By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Yogi Berra famously said “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” but one of the greatest careers in baseball history might have been over before it had even begun. In 1944, two years before he started launching home runs at the Yankee Stadium, Berra was on a rocket boat off
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers will step down after playing a key role in constructing one of NBA’s most successful teams, the team announced on Tuesday. During his time with Golden State, the Warriors won four NBA titles and made the Finals six times – including five
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Seúl (CNN) — El intento de Corea del Norte de poner en el espacio un satélite militar de reconocimiento fracasó este miércoles al averiarse la segunda etapa del cohete, informó la estatal Agencia Central de Noticias de Corea (KCNA), que añadió que Pyongyang planeaba realizar un segundo lanzamiento lo antes posible. “El nuevo
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By JOHNSON LAI and DAVID RISING Associated Press NAHA, Japan (AP) — Typhoon Mawar appeared to be losing force as it headed Wednesday toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, where the United States maintains a significant military presence, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines. After tearing across Guam last week, Mawar passed by Taiwan on Tuesday
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s defense force chief says the U.S. government has warned that allegations of war crimes against Australian soldiers in Afghanistan could prevent U.S. forces from working with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment. Gen. Angus Campbell told a Senate committee on Wednesday that he received a letter
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — What happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force? The age-old paradox may finally be answered in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday night as Jose Mourinho, unbeaten in five European finals, leads AS Roma into the Europa League final against Sevilla, a six-time winner of Europe’s second continental club
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvian lawmakers are set to elect new head of state on Wednesday from a field of three candidates with no clear favorite. The 100-seat Saeima legislature will elect the president for a four-year term. Entrepreneur and businessman Uldis Pilens, civil society activist Elina Pinto and Foreign Minister
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MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Center for Disease Control’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database from 2019 to 2021 to find the states where the most unintentional deaths occur and explore the types of unintentional deaths that are on the rise.
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Using FDA data, Stacker developed a list of the most common food ingredients and contaminants that led to recalls in 2022.
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Gambling is a habit as old as time, and technology makes it as convenient as ever to play. The Game Day Casino explains the rules behind five online casino games.
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Today’s Homeowner took a closer look at geographic trends in homeowner associations.
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Today’s Homeowner used real-life data to discover how much TV homes would cost in 2023 and how those costs compare to monthly income of the tenants.
Continue Reading By DENG MACHOL and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press MAGWI COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Many South Sudanese are returning to areas riddled with mines left from decades of conflict as they trickle back into the country after a peace deal was signed in 2018 to end a five-year civil war that killed nearly 400,000 people
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created. The new management of The Pontifical Mission Societies in
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is seeking clarity after the former director of its U.S. missionary fundraising office oversaw the transfer of at least $17 million of its donations into a new non-profit and private equity fund that he created. The new management of The Pontifical Mission Societies in
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest. The story of what happened to the money and how is one
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has asked aides to get to the bottom of how at least $17 million was transferred from the Vatican’s U.S.-based missionary fundraising coffers into an impact investing vehicle run by a priest. The story of what happened to the money and how is one
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Davenport, Iowa, say they’re carefully assessing whether rescuers can further search a partially collapsed apartment building – which they say can topple at any moment – for missing residents before they order the structure demolished. Five people are unaccounted for after the back portion of the six-story
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde que el movimiento “flight shame” o “vergüenza por los vuelos” empezó a instar a los viajeros a buscar alternativas más ecológicas a los aviones, muchos europeos se han fijado en la extensa red ferroviaria del continente para sustituir a los viajes aéreos de corta distancia. No cabe duda de que
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — More than half the country’s teachers believe arming themselves would make students less safe, while 1 in 5 say they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation. The survey, conducted in October and November, found 54% of US
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