July 2024

Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees

July 31, 2024 4:04 AM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the nation’s capital, Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. “StubHub intentionally hides

Biden to call on Congress and agencies to take action aimed at curbing flow of fentanyl

July 31, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on federal agencies and Congress to take actions to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States – an issue that has been a major theme of GOP attacks on the administration over the southern border. Biden will issue a national

Key takeaways from the latest Fed meeting

July 31, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve gave an important clue Wednesday that it will likely cut its benchmark lending rate in the coming months. The move would pave the way for lower borrowing costs for Americans on everything from mortgages and car loans to credit cards. While the central bank said

Why Americans are snubbing McDonald’s and Starbucks

July 31, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — On the surface, it looks like Americans are laying off the Big Macs, booze and even — gasp! — Starbucks. Earnings season for major food and beverage companies began just this week, but already we’re seeing how American spending habits are evolving in this era of

Dan luz verde al triatlón olímpico en el río Sena. La calidad del agua mejoró, según los organizadores

July 31, 2024 3:54 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las competiciones de triatlón se han puesto en marcha este miércoles en París, después de que la preocupación por la calidad del agua del río Sena obligara a aplazar la prueba masculina un día antes. Durante la noche llovió más en París, pero el Triatlón Mundial y París 2024 determinaron

Tracking dangerous heat and more rain chances through Thursday

July 31, 2024 3:50 AM John Ross

TODAY: Wednesday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as dangerous heat continues to bake the region. We expect highs in the upper 90s, if not near 100. With present humidity, we’ll feel like 110. Storms in Iowa this morning are also of concern, but we’re tracking it mostly east of mid-Missouri. We’ll have a

A tragic accident robbed Xander Schauffele’s father of his Olympic dream. Now, golf’s golden boy is out to honor him again

July 31, 2024 3:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-three days. That’s all it took for Xander Schauffele’s life and legacy to change forever. Yet the origins of the golfer’s golden summer stretch back almost four decades – seven years before he was born – to one fateful road in Germany. Long-tarred with the backhanded

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to vote early in the August primary?

July 31, 2024 3:14 AM ABC 17 News Team

Early voting for next week’s August primary election has started.

Sudan’s military leader survives a drone strike that killed 5, says the army

July 31, 2024 3:06 AM Associated Press

Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east. The attack that killed five people Wednesday is the latest twist in the conflict Sudan has been going through since a popular uprising removed its

Olympic triathlon goes ahead after officials give the green light over Seine water quality

July 31, 2024 3:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The triathlon competitions went ahead in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River Seine caused the men’s race to be postponed a day earlier. More rain came into Paris overnight but World Triathlon and Paris 2024 determined the water quality was sufficient to move

A greener getaway? Danish capital tests climate reward scheme for tourists

July 31, 2024 3:01 AM Associated Press

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to its museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden. All these activities are part of a new, four-week pilot

British police charge 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that killed 3 children

July 31, 2024 2:59 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger

Stock market today: Asian benchmarks are mixed as Tokyo sips on strong yen

July 31, 2024 2:52 AM Associated Press

AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen. Regional investors are also digesting the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon. A strong yen is a plus for Japan’s purchases

Hamas political leader Haniyeh’s assassination deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East

July 31, 2024 2:50 AM CNN

CNN By Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps and Hamas on Wednesday, a major escalation that deepens fears of an all-out war in the Middle East. Haniyeh is the second leader

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ international face, was marked for death by Israel over the Oct. 7 attack

July 31, 2024 2:48 AM Associated Press

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. He led its political hierarchy and had little military role, but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas says Haniyeh

Samsung posts a 15-fold increase in operating profits in last quarter

July 31, 2024 2:29 AM Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. has reported a 15-fold increase in its operating profit for the second quarter this year. The South Korean semiconductor and smartphone giant said Wednesday that its operating profit for the April-June quarter stood at 10.4 trillion won ($7.5 billion), up from 670 billion won reported in the

Florida’s Broward County school district suspends staffer whose transgender daughter played on a girls’ team

July 31, 2024 2:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law. The suspension of Jessica

Las reacciones a la muerte de Ismail Haniyeh, el líder de Hamas

July 31, 2024 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El líder político de Hamas Ismail Haniyed murió en Teherán, Irán, en un ataque en horas de la madrugada con un proyectil guiado desde el aire contra el lugar en el que se alojaba, informó este miércoles por la mañana el medio de comunicación estatal iraní Press TV, citando

Organic and regular dark chocolate contaminated by lead and cadmium, study finds

July 31, 2024 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues, especially in children, a new study found. As natural elements in the Earth’s crust, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals are in

Exclusive: How Samuel Alito got canceled from the Supreme Court social media majority

July 31, 2024 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what he wants. This year it backfired. Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. His tactics

Month: July 2024