By Paul Hollingsworth Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The ongoing heat wave in Europe, with temperatures soaring well past 40 C (104 F) in some areas, has caused the closure of tourist attractions and landmarks, including the Acropolis in Athens. “Temperatures keep rising as we saw this June when
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By Natasha Chen, CNN Anaheim, CA (CNN) — Cyn Carranza buffs, cleans, waxes and scrubs Disneyland floors starting at midnight, so that guests coming the next morning feel as if no one had been there before them. But after her shifts working near a sparkling Sleeping Beauty Castle, she went “home” to a car, for
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Adidas has apologized for “any upset or distress caused,” after releasing an ad campaign for some retro sneakers based on a model first released during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Munich Olympics are infamous as the event in which 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered by the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La falla cibernética global de Crowdstrike que causó interrupciones en aerolíneas, empresas y servicios de emergencia este viernes podría ser la “mayor interrupción de tecnologías de la información de la historia”, según el experto en ciberseguridad Troy Hunt. “No creo que sea demasiado pronto para decirlo: esta será la mayor interrupción
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has sentenced a presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison and banned him from contesting elections for life, in the latest move to stifle opponents of President Kais Saied in the upcoming October election which critics call a sham. The court found Mraihi guilty
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks are soaring this year, but that could soon change as election chaos takes the market on a rollercoaster ride. The S&P 500 is up more than 15% since January and hasn’t fallen by 2% in more than 353 trading sessions. That’s the longest such streak
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972 Munich Olympics, which has drawn criticism from Israel over the involvement of supermodel Bella Hadid. The German-based sportswear company has been advertising the SL72 sneakers, which it describes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump. Following funeral services for Corey
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — When Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was blocked from leaving Russia last June, her family never expected that she would still be in Russian detention more than a year later. “We were so confident that she would get back to us that I bought Taylor Swift tickets … in June
Continue ReadingBy Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An 8-year-old Massachusetts girl is recovering after a massive tree branch fell while she was sitting beneath it with some friends at day camp in Norwood. “It sounded sort of like fireworks, but that’s what we all thought it was. We
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Caitlin Danaher and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) both said they had carried out tests
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. This time it was worse. Workers were able to harvest some of the produce before last week’s flooding but the family-owned vegetable
Continue ReadingAP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a professional — 156 — to miss the cut for the third straight time in a major.
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal, in an unprecedented opinion that called on Israel to end its decades-long occupation of territories claimed by Palestinians for a future state. The advisory opinion, while non-binding,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Bob Newhart, cuya tartamudez e inexpresiva imperturbabilidad lo llevó al estrellato como comediante y más tarde en la televisión y el cine, ha fallecido, según un comunicado de su publicista de toda la vida, Jerry Digney. Tenía 94 años. Digney dijo que Newhart murió en Los Ángeles el jueves por la mañana
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The company that caused a massive computer outage across the world says a flawed update has been rolled back – but that doesn’t necessarily help the thousands of businesses that have been affected by the glitch. The CrowdStrike software issue at the heart of the outage runs at such
Continue ReadingBy Marisa Sardonia & Neydja Petithomme Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying individuals involved in recent incidents where Orbeez-style water pellet guns were used to target pedestrians. In the past week, APD responded to several reports of
Continue ReadingPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. Life Defense Fund filed an appeal Wednesday, asking for an expedited order from the court as the November election nears. In May, Dakotans for Health submitted tens
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — A judge in Milan has ordered an Italian journalist to pay 5,000 euros or nearly $5,500 in damages to Premier Giorgia Meloni for making fun of her height in social media posts. The judge ruled on Wednesday that two social media posts by journalist Giulia Cortese amounted to “body shaming.” Cortese was
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves. Debate about the 81-year-old Democrat’s fitness for another term is especially resonating with other older Americans who, like him, want to stay on the job. “People were telling me I
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