By Aleks Klosok, CNN The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) won a dramatic women’s team gymnastic final to take the gold medal after Team USA was hit by the withdrawal of Simone Biles. After four rotations, the ROC’s Vladislava Urazova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova achieved a total score of 169.528 points with defending champion Team USA
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Al menos una persona ha muerto y 16 resultaron heridas –dos de ellas de gravedad– en una explosión en un parque industrial quÃmico de Leverkusen, en Alemania, según declaró este martes en rueda de prensa Lars Friedrich, gerente de Chempark. Friedrich dijo que todavÃa están buscando a cuatro personas. “Tengo la
Continue ReadingCNN’s David McKenzie reports from the scene as protests against the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma turned into looting and violence.
Continue ReadingBy CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection, on Tuesday called out members of his own party for treating January 6 as another “partisan fight.” Read his opening statement, as prepared for delivery, distributed by his office: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you to my
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The Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD) has confirmed that they are investigating two separate shootings that happened overnight Tuesday. The first shooting involved two homes on San Rafael Drive which happened just before 11 p.m. on Monday. No injuries were reported. Police said they received the call regarding shots fired. On scene police discovered two
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By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN If you thought we were done seeing — and hearing — cicadas in the United States, think again! The lesser-seen annual cicadas are here. And no, they aren’t just like the periodical ones with red, beady eyes that carpeted the East Coast earlier this year. “(Annual cicadas) are clearly recognized by
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Long-dormant inflation has suddenly come back to life, putting a heavy financial weight on already hard-pressed American families struggling with the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. But hyperventilated rants about how uncomfortably high inflation is here to stay are misplaced. As the pandemic recedes, so too
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives Long-dormant inflation has suddenly come back to life, putting a heavy financial weight on already hard-pressed American families struggling with the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. But hyperventilated rants about how uncomfortably high inflation is here to stay are misplaced. As the pandemic recedes, so too
Continue Reading By Amanda Jackson, CNN Two men are facing charges after a Black Lives Matter street mural in Santa Cruz, California, was vandalized, officials said. A picture of the damage provided by the Santa Cruz Police Department showed black tire marks across yellow “Black Lives Matter” lettering on a street. Santa Cruz police said during a
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Roberts Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, Oregon (KEZI) — A retired navy service member says he flew all the way to Oregon from Indonesia just to get his COVID-19 vaccine. Dan Stiff said he flew into Eugene last Friday and was at the vaccine clinic in Lowell the next day.
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En total 71 deportistas colombianos —48 hombres y 23 mujeres— representan a Colombia en los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Tokio 2020 en 16 deportes. Y si bien algunas competencias como el fútbol y el sóftbol ya comenzaron, la gran mayorÃa empiezan este viernes 23 de julio y se realizarán hasta el
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Gard and Monica Garrett, CNN Heat and smoke from wildfires are spreading across the country Tuesday, impacting air quality and prompting heat alerts from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A ridge of high pressure has expanded over the US bringing a heat wave with high temperatures above average to much of the
Continue Reading By Deanna Hackney and Hollie Silverman, CNN An officer and a sergeant with the Atlanta Police Department have been relieved of duty after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing the sergeant kicking a woman in the head, authorities said Monday. The action was taken after Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant and commanders within
Continue ReadingRep. Liz Cheney, one of two Republicans on the new select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said Tuesday that the panel needs to rise above politics and overcome efforts to “obscure the facts.” Read her opening statement, as prepared for delivery, distributed by her office: Thank you very much, Chairman Thompson. Thank you to
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde Antofagasta, en el norte, hasta el lejano sur en Punta Arenas, pasando por ValparaÃso y la capital, Santiago, Chile vivió entre finales de 2019 y comienzos de 2020 una ola de protestas a nivel nacional ante el alto costo de vida y la desigualdad, entre otros reclamos, que sacudieron
Continue ReadingBy Jessica D’Onofrio and Alexis McAdams Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — Lollapalooza COVID rules have been clarified and preparations are underway for hundreds of thousands of people to flock to Grant Park for the first iteration of the city’s biggest music festival after a global pandemic. Health officials say
Continue ReadingBy Leah Hope Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WLS) — For the second time in a month, a child using a wheelchair has been asked to leave the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park. The latest incident, involving an 11-year-old girl, comes just weeks after the city apologized to the family
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s InSight lander touched down on Mars in 2018, the mission team hoped the stationary spacecraft would be able to perform a checkup on the red planet’s interior. Now, InSight and its instruments have exceeded those goals, revealing the mysteries of the Martian crust, mantle and core that have eluded
Continue ReadingBy Tom Barton Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — For nearly two years, Davenport renters have lived in apartment buildings infested with mold, mildew and bed bugs, with leaking roofs and plumbing, missing or inoperable smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, exposed wiring and “questionable” gas-fired furnaces. City officials say
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The rains of yesterday disappeared quickly, but left record amounts of rain in the Valley. Palm Springs bested a previous record by a significant margin. The drying process will be slow, there’s still a lot of monsoonal water vapor lingering, but dew points are trending lower through Thursday. Even this afternoon will feel less sticky.
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