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Over one thousand people are participating in this year’s 2023 Palm Desert Senior Games & International Sports Festival. This is the 20th year the event is being put on. It is part of a series of competitions happening in California. Athletes come from all over the United States to compete. The games started on January
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Europe’s stock markets have beaten Wall Street by the biggest margin in more than three decades over recent months as its economy looks set to dodge a recession many thought inevitable just a few weeks ago. Since late September, European market benchmarks have risen by 20 percentage points more than Wall
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By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. futures dipped Wednesday ahead of the Fed’s 19-member policy committee meeting, where benchmark interest rates are expected to be lifted to the highest level in about 15 years. Futures for the S&P 500 dipped 0.2% before the bell, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Big Brothers Big Sisters America CEO Artis Stevens says the 119-year-old nonprofit long known for mentoring schoolchildren is now diversifying its programming. Stevens took over the organization two years ago. He said the fastest growing demand for mentoring is among young adults, ages 18-25. The organization
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Planting more trees could reduce heat deaths in cities by a third, a new study by European researchers has found. The study, published in peer-reviewed journal The Lancet on Tuesday, looked at how heat affected mortality in 93 European
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A chance discovery in a Canadian laboratory could help extend the life of laptop, phone and electric car batteries. According to scientists from Dalhousie University in Halifax, common adhesive tape in batteries may be the reason many devices lose
Continue Reading SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — The presidents of Bulgaria and Serbia have launched the construction of the Bulgarian part of a gas link that is designed to diversify the energy supplies of a region that until recently was almost fully dependent on natural gas deliveries from Russia. The 85.5 million-euro ($93.2 million) project that got underway
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In less than three months, four of the big five US tech companies have cut tens of thousands of employees combined, shattering myths about the industry’s seemingly unstoppable growth in the process. But there has been one notable exception: Apple. To date, Apple has not announced any substantial cuts, thanks in
Continue Reading By VADIM GHIRDA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate has appeared at a court in Bucharest to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention. Tate is a divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking. The 36-year-old
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KCAL, KCBS, TWITTER, @WAFLO998, LOWE FAMILY, HUNTINGTON PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN, Twitter/@WAFLO998 By Cheri Mossburg, Kevin Flower, Stephanie Elam and Taylor Romine, CNN Videos purportedly capturing the moments before the shooting death of a double-amputee man holding a knife after a stabbing attack are raising questions about whether police used excessive force in the Southern
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Karl de Vries, CNN Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s former attorney, has handed over his cell phones to Manhattan prosecutors, he told “CNN This Morning” on Wednesday. Prosecutors are zeroing in on the Trump Organization’s involvement in hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels as part of an
Continue ReadingYenni Kwok for CNN With extremely cold temperatures gripping much of the United States, travelers may be wondering how their planes are made safe for flying. The short answer: Along with regular deicing of planes before take-off, airlines put their aircraft through rigorous testing in some of the coldest places on the planet before they
Continue Reading KATC By Tina Burnside, CNN Twelve squirrel monkeys have been stolen from a zoo in Louisiana after their facility was broken into over the weekend. The theft happened shortly before midnight Saturday and authorities are investigating, Zoosiana said on its Facebook page. “The individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the Squirrel Monkey
Continue Reading By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds If you live in a colder climate, winter tires will add safety and confidence to your drives. Edmunds shares the key reasons why winter tires are worth the investment to tackle ice and snow. Winter tires give your vehicle improved traction, braking and handling in all cold-weather driving conditions compared to
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By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It used to be that visitors would browse through Bakhmut’s late 19th century buildings, enjoy walks in its rose-lined lakeside park and revel in the sparkling wines produced in historic underground caves. That was when this city in eastern Ukraine was a popular tourist destination. No
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Southwest Airlines’ customers are furious about the company’s Christmas week service meltdown. But fliers may forgive the company sooner than you think. The airline is paying the price for canceling about half of its schedule between December 20 and December 29 — more than 16,700 flights during the busy holiday season
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN Twelve squirrel monkeys have been stolen from a zoo in Louisiana after their facility was broken into over the weekend. The theft happened shortly before midnight Saturday and authorities are investigating, Zoosiana said on its Facebook page. “The individual targeted facilities of smaller primates and specifically compromised the Squirrel Monkey exhibit,”
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of ice and sleet continues to hammer parts of the southern and central US into the overnight hours. A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of
Continue ReadingCNN, WHBQ, KTVT By Aya Elamroussi, Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado and Joe Sutton, CNN Treacherous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of ice and sleet continues to hammer parts of the southern and central US into the overnight hours. A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she
Continue Reading CNN, WHBQ By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Up to 20 hours of additional footage relating to the deadly Memphis police beating of a 29-year-old Black man has yet to be released, a prosecutor said Wednesday as his office contemplates whether to file more charges in the case. The unreleased footage surrounding Tyre Nichols‘ brutal January 7
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