John Mangum to head Lyric Opera of Chicago, had been CEO of Houston Symphony
CHICAGO (AP) — John Mangum has been hired to succeed Anthony Freud as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 49-year-old Mangum had…
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Developing healthy eating habits for students and their families in Palomas, Mexico
El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV) – The Paso del Norte Health Foundation announced a grant to Border Partners under the Healthy Eating Initiative to…
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Maya Rudolph will return to ‘SNL’ to play Kamala Harris through 2024 election
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Maya Rudolph is returning to “Saturday Night Live” next season — and her role just got a lot bigger.…
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Former ballerina in Florida is convicted of manslaughter in her estranged husband’s 2020 shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband in Florida. A…
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Let them eat lobster! France spent over $500,000 on a state dinner for King Charles
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Entertaining the King of England is an expensive business, France is finding out. A sumptuous lobster dinner…
Continue ReadingA potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The eerie calm over the Atlantic basin that settled in after historic Hurricane Beryl is about to be…
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City of El Paso Celebrates International Lifeguard Appreciation Day
El Paso, TX (KVIA)- The City of El Paso encourages residents and visitors to show appreciation for lifeguards from the Parks and Recreation…
Continue Reading Federal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
Associated Press New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges have launched, but not everywhere. Most Republican-led…
Continue Reading Russian couple pleads guilty to spying charges and are released from Slovenian prison on time served
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A Russian couple arrested on spying charges in December 2022 have pleaded guilty and were sentenced in the Slovenian…
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This US couple bought a home in Greece for $150,000. Here’s what happened next
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Packing up your lives and starting afresh in a new country together is a huge move for many couples. But…
Continue Reading US suspends $95 million in aid to Georgia after passage of foreign agent law that sparked protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suspending $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related…
Continue Reading Civil Rights Movement Freedom Riders urge younger activists to get out the vote
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — During the Civil Rights Movement, young people put their bodies on the line as Freedom Riders,…
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‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
CNN By Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South…
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José ‘Maligno’ Torres Gil gana el oro en el BMX Freestyle y le da a Argentina su primera medalla en París 2024
urielblanco (CNN Español) — El argentino José ‘Maligno’ Torres Gil se convirtió este miércoles en el campeón olímpico de la…
Continue Reading Denver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles
By Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — While California battles the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, a trio of wildfires near Denver…
Continue Reading Meyerbeer’s ‘Le Prophète’ from 1849 sounds like it’s ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape
Associated Press ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a…
Continue Reading Delta CEO lashes out at CrowdStrike: This cost us $500 million and they offered us nothing
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The CEO of Delta Air Lines lashed out at cyber security firm CrowdStrike and software provider Microsoft…
Continue Reading Kathie Lee Gifford hospitalized after fracturing her pelvis
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kathie Lee Gifford’s recovery from hip replacement surgery has suffered a set back. The 70-year-old…
Continue Reading Venezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the…
Continue Reading Team USA women’s basketball squad emphasizes endorsement of Kamala Harris for president
By Kyle Feldscher and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The head coach and players of Team USA’s women’s basketball emphasized their endorsement of…
Continue Reading Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more…
Continue Reading Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
AP Business Writer Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that…
Continue Reading Project 2025 director steps down amid backlash from Trump
Originally Published: 30 JUL 24 15:06 ET Updated: 30 JUL 24 18:29 ET By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The director…
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US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in…
Continue Reading US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in…
Continue Reading Harris nears vice presidential announcement as her team tests out top contenders
Originally Published: 30 JUL 24 16:30 ET Updated: 30 JUL 24 22:15 ET By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Kamala…
Continue Reading Russia launches one of war’s biggest drone attacks on Ukraine
By Svitlana Vlasova and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine since the war…
Continue Reading ‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team
By Amanda Davies and Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream debut on the Olympic basketball stage for the world’s youngest country. South…
Continue Reading Two strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours of each other —…
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US arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in…
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