Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un enorme diamante en bruto de 2.492 quilates, que se cree es el segundo más grande jamás encontrado, fue desenterrado en Botswana, según una empresa minera. Se cree que la enorme piedra es la mayor encontrada desde que en 1905 se descubrió en Sudáfrica el diamante Cullinan, de 3.106 quilates. La empresa
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Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for an electronic voting company suing conservative news outlet Newsmax for defamation are asking a Delaware judge to rule in their favor. Florida-based Smartmatic claims the hosts and guests on the cable network made false and defamatory statements after the 2020 election implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging
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By Stephanie Ballesteros Click here for updates on this story WILDWOOD CREST, New Jersey (KYW) — A boat went up in flames at Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out aboard a 41-foot boat named “Luv-It” around 12:45 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard said the boat was
Continue Reading KYW By Stephanie Ballesteros Click here for updates on this story WILDWOOD CREST, New Jersey (KYW) — A boat went up in flames at Schooner Island Marina in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out aboard a 41-foot boat named “Luv-It” around 12:45 p.m. The U.S. Coast Guard said the boat
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It’s rivalry week in the City of the Crosses and the Mayfield Trojans are getting ready. For the first time ever, the cross-town rivalry game between Las Cruces and Mayfield will kickoff the 2024 high school football season. The game will be played Friday at the Field of Dreams in
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, consideró este jueves que la elección por voto directo de jueces, prevista en la reforma judicial que se discutirá en el Congreso, representa varios riesgos para el sistema político mexicano y para la relación comercial bilateral. “La elección directa de
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set. There appeared to be a coordinated effort among female delegates and Democratic supporters as they arrived at the United Center
Continue Reading Associated Press A New York man whose 10-year prison sentence for dealing thousands of kilograms of marijuana was commuted in early 2021 by then-President Donald Trump has been arrested on domestic violence charges on Long Island. Jonathan Braun was charged Tuesday with three counts of assault on allegations by Nassau County police that he attacked
Continue Reading By Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story BELMAR, New Jersey (WCBS/WLNY) — Video showing the intense arrest of a surfer at Belmar Beach for not having a required beach tag is raising questions about enforcement. That surfer now faces multiple charges. The video was posted to social media, and shows a surfer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Paso Del Norte Fine Arts Academy received a verbal threat from a student. Officials at the school found “no evidence of a viable threat to students of the campus.” Read the message sent out to parents from the school below. “Hello, this is Melissa Smith, principal of Paso Del Norte
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Legislature is signaling that it could cancel a $400 million loan payment to help finance a longer lifespan for the state’s last nuclear power plant. The votes in the state Senate and Assembly exposed a rift with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who says a longer run for
Continue Reading By Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — The office of famed St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino was burglarized. The burglary happened Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m. Police said the men gained entry without authority, but exactly how wasn’t immediately clear. Two suspects were caught on surveillance
Continue Reading WLNY By Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — The office of famed St. John’s University basketball coach Rick Pitino was burglarized. The burglary happened Tuesday night around 7:30 p.m. Police said the men gained entry without authority, but exactly how wasn’t immediately clear. Two suspects were caught on
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Corte Suprema se negó el jueves a revivir partes de una ley de Arizona respaldada por los republicanos que podría haber impedido a miles de votantes emitir su voto en la contienda presidencial de noviembre o votar por correo, pero permitió que otros controvertidos requisitos de esa ley entraran en
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, Coco Gauff is a Grand Slam champion. Yes, she’s been ranked No. 1 in doubles and No. 2 in singles. Yes, she’s already a big star who transcends her sport and was a flag bearer alongside LeBron James at the Paris Olympics and has a signature shoe
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Sunland Park Fire Department crew helped put out a fire at a commercial building on the 2400 block of Airport Road. The crews put out the fire alongside the Dona Ana Fire Rescue team. It happened at 11:39 AM, officials say. No one was injured in the fire,
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Veintidós personas se encontraban a bordo del superyate de bandera británica “Bayesian” que se hundió luego de que su mástil, uno de los más altos del mundo, se partiera en dos durante una violenta tormenta el 19 de agosto. El “Bayesian” estaba anclado cerca del puerto de Porticello, en la
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Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico is calling a judicial overhaul proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador a “risk” to the country’s democracy. Ambassador Ken Salazar also said Thursday that the overhault, including having judges be elected, “threatens the historic commercial relationship” between Mexico and the U.S. The
Continue Reading By Riley Rourke, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story STERLING, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A worker in an excavator was killed in a rockslide at a quarry in Sterling, Massachusetts Thursday. The worker was in the machine at the Onyx Corporation’s sand and gravel pit on Stone Crest Way when a large section
Continue Reading WBZ By Riley Rourke, Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story STERLING, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A worker in an excavator was killed in a rockslide at a quarry in Sterling, Massachusetts Thursday. The worker was in the machine at the Onyx Corporation’s sand and gravel pit on Stone Crest Way when a large
Continue Reading By Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The Washington County District Attorney has cleared the officer involved in an arrest that involved a suspect being hit by a police truck. In a release from Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh, he has cleared the officer involved in the
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By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Shares of beleaguered exercise equipment company Peloton rallied sharply on Thursday after it reported its first rise in sales in more than two years. The home fitness company brought in $644 million in sales, up 0.2% from the year before, and its shares surged more than 35%. That might
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina-based soldier can live at his parents’ home while charges accusing him in part of lying to military authorities about his association with a group that advocated overthrowing the U.S. government are pending. A federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered that 20-year-old Kai Liam Nix be released through a
Continue Reading JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office has cleared 11 officers who played a role in killing a man who was fleeing the scene of a triple shooting. In a report released Thursday, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the officers’ actions were “reasonable and legally justified.” James Harrison of Johnston
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jurors have heard different opinions from experts about the death of a man who was pinned to the floor at a Detroit-area mall in 2014. Three guards are on trial for involuntary manslaughter, more than 10 years after McKenzie Cochran died at Northland Center. The Oakland County medical examiner defended
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AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s C.J. Stroud was excited to talk to Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Thursday. But the second-year signal caller tried to play it cool after the Texans and Rams practiced together in advance Saturday’s preseason game. He walked over to where their quarterbacks were standing and greeted
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of an “Uncommitted” movement, which garnered hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries across the nation in protest of the Israel-Hamas war, have been negotiating for weeks to secure a speaking slot for a Palestinian American at the Democratic National Convention this week. The negotiations stalled late Wednesday
Continue Reading By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Politics is always a touchy subject no matter who you’re talking with. In the workplace, things can get even
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Politics is always a touchy subject no matter who you’re talking with. In the workplace, things can get
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN) — La depresión tropical Uno-C se formó en el océano Pacífico Central aproximadamente 985 millas (unos 1, 500 km) al este-sureste de Hilo, Hawai, de acuerdo con el Centro de Huracanes del Pacífico Central (CPHC). Se prevé que el sistema se convierta en la tormenta tropical Akoni para esta noche y una
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