MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal’s tennis career includes 22 Grand Slam trophies, a record 14 French Open titles and plenty of other significant numbers. He heads into retirement after losing his last match Tuesday when Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Nadal lost only two of 31 career Davis
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health authorities are urging polio vaccinations for children after the virus was detected in Warsaw’s sewage during regular tests this month. The state Main Sanitary Inspectorate says the presence of the virus does not necessarily mean people have been sick, but those who have not been vaccinated against polio could
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La influencia de Donald Trump genera drama desde ya mientras se ponen en marcha las conversaciones del Grupo de los 20 esta semana, después de que uno de los principales aliados globales de Trump se resistiera a una declaración conjunta de líderes, una medida que los diplomáticos interpretaron como
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Moses “Shyne” Barrow went from being a rapper to a politician in his native Belize, where as an elected representative he is referred to as “Honorable.” He told CNN it’s a word that isn’t just part of his title. “Everything I’ve been through has conditioned and prepared me
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros’ home will get a new name on Jan. 1, becoming Daikin Park under an agreement through the 2039 season the team announced Monday. The stadium opened as Enron Field in 2000 as part of a 30-year, $100 million agreement but the name was removed in March 2002 following Enron
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after this week’s Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, Spain. He leaves the sport with 22 Grand Slam titles. Nadal showed up at the French Open for the first time as a teenager in 2005 and left as the champion. He won
Continue Reading LAWSON, Mo. (AP) — A man and a child were found dead inside a Missouri home and a sheriff’s deputy was injured after the man and police exchanged gunfire. The state patrol says that a Lawson police officer and a sheriff’s deputy responded Sunday night to a domestic disturbance in Lawson. That’s northeast of Kansas
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Tuesday said that prosecutors can’t use the personal notes and materials obtained from the jail cell of Sean “Diddy” Combs at an upcoming bail hearing. Lawyers for Combs previously accused federal prosecutors of “outrageous” conduct for obtaining the former music mogul’s personal notes
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Sweden and Finland have updated guidance to their citizens on how to survive war, as NATO allies bolster defense measures against the backdrop of the Ukraine conflict. Both nations joined the transatlantic alliance in the past two years, after Russia invaded its neighbor. Many European countries have since
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Conservative strategist Steve Bannon’s border wall fundraising trial has been postponed to February, instead of next month. A New York judge reset the date Monday. Meanwhile, prosecutors disclosed that Bannon himself once suggested in a private email that the nonprofit venture was “a scam.” The former Trump White House
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Vladimir Shklyarov, una estrella del ballet ruso de renombre mundial, murió tras caer desde el quinto piso de un edificio el sábado. Su muerte fue confirmada por el Teatro Mariinsky, un lugar en la ciudad de San Petersburgo donde Shklyarov era el bailarín de mayor rango. “Esta es una gran pérdida para
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A new Georgia program that will give up to $6,500 a year to some families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses will begin accepting applications in early 2025. But lawmakers must still determine how many vouchers the state will pay for. The Georgia Education Savings Authority voted
Continue Reading By Tamara Qiblawi, Becky Anderson, Dana Karni and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — United States envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Tuesday, according to two Lebanese official sources, in what is seen as a sign of progress in ceasefire negotiations for the deadly cross-border conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The news
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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — The news was so shocking that some “Morning Joe” viewers probably spit out their coffee. MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski “went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally” with President-elect Donald Trump, Brzezinski revealed at the beginning of Monday’s show. The Friday rendezvous was “the first time
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a strong and durable relationship with China as he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Brazil. It’s the first time a British leader has met with Xi in recent years as ties between both countries deteriorated over security and
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago: Should women be allowed to serve their country by fighting on the front lines? The former Fox News commentator has made it clear, in his own book and in interviews,
Continue Reading Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden and Finland, which recently gave up neutrality and joined NATO following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, have sent out updated civil preparedness guides with instructions how to survive in war. The guides are similar to those in Denmark and Norway, though none mentions Russia by name. In January, Sweden’s
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Charles Dumont, who composed Édith Piaf’s biggest hit, “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” has died at age 95. Dumont’s wife told French news agency Agence France-Presse Monday that he had died overnight in Paris. Born March 16, 1929, in Cahors, southern France, he died at home following a long
Continue Reading Associated Press About one in five Americans – and a virtually identical share of Republicans and Democrats – regularly get their news from digital influencers who are more likely to be found on the social media platform X, according to a report released Monday by the Pew Research Center. The findings, drawn from a survey
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Australia’s Resolute Mining says it will $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two other employees were detained in the West African country. Earlier this month, the Australian gold mining company’s CEO Terence Holohan and two
Continue Reading Just days after announcing a civil fine against Ford for moving too slowly on a recall, the U.S. government unveiled two investigations into recalls that may not have worked or covered enough vehicles. The largest probe covers about 457,000 Bronco Sport SUVs and Maverick small pickups. In April Ford recalled some of the vehicles because
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has left in place disclosure rules for campaign contributions that Alaska voters approved in a 2020 ballot measure. The justices did not comment Monday in rejecting arguments from donors who challenged as unconstitutional the disclaimers that are required for ads and the reporting required for contributions greater than $2,000
Continue Reading YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say only six monkeys are still on the loose after dozens escaped earlier this month from a South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research. Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard says in a statement relayed by Yemassee police that two more Rhesus macaques were recaptured over the weekend
Continue Reading Joaquin Doria (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, se reúne por segunda vez desde su asunción con Emmanuel Macron, en la previa a la cumbre del G20 en Río de Janeiro. Como anfitrión en Buenos Aires, Milei buscará fortalecer el vínculo con un líder con el que tiene tanto diferencias como puntos
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Costner has left “Yellowstone,” and some viewers are not happy about it. The actor, who played the patriarch John Dutton on the hit series, addressed some backlash over his character’s exit. “Fans have a voice in things and they choose to follow stuff,” Costner told E! over
Continue Reading ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Police in a Massachusetts city say a man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting brush fires during a time of dry conditions that have led to blazes throughout the Northeast. Police said Monday they arrested the 72-year-old man during a traffic stop Saturday after an extensive search that included the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A pedestrian died Sunday night after being hit by a vehicle, according to El Paso Police. Investigators said it happened on I-10 East near the Zaragoza exit at 9:40 p.m. Sunday. Police identified the dead pedestrian as 38-year-old Siddharth Mukherjee from Humble, Texas. Officials said a white Cadillac was traveling
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Ukraine has fired U.S.-made longer-range weapons inside its territory days after the U.S. said it would allow Kyiv to use American-supplied systems to conduct strikes inside Russian territory. It was not clear if there would be limits on Ukraine’s use of the Army Tactical Missile System, or
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Billy Stockwell and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies, amid fresh warnings of possible Russian interference with global undersea infrastructure. A communications cable between Lithuania and Sweden was cut on Sunday morning around 10:00 a.m.
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The Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 12 of the season: Devon Dampier, New Mexico Dampier ran for three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 23 seconds left, and threw for another score in the Lobos’ 38-35 home win over then-No. 19 Washington State. Dampier finished with 193 yards rushing
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