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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street, drifting between small gains and losses in the first few minutes of trading Thursday. Several big technology companies were lower, with the notable exception of Cisco Systems, which turned in stronger-than-expected quarterly results. The S&P 500 was just barely in the
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say they have discovered 20 mummified bodies including those of children in a building in Benin City in southern Nigeria, shocking many in what is usually a busy neighborhood. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Iwegbu said that three suspects have been arrested. She said armed
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy Jebel Ali port in 2021, a blast felt through the emirate. That’s according to a report on Thursday by Abu Dhabi’s English-language newspaper The National. The Dubai Misdemeanor Court sentenced five
Continue ReadingTerry Ward, CNN If you’ve been thinking every American you know is in Europe this summer (or headed there this fall), you might be right. “For most American travelers, this is the first year they are traveling unencumbered by Covid restrictions,” said Dolev Azaria, founder of New York City-based Azaria Travel, in an email. “And
Continue ReadingBy Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — You could argue it takes a special kind of person to cut children’s hair, but one Murfreesboro woman spent one week doing it for free. It was such a success, Amanda Prince partnered with a Franklin kids gym to do it
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva Delhi (CNN) — Un juez en el sur de la India dictaminó que una mujer vestía ropa “provocativa”, desestimando efectivamente su denuncia de agresión sexual, lo que provocó protestas públicas en el país, donde la violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas es noticia frecuente. El juez de la corte de
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big Ten’s new $7 billion media rights deal will string the conference’s top football games across three major networks each week, creating an NFL-style television schedule on Saturdays. The Big Ten announced Thursday it has reached seven-year agreements with Fox, CBS and NBC to share the
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of train workers in Britain have staged a fresh round of strikes that is paralyzing rail services across the country. Only around one in five trains was running across the U.K. as a result of Thursday’s walkout by union members in an ongoing dispute over pay
Continue ReadingBy Allen Devlin Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta’s iconic Rainbow Crosswalk has been vandalized once again, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Officer says someone spray-painted a Swastika on the intersection at 10th and Piedmont this week and the LGBTQ Liaison Unit was notified by Zone 5 units
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy Jebel Ali port in 2021, a blast felt through the emirate. That’s according to a report on Thursday by Abu Dhabi’s English-language newspaper The National. The Dubai Misdemeanor Court sentenced five
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CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and hula. But as it exists now, the powerful tourism industry dictates the lives of Native Hawaiians, often for the worse, said Kyle Kajihiro, a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, an electric-only model with a sharp-edged design, was named Car and Driver’s Electric Vehicle of the Year. It’s only the second year the award has been given. Car and Driver staffers lauded the Hyundai’s performance — it gets up to 320 horsepower from two electric motors —
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Hawaii most tourists see is one of azure waters and towering resorts, of “aloha” and “ohana” and hula. But as it exists now, the powerful tourism industry dictates the lives of Native Hawaiians, often for the worse, said Kyle Kajihiro, a lecturer at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Top Biden administration officials announced new steps Thursday to accelerate the US response to the spread of monkeypox amid high demand for vaccines and treatments. That includes boosting supply with an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, accelerating the US Department of Health and Human
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September 1 because the West African country has failed to repatriate millions of dollars of its funds. The airline has been battling to repatriate millions of dollars in its revenue from Nigeria and
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low last week, a sign that employers are holding on to their workers despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy and tamp down inflation. U.S. jobless aid applications for the week
Continue ReadingBy Tom George Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — From Mauna Kea, to the decades long waiting list for Hawaiian Homestead land, it’s a pivotal time in the Native Hawaiian community. It was against that backdrop that there were two big Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) races on the ballot this
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The rental in the Craigslist post looks like a deal. Free parking in Waikiki, it advertises. A 1 bedroom condo is listed a half block from the beach at $50 per night. The person behind the posting responded in a text that
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found that more than half of people infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 were unaware they had it. Undiagnosed infections could be the reason why the variant spread so rapidly, researchers from the
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