AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent? You can no longer take it for granted that a seller will cover the cost of your agent’s commission. Home sellers have traditionally offered a blanket commission to a buyer’s agent when they listed their
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By Dana Elobaid, CNN (CNN) — Amid an unusually hectic summer for national politics, a group of teenage voters met in Washington, DC, over a July weekend to discuss politics. As part of their America in One Room: The Youth Vote event from July 19-22, a collection of civic groups convened more than 400 17-
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a government hospital, demanding justice and better security at medical campuses and hospitals. Demonstrators held signs calling for accountability for the woman’s rape and killing as they gathered near
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Friday designating the site of a 1908 race massacre in Springfield, Illinois, a national monument. For two nights in August 1908, a White mob laid siege to Springfield, indiscriminately looting, burning and destroying Black-owned homes and businesses, in a race riot that would
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A Florida jury on Friday found a 60-year-old White woman guilty of manslaughter with a firearm for fatally shooting an unarmed Black mother during an ongoing dispute over children playing near her home. The panel had considered whether Susan Lorincz was justified under the state’s controversial self-defense
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Since joining Manchester City in 2016, Pep Guardiola has won everything. There is little else for him and his team to achieve and questions around whether or not this is Guardiola’s last season at the club will likely persist all season. The Spaniard revealed earlier this year that he
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s defense minister says the government will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting January 1, 2025. The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans which went through a bloody war in
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By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Disney recently announced a huge slate of projects for parks and cruises in front of 12,000 of its most loyal fans, who will almost certainly return to Disney’s theme parks to experience those new offerings, no matter what it costs. But whether a frequent visitor or a first-timer, Disney’s
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s K-12 schools enjoyed a boost of funding from federal pandemic aid packages during the last three school years, but that cash flow is ending in September just as the new one gets underway – forcing some districts to make tough choices about what to cut. Many schools
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — In space, no one can hear you scream. The movie theater is a different story. The spine-chilling sci-fi horror franchise “Alien” returns this week with “Alien: Romulus,” featuring a new crew of young, scrappy space explorers. Unluckily for them, there are also facehuggers, chestbursters and xenomorphs on board, as
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Colin Kaepernick won’t be joining the Los Angeles Chargers as a coach or a player this season, according to head coach Jim Harbaugh. “I love Colin,” Harbaugh told reporters Thursday. “But he’s not going to be on my coaching staff this year, and he’s not going
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Julia Hernández (CNN)– La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha advertido que es probable que en los próximos días y semanas se produzcan más casos de viruela del mono (mpox) en Europa. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La advertencia se produjo después de que Suecia confirmara este jueves su primer caso de la
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand have so far accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers — each a potentially lethal amount of the drug — that were unknowingly distributed by an Auckland food bank. The authorities were in the process of collecting two dozen more of
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A British judge who was part of a Hong Kong court panel that dismissed an appeal from prominent imprisoned publisher Jimmy Lai and six former pro-democracy lawmakers has quit his position on an advisory board to an international media freedom group. David Neuberger, a non-permanent overseas judge on Hong
Continue Reading Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s health ministry says it has identified its first case of mpox this year, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency. However, the ministry said Friday that the sequencing of the case is still being done to determine which variant it
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Renters are gaining the upper hand in the balance of power with landlords. Apartment units are staying on the market for longer. Vacancy rates are rising. And rental growth is slowing. Now, landlords are being forced to offer sweeteners like free parking and free weeks of rent
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Academic tutor Ned Johnson recently received an email from the father of one of his high school clients. “Can you please make sure that he is taking a practice test this weekend? He really needs it to do well,” said Johnson, founder of academic and test prep company PrepMatters,
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Every day, consumers may be unknowingly signing away their rights to sue companies – such as online retail platforms, gig economy apps, and streaming services – even if the claims have no relation to the service a person signed up for. In a current lawsuit, Walt Disney World is arguing
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As conflict casts a shadow across the Middle East, people are getting rich in Dubai. Years after a momentary slump in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the desert sheikdom’s economy is buzzing with tourism and construction as it positions itself as a safe haven in a
Continue Reading By Al Goodman and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a knife attack on the father of Spanish teen soccer sensation Lamine Yamal, the Catalan police press office told CNN Thursday. Mounir Nasraoui, the father of the 17-year-old Barcelona star, was hospitalized and in serious condition
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment. She is renewing the political dynasty founded by her billionaire father, Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006. The 37-year-old Paetongtarn, a former business executive, becomes the third close member of the
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting higher Friday as Wall Street coasts to the close of its best week since November. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in afternoon trading and is potentially on track to snap a six-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 64 points, or
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Metido de lleno en su delirante rueda de prensa de este jueves, el expresidente Donald Trump dijo una verdad que lo explicaba todo : “Estoy muy enfadado con ella”. Se refería a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, cuya tardía entrada en la carrera por las elecciones generales lo ha dejado amargado, desorientado
Continue Reading By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Taking just a five-second break the next time you have an argument with your significant other could help defuse the situation, according to new research. The study, conducted by researchers at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, surveyed 81 couples and was published in the journal Nature. “We wanted to
Continue Reading Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s outgoing President Joko Widodo highlighted advances in the economy and infrastructure during his final State of the Nation address. Widodo said Friday that in the 10 years he’s led the country, his administration controlled inflation, reduced rates of unemployment and extreme poverty, and built new infrastructure in parts
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — More evidence has emerged that Mexican authorities disposed of the bodies of dissidents in “death flights” during the country’s 1965-1990 “dirty war.” Mexico’s governmental Truth Commission said in a report Friday that recollections by witnesses and documents leaked over the years describe the chilling last moments of the victims.
Continue Reading Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In a sign that mediators believe a Gaza cease-fire deal is imminent, a U.S. official said Friday that Mideast negotiators are working out logistics for the potential release of hostages and distribution of aid as part of any agreement to end the Israel-Hamas war. The official, who spoke to reporters
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 39-year-old Simon Roberto Alvarado has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for allegedly holding migrants hostage at an apartment and for distributing fentanyl. Alvarado was sentenced to 292 months for “harboring migrants and taking them hostage, as well as conspiracy with intent to distribute fentanyl after a prior felony
Continue Reading Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith divulged Friday that he had decided
Continue Reading By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament voted on Friday for Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become the country’s youngest prime minister, thrusting another member of the kingdom’s most famed and divisive political dynasty into the top job. The vote to install the 37-year-old daughter of ousted former leader Thaksin Shinawatra came
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