Julia Buckley, CNN Its 403 bridges, myriad canals and pretty cobbled streets have made Venice one of the world’s most beautiful cities. But what’s one person’s Instagram dream is another’s mobility nightmare. The lagoon city has long been near impossible for wheelchair users to navigate, with only a limited number of areas of the city
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ROME (AP) — Italian club Roma has signed forward Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for $47 million. Abraham replaces Edin Džeko after the forward moved to Serie A champion Inter Milan last week. The 23-year-old Abraham has signed a five-year contract with Roma. Abraham progressed through the ranks at Chelsea and scored 30 goals in 82
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By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A lawyer says Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was sentenced to four years in jail after reporting on the original outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is in ill health. Peng Yonghe says Zhang’s mother sent a message on social media saying her daughter was hospitalized
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As some Republicans downplay or excuse the Capitol riot, some federal judges are taking a firmer stance, calling the riot an attempt to “subvert democracy”
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz Boyd Camper was set to join the ranks of those pleading guilty in the January 6 insurrection when the federal judge overseeing the case abruptly postponed the plea hearing over questions about whether Camper really believed he did anything wrong. “Then this plea doesn’t go forward,” Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
Continue Reading Warning: This video contains disturbing images. Video shows people clinging to the fuselage of a US military aircraft as it taxied at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. CNN has reached out to the US military for comment.
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Factions within the Biden administration are embroiled in a blame game over why the US government didn’t act sooner to withdraw American citizens and Afghans who helped the US over two decades of war, leading to a rushed and dangerous evacuation. Military officials have
Continue Reading By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if you haven’t invested in it, too? Not necessarily. According to experts, before dabbling in crypto, it helps to get your financial house in order — that means
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By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if you haven’t invested in it, too? Not necessarily. According to experts, before dabbling in crypto, it helps to get your financial house in order — that means
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Najia estaba en casa con sus tres hijos pequeños y su hija en un pequeño pueblo del norte de Afganistán cuando los combatientes talibanes llamaron a su puerta. Manizha, la hija de Najia, de 25 años, sabía que venían: su madre le había dicho que habían hecho lo mismo los
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has told the European Union that it will shut down a chamber at its Supreme Court devoted to disciplining judges, an issue that has been at the center of a dispute between Warsaw and Brussels. The Polish government said Tuesday it sent a letter to the European Commission on Monday,
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot’s sales continued to surge, though same-store sales appeared to come back to earth after a year in which the home improvement chain outperformed expectations repeatedly. For the three months ended August 1, sales climbed to $41.12 billion from $38.05 billion. Chairman and CEO Craig Menear said in
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Abdul Basir Bina and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Najia was at home with her three young sons and daughter in a small village in northern Afghanistan when Taliban fighters knocked on their door. Najia’s daughter Manizha, 25, knew they were coming — her mother had told her they’d done the
Continue Reading By John Duffy, CNN When a young man I work with in my therapy practice headed off to college in 2019, his future looked bright. He made friends, joined a fraternity, and reported to his parents that he was adjusting well, thriving socially and doing well in classes. The reality was much darker. He stopped
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By John Duffy, CNN When a young man I work with in my therapy practice headed off to college in 2019, his future looked bright. He made friends, joined a fraternity, and reported to his parents that he was adjusting well, thriving socially and doing well in classes. The reality was much darker. He stopped
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are lining up to blister President Joe Biden’s handling of Afghanistan as they try to turn violence and chaos there into political opportunity back home. That’s despite many agreeing that it was ultimately time for U.S. forces to leave that country. Biden’s predecessor,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El cardenal estadounidense Raymond Leo Burke ha sido hospitalizado con covid-19 y conectado a un ventilador, según un tuit publicado el fin de semana desde su cuenta oficial. En un tuit del 10 de agosto, Burke, un crítico de la vacunación contra el covid-19, anunció que había dado positivo por coronavirus y
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations in the ancient city of Pompeii. The discovery of the tomb also sheds light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79. White hair and part of an ear, along with bones and
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Naomi Osaka, quien se prepara para competir en su primer torneo de tenis desde los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, hizo una breve pausa durante una conferencia de prensa previa al torneo el lunes después de que comenzó a llorar. La rueda de prensa del Western & Southern Open en Mason, Ohio, comenzó
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A prototype military transport plane has crashed while performing a test flight outside Moscow, killing all three crew members on board, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation said. The new light military transport plane, Il-112V, crashed in a forested area as it was coming in for a landing at the Kubinka airfield 45 kilometers
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — A prototype military transport plane has crashed while performing a test flight outside Moscow, killing all three crew members on board, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation said. The new light military transport plane, Il-112V, crashed in a forested area as it was coming in for a landing at the Kubinka airfield 45 kilometers
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By Laura He, CNN Business China’s biggest tech companies lost more than $50 billion in market value Tuesday after the government proposed sweeping new rules to further curb anti-competitive behavior among big internet firms. The latest effort to clamp down on the sector comes from the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which has spearheaded
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Una demanda presentada en la ciudad de Nueva York afirma que el legendario cantautor Bob Dylan abusó sexualmente de una niña de 12 años en 1965, según documentos judiciales presentados el viernes. La mujer, hoy de 68 años, identificada en la demanda como JC, alega que “durante un período de seis semanas”
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Si te parece que los ciclones tropicales pasaron de 0 a 100 en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, estás en lo cierto. Es casi como si alguien hubiera encendido un interruptor. Ahora tenemos tres sistemas para rastrear en una semana, después de una pausa que duró más de un mes.
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN The artist behind the world’s first underwater sculpture park has just unveiled his latest subaquatic project — a spectacular sunken forest located off the coast of Pernera beach in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. The Museum of Underwater Sculpture in Cyprus (Musan), which cost €1 million ($1.1 million) to bring to life, is made
Continue Reading olivertapia Washington (CNN) — Los principales funcionarios de salud de la administración Biden están de acuerdo en que la mayoría de los estadounidenses deberían recibir vacunas de refuerzo de covid-19 ocho meses después de estar completamente vacunados, dijeron a CNN dos fuentes familiarizadas con las discusiones. El plan, que aún se está desarrollando, implicaría la
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government’s statistician says there were more job vacancies in the Netherlands in the second quarter of the year than there were people seeking employment. Statistics Netherlands also reported Tuesday that the economy grew by 3.1% compared with the previous quarter. It marks the first time openings have outstripped
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government’s statistician says there were more job vacancies in the Netherlands in the second quarter of the year than there were people seeking employment. Statistics Netherlands also reported Tuesday that the economy grew by 3.1% compared with the previous quarter. It marks the first time openings have outstripped
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China says it’s willing to hold talks with the U.S. to promote a “soft landing” in Afghanistan, while heavily criticizing Washington and again demanding that the Biden administration halt its attacks on China. A Foreign Ministry statement said that Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in a phone call Monday with U.S. Secretary of
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s national fire chief says a massive wildfire that has consumed a large swath of forest west of Jerusalem has been brought under control. The chief made the announcement on Tuesday after a three-day battle that required over 100 firefighting teams from across the country, more than a dozen firefighting planes and
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