TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices have closed in the Iranian capital and several other cities in the country after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. The report says banks and the
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The Canadian government says a Chinese-born Canadian tycoon is being put on trial in China. That comes five years after Xiao Jianhua vanished from Hong Kong during an anti-corruption crackdown A Canadian government statement said diplomats were “monitoring this case closely. Xiao, the founder of Tomorrow Group, vanished from a Hong Kong
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 78.62% in June, the highest rate since 1998. The Turkish Statistical Institute released the monthly figures on Monday. Turkey is experiencing a deepening cost-of-living crisis. Consumer prices rose by 4.95% on a monthly basis, the institute reported. While many countries are seeing rising consumer prices, critics blame
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN On a fine day, locals arrive on boats that motor up the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales to dine on the back deck of the Paradise Café. But for the fourth time in 18 months, café owner Darren Osmotherly is rushing to move his equipment to higher ground as floodwater
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olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — El 4 de julio se conmemora el nacimiento de Estados Unidos, el día en que se adoptó la Declaración de Independencia en 1776. Muchos celebrarán el feriado federal con fuegos artificiales y barbacoas, y la mayoría de los lugares de trabajo estarán cerrados en todo el país. Esto es
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A weekend outage at Japan’s No. 2 mobile carrier KDDI Corp. was still preventing many of its customers from making calls Monday. The massive outage that began early Saturday affected nearly 40 million people, disrupting deliveries, weather reports and other services across the country. The company said
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Story by Reuters Indian police made fresh arrests at the weekend over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan — a crime that sparked tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority and a clampdown on protests and the internet to prevent them from escalating. Two Muslim men already under arrest for the murder,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La estrella del pop británico Harry Styles canceló su presentación en Copenhague después de que se produjera un tiroteo en un centro comercial cercano a la sala de conciertos donde tenía previsto actuar. Tres personas murieron y varias más resultaron heridas en un tiroteo masivo el domingo en Field’s, un centro comercial
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Lauren Lau, CNN A rescue team from mainland China saved a crew member of a ship that broke in half and sank during Typhoon Chaba in the early hours of Monday morning — just hours after their counterparts in Hong Kong said a “miracle” would be needed to find any more
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Sandy Alcantara is pitching like a contender for the Cy Young Award. If he wins it, that would be a first for the Miami Marlins. The Marlins have had an MVP in Giancarlo Stanton, but never in the franchise’s three-decade history have they had a Cy Young winner. Alcantara
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Sandy Alcantara is pitching like a contender for the Cy Young Award. If he wins it, that would be a first for the Miami Marlins. The Marlins have had an MVP in Giancarlo Stanton, but never in the franchise’s three-decade history have they had a Cy Young winner. Alcantara
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Washington star Juan Soto is being checked out after exiting a game early because of an injured left calf. The 23-year-old outfielder flexed and pointed to his left leg after making a throw in right in the third inning against Miami on Sunday. He was taken out after being involved in
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Federal Reserve serves up the minutes from its most recent interest rate policy meeting Wednesday. Levi Strauss & Co. reports quarterly results Thursday. The Labor Department issues its monthly tally of hiring by nonfarm employers Friday.
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Bonnie se ha fortalecido y ahora es un huracán con vientos de 130 kilómetros por hora y ráfagas de viento más altas, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Ubicado a unas 320 kilómetros al sur de Salina Cruz, México, Bonnie se mueve hacia
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, Artemis Moshtaghian and Benjamin Schiller, CNN R. Kelly was removed from suicide watch Tuesday morning following a clinical assessment, according to a letter filed by prosecutors in federal court. The disgraced R&B artist was placed on suicide watch after he was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison on sex
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares are mostly higher while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the U.S. Benchmarks rose in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo but fell in Hong Kong and Seoul. Last week was the fourth losing week in the last five for Wall
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Happy 4th of July weekend everyone! This evening we will have a chance of storms just like yesterday. Make sure you watch the skies and see if any dark/cumulonimbus clouds are headed towards you…if they are…head indoors. More moisture will move over our area tomorrow where we will have even greater chances for some storms.
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city council hosted hearings this past week to discuss the proposed budget for fiscal year 2023. What are the top priorities for the city this upcoming year? How will the new budget affect your property tax rate? And what’s inside the proposed bond program that will work to improve
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Benjamin Kikanović scored twice — the 22-year-old’s first multi-goal MLS game — and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Chicago Fire 2-1. Brian Gutierrez, a 19-year-old homegrown, scored his first MLS goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time for Chicago (4-9-5).
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Aaron Long scored and the New York Red Bulls beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0 despite playing the 20-plus minutes a man down. New York improved to 9-5-5. Kansas City fell to 4-11-4.
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jaroslaw Niezgoda scored the tying goal for the Portland Timbers in a 2-2 draw with Nashville. Nashville moved to 7-5-6 and the Timbers are 5-6-8.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Andre Shinyashiki’s goal led Charlotte FC to a 2-1 victory Sunday over the Houston Dynamo. Shinyashiki’s game-winner came in the 74th minute to put Charlotte (7-10-2) up 2-0. Brandt Bronico assisted the goal. Fafa Picault scored the only goal for the Dynamo (6-9-3). Charlotte outshot the Dynamo 9-6. Both teams had three
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Andre Shinyashiki’s goal led Charlotte FC to a 2-1 victory Sunday over the Houston Dynamo. Shinyashiki’s game-winner came in the 74th minute to put Charlotte (7-10-2) up 2-0. Brandt Bronico assisted the goal. Fafa Picault scored the only goal for the Dynamo (6-9-3). Charlotte outshot the Dynamo 9-6. Both teams had three
Continue Reading BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina has a new economy minister just a day after the abrupt resignation of her predecessor shook the governing coalition at a time it was already having a crisis of unity. The presidency’s spokesperson wrote on Twitter late Sunday that Silvina Batakis will now head the Economy Ministry, replacing Martín Guzmán.
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla’s goal proved to be the game-winner for Minnesota United in a 3-2 win against Real Salt Lake. United improved to 7-8-3 after the victory and RSL dropped to 8-5-5.
Continue Reading By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw seven innings of four-hit, no-run ball and Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto slugged home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies powered their way past the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The Phillies won two of three games in the series against one of the teams they
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Independence Day is Monday, and plenty of people are going to go light fireworks to celebrate. While this is a traditional way to celebrate the 4th, fireworks are still dangerous, and people can risk severe injury from using them. The dry conditions also mean that fireworks can be the perfect fuel
Continue Reading BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Renger van der Zande navigated lapped traffic to make the winning pass with 10 minutes remaining in Chip Ganassi Racing’s IMSA sports car race victory Sunday at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. It was the fourth win of the season for Ganassi in the Daytona Prototype class, and IMSA’s first weekend racing
Continue Reading COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Eloy Room made two saves for the Columbus Crew and Andre Blake had five saves for the Philadelphia Union in a 0-0 draw. The Crew are now 5-5-7 and the Union are 7-2-9.
Continue Reading By Sonnet Swire Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, who was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in honor at the US Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday. The date and other details will be announced later, Pelosi and Schumer said in a
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