By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Goalkeeper Emi Martínez was the hero for Argentina as La Albiceleste reached the Copa América semifinals with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Ecuador following a 1-1 draw. Argentina led for most of the match in Houston, Texas, after Manchester United defender Lisandro Martínez headed home from a corner
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Candidates in France’s pivotal and polarizing legislative elections are making their last push for the second and decisive round of voting after a three-week campaign marked by hate speech, verbal abuse and physical attacks. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin says his ministry has registered 51 verbal and physical attacks against candidates, their
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — When the 46th President of the United States took the debate stage a week ago, it became apparent, even from his first answer, that this would not be the performance he hoped for. For me as a brain specialist, it was concerning to watch
Continue ReadingBy Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Deep inside Earth is a solid metal ball that rotates independently of our spinning planet, like a top whirling around inside a bigger top, shrouded in mystery. This inner core has intrigued researchers since its discovery by Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann in 1936, and how it moves — its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered cease-fire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, one of three powerful militias that launched a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has visited Moscow for a rare meeting by a European leader with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed peace proposals for Ukraine. The visit Friday triggered condemnation from Kyiv and some European officials that he had no mandate for discussions beyond bilateral relations. The visit
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It was an emotional night for three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray on Thursday, as the 37-year-old’s Wimbledon farewell began with doubles defeat. Murray will retire from the sport this season and is playing for the last time at Wimbledon, a place which has been home to some of
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the “steady-as-she-goes” US labor market: Halfway through 2024, job gains are cooling slightly but overall employment activity remains solidly stable. The US economy added 206,000 jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, easing from a downwardly revised May tally of 215,000 jobs. The unemployment
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El líder de la organización militante libanesa Hezbollah, el jeque Sayyed Hassan Nasrala, se reunió con una delegación de Hamas en Líbano para mantener conversaciones que incluían el estado de las negociaciones sobre un alto el fuego en Gaza. Según un comunicado de Hezbollah, Nasrala recibió a una delegación encabezada por
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By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Despite Labour’s landslide win in the UK general election, the party lost several seats after a strong showing from pro-Palestinian independent candidates, in a sign of anger towards Keir Starmer over Labour’s position on Israel’s war in Gaza. Five independent candidates who have been vocal in their support
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By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — When dozens of world leaders convene in Washington, DC, for the NATO 75th anniversary summit next week, they won’t only be looking to underscore the unity of the alliance — they will also be carefully watching US President Joe Biden after his poor debate performance last
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TODAY: Friday is pleasant, with increasingly bright skies, and low humidity. Highs are forecast in the low 80s with a northwest breeze around 10-15 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight into early Saturday, skies remain mostly clear, with temperatures falling into the low 60s amid increasingly calm west winds. EXTENDED: High pressure keeps things calm and dry, with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Tsenguun Saruulsaikhan, a young and newly minted member of Mongolia’s parliament, is unhappy with below-cost electricity rates that she says show her country has yet to fully shake off its socialist past. Most of Mongolia’s power plants date from the Soviet era and outages are common in some areas.
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Fireworks stands are plentiful in Mid-Missouri, so there’s plenty of opportunity to make your own home fireworks display for the Fourth of July.
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb planted on a bridge has struck a rickshaw in northwest Pakistan, killing at least three people. Police say seven other people were wounded in Friday’s attack in Mardan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Such attacks previously have been
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has agreed on a budget for 2025 and a stimulus package for Europe’s largest economy, ending a monthslong squabble that threatened to upend Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition. German news agency dpa reported that Scholz, a Social Democrat, and leaders of the Free Democrats and Greens agreed on the
Continue Reading By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, talk in many top Democratic circles has already moved to who Kamala Harris’ running mate would be. That’s how certain a widening group of leading party officials, operatives and donors are that the president’s slow start to salvage his campaign
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of Australia’s Northern Territory says the crocodile population must be either maintained or reduced and cannot be allowed to outstrip the human population. The remarks followed the death this week of a 12-year-old girl who was swimming in a Northern Territory creek. The crocodile population has
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — British voters have handed the Labour Party its first election victory in almost two decades, hoping that a new center-left government will revive Britain’s ailing economy and fix collapsing public services. The landmark moment draws the curtain on 14 years of tumultuous rule by the Conservative Party
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Separate Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people Friday in central Gaza, including two children at a home and at least one United Nations worker, Palestinian hospital officials and first responders said, even as stalled cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas show signs of renewed momentum. Four
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