By Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice everything. It all points to one thing: Fat Bear Week is here. Fat Bear Week is an annual competition, nay, celebration, of fat bears everywhere — although in this case,
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will dissolve the lower house next week in preparation for Oct. 31 elections as he seeks a fresh mandate to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the sagging economy and security threats from China and North Korea. Kishida was
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will dissolve the lower house next week in preparation for Oct. 31 elections as he seeks a fresh mandate to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the sagging economy and security threats from China and North Korea. Kishida was
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Días después de que su padre fuera suspendido como tutor de su patrimonio, Britney Spears dijo que se toma un tiempo para cuidarse a sí misma. “Aunque hay cambios y cosas que celebrar en mi vida, todavía tengo mucho que sanar”, publicó Spears el sábado en Instagram. En la
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo did his best to try to play through an injured right calf before finally calling it quits at halftime. Now Garoppolo is dealing with another early season injury that could force him to miss time. Garoppolo says he’s been “in this
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook prematurely turned off safeguards designed to thwart misinformation and rabble rousing after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in last year’s elections in a moneymaking move that a company whistleblower alleges contributed to the deadly Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. The
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Cuba’s state media on Sunday lashed out after nearly a dozen Cuban baseball players defected in Mexico — believed to be one of the country’s largest and most embarrassing known incidents of mass defection in years. Eleven young baseball players defected from the national team during a tournament for players under
Continue Reading By EDDIE ELSTON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway beat Cameron Norrie of Britain 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday in the San Diego Open for his ATP Tour-leading fifth victory of the season. Ruud, ranked No. 10 in the world, had little trouble turning back Norrie, ranked No. 28, to go
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By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The identity of the Facebook whistleblower who released tens of thousands of pages of internal research and documents — leading to a firestorm for the social media company in recent weeks — was revealed on “60 Minutes” Sunday night as Frances Haugen. The 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked
Continue Reading By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer The pairings for the baseball playoffs are all set. The field came together Sunday without the need for any tiebreakers. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees both won on the final day of the regular season, and they’ll meet Tuesday night at Fenway Park in the AL
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb for two touchdowns and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers won their third straight, 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cobb caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to put the Packers ahead for
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER and MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook prematurely turned off safeguards designed to thwart misinformation and rabble rousing after Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in last year’s elections in a moneymaking move that a company whistleblower alleges contributed to the deadly Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. The
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez has left the team’s regular-season finale against the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning with a sprained left ankle. Martinez is usually a designated hitter but was playing right field in an NL park. Boston replaced him with a pinch-hitter
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Entre 2.900 y 3.200 clérigos pederastas trabajaron en la Iglesia católica francesa desde la década de 1950, declaró este domingo a CNN el presidente de una comisión independiente sobre abusos sexuales. “Hemos tenido que cruzar perspectivas históricas, sociológicas, médicas y psiquiátricas. Tuvimos que recurrir a competencias en el ámbito de la protección
Continue Reading By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Many African cultures in the United States have been fighting to keep their traditions and unique way of life alive, and now, an online retail outlet is helping the Gullah community in Charleston, South Carolina, use tech to reach a wider audience. It used to be the only way to
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An offshore oil spill in Southern California threatens marine life and scenic beaches and also the lifestyle of those who regularly surf and walk the shore. Local officials have closed off the ocean in much of the community known as “Surf City USA” and on
Continue Reading BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Father and son got it done for the Penrith Panthers. Ivan Cleary won a National Rugby League grand final for the first time after two previous defeats as a coach and his son Nathan was named the player-of-the match as the Panthers beat the South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 in the championship
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trea Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston’s Yuli Gurriel won their first batting titles in a season of boom and bust that saw four teams lose 100 games for only the third time, and four 90-game winners in the AL East alone. Shohei
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trea Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston’s Yuli Gurriel won their first batting titles in a season of boom and bust that saw four teams lose 100 games for only the third time, and four 90-game winners in the AL East alone. Shohei
Continue Reading By Samantha Beech and Pierre Meilhan, CNN The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has authorized local police to charge a London Metropolitan Police officer with one count of rape, amid ongoing public outcry over women’s safety in the country. The news comes one month after the alleged attack on September 4. The officer, David Carrick, 46,
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A former British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, a case that sparked outrage and a national debate about violence against women. CNN’s Eleni Giokos speaks with British MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy.
Continue Reading By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Jameis Winston and safety Malcolm Jenkins say they’re disappointed with how their respective units finished the fourth quarter in their first game back in the Superdome since Hurricane Ida. The Saints squandered an 11-point lead in a 27-21 overtime defeat to the previously winless
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after a hiatus in a small reconciliation step. The restoration of an inter-Korean hotlines came three days after North Korea said it had test-fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile in the fourth round
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb for two touchdowns and ran for another score as the Green Bay Packers won their third straight, 27-17 over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. Cobb caught a 23-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to put the Packers (3-1) ahead for good and scored again
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EL PASO, Texas – After over 365 days in the making, it was officially a night on ice in the Sun City. Playing at the El Paso Events Center, once upon a time a stable used to houses horses, the Dallas Stars defeated the Arizona Coyotes by a score of 6-3 in front of approximately
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, Natasha Chen and Stephanie Becker, CNN An 18-year-old woman shot by a school safety officer after an altercation near a Long Beach, California, high school is expected to be disconnected from life support this weekend, her family said at a news conference Friday. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez was shot by a Millikan High
Continue Reading Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, an 18-year-old woman shot by a Millikan High School safety officer after an altercation with a 15-year-old girl is expected to be disconnected from life support, according to her family. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports.
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received the Covid-19 vaccine, head coach Steve Kerr confirmed Sunday. Wiggins told NBC Sports in March he wasn’t getting vaccinated unless he was forced to. He applied for a religious exemption, but the NBA denied that request in September. When asked
Continue Reading By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco hit homers and the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 in their final game of the season. Royals star Salvador Perez went 0 for 2 with a walk and finished in a tie with Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Continue Reading By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul said in a statement Monday. The reopening follows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s vow last week to restart communication in an address to the country’s rubber-stamp legislature. “North Korea has
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