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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has reshuffled his top officials, naming a new head of the state space corporation and giving broad new powers to one of his top ministers. Putin on Friday removed Dmitry Rogozin as head of the state-controlled Roscosmos space agency that oversees rocket factories,
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LONDON (AP) — A British aid worker detained by pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine is reported to have died in captivity. A separatist official and a U.K. charity involved with his case said Friday that 45-year-old Paul Urey died earlier this week. The British government summoned the Russian ambassador in London to demand an explanation. Foreign
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The mayor of Poland’s capital, Warsaw, said Friday he has COVID-19. Again. Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski said on Twitter the virus seems to be “even more treacherous and contagious” then before and its symptoms are far from banal. Last year he was hospitalized due to a coronavirus infection. He appealed to the
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Pop superstar Gwen Stefani has been accused of appropriating Black culture following the release of the music video for her new song. “Light My Fire,” a collaboration with dancehall star Sean Paul and Jamaican singer Shenseea, sees “The Voice” coach sport dreadlocks and a green and yellow outfit that matches the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The U.S. House has approved a bill that would allow Native American tribes in Maine to benefit from federal laws going forward. The bill was attached to a defense bill approved Thursday and won’t change the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 to which tribes are bound. But it would
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Update 10:15 p.m. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday night that the dispute that led to the stabbings was domestic violence. “Through the course of the investigation, and video surveillance review, this incident was determined to be a case of domestic violence,” reads a news release by the Sheriff’s Dept. The two people killed
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El mayor esfuerzo de “The Gray Man” no proviene de Ryan Gosling ni de Chris Evans (no es que sean flojos), sino del reparto en general, que incluye a Ana de Armas tras su papel de Bond, así como a Regé-Jean Page tras “Bridgerton”, Jessica Henwick (“Matrix”) y la estrella
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN The US Senate race in Pennsylvania is one of the most competitive and potentially significant — and now, Snooki of “Jersey Shore” has unwittingly gotten involved. It started when Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democrat running for Senate, enlisted Snooki — real name: Nicole Polizzi — to film a personalized
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MORFITT Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — Six-year-old Simon Currat’s mother Lindsey says her son was a boy who loved adventure. “They were out riding bikes and he loved to ride bikes,” she said. On July 5, he and his dad went for an evening ride at
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Stephen Breyer — who retired from active service at the Supreme Court last month — will return to Harvard Law School to teach seminars and to continue to write books, the school said Friday. Breyer announced his retirement last January, clearing the way for President Joe
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CNN, WTGS By Amir Vera and Eric Levenson, CNN For 87 years, the Murdaugh family name came to represent a legal dynasty in coastal South Carolina, where three successive generations controlled the local prosecutor’s office. But now, the family has been closely connected to a bloody tragedy, allegations of embezzlement and a bizarre murder-for-hire plot
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ANDERSON, Calif. (AP) — Containment of a small but destructive Northern California wildfire increased Friday. The Peter Fire in Shasta County south of Redding remained at 304 acres (123 hectares) but containment jumped to 34% overnight, up from 25%. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the fire erupted shortly before 3 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s long-standing financial ties to the coal industry face scrutiny after sources familiar with high-level negotiations told CNN he would not support the climate provisions of his party’s proposed economic package. The senator has not yet issued a public statement about his opposition, though his spokesperson said Thursday
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are broadly higher in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday following an encouraging report on consumer sentiment and inflation expectations. A July survey from the University of Michigan showed that inflation expectations have held steady or improved, along with general consumer sentiment. It was
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending from May to June, underscoring their resilience despite painfully higher prices at the gas pump and in grocery aisles and allaying fears that the economy might be on the verge of a recession. U.S. retail sales rose
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Many employers have made it clear that they want their workers to return to the office — at least part of the time. But some employees, who have spent the last two years working almost entirely remotely, are wondering why they need to return to in-person work at all. Gas
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, saw its second-quarter revenue and profit decline as rising interest rates pushed people out of the housing market. The San Francisco bank earned $3.1 billion in the period, or 74 cents per share, coming up short of the 80 cents per share
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, saw its second-quarter revenue and profit decline as rising interest rates pushed people out of the housing market. The San Francisco bank earned $3.1 billion in the period, or 74 cents per share, coming up short of the 80 cents per share
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said the US insists on a “full and transparent accounting” of the killing of veteran Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was fatally shot while covering an Israeli military operation in the West Bank. The US determined earlier this month that gunfire
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN The depositions of former President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump set to take place next week have been temporarily delayed due to the death of Ivana Trump, the New York attorney general’s office said. “In light of the passing of Ivana Trump yesterday, we received a request from
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