By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Located along a remote stretch of Highway 395, the Fort Independence Travel Plaza touts a dozen gas pumps, clean restrooms and made-to-order meals for travelers visiting California’s Eastern Sierra. The facility, which provides revenue for a Paiute Indian tribe, is about to quadruple in size thanks to an $8
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Located along a remote stretch of Highway 395, the Fort Independence Travel Plaza touts a dozen gas pumps, clean restrooms and made-to-order meals for travelers visiting California’s Eastern Sierra. The facility, which provides revenue for a Paiute Indian tribe, is about to quadruple in size thanks to an $8
Continue Reading By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ride-sharing apps like Uber, DiDi and Lyft may have driven across much of the globe, but they haven’t yet rolled into Venezuela. U.S. sanctions and years of hyperinflation and other woes made it difficult to operate there. So a handful of local entrepreneurs have started
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que nos adentramos al verano boreal y suben las temperaturas, cada vez somos más los que nos lanzamos al agua en busca de una serie de beneficios para el cuerpo y la mente. ¿No te gusta correr? La natación puede ser no solo una buena alternativa, sino una más
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN A robot created at Stanford University in California is diving down to shipwrecks and sunken planes in a way that humans can’t. Known as OceanOneK, the robot allows its operators to feel like they’re underwater explorers, too. OceanOneK resembles a human diver from the front, with arms and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A robot created at Stanford University in California is diving down to shipwrecks and sunken planes in a way that humans can’t. Known as OceanOneK, the robot allows its operators to feel like they’re underwater explorers, too. OceanOneK resembles a human diver from the front, with arms and hands and eyes
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The race for Arizona Senate doesn’t fit easily into the Donald Trump vs. GOP establishment pattern that’s defined so many GOP primaries to date. All the major candidates in Arizona aggressively sought the former president’s backing and haven’t been shy about advancing his false claims of
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La carrera por el segundo premio mayor más grande de Mega Millions ha terminado, con un solo boleto vendido en el área de Chicago por la totalidad de US$ 1.337 millones. Un boleto comprado en Des Plaines ganó el primer premio en el sorteo del viernes por la noche, según la Lotería
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By Matias Grez, CNN England against Germany, a clash between two of the best national teams in the world, will be a fitting finale to what has been a record-breaking tournament at Euro 2022. After the two semifinal matches, a total of 487,683 fans have attended the games so far, more than doubling the previous
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From Roman emperors to US Founding Fathers, lotteries have played an integral part in society throughout the world.
Continue Reading One winning Mega Millions ticket worth $1.34 billion was sold at a Speedway store in Des Plaines Illinois, according to a state lottery official. The winner has not yet come forward and identified themselves.
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna and Keith Allen, CNN The chase for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot has ended — with a single ticket sold in the Chicago area for the whole $1.337 billion. One ticket bought in Des Plaines hit the top prize in Friday night’s drawing, according to the Illinois Lottery, securing the third-largest jackpot
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Chris Rock no ha dicho cómo se siente tras recibir una bofetada de Will Smith, pero sigue haciendo bromas sobre el incidente. El comediante estuvo en el escenario en Atlanta el viernes por la noche como parte de su gira “Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour”, horas después de que Smith
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia beat Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-2 at the Poland Open on Saturday to advance to her 12th career final where she’ll face Ana Bogdan. Garcia will seek her ninth career WTA title and second this year after winning the grass-court Bad Homburg Open. The Frenchwoman has won 17 of
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — George Russell grabbed a surprise first career pole with a fast final qualifying lap Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix. It gave Mercedes its first pole of the season. Reigning champion and current F1 points leader Max Verstappen struggled had a power loss and
Continue Reading By Aqeel Najim, Hamdi Alkhshali, Eyad Kourdi, Obaida Nafaa, Alex Stambaugh and Ivana Kottasová, CNN More than 100 people have been injured in clashes in Baghdad on Saturday after protesters rallying against the nomination of a new prime minister managed to breach the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone for the second time this week.
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has auctioned off a digital art piece depicting an iconic goal by Johan Cruyff for $693,000 as it seeks new revenues to battle its way out of massive debt. Barcelona says that the auction run by Sotheby’s in New York for the club’s first NFT, or non-fungible token, closed at
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — En toda Rusia se están formando batallones de voluntarios para desplegarse en la guerra en Ucrania, uniéndose a la llamada “operación militar especial” declarada por el presidente Vladimir Putin en febrero. Desde Murmansk en el Círculo Polar Ártico hasta Perm en los Urales y Primorsky Krai en el Lejano Oriente ruso,
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh, Zoe Sottile and Renée Rigdon, CNN When it comes to shark attacks, Florida typically tops global charts. But recently, New York has been making headlines for a spate of dangerous encounters that have rattled New Yorkers and triggered beach closures. Before 2022, there were only 12 recorded unprovoked bites in New York’s
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Arsenal says left back Nuno Tavares has joined French club Marseille on a season-long loan. The 22-year-old Tavares moved to Arsenal from Benfica last summer and made 28 appearances in all competitions for the north London club. Tavares may have had fewer opportunities at Arsenal this season with Kieran Tierney at left
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Josh Pennington, Martin Goillandeau and Anna Cooban, CNN Russian state-owned energy company Gazprom said on Saturday it had stopped supplying gas to Latvia, accusing the Baltic country of “violating conditions for gas withdrawal,” without giving any further details. The announcement is the latest escalation in the energy dispute between Russia and the
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state-owned natural gas corporation says it has halted shipments to Latvia because of contract violations. In a brief statement, gas giant Gazprom said the shipments were stopped because Latvia broke “terms for extraction of gas.” It didn’t elaborate.The statement likely referred to a refusal to meet Russia’s demand for gas payments
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Copa América Femenina, el torneo de selecciones más importante de la categoría en Sudamérica, llegó a su recta final. La final de la edición 2022 estará protagonizada por Colombia (que es el país anfitrión) y Brasil. Colombia llegó a las semis de la Copa América de manera invicta. Ganó sus
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business The US economy is on a knife’s edge, potentially already in a recession after a second quarter of shrinking activity. But indicators are mixed, fueling uncertainty about the way forward. At the core of the debate among economists and policymakers is a fundamental question with massive implications for America’s future:
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Formula One and its drivers have launched a campaign to stamp out abusive behavior from fans at races and online. Abusive behavior from spectators overshadowed the Austrian Grand Prix two weeks ago and fans used social media to make F1 aware of rampant harassment,
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN Beyoncé’s newest album, “Renaissance,” is a musical triumph that signals the next great phase of the superstar’s career — and she’s taking the Black queer icons who pioneered house music with her. Like the righteous rage of “Lemonade” and the celebration of identity in “Black is King,” Beyoncé’s latest effort centers
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The overturning of Roe v. Wade gives the green light to Republican-led states to pass stricter abortion laws, and several legislatures, rather than wait for the traditional legislative season to begin in the fall, are calling extraordinary sessions this summer to immediately take action. Lawmakers in Indiana and West Virginia have
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Workers, vacationers and sports fans are facing another day of travel disruption in Britain amid a walkout by thousands of train drivers. About 5,000 drivers staged a 24-hour strike against seven train companies across England on Saturday. It is the latest strike in an increasingly bitter labor dispute on the nation’s railways
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By Maureen O’Hare, CNN In travel news this week, Spain is offering free train journeys, Southwest Airlines is making its vouchers valid forever, and we take a look at the world’s greatest hiking trails and Iceland’s best bathing spots. Wild world As Shark Week comes to a close, we have some tips on avoiding an
Continue Reading LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — An Everton fan who has been helping Ukrainian refugees was brought on to take a penalty during the Premier League team’s preseason match against Dynamo Kyiv. Paul Stratton is a 44-year-old Liverpool municipal worker who has traveled to Poland to deliver supplies to refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Stratton, in
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