JERUSALEM (AP) — A pair of strikes on top militant commanders in Beirut and Tehran has escalated tensions in a region already on edge and adds to a long list of targeted killings attributed to Israel. Hamas said Israel was behind the assassination of its supreme leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran’s capital, although there was
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the nation’s capital, Attorney General Brian Schwalb said. “StubHub intentionally hides
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Reserve gave an important clue Wednesday that it will likely cut its benchmark lending rate in the coming months. The move would pave the way for lower borrowing costs for Americans on everything from mortgages and car loans to credit cards. While the central bank said
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on federal agencies and Congress to take actions to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States – an issue that has been a major theme of GOP attacks on the administration over the southern border. Biden will issue a national
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las competiciones de triatlón se han puesto en marcha este miércoles en París, después de que la preocupación por la calidad del agua del río Sena obligara a aplazar la prueba masculina un día antes. Durante la noche llovió más en París, pero el Triatlón Mundial y París 2024 determinaron
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Psychology.org brings out the importance of emotional intelligence in psychology students and professionals and how they can help build this essential soft skill.
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Teachercertification.com reports that the trend of teachers quitting online has been noticeable on social media with the videos often pointing out issues causing burnout for them.
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While investigating auto insurance pricing in Michigan, The Markup and Outlier Media found lawmakers created loopholes big enough to drive through.
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Charlie Health reports on how play affects children’s mental health, including how play is linked with social skills, happiness, rising ADHD rates, and more.
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Using data from the Recording Industry Association of America, Stacker combed through country music history to find 20 memorable one-hit wonders.
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By Don Riddell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-three days. That’s all it took for Xander Schauffele’s life and legacy to change forever. Yet the origins of the golfer’s golden summer stretch back almost four decades – seven years before he was born – to one fateful road in Germany. Long-tarred with the backhanded
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Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east. The attack that killed five people Wednesday is the latest twist in the conflict Sudan has been going through since a popular uprising removed its
Continue Reading By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — The triathlon competitions went ahead in Paris on Wednesday after concerns over water quality in the River Seine caused the men’s race to be postponed a day earlier. More rain came into Paris overnight but World Triathlon and Paris 2024 determined the water quality was sufficient to move
Continue Reading Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to its museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden. All these activities are part of a new, four-week pilot
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger
Continue Reading AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen. Regional investors are also digesting the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon. A strong yen is a plus for Japan’s purchases
Continue Reading CNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase. Haniyeh’s
Continue Reading Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. He led its political hierarchy and had little military role, but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas says Haniyeh
Continue Reading By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law. The suspension of Jessica
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El líder político de Hamas Ismail Haniyed murió en Teherán, Irán, en un ataque en horas de la madrugada con un proyectil guiado desde el aire contra el lugar en el que se alojaba, informó este miércoles por la mañana el medio de comunicación estatal iraní Press TV, citando
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Dark chocolate and similar cocoa products are contaminated with lead and cadmium, two neurotoxic metals that are linked to cancer, chronic disease, or reproductive and developmental issues, especially in children, a new study found. As natural elements in the Earth’s crust, lead, cadmium and other heavy metals are in
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what he wants. This year it backfired. Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. His tactics
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ismail Haniyeh formó parte de Hamas durante décadas, en los últimos años dirigiendo las operaciones políticas del grupo militante desde el exilio, y emergiendo como uno de sus líderes más visibles durante la guerra con Israel en Gaza. Medios de comunicación estatales de Hamas e Irán afirmaron este miércoles que
Continue Reading Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security detainees” as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tax-free weekend starts on Friday, August 2nd, in New Mexico, ahead of back-to-school season. Tax-free weekend ends on August 4th. Lots of merchants in New Mexico will have their items tax-free so you can save a couple of dollars. New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham says New Mexicans can save
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits. Based on a popular Sega video game that debuted in 2005, the story centers around Kazuma Kiryu, a
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Ocurrió en Caracas el 9 de junio de 2016, cuando estaba allí para cubrir una serie de protestas violentas que habían estallado en Venezuela. Ese día soleado, mientras nuestro equipo de CNN caminaba hacia el edificio donde está la Asamblea Nacional para realizar entrevistas, notamos que un grupo de hombres se
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of La Nube’s grand opening on August 10th, ABC-7 will be giving you an inside look of what you can expect inside the children’s museum. Tune in to ABC-7 on Wednesday, July 31st, for our 4, 5, and 6 p.m. newscasts to see the interactive exhibits and exclusive interviews
Continue Reading Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left
Continue Reading Associated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left
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