By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Called “forever chemicals” because they fail to break down fully in the environment, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, have been used since the 1950s to make consumer products nonstick, oil- and water-repellent, and resistant to temperature change. This family of synthetic chemicals has been a topic of public
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Juan Soto could be the biggest star dealt before the Major League Baseball trade deadline if the Washington Nationals choose to make that move. But he’s not the player the team is most likely to trade before Tuesday afternoon. That would be veteran first baseman Josh
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. (AP) — An ailing manatee that was found and rehabilitated in Texas late last year was flown to Florida on a cargo plane and released into a bay near a wildlife refuge along the Gulf Coast this week. The manatee named TexasTeeMiguel was released Wednesday into Kings Bay in Crystal River, Florida.
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By Kate Bennett, CNN The eldest grandchild of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden has announced she will be married in a ceremony on the White House’s South Lawn later this year. In a tweet Thursday, Naomi Biden provided an update to her nuptial plans. “Sooo not sure how best to update but
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By Dakin Andone and Kevin Conlon, CNN For months leading up to the Parkland massacre, Nikolas Cruz searched the internet for information and videos about mass shootings, leaving behind YouTube comments expressing his desire to “kill people,” according to testimony in the penalty phase of his trial. Broward County Sheriff’s Office Detective Nick Masters, an
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers says he expects the Green Bay Packers offense to face plenty of adversity during the preseason as it lines up against a defense that seems far more settled. The four-time MVP quarterback believes that could prove beneficial in the long run. Rodgers
Continue Reading OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed receiver and kick returner KaVontae Turpin on Thursday, adding the former TCU player who was kicked off the team in 2018 before pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. Turpin was MVP of the United States Football League with the New Jersey Generals this spring after that league
Continue Reading OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed receiver and kick returner KaVontae Turpin on Thursday, adding the former TCU player who was kicked off the team in 2018 before pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. Turpin was MVP of the United States Football League with the New Jersey Generals this spring after that league
Continue Reading CNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s a saying on Wall Street that traders often sell the news. Well, that hasn’t been the case with a tiny reproductive health company following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month. Shares of Evofem Biosciences, which makes a hormone-free contraceptive vaginal gel
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business There’s a saying on Wall Street that traders often sell the news. Well, that hasn’t been the case with a tiny reproductive health company following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month. Shares of Evofem Biosciences, which makes a hormone-free contraceptive vaginal gel named
Continue Reading By Judson Jones, Monica Garrett and Payton Major, CNN Flash drought conditions intensified in the Northeast and across the southern Plains, causing agriculture concerns across the regions, according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning. “Temperatures across the region were generally 2-8 degrees warmer than normal, with the warmest readings occurring in Oklahoma,
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — La Eurocopa y la Copa América femeninas, los torneos de fútbol de mujeres más importantes a nivel selección en los continentes europeo y americano, han llegado a su punto máximo y nos esperan grandes finales en ambos casos. En los dos torneos, las selecciones anfitrionas, Colombia e Inglaterra, pudieron alcanzar la
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Members of the United Auto Workers union have rescinded an increase in strike pay that had been approved earlier in their annual convention. The Detroit Free Press reported that after some delegates raised concerns about the potential cost of the higher $500 a week strike pay it was dropped.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace menos de un año que Cristiano Ronaldo protagonizó su sensacional regreso al Manchester United, pero la superestrella portuguesa vuelve a estar envuelta en otra saga de fichajes. No contento con la situación de su actual club, parece que el jugador de 37 años está a la caza de una nueva
Continue Reading NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA is investigating Turkish club Fenerbahçe after its fans chanted the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a Champions League qualifying game against Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv. The chants were heard at Fenerbahçe’s stadium in Istanbul shortly after Vitaliy Buyalskiy scored the opening goal for Dynamo in a game the Ukrainian
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business For close to two decades, Apple and China have been inextricably linked. The world’s most populous country not only accounts for the bulk of Apple’s device manufacturing but also a significant portion of its sales. This year, however, several cracks have started to appear in an otherwise mutually beneficial relationship.
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines’ second-quarter profit doubled to $760 million on record revenue, but the carrier warned that rising costs and lower productivity are likely to continue in the second half of the year. Southwest shares fell 7% in afternoon trading Thursday. Air travel has bounced back this
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines’ second-quarter profit doubled to $760 million on record revenue, but the carrier warned that rising costs and lower productivity are likely to continue in the second half of the year. Southwest shares fell 7% in afternoon trading Thursday. Air travel has bounced back this
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Democrats have included $21 billion in possible appropriations funding to provide resources for the coronavirus pandemic, as well as funding that could be used for testing and vaccines related to the monkeypox virus. Led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, the proposal was released as part
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin’s stunning reversal on a clean energy package has suddenly put Democrats in a position to pass the largest climate investment in US history, and by far the biggest legislative win for the environmental movement since the Clean Air Act. Wednesday night’s surprise resurrection of a deal on $369
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Proteger a los defensores del medio ambiente y garantizar el acceso a la información, participación y justicia ambiental: estos son los pilares del Acuerdo de Escazú, un pacto histórico del que ya forman parte 13 países de América Latina y el Caribe, una de las más peligrosas del mundo para
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Administrators at Las Cruces public schools answered questions on school safety from parents during a town hall Wednesday night, just as the new academic year is beginning. “We take action here in Las Cruces and we are taking it serious, because we don’t want it to happen. To me, one
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with winger Kaapo Kakko on a two-year contract. The deal is worth $4.2 million, with an annual salary cap hit of $2.1 million. Kakko had seven goals and 11 assists in 43 games last season. The 21-year-old Finn also had two goals and
Continue Reading By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The British diver played a key role as one of the last bearers in the Queen’s Baton Relay. Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Katie Sadleir says the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most influential Shiite cleric. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1930 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani Father: Sayyid Mohammad Baqir, a religious scholar Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Information unavailable publicly Children: Muhammad Rida al-Sistani –
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Facts Almost seven million people visit the Eiffel Tower annually. About 300 million visitors have been to the tower since its opening. Designer Gustave Eiffel had a small apartment cloistered away in the upper reaches of the tower. In 2016, a second
Continue Reading With soaring food and fuel prices, high unemployment and post-pandemic stagnation, Kenya’s elections next month are critical. CNN’s Larry Madowo sits down with the leading candidates.
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Leah Asmelash, CNN Joyce Carol Oates claims White male authors are in trouble. In a tweet published Sunday morning, the author of more than 50 books shared a New York Times op-ed criticizing the publishing industry as too sympathetic to the political left. Along with the link, Oates wrote: “A friend who is a literary
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said Thursday they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand but will stick to strict anti-COVID-19 tactics that disrupted manufacturing and trade. The announcement after a Communist Party
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is soaring. And yet restaurant-goers are having a love affair with a high-budget item: Steak. In the three months ending on May 29, sales at Longhorn Steakhouse locations open at least a year popped 10.6%. Texas Roadhouse reported that in the first three months of the year, sales at
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