Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl is bearing down on the southeast Caribbean as a powerful Category 3 storm after previously becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Tobago and
Continue ReadingWILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals. The Poozeum opened this spring in Williams along Route 66. President and curator George Frandsen has been collecting the fossils known as coprolites for nearly three decades. His museum features roughly 7,000 specimens, including one suspected to be
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As our daily interactions become more digital, emojis are evolving to help us convey our particular emotions via text messages. Emojis can also dramatically alter the meaning of a sentence — and sometimes reveal what generation you belong to. 👀 Take this CNN quiz to see what your texting style
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As our daily interactions become more digital, emojis are evolving to help us convey our particular emotions via text messages. Emojis can also dramatically alter the meaning of a sentence — and sometimes reveal what generation you belong to. 👀 Take this CNN quiz to see what your texting
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As our daily interactions become more digital, emojis are evolving to help us convey our particular emotions via text messages. Emojis can also dramatically alter the meaning of a sentence — and sometimes reveal what generation you belong to. 👀 Take this CNN quiz to see what your texting
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As our daily interactions become more digital, emojis are evolving to help us convey our particular emotions via text messages. Emojis can also dramatically alter the meaning of a sentence — and sometimes reveal what generation you belong to. 👀 Take this CNN quiz to see what your texting
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As our daily interactions become more digital, emojis are evolving to help us convey our particular emotions via text messages. Emojis can also dramatically alter the meaning of a sentence — and sometimes reveal what generation you belong to. 👀 Take this CNN quiz to see what your texting
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Trying to get a table at a buzzy new restaurant in New York or Los Angeles? You’ll have better luck if you’re an American Express cardholder and pay the requisite hundreds of dollars in fees. American Express announced last week that it’s buying Tock, a booking app
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — As France gets ready to face Belgium in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Monday, star man Kylian Mbappé is still struggling to get used to the protective equipment he has to wear. For the second match in a row, Mbappé will be wearing a mask when he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is imposing new restrictions on the sale of hemp products, requiring some basic standards for rented residences, cutting income taxes and requiring cash bail for dozens of new crimes. Those are among many laws passed earlier this year by the General Assembly that are taking effect on July 1.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s final day of the term will be Monday, when it issues a critical decision on whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution for his actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Here’s what to watch: When will the court rule?
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Lando Norris said he would lose respect for friend Max Verstappen if the Red Bull driver fails to apologize for a collision between the pair during a controversial Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday. McLaren’s Norris and Verstappen had been disputing the lead in a tense battle at the front
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters are racing to tackle wildfires that have broken out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos as Greece’s prime minister warns of a dangerous summer ahead. Emergency services issued evacuation orders for those in the Metohi area of western Chios Monday, urging them to head to a nearby
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Tras meses de intensas especulaciones y reticencias oficiales, China confirmó finalmente que sus dos exministros de Defensa, que desaparecieron de la escena pública el año pasado, habían sido investigados por corrupción. Su dramática caída ha sacado a la luz presuntos engaños profundamente arraigados en sectores clave de la modernización militar
Continue Reading By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Facebook parent Meta has been accused of breaking Europe’s new digital competition rules over its “pay or consent” advertising model. Late last year, Meta (META) launched a service called “Subscription for no ads,” allowing European users of Facebook and Instagram to pay up to €12.99 ($14) a month for ad-free
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese made history in her squad’s 70-62 defeat against the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday, becoming the first WNBA player to record a double-double in 10 consecutive games in a single season. Having pulled down 16 rebounds and needing two points to post double-figures in both
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against Muslims on social media after one of the worst mob attacks on Christians in the eastern Punjab province last year. In August 2023, groups of Muslim men burned dozens of
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them. Meta has been giving European users the option since November of paying for ad-free
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Results released early Monday show that France’s National Rally has surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections. That brings the far-right party to the brink of power and deals a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists. The results confirmed polling that showed the party is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. The last time the Labour Party came to power was in 1997, when the youthful Tony Blair led his party to a landslide victory after it had been in
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