ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan says if you’re trying to smuggle its prized native dog breed out of the country, you’re barking up the wrong tree. The government is now requiring that its celebrated Alabay dogs receive a passport before they can leave the country. A law that took effect
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By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of grain trapped in Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. That is because explosive mines are drifting in the waters, ship owners are assessing the risks and many still have questions over how
Continue ReadingOpinion by David Wilcox for CNN Business Perspectives The US economy may have begun to cool some, but it is still seriously overheated. Employers are desperate to hire workers, but they are nowhere to be found. Customers are eager to purchase new cars, but dealer lots are almost bare. Would-be vacationers are anxious to make
Continue ReadingBy Mary Alice Royse and Carley Gordon Click here for updates on this story MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — A video of a Murfreesboro officer went viral on Tik Tok Tuesday after he reportedly helped an older woman get to her hair appointment. For MPD Officer Lance Hofmeister, it was a routine day until he noticed
Continue ReadingTamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN Celebrations have been taking place in Croatia to commemorate the opening of a long-awaited bridge that bypasses a narrow strip of Bosnian coastline to connect its southern Adriatic region with the rest of the country. Co-funded by the European Union, the Pelješac bridge, which formally launched on Tuesday, stretches between Komarna on
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern continued to struggle with the delivery delays that have plagued freight railroads this year and reported flat second-quarter profit as the number of shipments it delivered slipped 3%. The Atlanta-based railroad still beat Wall Street expectations as rate increases and higher fuel surcharges
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El próximo presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se posesionará este 7 de agosto, y decenas de altos mandatarios y comitivas de varios países han confirmado, hasta el momento, su llegada al país para acompañar al mandatario al inicio de su mandato. Este 7 de agosto, según dicta la tradición
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Light & Magic” is of course a trip down memory lane about movies people love (beginning with “Star Wars”) and the wizardry behind making them. Yet this six-part docuseries from Lawrence Kasdan, a veteran of that franchise, also contains a broader look at how technology can fundamentally reshape an industry
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN The space tourism race is now firing on all rockets, but one company is hoping to carve out a niche as “the only carbon-neutral, zero-emission way” to travel to the edge of space. Florida-based Space Perspective plans to take passengers up to 100,000 feet for suborbital adventures in a pressurized capsule
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Brendan Fraser’s latest role involves a major transformation. The actor is starring in the forthcoming Darren Aronofsky film, “The Whale” in which he plays a 600 pound man. Production company A24 tweeted a photo of Fraser in the role as a part of an announcement that the movie will be
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to reduce incentive payments for buyers of electric cars and end subsidies for buying plug-in hybrids at the end of this year. The government had announced shortly after taking office in December that, starting in 2023, it would only provide payments for electric vehicles that “demonstrably have a
Continue Reading By SAM KEMMIS NerdWallet The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business and personal travel, affording workers the flexibility to extend trips to fly on cheaper days. Long-term stays of 28 or more
Continue ReadingJack Bantock and Benjamin Brown, CNN Saudi Arabia has unveiled designs for its ambitious urban project “The Line,” touted as a one-building city in the desert which will stretch over 106 miles and ultimately house 9 million people. Part of the Neom project, a grandiose scheme years from completion, the proposed futuristic city will be
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — Ala Thabata’s run a Mediterranean food truck for four months now across from Waikiki Elementary School. He said he’s been constantly harassed by residents who don’t want him in the neighborhood. “There’s two people they blow their horn every night and they
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds In the early days of the modern electric vehicle, or EV, your choices were largely limited to a few range-compromised models or an expensive Tesla on the high end. But 2022 offers a much wider variety of excellent EVs to choose from, and many of them are versatile SUVs. The car
Continue ReadingBy Cynthia Yip Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Healthcare, government and social services partners released troubling results of the Access to Care research initiative study. The statewide survey looked at understanding local communities’ barriers in getting the care they need to be healthy. The experts say a big key to
Continue Reading ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday denied his country is responsible for the global surge in food prices following its invasion of Ukraine, dismissing the “so-called food crisis” as he completed a visit to several African nations on a continent hit especially hard. Sergey Lavrov addressed reporters and African diplomats in
Continue Reading KHIMKI, Russia (AP) — The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner has resumed in a Russian court. Griner testified on Wednesday that a language interpreter provided during her questioning translated only a fraction of what was said. Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport in February. She acknowledged in court earlier this month
Continue Reading QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say rescuers backed by troops are using boats and helicopters to evacuate hundreds of marooned people from Pakistan’s southwest, where floods triggered by rains have killed 104 people since last month. The seasonal deluge has damaged several bridges, roads and about 4,000 homes in the Baluchistan province since June 14,
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Department of Justice has reached out to other Trump White House officials regarding the January 6 attack on the US Capitol in addition to two top aides to former Vice President Mike Pence, a former administration official told CNN on Wednesday. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former White House communications
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