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By CNN Staff The Nashville Public Library (NPL) is hoping to give out 5,000 free “banned books” library cards to local readers by the end of the month as Tennessee is among the states embroiled in the ongoing censorship debate across the nation. The “Freedom to Read” campaign, which launched last week, is a direct
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has sanctioned North Korean digital currency mixing firm Blender.io, which allegedly uses its service to launder stolen virtual currency and support malicious cyber activities. Mixing services combine various assets, including potentially illegally obtained funds with legitimately obtained funds, and spit them out to a destination
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The brother of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. A release from the office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says Henry Ervil Swinney III was arrested on April 23 and charged with one count. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Swiss soccer clubs will soon vote on whether to create a best-of-three playoff series between the league’s top two teams to decide the title starting in the 2023-24 season. The Swiss league’s plan for an American-style “Championship Finals” is unusual in European soccer. The league is
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business After the pandemic pummeled its business, the movie industry is counting on a comeback. The good news for theaters is they couldn’t ask for a better film to kick off the summer. Marvel’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” hits theaters this weekend. It’s one of the most anticipated
Continue ReadingCNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, made an estimated $185 million domestically for its opening this weekend, according to Disney. That number hit the high end of expectations, which had the film making around $170 million to $185 million in
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregpm (KPTV) — An arson suspect in a recent attack at the Muslim Community Center of Portland is believed to also be connected to a recent broken window at the Eastside Jewish Commons. Portland police say the window at the Eastside Jewish Commons at
Continue ReadingBy Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Elliott Gotkine and Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli security services say they arrested two suspects Sunday following a gun and axe attack Thursday night in the central Israeli city of Elad, which left three people dead. Police had previously identified the suspects as Assad Yussef Assad Al-Rafa’i, 19, and
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is addressing concerns about the working conditions for some Capitol Hill aides. She’s announced a $45,000 minimum yearly salary for House staffers. She also has teed up for a vote next week a resolution that would pave the way for staffers to join a
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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police appealed to the public for information after a 32-year-old woman was killed in a drive-by shooting as she and her pre-teen son waited in line for food. Investigators don’t believe Martha Adrianna Alejo was the intended target when somebody in a car that stopped in front of a business fired
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN When Ukraine successfully targeted Russia’s prized warship last month with anti-ship cruise missiles, it had some help from the United States. Ukrainian forces, having spotted the Russian warship in the Black Sea, called their American contacts for confirmation that it was in fact the Moskva, sources
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Amanda Davies, CNN Last year, following a season-long duel that ended with himself and Lewis Hamilton level on points ahead of the final Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was crowned world champion in Abu Dhabi in the most dramatic of circumstances. Although Hamilton had built up a commanding lead, a late safety
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Great Dane has been crowned the world’s tallest living dog by Guinness World Records. Two-year old Zeus from Bedford, Texas stands at a whopping 1.046 meters (3 feet, 5.18 inches), making him the tallest dog in the world. He officially received the paw-some plaudit on March 22, after his height
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Tara John and Anna Chernova, CNN Sofia Sapega, a Russian law student arrested with her Belarusian dissident boyfriend last year when Belarus forced a Ryanair airliner to land, was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for inciting social hatred, Russian state news agency TASS reports. “The court finds Sapega guilty on
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Después de producir tornados dañinos en varios estados, un sistema de tormentas volátiles continúa moviéndose por todo el país. Por más de una semana, una parte de Estados Unidos estuvo bajo la amenaza de tormentas severas. Y este viernes, un nuevo sistema amenaza a 70 millones de personas en todo el sureste
Continue ReadingBy Simon Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Investigators in Clackamas County are looking into what they describe as a disturbance at a workplace that ended in a man’s death. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene just after 11 a.m. on Wednesday. Once they arrived, they found an
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Novak Djokovic has eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Hubert Hurkacz in the Madrid Open quarterfinals. The three-time champion in Madrid had little trouble on the outdoor clay against Hurkacz. Djokovic will face either Rafael Nadal or Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals. They play later Friday with fans keen to see
Continue ReadingCNN By Austin Mabeus, CNN Dave Chappelle has a frightening encounter on stage, a toddler steals the show during a wedding, and a powerful tornado is captured on camera. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Scary moment during comedy show Comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a stand-up performance at a comedy festival
Continue ReadingCNN By Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the
Continue ReadingCNN By Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the
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