CNN By Tina Burnside and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The Powerball jackpot has now grown to an estimated $1.9 billion after no winning tickets were sold in Saturday night’s drawing, according to the California Lottery Association. The winning numbers were 28-45-53-56-69 and the Powerball was 20. The next Powerball drawing is set for Monday. Saturday’s estimated
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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have released seven people, including a journalist and a researcher who were serving prison sentences on terror-related charges. The freeing of journalist Hisham Fouad and anthropology researcher Ahmed Samir on Saturday comes a day after President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi pardoned them, along with five others. It was the latest in
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Varios informes sobre lesiones por mordidas de tiburón y una oleada de avistamientos de estos depredadores marinos en la costa noreste de Estados Unidos han conmocionado a los nadadores este verano. Pero, ¿se trata de algo excepcional en Long Island, en Nueva York, y en Cape Cod, en la península de
Continue Reading By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, the biggest moments aren’t playing out on the campaign trail. They’re unfolding on social media. For one stunt, Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon
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By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, the biggest moments aren’t playing out on the campaign trail. They’re unfolding on social media. For one stunt, Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon
Continue Reading By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Aspiring Republican candidates are jumping at two open Missouri U.S. congressional seats. Voters will pick from dozens of GOP candidates during a primary Tuesday that likely will determine Missouri’s next two U.S. representatives. Republican U.S. Reps. Vicky Hartzler and Billy Long are running for U.S. Senate.
Continue Reading By DYLAN LOVAN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press PRESTONBURG, Ky. (AP) — At least 25 people died — including four children — when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia, Kentucky’s governor said Saturday. “We continue to pray for the families that have suffered an unfathomable loss,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. ”Some having lost almost everyone
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Bagdad, Iraq (CNN) — Más de 100 personas resultaron heridas en Bagdad el sábado después de que manifestantes que protestaban contra la nominación de un nuevo primer ministro lograron tomar la Zona Verde fuertemente fortificada de la capital iraquí por segunda vez esta semana. Multitudes de manifestantes enojados leales al poderoso clérigo Muqtada
Continue Reading CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean is full of mysteries that lead to legendary lore. During a recent moonlit harbor excursion, conversation quickly turned to tales of piracy and exploration. A guide shared stories from the days when tall masts and billowing sails loomed over coastal skylines — and intriguing characters such
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The ocean is full of mysteries that lead to legendary lore. During a recent moonlit harbor excursion, conversation quickly turned to tales of piracy and exploration. A guide shared stories from the days when tall masts and billowing sails loomed over coastal skylines — and intriguing characters such as Blackbeard and
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“Chorus Cares” is a Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus program providing outreach Initiatives throughout the Coachella Valley. On Saturday, the group accepted school supply donations at the Mizell Center. The group hosted a School Supplies Drive for two elementary schools to gather the supplies needed for the 2022-2023 school year. The schools are Vista del
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN Thinking of reaching out to old friends but nervous it will be awkward or that they won’t appreciate it? You should make those phone calls or send a text or email, according to new research. A study published July 11 in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that people
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis has been pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first speech since he was
Continue Reading By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis has been pushed back to September because of unrest over the past weeks. President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first speech since he was
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month. Approval would let President Joe Biden and
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Boaters in Massachusetts had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with a real-life whale tail. A humpback breached and landed on the bow of a fishing boat near Plymouth on July 24, CNN affiliate WBZ-TV reported. The whale broke the water’s surface around 10 a.m. a few hundred yards off of Manomet Point. No
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN Officials found more than $2 million in methamphetamine hidden in a vehicle at the Rio Grande City Port of Entry in Texas, US Customs and Border Protection say. CBP officers from the Rio Grande City International Bridge discovered it Sunday in a 2012 Dodge that arrived from Mexico, Port Director Andres
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Police in Italy arrested an Italian man in the slaying of a Nigerian vendor whose brutal beating death on a busy beach town thoroughfare was filmed by onlookers without any apparent attempt to intervene physically. Video footage of the attack has circulated widely on Italian news websites
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — Calls continue for a major shakeup at Hockey Canada following recent revelations around how the organization handled past claims of sexual assault. The House of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee has been probing the organization’s handling of previous assault
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Canada (CTV Network) — During the pandemic, face shields became a part of the daily attire for many hoping to protect themselves against COVID-19. However, a new study tested how much protection face shields provide and found that many fail to yield
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