By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign stirred new controversy this week during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery that was intended to draw attention to the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. An individual physically blocked Trump’s team from accompanying him during the Monday visit, two Trump campaign officials
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics the summer of sports in Paris has begun its final chapter with the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. Against the backdrop of a setting sun thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on Wednesday for allowing alleged criminal activity on his messaging app and barred him from leaving France pending further investigation. Both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments have spoken in Durov’s defense since his weekend arrest. The case has also called
Continue ReadingSANAA, Yemen (AP) — Authorities in northern Yemen say rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 13 people who went missing after a flash flood inundated a village. Meanwhile, officials say 99 people have been killed since the start of heavy seasonal rains. Yemen’s current monsoon season has been particularly deadly, and some experts say
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith reintrodujo de modo desafiante la cuestión del intento de Donald Trump de robar las elecciones de 2020, en la intensificación de la recta final en la carrera por la Casa Blanca de este año. Al tratar de rescatar su caso después de que su acusación inicial
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Robby Starbuck, a former Hollywood music video director turned conservative activist, has caught fire campaigning online against some major American brands’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs (DEI), support for gay Pride marches and LGBTQ events, strategies to slow climate change and other social policies. Starbuck is both
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will campaign together in Georgia for the first time this week, targeting the southeast portion of the state and providing a window into their strategy in the crucial battleground ahead of November. Few states will be more closely watched than Georgia
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Freight railroad BNSF is generally striving to improve safety on a consistent basis but that message doesn’t always reach front-line workers who often don’t feel comfortable reporting safety concerns for fear of being disciplined. That’s according to an assessment released early Wednesday by the Federal Railroad Administration. The review of BNSF’s safety
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Dan Evans outlasted Karen Khachanov in the longest match in US Open in history on Tuesday, holding off the Russian in a mammoth, five-set epic which lasted for five hours and 35 minutes. The pair’s first three sets went to tie breakers in New York, with Khachanov leveling
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TODAY: Wednesday will be hot and humid, feeling like near 100 with a true temperature expected only in the 90s. Spotty showers this morning will be possible, fizzling out through midday, only to redevelop as storms this afternoon and evening. The best chance tonight comes near I-44. Most will be dry. TONIGHT: Clouds will clutter
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By Katie Guenthner, CNN (CNN) — With the success of Beyoncé’s newest album, “Cowboy Carter,” and the rise of artists like Nigerian American singer Shaboozey, Black country music is having a moment. Tapping into that energy is Dusty & Stones. Cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi grew up working together on their grandparents’
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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — A 4-year-old boy accidentally smashed a Bronze Age jar at an archeological museum in Haifa, Israel. The ancient artifact, which experts say was at least 3,500 years old, was on display without a glass case near the institution’s entrance at the time of the incident. In a statement emailed
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Many sports at the Paralympics have an Olympic cousin. There are only two without counterparts, one of which is boccia. Boccia has been in the Paralympics since 1984 and has grown in popularity rapidly since then. So much so that on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) website, it describes
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Week 1 of the 2024 college football season is upon us. A number of teams open up play on Thursday, including the No.11 Missouri Tigers, who host Murray State at 7 p.m. Thursday at Faurot Field. We’ve already seen some excitement this season with No. 10 Florida State losing to Georgia Tech
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By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Just like urine and stool, semen can provide important clues about a man’s health. Variations in its color, texture, smell and volume can signal underlying health conditions. Understanding these signs can help men maintain their overall well-being and address potential issues early on. What is normal for semen?
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Traders in Pakistan are observing a daylong strike by shutting down their businesses in all major cities and urban areas to protest a rise in electricity costs and new taxes imposed on shop owners. Most of the public markets in the country remained shuttered on Wednesday, though pharmacies and grocery stores selling
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El futbolista uruguayo Juan Izquierdo murió este martes en un hospital de Brasil cinco días después de desmayarse durante un partido en Sao Paulo. Tenía 27 años. El Hospital Albert Einstein de Sao Paulo informó en un comunicado que el defensa de Nacional falleció a las 21:38 hora local tras un
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Israel lanzó una importante operación militar en varias zonas del norte de la Ribera Occidental ocupada la madrugada de este miércoles, y las autoridades sanitarias palestinas afirmaron que al menos diez personas murieron. En un comunicado emitido en la tarde de este miércoles, el Ministerio de Salud palestino afirma que un
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Three times in the past four months, William Stein, a technology analyst at Truist Securities, has taken Elon Musk up on his invitation to try the latest versions of Tesla’s vaunted “Full Self-Driving” system. A Tesla equipped with the technology, the company says, can travel from point to point
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nvidia may have exceeded Wall Street estimates as its profit jumped — buffeted by the chipmaking dominance that has cemented Nvidia’s place as the poster child of the artificial intelligence boom — but investors seemed less than impressed. The company reported a net income of to $16.6 billion.
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