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By Niamh Kennedy and Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — In 2018, the Irish public voted overwhelmingly to repeal the country’s Eighth Amendment, overturning one of the strictest abortion bans in the European Union. There were scenes of jubilation as the referendum result was announced, with many in Ireland seeing it as a historic step that
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — An autopsy report by the LA County Medical Examiner states Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the amiable DJ for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and dancer who rose to fame on “So You Think You Can Dance,” died by suicide in December without other causes. He was 40. No other conditions
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Nakamoto-White Click here for updates on this story FRANKSVILLE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, Josue Gonzalez, 11, Darwin Gonzalez, 9, and Abraham Gonzalez, 6, happily kick around a soccer ball in a Franksville playground. But this simple trip to the park has been more than two years in the making.
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US economic growth in the first three months of the year was faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday. Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, increased at an annualized rate of 1.3% in the first quarter, up from an initial estimate
Continue ReadingBy CRYSS WALKER Click here for updates on this story PONTIAC, Michigan (WWJ) — Trinity Health Michigan is on a mission to build healthier communities, and they’re starting from the ground up. The hospital group has two farms where they grow produce for patients and families. One farm is located at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger makes the natural progression from movie star to California governor to Netflix series with “Fubar,” which is basically a father-daughter version of his 1994 James Cameron movie “True Lies.” Marking the star’s series debut, it’s a slim idea stretched over eight parts (and possibly more), and
Continue ReadingBy RAYMOND STRICKLAND Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — “People should be alarmed that there are cell towers that are above their children’s heads every day,” said Karla Mitchell, a parent of Detroit public schools. Mitchell is the mother of an eighth grader at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy. She
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year veteran of the Internal Revenue Service went public for the first time Wednesday as the whistleblower claiming to have information about alleged mishandling and political interference in an ongoing criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Gary Shapley, who was recently removed from the Justice
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The AI boom is here, and Nvidia is reaping all the benefits. Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) exploded 28% higher Thursday after reporting earnings and sales that surged well above Wall Street’s already lofty expectations. That was enough to make investors temporarily forget about America’s dangerous debt ceiling
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Cirque Italia is a new water circus show in California, making its first round of performances in Palm Desert starting Thursday. From silly pirates to a contortion ball this aquatic spectacular is bringing its water-designed stage to its tent outside of The Shops at Palm Desert. The show will be in town from May 25
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Valencia and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for an 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help said Thursday there was “no way” the boy could have been mistaken for an adult. The attorney, Carlos Moore, is asking for “a full
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By SIBI ARASU Associated Press RAICHUR, India (AP) — In the searing heat that often envelops southern India, a ceiling fan brings sweet relief for the newborn babies and their mothers at the Government Maternity Hospital in the ancient town of Raichur. But such respite wasn’t always guaranteed in a region where frequent power cuts
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden-based online fashion retailer Bootz AB says it has blocked 42,000 customers for returning too many items they had purchased. The company told the AP Thursday that such conduct is costly and bad for the environment. A spokesman for the multi-brand e-commerce webstore selling clothes and beauty products online said these customers
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The vessel UHF Felicity pulled into the port of New Bedford shortly before 5:00 Wednesday afternoon carrying massive parts for offshore wind turbines. New Bedford was once known as the city that lit the world, exporting whale oil for lamps in the early 1800s. Workers
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ringo Starr volvió a las giras y no le gustaría que fuera de otra manera. El dos veces miembro del Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll habló recientemente con CNN sobre su actual gira con su All Star Band. “Todos nos divertimos mucho. Quiero decir, me encanta tocar,
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press LAGKADAS, Greece (AP) — Sotirios Gkaintatzis danced across burning coals, his stomping bare feet raising sparks and puffs of smoke as he held aloft an icon of Saints Constantine and Helen. Gkaintatzis is the leader of a group of anastenaria — the devotees of St. Constantine who celebrate these centuries-old
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s highest court has upheld the life sentence for the eldest of two Iranian-born Swedish brothers for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade. Peyman Kia, a naturalized Swede, was sentenced to life in January in one of the Scandinavian country’s biggest espionage case in decades. His
Continue Reading By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press Delaware’s low elevation mixed with crowded beaches and limited exit routes make the state particularly vulnerable to massive flooding, but officials hope an influx of federal infrastructure money will trigger future evacuation plans automatically via artificial intelligence. The Biden administration was set to announce a total of $53 million in
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El primer debate primario republicano no ocurrirá sino hasta agosto. Las primarias iniciales y las asambleas partidistas no ocurrirán hasta principios del próximo año. Pero la campaña de las primarias presidenciales de 2024 está en marcha. Hay un campo creciente de precandidatos que comenzarán a viajar por los primeros estados
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé is paying tribute to the late Tina Turner. “My beloved queen, I love you endlessly,” Beyoncé wrote in a message on her website. “I’m so grateful for your inspiration, and all the ways you have paved the way.” “You are strength and resilience,” she continued. “You are
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