Chicago restaurant offers $13,000 martini, and at least one customer has decided it’s worth it
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WWJ) — The Internet lit up this week with news that a…
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Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Germany has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than…
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Hamas leader sends letters from hiding after almost a year of silence
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has written a rare letter to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, according to the…
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Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to lesser charge of driving while impaired; issues a public safety announcement
By Brynn Gingras and Carolyn Sung, CNN (CNN) — Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving while impaired in a deal with…
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York
Associated Press SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake urged drivers not to get behind the wheel of a car after even a single alcoholic drink…
Continue Reading Cambodia decries US sanctions against one of its top tycoons implicated in forced labor
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has decried newly imposed U.S. sanctions on one of its tycoons who has been implicated in…
Continue ReadingAsí está el récord de boxeo del “Canelo” Álvarez en 2024, solo tuvo dos derrotas
Victoria Fernandez (CNN Español) — El pugilista Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez es uno de los mejores en el mundo del boxeo. El mexicano…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story about a Ferguson protester who became a prominent racial-justice activist
After Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, several nationally prominent Black religious leaders arrived,…
Continue Reading Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
Associated Press As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police…
Continue ReadingCanelo Álvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga: cartelera, previa, a qué hora y cómo ver en vivo el combate
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez regresará al ring durante el fin de semana de la Independencia de…
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33,000 Boeing union members begin strike
KING, CNN By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — About 33,000 union members at Boeing have started to walk off the job on…
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Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says Red Devils can qualify for Champions League this season
By Zayn Nabbi, CNN (CNN) — Former Manchester United coach Benni McCarthy says the Red Devils can finish in the top four this season, but are…
Continue Reading In Denmark, a man is suspected of 86 counts of reckless driving. He filmed it himself.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Denmark say a 29-year-old man faces a whopping 86 preliminary charges for reckless driving. Officers said…
Continue Reading Adekunle Gold on sickle cell advocacy: ‘It’s time to learn my voice – people are dying’
By Larry Madowo and Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Award-winning Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold rose to international fame when his debut album…
Continue Reading Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Central European nations are bracing for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria,…
Continue Reading Jill Biden and the defense chief visit an Alabama base to highlight expanded military benefits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight…
Continue Reading Scientists who discovered mammals can breathe through their anuses receive Ig Nobel prize
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The world still holds many unanswered questions. But thanks to the efforts of the research teams awarded the IG…
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ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Still; hot, mostly calm conditions
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are still looking hot for your Friday. Otherwise looking to stay mostly calm with dry conditions. Temperatures are coming…
Continue Reading How a common hearing impairment helped Terry Crews master the art of physical comedy
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — While filming a scene for the 2004 slapstick comedy “White Chicks,” Terry Crews sat in a parked convertible…
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Secret Murdoch succession fight to remain sealed after judge rejects media petition for access
By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — A Nevada judge has ruled that billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family can hold a secret court…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest attacks in…
Continue Reading Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal…
Continue Reading Ex-European lawmaker and wife charged with influence peddling and corruption in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Poland have charged a former European Parliament lawmaker and his wife with corruption and influence…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest…
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ChatGPT maker says its new AI model can reason and think ‘much like a person’
By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — OpenAI has unveiled a new artificial intelligence model that it says can “reason” and solve harder…
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CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, questions are emerging…
Continue Reading Russian central bank hikes rates to fight inflation fuelled by military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation as government…
Continue Reading This mom is giving kids in her community clothes, education, and a link to their Native American culture
By Allie Torgan, CNN Sacaton, Arizona (CNN) — Often, the calls from case workers come with great urgency. A baby, a toddler – a child who is…
Continue ReadingSam Altman’s lesser-known crypto project wants to scan the world’s eyeballs
Analysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — If the AI that Sam Altman is building works, it’ll eventually break the global economy (in a…
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