested hills and landlocked location. But the region of Umbria, in central Italy, is about to become the beating heart of the country – or, even, the very fast beating heart – thanks to its new tourist attraction.
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner will rise to a career-high world No. 2 after brushing aside Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets to win his first Miami Open title. After losing in the final in 2021 and 2023, Sinner dispatched Dimitrov in just one hour and 14 minutes as he
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