By Allison Chinchar and Monica Garrett, CNN Meteorologists More than 65 million people in over a dozen states are under heat alerts Thursday. From the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys to the Southeast, temperatures will be in the upper 90s, with heat index levels well into the triple digits. Power outages continue for a third day
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, will face Republican businessman Nick Begich III, independent orthopedic surgeon Al Gross and Democratic former state Rep. Mary Peltola in the August special general election for the state’s at-large US House seat, CNN projects. The four candidates advanced from
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los cuerpos de cientos de pingüinos azules han llegado a las playas de la costa norte de Nueva Zelandia en las últimas semanas, según sus conservacionistas, quienes temen que el cambio climático este haciendo que los pingüinos mueran de inanición. Los kororā, también conocidos como pequeños pingüinos azules, son nativos de
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The Associated Press Kansas will visit Kentucky and Baylor is set to host Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge next season. The leagues on Thursday announced the 10 matchups set for Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. All 10 of the Big 12 members and all but four of the Southeastern Conference teams will participate. The other
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The Associated Press Kansas will visit Kentucky and Baylor is set to host Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge next season. The leagues on Thursday announced the 10 matchups set for Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. All 10 of the Big 12 members and all but four of the Southeastern Conference teams will participate. The other
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Another indication the hot housing market is cooling off? New residential construction and the number of permits issued for building homes both fell in May. The number of housing starts fell for the second month in a row in May, dropping 14.4% from April and 3.5% from
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Another indication the hot housing market is cooling off? New residential construction and the number of permits issued for building homes both fell in May. The number of housing starts fell for the second month in a row in May, dropping 14.4% from April and 3.5% from the year before.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Revlon, el gigante de los cosméticos de 90 años, solicitó la protección del Capítulo 11 de bancarrota debido a su agobiante deuda y a la creciente competencia de las celebridades. El fabricante de esmaltes de uñas y barras de labios dijo que la medida le permitirá “reorganizar
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DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is appealing a federal court ruling that upheld a securities fraud settlement over Musk’s tweets claiming that he had the funding to take Tesla private in 2018. Musk lawyer Alex Spiro filed a notice of appeal Wednesday with the federal appeals court in Manhattan. No grounds were stated,
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Stella Chan, CNN A Death Valley National Park tourist was found dead Tuesday after his car ran out of gas, the National Park Service (NPS) reports. A park ranger noticed a lone car in the parking lot on June 8 at Zabriskie Point, a popular spot to view sunrise and sunset, according to an NPS
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has stayed on course for back-to-back grass-court titles by recovering from a set down to beat lucky loser Denis Kudla and reach the Queen’s Club quarterfinals. Berrettini won 3-6, 7-5 (5), 6-4 and will be one of just two seeded players in the quarterfinals. The second-seeded Italian beat Andy Murray
Continue Reading By Matt Egan and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Energy Department sent an invitation to oil industry executives Wednesday night to meet next week to discuss high gas prices, an official familiar with the matter tells CNN. The official said the invitation went out to the same seven oil companies to which President Joe Biden wrote a
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Hockey Diversity Alliance is starting with the basics — ball hockey — in its objective to grow the game by making it more accessible to children in under-served communities. The HDA on Thursday announced it has launched a ball hockey skills program for children ranging in age from
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States on Thursday sanctioned a network of Iranian petrochemical producers and front companies in China and the United Arab Emirates. The move comes as the Iran nuclear deal — formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — is on the verge of collapse. “The United States
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Ana de Armas is Marilyn Monroe. The actress embodies the iconic late star in a movie for Netflix titled, “BLONDE.” It takes viewers through the life of Monroe, starting from when she was a child. “‘BLONDE’ blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public
Continue Reading LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. is delaying by more than three years the opening of a campus in Florida to which 2,000 workers were being relocated from Southern California to work in digital technology, finance and product development. Despite being targeted in recent months by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and
Continue Reading By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, progressive prosecutors around the U.S. are declaring they won’t enforce some of the most restrictive and punitive anti-abortion laws that GOP-led states have waited years to implement. The move is sure to
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Amazon’s Prime Day sales event will be held on July 12 and 13, the company said Thursday. Last year’s sales spectacular, which returned to its usual summer perch, was the biggest two-day sales period for third-party sellers in the company’s history. Online spending during the event surpassed $11 billion, a
Continue Reading UVALDE, Texas (AP) — She adored Koala bears and loved the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and dancing to TikTok videos. She wanted her grandparents to pick her up as often as possible from school because they would treat her to tacos, her family said. A funeral was being held Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer In an unusual move for what’s been an unusual takeover bid for Twitter by the world’s richest man, Tesla CEO Elon Musk met virtually with the social platform’s employees Thursday, even though his $44 billion offer has not yet been completed. “Trust is as trust does. I tend to
Continue Reading Opinion by Desmond Lachman for CNN Business Perspectives History will not judge the Jerome Powell Federal Reserve kindly. First, it brought us multi-decade high inflation. Now, it is putting us well on the path to a hard economic landing. Last year, at a time when the US economy was recovering strongly, the Fed kept its
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tom Hanks, who won an Oscar for his role as a gay man with AIDS in the film “Philadelphia,” said that if the film were made today, a straight actor wouldn’t be cast in that role, and “rightly so.” The “Elvis” actor reflected on the role in an interview this week
Continue Reading German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is under scrutiny for his country’s lack of support to Ukraine during the war with Russia. CNN’s Jake Tapper reports that Germany has not banned imports from Russia and has not sent a single weapon to Ukraine despite promising them back in April.
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the loud sound of air raid sirens pierced through the relative calm of Kyiv on Thursday morning, it was a stark reminder for French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi that they were visiting a country under attack. Not that they needed one.
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Talks are going down to the wire as the World Trade Organization is set to wrap up its first ministerial-level meeting in more than four years. So far, no firm deal is in sight Thursday on issues like food security, the fight against overfishing in the seas
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Russian basketball clubs have been suspended from the next season of the EuroLeague. EuroLeague organizers cited “air travel restrictions and prohibitions or other limitations to issuing visas to Russian residents” during the country’s war with Ukraine. The 18-team league had three Russian entrants last season. CSKA Moscow has a long-term license
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Actor Kevin Spacey was granted bail during his first appearance at a London court since authorities charged him with five offenses, including four counts of sexual assault. CNN’s Nina Dos Santos has more on what comes next.
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Vince McMahon, the CEO of WWE, is being investigated by the company’s board for agreeing to pay a secret $3 million settlement to a former employee he allegedly had an affair with, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The separation agreement, which was reportedly made in January, prevents the
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The spy genre is so well worn one would think there’s not much new to be done, but “The Old Man” largely confounds those expectations, thanks to the stellar combination of Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. Seeking a precedent for this FX series, the best might be “Robin and Marian,”
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN European Union officials on Thursday announced new, voluntary commitments by companies including Google, Facebook-parent Meta, Twitter and TikTok to limit the spread of fake and misleading content. Under the newest version of a code of conduct originally established in 2018, nearly three dozen entities vowed to step up efforts to detect
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