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South Korea restarts blaring propaganda broadcasts to retaliate against North’s trash balloon flying

July 19, 2024 2:52 AM Associated Press

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has restarted anti-Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts across the border in response to North Korea’s resumption of trash-carrying balloon launches. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says its front-line loudspeaker broadcasts were conducted between Thursday evening and Friday morning in areas where North Korea floated the

This couple’s hobby? Illegally scaling the world’s tallest buildings together

July 19, 2024 2:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — What was your most thrilling first date? In 2016, two young Russians known for their extreme “rooftopping” adventures — where they attempt to illegally climb vertiginous landmarks like La Sagrada Familia and the Eiffel Tower — skipped the perfunctory happy hour cocktail and instead ascended China’s tallest incomplete skyscraper,

Drought threatens millions of children as school dropouts rise along with hunger in southern Africa

July 19, 2024 2:28 AM Associated Press

Associated Press MUDZI, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk. The U.N. says the drought has threatened the education of close to 2 million children in the southern African nation because of hunger and parents’ inability to pay school fees as their

‘Chariots of Fire’ immortalized the 1924 Paris Olympics. Decades since its release, the film has taken on ‘a life of its own’

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Almost everyone knows the opening sequence, film buff or not: the windswept beach, the foaming waves, the soaring, triumphant music against the sound of runners’ feet patting on wet sand. So begins the 1981 Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire,” introducing a group of British athletes as they train for

Redesigned envelope leads to fewer rejected ballots, but new issue arises

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

Votebeat reports that while fewer mail-in ballots were rejected in Pennsylvania’s 2023 primary election due to an envelope redesign, a new glitch has emerged.

The South was the center of rural population growth last year

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

The Daily Yonder reports on last year’s American rural population growth, with 90% happening in the South.

This state is testing a model to add more civility to politics

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

Next City reports that Minnesota’s Civility Caucus is helping to develop fertile ground for understanding and collaboration across the aisle of the state legislature.

Average student loan debt declines in 2024

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

Experian takes a look at student loan debt and at how forgiveness programs have helped in many cases.

Going to extremes: How Olympians vying for the gold in Paris contend with climate change

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

Stacker used NOAA data to track a changing climate’s impact on the Summer Olympics, exploring efforts to reduce the Games’ carbon footprint and protect athletes.

Resumen de noticias de la caída informática mundial de Microsoft del 19 de julio

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez Esta cobertura en vivo ha terminado. Se forman largas colas de pasajeros en los mostradores de facturación del Aeropuerto Internacional Ninoy Aquino, en medio de una interrupción global de TI causada por una interrupción de Microsoft y un problema de TI de Crowdstrike, el 19 de julio de 2024 en Manila, Filipinas. (Foto:

Most popular late-night hosts of all time

July 19, 2024 2:19 AM Stacker

Reviving the late-night wars, Stacker compiled a list of the 20 most popular late-night hosts in the genre’s history using survey data from YouGov.

Order restored in the UK city of Leeds after overnight unrest

July 19, 2024 2:03 AM Associated Press

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials in the northern English city of Leeds say order has been restored after a night of unrest that began when police and local government workers intervened in a “family incident” and residents poured into the streets in protest. Rioters set a bus on fire and tipped over a police

Trump’s would-be assassin researched previous mass shooter Ethan Crumbley and his family before attack

July 19, 2024 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump rally shooter searched online for information on the arrest of a Michigan mass shooter and his parents, who were prosecuted in a 2021 high school shooting. He visited websites for how to build explosives. And in the minutes before he fired shots

A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments

July 19, 2024 1:34 AM Associated Press

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, grounding flights, knocking down some financial companies and news outlets, and disrupting hospitals, small businesses and government offices. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a few providers for key computing

Top UN court says Israel’s presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and should end

July 19, 2024 1:26 AM Associated Press

Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and called on it to end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago. Israeli Prime

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

July 19, 2024 1:03 AM Associated Press

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Transit workers around the country are managing their fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on subways and buses. Concern has grown after a series of brutal attacks in recent months against bus drivers, subway operators and station agents. The level of crime is striking because

Yoga, meditation and prayer: Urban transit workers cope with violence and fear on the job

July 19, 2024 1:00 AM Associated Press

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Transit workers around the country are managing their fear and anxiety over a rise in violent crime on subways and buses. Concern has grown after a series of brutal attacks in recent months against bus drivers, subway operators and station agents. The level of crime is striking because

3,000 US flights are canceled as a global computer outage wreaks havoc on businesses, 911 systems and government agencies

July 19, 2024 12:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Paradise Afshar, Justin Lear and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of US flights were grounded Friday as a technical disaster plagued government agencies and businesses worldwide – leading to countless stranded passengers, canceled medical procedures and disrupted 911 services. A cybersecurity company said the debacle is “not a security incident or cyberattack.” But the technical

How the world’s tech crashed all at once

July 19, 2024 12:57 AM CNN

CNN Analysis by Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — When computers and tech systems around the world went down Friday, snarling airports, closing Social Security offices and limiting jail operations, many people had one question: How on earth could this happen in 2024? A software update from a single cybersecurity company, US-based CrowdStrike, was the root

Russia convicts US journalist of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

July 19, 2024 12:13 AM Associated Press

Associated Press YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russia’s highly politicized legal system could potentially clear

Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week

July 18, 2024 11:43 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump. As more Democratic

Bangladesh has erupted over jobs reserved for the children of ‘freedom fighters.’ Here’s what you need to know

July 18, 2024 11:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Samra Zulfaqar, Helen Regan and Andee Capellan, CNN (CNN) — Huge protests across Bangladesh escalated into deadly violence this week with clashes between students, pro-government supporters and armed police fueling widespread anger over civil service job quotas opponents say are discriminatory. Dozens of people have reportedly been killed and hundreds injured in the violence, which has seen riot

Locomotive players to miss Phoenix match due to contracting COVID-19

July 18, 2024 11:14 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without a few of their key players after they contracted COVID-19. This is according to sources who confirmed the information to ABC-7. The club is scheduled to take the pitch Friday night on the road against Phoenix Rising FC. News of the team’s predicament

Idaho inmate who escaped after hospital attack set to be sentenced

July 18, 2024 11:10 PM Associated Press

Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate who slipped out of state custody at a Boise hospital after the corrections officers guarding him were violently attacked is expected to be sentenced for escape. Skylar Meade has pleaded guilty to escape and to sentencing enhancements for causing bodily injury and being a persistent violator.

Alabama birthing units are closing to save money and get funding. Some say babies are at risk

July 18, 2024 11:08 PM Associated Press

Associated Press/Report for America GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) — One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama is slated to close to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital’s emergency services. But doctors warn the move scheduled for next month may cost newborns and pregnant women essential access to obstetric care.

Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

July 18, 2024 11:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive election,

Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

July 18, 2024 11:00 PM CNN

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

July 18, 2024 11:00 PM CNN

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention

July 18, 2024 11:00 PM CNN

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech

July 18, 2024 10:54 PM CNN

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN’s count. Many of the false claims were ones Trump has made before, some of them for years. They spanned

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