Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This week’s attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence. It underscores how the Islamic State group has turned to a strategy of surprise, dramatic strikes outside its usual battlegrounds — a way to show its resilience and
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A Stegosaurus skeleton has become the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction, being snapped up for $44.6 million in New York. The dinosaur fossil was sold on Wednesday to an anonymous buyer after it was sought after by seven bidders, according to Sotheby’s, the auction house handling the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) –El 18 de julio de 1994 a las 9:53 de la mañana de Buenos Aires, explotó una bomba en la sede de la centenaria Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, AMIA, que desde entonces se considera como el mayor atentado terrorista que ha enfrentado el país. Cada aniversario a esa hora exacta suena
Continue ReadingLUCKNOW, India (AP) — A passenger train derailed on Thursday in northern India, killing at least two passengers and injuring 20 others, a railroad official said. The cause of the accident is being investigated. Naveen Kumar, a state relief commissioner, said dozens of rescuers, a 40-member team of doctors and paramedics, and 15 ambulances have
Continue ReadingPNOMH PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Officials in Cambodia say conservationists have found 106 eggs of rare Siamese crocodile species in a western Cambodian wildlife sanctuary. They say it was the biggest discovery in the last 20 years, giving new hope for the world’s rarest crocodile species’ survival in the wild. The group discovered the species
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist agenda, particularly on immigration. The 78-year-old former
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Eyewitnesses in the New York metropolitan area spotted a rare daytime meteor streaking across the sky this week. NASA says this summer will be a sky-gazer’s delight with plenty of opportunities to catch more glimpses of fireballs. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Eyewitnesses in the New York metropolitan area spotted a rare daytime meteor streaking across the sky this week. NASA says this summer will be a sky-gazer’s delight with plenty of opportunities to catch more glimpses of fireballs. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
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All four suspects are now in custody following a deadly shooting in Fulton Tuesday afternoon.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has opened a new parliamentary term. It comes nearly two months after an historic election result reshaped the country’s politics and led to the formation of an unprecedented multiparty government coalition. Ramaphosa’s speech to lawmakers in Cape Town on Thursday marked the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has ruled that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human rights groups. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state health insurance agency’s refusal to provide spousal insurance coverage for gay
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Union’s 14-year-old phenom Cavan Sullivan made his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut in the club’s 5-1 win over the New England Revolution on Wednesday. The midfielder made history, becoming the youngest player to make his regular-season debut among the top North American professional sports leagues (MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has visited Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, a move that could threaten the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks. The visit was the latest act of defiance by an ultranationalist settler leader who has transformed himself over the decades from an outlaw and
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El ministro ruso de Asuntos Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, afirmó que Hezbollah, Irán y el gobierno libanés no quieren “una guerra total” con Israel, pero “existe la sospecha de que algunos círculos en Israel” intentan conseguirlo “con la esperanza de arrastrar a Estados Unidos”. “Estoy convencido de que se trata de los
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Vietnamese Communist Party says President To Lam on Thursday became the caretaker of the Party while its general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong focuses on receiving treatment for his health. Trong, who has been Vietnam’s most powerful politician since 2011, is an ideologue who views corruption as the biggest
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un tribunal ruso reanudó este jueves el juicio por espionaje del periodista estadounidense Evan Gershkovich, que se había adelantado un mes a petición de su defensa. Gershkovich asistió en persona a la vista, según el servicio de prensa del tribunal. Pero la vista se está celebrando a puerta cerrada y apenas
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — A special kind of iron curtain came down across central Paris on Thursday, with the beginning of an Olympic anti-terrorism perimeter along the banks of the River Seine sealing off a kilometers-long (miles-long) area to Parisians and tourists who hadn’t applied in advance for a pass. The words on many
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese investigators suspect construction work sparked a fire that caused 16 deaths in a shopping mall in the southwestern city of Zigong. The fire broke out Wednesday evening, state media reported. The 14-story commercial building was evacuated, with 75 people led to safety, according to the official news agency Xinhua. Fire hazards
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The Bay Area has long been, and remains, a hippie-dippie bastion of Democrats who voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020. But there’s a small, powerful sect of Silicon Valley billionaires who are carving a path for the maybe-Trumpers and the
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Netflix will start phasing out its Basic plan, its cheapest advertising-free plan, which costs $11.99 per month in the United States, the company said on Thursday. The company had previously stopped accepting new sign-ups for the Basic plan, instead pushing customers to Netflix’s ad-supported plan, which costs $6.99 per
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