Cruz refuses to say whether he will unconditionally accept results of 2024 election
CNN By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz refused on Wednesday to say whether he will unconditionally accept the results of…
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Travis Kelce responds to Harrison Butker’s commencement speech
CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has spoken about the controversial comments Harrison Butker made at a…
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Labour leader Keir Starmer is often called dull. But he might be Britain’s next prime minister
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Critics say British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is dutiful, managerial and a bit dull. The…
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RNC headquarters briefly locked down after discovery of suspicious package
Originally Published: 22 MAY 24 09:47 ET Updated: 22 MAY 24 18:22 ET By Holmes Lybrand and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National…
Continue Reading With a sequel in the works, ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ stars reflect on its success — and R rating
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Amazon Studios debuted “Red, White & Royal Blue” last summer, they did so without…
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Justice Department expected to file antitrust suit against Live Nation, owner of Ticketmaster
Originally Published: 22 MAY 24 19:39 ET Updated: 22 MAY 24 20:15 ET By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department and several states are…
Continue Reading White House pushes tech industry to shut down market for sexually abusive AI deepfakes
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial…
Continue Reading Work on new Rome subway line under the Colosseum and Forum enters crucial phase
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A long-delayed and complex project to bring a subway line under ancient Roman ruins and through…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits fall as labor market continues to thrive
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low levels.…
Continue Reading Clarification: Cannes-The Dogs story
CANNES, France (AP) — In a story published May 23, 2024, The Associated Press reported that Kodi the dog was a griffon mix. A subsequent DNA test…
Continue Reading Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
By CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her…
Continue Reading Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
By CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when…
Continue Reading 9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
CNN By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
Continue Reading Red Nose Day 2024 fights child poverty with the ‘whimsy’ of a candy castle, monster truck and Legos
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Red Nose Day has raised $370 million since 2015 to fund anti-poverty efforts. This year, Comic…
Continue Reading Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
By STEVE LeBLANC and LISA RATHKE Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard…
Continue Reading Kenyan climber is found dead on Mount Everest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Kenyan climber attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain has been found dead near the summit. A government…
Continue Reading Pro-Palestinian protesters leave after Drexel University decides to have police clear encampment
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters packed up and left a pro-Palestinian encampment at Philadelphia’s Drexel University after the school announced a…
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Barrio Chamizal families rally against environmental, educational, and housing issues
EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Families in the Barrio Chamizal community are rallying today to raise awareness about their longstanding environmental,…
Continue Reading Family of American caught up in Congo failed coup says their son went to Africa on vacation
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The family of an American caught up in a failed coup attempt…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Red Flag Warning, warm, dry & windy Thursday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For your Thursday we are continuing a warm, dry, windy, weather pattern. A Fire weather watch is in effect till 11PM with a…
Continue Reading EU Commission fines Oreo maker Mondelez 337.5 million euros for blocking cross-border sales
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has imposed a fine of 337.5 million euros ($366 million) on food company Mondelez, the owner of Oreo…
Continue Reading Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats have selected Joe Biden as their nominee for the White House, giving the…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 23: Trump, Extreme weather, Uvalde, Student debt relief, Ticketmaster
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Billions of dollars’ worth of sunken treasure has been found at a shipwreck site off the coast of…
Continue Reading Several injured passengers on turbulence-hit Singapore flight need spinal surgery, hospital says
By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the…
Continue Reading Russian missiles kill 7 in Ukraine’s second-largest city as Moscow’s troops press offensive
By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say that Russian missiles have slammed into Ukraine’s second-largest city in the…
Continue Reading Hundreds of people suffer heatstroke in Pakistan, and dangerous heat is forecast to stay a while
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Pess ISLAMABAD (AP) — Doctors are treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan. People started…
Continue Reading Spanish police recover fourth of 5 Francis Bacon paintings stolen in Madrid in 2015
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they have recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen from a…
Continue Reading Takeaways: How intelligence agencies’ are cautiously embracing generative AI
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to embrace the AI revolution, convinced…
Continue Reading France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Brought into the international spotlight by the ban on hijabs for French…
Continue Reading US intelligence agencies’ embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect…
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