By Nicki Brown, Jason Hanna and Holly Yan, CNN The man accused of stabbing award-winning author Salman Rushdie and injuring another speaker on stage in New York state last week pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault. Hadi Matar, 24, of New Jersey, made the plea in a courtroom
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress case that was brought against him after he did not comply with a House January 6 Committee subpoena. In the motion filed late Wednesday evening, Navarro argued that the Justice Department’s move to
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By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Unchecked development has hit the once laid back beach town of Tulum on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. It’s so intense that developers are now eager to build condominiums and hotels even in a shantytown. Police are trying to evict squatters so towering condos can be built next
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Vissel Kobe has reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League with a 3-2 win over Japanese rival Yokohama F. Marinos. Despite being third from bottom in the J.League standings, Kobe was too good for the Japanese league leader in the second-round encounter. Kobe will be joined in the quarterfinal
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– La Policía de Brasil envió un informe al Supremo Tribunal Federal este miércoles, en el que acusa al presidente Jair Bolsonaro de cometer un delito de incitación al difundir información incorrecta sobre la pandemia de covid-19. El tribunal supremo de Brasil abre una investigación sobre una falsa afirmación del presidente Bolsonaro Como
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The White House says it’ll give updates on the response to monkeypox this morning. Top Biden administration officials are set to announce new steps today to accelerate the U.S. response to the spread of monkeypox amid high demand for vaccines and treatments. The disease is spreading worldwide at an alarming rate. In the U.S. two
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By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe expressed interest in buying Manchester United on Tuesday — if the club is for sale. In an email to CNN Sport, a spokesman for Ratcliffe confirmed his interest in the renowned Premier League club, saying: “We are simply confirming interest in the club if it is for
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Buddhism, the major religion of many countries in Asia. Beliefs/Practices Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) grew up in a wealthy family. He decided to follow a path of self-denial, but did not find truth until he sat down under a tree, now known as the Bo tree. There he was
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market’s comedown from its high-flying days early this year is deepening, with home sales in July falling for the sixth straight month. Sharply higher mortgage rates, surging inflation and prices that remain near all-time highs are making homes less affordable. Sales fell 20.2%
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates came back down slightly this week after the key 30-year loan rate jumped nearly a quarter point last week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the 30-year rate fell to 5.13% from 5.22% last week. The rate stood at 2.86% a
Continue Reading By Uliana Pavlova and Jack Guy, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday that revived the Soviet-era “Mother Heroine” award for women with 10 children or more, in an apparent attempt to alleviate a demographic crisis in the country. Originally, the honor was introduced by Joseph Stalin after World War II, when
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Hours after the January 6th capitol attack, the Secret Service notified Capitol Police of an online threat directed at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi days earlier. The news comes from an email notification obtained by the watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The December 31st, 2020 social media posting had a list of
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Mexico forward Jesús “Tecatito” Corona is expected to miss the World Cup after breaking his leg while training with Sevilla. The Spanish club says Tecatito broke his left fibula and ruptured ankle ligaments and will be out for four to five months. The World Cup begins
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Kohl’s has slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year as a result of the department store chain stepping up discounts to get rid of unwanted merchandise. Looking ahead, Kohl’s said it was reducing merchandise orders for the critical holiday period. The announcement Thursday sent
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Londres (CNN Business) — Estimar cuán catastrófico será el cambio climático para la economía global históricamente ha demostrado ser un desafío. Pero en el verano boreal de 2022, es cada vez más evidente lo rápido que pueden acumularse los costos. Las condiciones extremas de calor y sequía están azotando a Estados Unidos,
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials say they are seeking the return of citizens who traveled to Southeast Asia for jobs that entrapped them in scams and virtual slavery. The victims, who also came from Taiwan and mainland China, took jobs in call centers that sought to cheat Chinese speakers into making payments on
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say another sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has arrived at the island of Kythera. The boat that reached the island on Thursday is the third in just under two days to make it to Kythera. The southern island is not on the usual route for asylum-seekers trying to reach
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian war on Ukraine. President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi on Thursday named Hassan Abdullah, a former banker, as the central bank’s new chief. This comes a day after the resignation of Tarek Amer, who
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Un juez en el sur de la India dictaminó que una mujer vestía ropa “provocativa”, desestimando efectivamente su denuncia de agresión sexual, lo que provocó protestas públicas en el país, donde la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas es noticia frecuente. El juez de la corte de
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has started an investigation into an incident of alleged racist abuse during its Premier League match against Tottenham last weekend. Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was reportedly abused by a supporter while he took a corner during the second half of the 2-2 draw on Sunday. Chelsea says “this individual will face
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Florida International University says football player Luke Knox has died. The university announced the player’s death Thursday and said police do not believe foul play was involved. The school did not reveal the cause of death. Knox was the brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson
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Good Morning! We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for the risk of widespread showers, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding. The National Weather Service issued s Flash Flood Watch through Sunday morning. Safety Tips: Where to get your sandbags if you live in flood-prone areas – KVIA Turn Around Don’t Drown® (weather.gov) Flood Safety Tips
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy Jebel Ali port in 2021, a blast felt through the emirate. That’s according to a report on Thursday by Abu Dhabi’s English-language newspaper The National. The Dubai Misdemeanor Court sentenced five
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, an electric-only model with a sharp-edged design, was named Car and Driver’s Electric Vehicle of the Year. It’s only the second year the award has been given. Car and Driver staffers lauded the Hyundai’s performance — it gets up to 320 horsepower from two electric motors —
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and hula. But as it exists now, the powerful tourism industry dictates the lives of Native Hawaiians, often for the worse, said Kyle Kajihiro, a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and
Continue Reading “Leave Hawaii for the Hawaiians”: That’s the message from locals. This Sunday, “United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell” learns how transplants and tourists have changed the islands. Tune in Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — New signing Ángel Di María was at the heart of every good move from Juventus in its opening match. He scored one goal and set up another in the 3-0 win over Sassuolo as the Bianconeri looked very different from the team often labelled as dull
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CNN — The sharing economy lets you rent stranger’s homes when you’re vacationing and it also lets you jump into other people’s cars when you need a ride. Now you can dive into a stranger’s pool using the Swimply app. It’s very similar to Air BNB but it’s strictly for pools. Swimply gained traction during
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN Top Biden administration officials are set to announce new steps Thursday to accelerate the US response to the spread of monkeypox amid high demand for vaccines and treatments. That includes boosting supply with an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, accelerating the US Department of Health and Human
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