By Leah Asmelash and Brian Ries, CNN It’s National Tequila Day in the United States — Sunday, July 24. After the year we’ve had so far, you can’t blame anyone for wanting to take a bracing shot or two (responsibly, of course). In honor of the holiday, here are six surprising facts you might not
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN A customer at a restaurant in Pennsylvania left a hefty $3,000 tip on a $13.25 bill, much to the surprise of his server. Eric Smith, an out-of-town customer, enjoyed a homemade stromboli at Alfredo’s Cafe in Scranton, Pennsyslvania, on June 16. When it came time to pay for his meal, he
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By Sam Woodward, CNN On Thursday, the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol concluded its first series of hearings where it heard from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack, and many others. Through live testimony, video depositions, and never-before-seen material,
Continue Reading Jessica Bumpus, CNN I have reinstated the alarm clock. An overlooked mechanism in today’s technologically-synced, your-phone-does-everything world, it tells the time, it wakes you up, it is decentralized from a phone. It is marvelous. Why? Because before I brought an analogue clock back into my bedroom I was averaging two hours and 56 minutes of
Continue Reading By Forrest Brown, CNN Talk about a heavenly day: The Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, temperatures in the low 70s and low humidity. Scott Vuncannon, a 58-year-old real estate developer and farmer, called his wife and said he was going hiking and would be back around 4 p.m. He packed his safety gear, including
Continue Reading Jay Brewer owns The Reptile Zoo in California. While filming a video for Instagram, a python lunged at his face, nearly missing him.
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By Aya Elamroussi and Samantha Beech, CNN The deadly heat wave scorching much of the US will continue Sunday, when the Northeast and mid-South regions are likely to be suffocated by temperatures feeling as hot as 105 degrees. More than 90 million people across the country are under various heat alerts for dangerously high temperatures.
Continue Reading By Amya Henry and Christina Maxouris, CNN With temperatures hiking in much of the US as an oppressive heat wave continues, zoos are taking special measures to keep their animals cool. Think: frozen bug popsicles, mud showers and long pool days. You know, the basics. At the Smithsonian National Zoo, swamp monkeys are usually offered
Continue Reading By Ian Kerner, CNN It isn’t every day that Bruce Springsteen opens up about his experiences in couples therapy, in this case in the foreword of a book by renowned marriage and family therapist Terrence Real. What happens when you stop focusing solely on individual needs and start viewing your relationship as a shared ecosystem
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By The Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ HALL OF A DAY David Ortiz will certainly hear loud chants of “Big Papi!” as he’s enshrined in the Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies at Cooperstown, New York. Ortiz hit 541 home runs in 20 big league seasons and helped
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum hit four 3-pointers and finished with 29 points and A’ja Wilson scored 28 to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Los Angeles Sparks 84-66 and clinch a playoff spot. Las Vegas (20-8) has won five of its last six games and is one game back of league-leading Chicago,
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Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive (9-8-6, 33 points, West-5) fell 1-0 against San Antonio FC on Saturday night at Southwest University Park. Locomotive Midfielder Liam Rose made his debut for El Paso as a starter, going on to play 61 mintues. “We weren’t clinical tonight at all, we were not
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EUGENE, Oregon – Former UTEP Miner Emmanuel Korir has done it again. Korir became a world champion after winning the 800 meter event Saturday in Eugene, Oregon. Korir, who represents his home country of Kenya, had never won gold at the World Championships. Now he can check that off of his list of accomplishments. The
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Nicolas Lodeiro got the go-ahead goal in the 71st minute when he converted his third penalty kick of the season, helping the Seattle Sounders rally past the Colorado Rapids 2-1 on Saturday night. Seattle won despite finishing a man short after midfielder Kelyn Rowe was ejected in the 47th minute for receiving
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dairon Asprilla scored in the 71st minute to give the Portland Timbers a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night, extending their unbeaten streak to seven straight games. Jaroslaw Niezgoda also scored for the Timbers, who are 4-0-3 since the start
Continue Reading SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored his team-high 12th goal of the season in the 14th minute, leading Dallas to a 1-0 victory on Saturday night that ended Real Salt Lake’s 10-match home unbeaten streak. Ferreira connected with a left-footed shot from 8 yards off a pass from Paxton Pomykal after Paul Arriola intercepted
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SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jesús Ferreira scored his team-high 12th goal of the season in the 14th minute, leading Dallas to a 1-0 victory on Saturday night that ended Real Salt Lake’s 10-match home unbeaten streak. Ferreira connected with a left-footed shot from 8 yards off a pass from Paxton Pomykal after Paul Arriola intercepted
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Vimael Machin scored on first baseman Nathaniel Lowe’s fielding error to snap a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics held off the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday night. On a night when neither team did much offensively and both struggled defensively, the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Vimael Machin scored on first baseman Nathaniel Lowe’s fielding error to snap a scoreless tie in the sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics held off the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday night. On a night when neither team did much offensively and both struggled defensively, the
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Xherdan Shaqiri had a goal and an assist in the Chicago Fire’s 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Chris Mueller and Rafael Czichos also scored to help Chicago (7-10-5) win its third straight. Lucas Cavallini scored for Vancouver (7-10-5).
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Gareth Bale, a 33-year-old who starred in European soccer, subbed on in the 65th minute and scored his first MLS goal and Los Angeles FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-0. Bale, who signed with LAFC on June 27, slipped a shot inside the post to make it 2-0 in the
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts hit his 200th career home run, Julio Urías tossed six innings of two-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2 Saturday to extend their winning streak to seven games. Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman also homered for the
Continue Reading By JOE TOTORAITIS Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff pitched six strong innings, Hunter Renfroe hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 on Saturday night. Woodruff (8-3) improved to 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA in five starts since coming off the injured list June 27. He had a
Continue Reading By Scott McLean, Sarah Dean, Dennis Lapin and Cristiana Moisescu, CNN By late morning, a line has already formed outside the nondescript registration office on the western edge of Kyiv. Some of those waiting are wearing casual clothes, but a few of the women are dressed up in white and carrying bouquets of flowers. This
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Marvel dio un vistazo al próximo capítulo de “Black Panther” y es poderoso. El adelanto de dos minutos, lanzado durante el panel del estudio en la Comic-Con de San Diego, está repleto de avances de lo que nos espera en la secuela sin la estrella Chadwick Boseman, quien murió
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manny Machado hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning off Chris Bassitt and the San Diego Padres hung on for a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets. Taylor Rogers allowed a bloop RBI single to J.D. Davis in the ninth before retiring Tomás Nido
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Rose will make an appearance on the field in Philadelphia next month for the first time since receiving a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball. Rose agreed to the lifetime ban in August 1989 after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. women pulled a shocking upset in the 4-by-100 relay at world championships while the men finished second after a sloppy baton exchange that has become a ritual for that star-crossed team. Andre DeGrasse beat Marvin Bracy to the line by .07 seconds to
Continue Reading By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gerrit Cole failed to hold a three-run lead, reliever Albert Abreu’s wild pickoff throw led to Cedric Mullins’`fcedr go-ahead sacrifice fly and the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the New York Yankees 6-3. Ramón Urías added a two-run homer in the eighth off Shane Greene. New York went
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La Armada rusa recibió el que es el submarino conocido más largo del mundo, uno que su fabricante promociona como un buque de investigación, pero otros dicen es una plataforma para espionaje y posiblemente armas nucleares. El Belgorod fue entregado a la Armada rusa a principios de este mes
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