Olympic moment of the day: Tara Davis-Woodhall’s long road to the top of the podium
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — Tara Davis-Woodhall overcame more than most people could ever fathom just to make the…
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Marathon swimmer ends his quest to cross Lake Michigan after two days
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A swimmer who crossed Lake Michigan in 1998 has apparently ended his effort to repeat the feat. An online tracking device…
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BBC asks ex-presenter Huw Edwards to pay back $250,000 after he pleads guilty to having images of child sexual abuse
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The BBC has told former presenter Huw Edwards to hand back the more than £200,000 ($254,767) he received in…
Continue Reading Noah Lyles decided to race with COVID-19. The USOPC’s CEO is ‘100% comfortable’ with that decision
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says she is “100% comfortable” with Noah Lyles’…
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El Paso Electric seeks rate increase, Chamber gets new CEO, cartel trial moved
by El Paso Matters Staff, El Paso MattersAugust 9, 2024 This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in…
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¿Cómo defendió la oposición las actas de las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela?
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La oposición venezolana asegura que ganó las elecciones presidenciales del pasado 28 de julio. Incluso, la líder…
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Memorial Medical Center CEO retires
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces is retiring. The hospital confirms to ABC-7 that CEO…
Continue Reading Avión de pasajeros se estrella en una zona residencial a las afueras de Sao Paulo, Brasil: hay 61 muertos
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dramáticos videos difundidos en las redes sociales este viernes mostraron un pequeño avión estrellándose en una…
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FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable…
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Value of Mexican peso falls, Borderland residents feeling the impact
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — This week, the Mexican peso dropped in value. At some Borderland currency exchanges, the price to get dollars was almost…
Continue Reading Brazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A…
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Migrant advocates concerned with Abbott’s Executive Order
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An immigrant advocacy center in El Paso raised concerns about Gov. Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA 46 relating to the…
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First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the first nasal spray epinephrine drug for severe allergic reactions…
Continue Reading La Clinica de Familia hosting health fair
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — La Clinica de Familia is hosting a health fair August 10, 2024. Rachel Gonzales-Hanson, the interim COO of the National…
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Davis man denied bail as wife’s death, preliminarily ruled suicide, still under investigation
By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court…
Continue Reading Davis man denied bail as wife’s death, preliminarily ruled suicide, still under investigation
KOVR By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A judge in Yolo County court…
Continue Reading Así se materializó la fuga de Carles Puigdemont: sombreros de paja, distracciones y muros de manifestantes
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Han pasado más de 24 horas y muchos todavía siguen sin poder explicarse cómo el expresidente de la…
Continue Reading Cristina Fernández Kirchner critica a Alberto Fernández tras denuncia en su contra y se solidariza con las víctimas de violencia de género
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Cristina Fernández de Kirchner publicó este viernes un mensaje en su cuenta en X, antes Twitter, en el que…
Continue Reading Amanda Knox wasn’t coerced but ‘freely’ accused a bar owner in roommate’s murder, Italian court says
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in…
Continue Reading Skydiving instructor, student killed in hard landing near Perris
By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story PERRIS, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A skydiving instructor who died…
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Trump rails against vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester, Harris and Walz in Montana
By Alayna Treene, Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN Bozeman, Montana (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail…
Continue Reading Ahead of Olympic women’s boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended…
Continue Reading Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
Associated Press VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing…
Continue Reading Nigerian police investigate killing of trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as…
Continue Reading Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a…
Continue Reading Breanna Stewart, US women’s basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal…
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El Paso police deem fatal pedestrian collision involving Parkland student a suicide
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The fatal pedestrian collision involving a Parkland High School student Thursday has now been deemed as a suicide by El Paso…
Continue Reading Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested…
Continue Reading Former tennis coach sentenced to 25 years for taking girl across state lines for sex
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama tennis coach was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with the intent…
Continue Reading Pet cockroaches among more than 100 animals rescued from ranch after Nixon Fire
By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story AGUANGA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — Riverside County Animal…
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