By MATT DERRICK Associated Press ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs visit the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday for their preseason opener. For quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the results will not matter as much as how the players communicate and get used to each other. The Chiefs will start five new offensive linemen,
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By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN It’s the Democrats’ doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor. And the 50-50 Senate, currently controlled by Democrats, is run again by Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell. It’s a scenario that Democrats
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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has reported a new daily record for COVID-19 fatalities. The Russian government’s coronavirus task force on Friday reported 22,277 new confirmed cases and 815 deaths, the highest daily toll of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Moscow’s Health Department says deaths of all causes in the capital increased 60%
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby discusses how the airline will require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19. United Airlines is the first major US airline to implement such a mandate.
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Americans are extremely worried about the Delta variant and the spike in Covid-19 cases. A key survey of consumer confidence plunged in August below where it was in April 2020 when the first Covid-19 outbreak slammed the brakes on the US economy. The University of Michigan said that
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By Dakin Andone, CNN An Arkansas father of a 1-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 is telling people to get vaccinated so another parent doesn’t have to face the uncertainty and fear that he’s living with. When Carter Butrum started showing cold-like symptoms last week, his parents got him tested for Covid-19. That test came back negative,
Continue Reading An Arkansas dad shares his struggles of having an infant hospitalized with Covid-19 and not being able to go visit him.
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden sancionó el viernes a dos funcionarios del Ministerio del Interior de Cuba y a una unidad militar en respuesta a la represión de las protestas en la isla. Se trata del tercer tramo de sanciones de la administración luego de las protestas generalizadas que estallaron a
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — Sospecho que Perú va directo a la vacancia,
Continue Reading BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Helio Castroneves earlier this year became the first foreign-born, four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500. Now he is one of 10 members who will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America next year. The popular Brazilian will be joined by Jack Roush, Pete
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By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of a former Ohio utility regulator and current target of an FBI investigation to preserve the assets for future collection. The freeze issued Thursday came at the request of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who says it
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UPDATE, Aug. 14: A 2-year-old girl who was hospitalized after her family’s home was overcome by floodwaters that triggered a living room wall collapse died from her injuries on Saturday. Angel Gomez, who heads Operation HOPE, told ABC-7 that his organization would be assisting with funeral arrangements for the child and her 65-year-old grandmother, who
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Newcastle signed Joe Willock from Arsenal for a reported fee of around $35 million after the midfielder spent a successful spell on loan at the northeast club last season. The 21-year-old Willock scored for Newcastle in each of the last seven Premier League matches of last season. That was his first stint
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal court to throw out Wisconsin’s current congressional and legislative district boundaries, arguing the 10-year-old maps are unconstitutional and shouldn’t be used as the starting point for new districts set to be drawn in the coming months. The lawsuit
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Friday allowed the Biden administration’s revised eviction moratorium to remain in place, but acknowledged the moratorium faces an uncertain legal future. US District Judge Dabney Friedrich denied a request from various landlord associations that she block the moratorium. Though the Supreme Court had voted
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ environment minister says the disappearance of rural communities in combination with climate change could make wildfires — like those seen in many Mediterranean countries this summer — more frequent in the future. Costas Kadis said that, as more people continue to abandon villages, land that
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — John Durham, the federal prosecutor tapped to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation, has been presenting evidence before a grand jury as part of his probe. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. The development is
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich says her “hands are tied” by an appellate ruling from the last time courts considered the evictions
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Elton John and Dua Lipa love each other. And we should be grateful for that because it’s yielded us the track “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” which dropped on Friday. The song features John singing lyrics from his 1989 single “Sacrifice” and Lipa coming with lyrics from the classic John hit,
Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — As electoral officials in Zambia counted ballots a day after tense voting, President Edgar Lungu has deployed more troops in some restive parts of the country following two election-day killings. Lungu had deployed the military in selected hotspots ahead of the polls following pre-election violence between
Continue Reading RUTLEDGE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say a 29-year-old Tennessee man who rode on a school bus and walked into a high school with students has been charged with trespassing. News outlets cited an arrest report from the Grainger County Sheriff’s Department in reporting that a deputy was called to Grainger County High School on Tuesday
Continue Reading Three years after NASA’s Insight Lander arrived on Mars, its data reveals that Mars is larger, lighter and has a more liquid core than previously thought. CNN’s Kristin Fisher reports.
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might be like to live on another world, here’s your chance. Applications are now open to participate as a crew member in NASA’s first one-year simulation of living on Mars. If you succeed, you’ll be one of four people living and working in a
Continue Reading Canada reopened its border Monday, as the CDC adds 16 countries to its very high COVID-19 risk level. Should you change or cancel upcoming trips? Travel industry expert weighs in
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Airbnb had a blockbuster second quarter, with revenue soaring nearly 300% and topping expectations. But it also reported some bad news: The company is worried about the Delta variant’s impact on consumers’ future travel plans. The company benefited from more people taking vacations in the spring and summer,
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A right-wing Danish lawmaker who was considered a rising star within the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party has been found guilty Friday of misusing European Union funds worth $15,667. A court in Lyngby gave Morten Messerschmidt a six-month suspended sentence for making false statements about holding an EU conference in 2015 in
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church says 25 people charged this week in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 269 people could be “smaller fish,” and accused the government of still not taking steps to identify the true conspirators. The head of the
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say one student was killed and another was taken into custody following a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during the lunch hour Friday. Police said that the shooting was an isolated incident between two Washington Middle School students who
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business For many workers, the office is going to play a different role when they return. Many companies are adopting a hybrid work model, where employees split their time between the office and home. And employees and their managers should expect that it’s going to take some time to adjust to
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN will be using young broadcasters as part of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The first of two KidsCast presentations will be the MLB Little League Classic between the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians on Aug. 22. The ESPN2 broadcast will complement the main feed
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