Record-breaking heat is here: How to have a cool summer pool party anyway
Swimply came up with five ways to beat the heat with pool party hosting ideas using home and garden magazines and other online…
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Where are the most livable small cities in the U.S.?
SmartAsset ranked 281 small U.S. cities to find the most “livable” based on factors including housing affordability, business offerings, commute…
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Is summer learning loss real? Research sends mixed signals.
Do students forget their studies over the summer? HeyTutor analyzed academic research to see how much summer breaks affected student learning.…
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From phones to special feathers: The most common and unique items forgotten in Ubers
Tile referenced Uber’s Lost & Found Index to identify the most common items left behind in an Uber and showcase some of the bizarre abandoned…
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Doctors strike across India to protest rape and murder of trainee medic
By Samra Zulfaqar, Esha Mitra and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Thousands of doctors have gone on strike across India to demand better…
Continue ReadingGiant balloons floating above Colorado’s wildfires could help to predict future blazes
By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — At the end of July, Colorado became the latest US state to battle the spread of wildfires. Four blazes broke out,…
Continue Reading American cities are getting unbearably hot. These ones are roasting the most
By Amy O’Kruk and Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — No, it’s not your imagination — summers in the US really are getting hotter. And longer.…
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The Berlin Zoo is hoping for more German-born giant pandas as scans confirm a pregnancy
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin Zoo has much anticipated news: Meng Meng the panda is pregnant again, months after the first giant pandas born in Germany…
Continue Reading Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters in Greece are battling scattered fires, hoping to end the major wildfire that burned into the…
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Will Wagner, son of All-Star closer, enjoys big MLB debut for Blue Jays
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Once he finally secured tickets for his famous father, Will Wagner had a major league debut to remember.…
Continue Reading Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap
By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he was being executed before his release in historic prisoner swap
CNN By Helen Regan and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician and one of President Vladimir Putin’s…
Continue Reading Helicopter pilot in fatal Australia hotel crash was ground crew who’d attended a party the night before
By Hilary Whiteman and Jessie Yeung, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The pilot killed when a helicopter crashed into the roof of a luxury hotel…
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Sudán en un “punto de quiebre” mientras la guerra civil se intensifica, dice agencia de la ONU
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Sudán se encuentra en un “punto de quiebre”, declaró este lunes un organismo de las Naciones Unidas, ya…
Continue Reading Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
AP Business Writer Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris agree on one thing, at least: Both say they want to eliminate…
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WNBA star Dearica Hamby files lawsuit against league and former team over alleged treatment while pregnant
By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Three-time WNBA all-star Dearica Hamby filed a discrimination and unlawful retaliation lawsuit…
Continue Reading Teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabs 5 people at a cafe in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials and media reports say a teenager wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest randomly stabbed five people at an open-air…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Musk intenta ayudar a Trump a frenar la subida de Harris
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El hombre más rico del mundo y el otrora –y posiblemente futuro– hombre más poderoso coincidieron en casi todo.…
Continue Reading La propuesta sobre el derecho al aborto en Arizona estará en la boleta electoral de noviembre
Julia Hernández (CNN) — La propuesta de enmienda constitucional de Arizona que establecería un “derecho fundamental al aborto”…
Continue Reading Advocates want para-surfing to be part of Paralympics after being overlooked for Los Angeles 2028
Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Para-surfing— a form of surfing that allows people with physical disabilities to ride waves on a board…
Continue Reading Trump y Musk mantienen conversación amistosa en X tras retraso por dificultades técnicas
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump y el director ejecutivo de Tesla y propietario de X, Elon Musk, mantuvieron una…
Continue Reading Japanese executive convicted in Myanmar for selling rice above set prices returns home
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese business executive has returned to Japan after being convicted and released this week after more than a…
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Former California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump
CNN By Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Former Los Angeles city councilman and California state Sen. Nate Holden said Friday that he was with…
Continue Reading Texas Senator Cesar Blanco invites students to apply to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Texas Senator (D) Cesar Blanco is inviting students from Texas to apply to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship…
Continue Reading The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority
Associated Press KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country…
Continue Reading Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde’s primary win
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled…
Continue Reading Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change
Associated Press MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning…
Continue Reading US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp…
Continue Reading Fact check: Trump made at least 20 false claims in his conversation with Elon Musk
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered his usual bombardment of false claims – at least 20 in all –…
Continue Reading In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage
Associated Press MLOMP, Senegal (AP) — It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal,…
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